Marthe Goudsmit Samaritter

Dr. Marthe Goudsmit Samaritter is a Research Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law, specializing in criminal law theory and technology-facilitated violence. Her interdisciplinary research examines criminalisation theories, human rights law, and digital-age challenges like image-based sexual abuse, with broader interests in gender-based violence and AI's societal impact. Previously, she served as a Stipendiary Lecturer at the University of Oxford.

Education includes a D.Phil. in Law from Oxford, an M.A. in Philosophy, and LL.M. degrees from Leiden University. She leads the project 'All Wrongness, Personhood, and Image-Based Sexual Abuse' and co-directs comparative research on femicide criminalization, contributing to public discourse through podcasts exploring legal and ethical dimensions of digital abuse.