Suzanne Schot

Dr. Suzanne Schot is an Assistant Professor of International Criminal Law at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam's Department of Criminal Law and Criminology. She holds positions at the Kooijmans Institute and Empirical and Normative Studies. Her research focuses on trauma's impact on testimonial evidence in international criminal trials, emphasizing courts like the ICC and ICTY. She teaches comparative and international criminal law and supervises theses.

Education:

• PhD in International Criminal Law (University of Groningen, 2022)
• LL.M. in Criminal Law and Criminology (2016, summa cum laude)
• Research Master in Legal Research (2016, cum laude)
• Bachelor's in International and European Law (University of Groningen)

Research Interests: International criminal procedural law, human rights law, and comparative criminal law. Her work analyzes how trauma influences witness testimony, advocating for fair trials and accurate fact-finding. Recent publications include a book on traumatised witnesses (Routledge, 2024) and peer-reviewed analyses of international criminal proceedings.

Awards:

• Avril McDonald Award (2015)
• Best Paper Award (Max Planck Partner Group, 2015)
• SRG Thesis Award (2016)
• 3MT Competition Second Prize (2019)

Advising & Grants: Supervises bachelor/master theses. No ancillary activities disclosed. Active in academic networks like the European Society of Criminology.

Labs/Teams: Affiliated with the Kooijmans Institute and Empirical and Normative Studies, focusing on empirical legal research and normative legal frameworks.