Élodie Hartmann

Élodie Hartmann is a Lecturer in legal history at the Université de Franche-Comté, specializing in the history of criminal law and canon law. She focuses on family crimes, occult crimes, and evidence/procedure analysis across both secular and ecclesiastical legal frameworks.

• Current role: Lecturer in legal history
• Key affiliations: CRJFC (Centre de Recherches Juridiques de Franche-Comté), PUFC (Presses Universitaires de Franche-Comté)

Research Themes:

• History of criminal law (12th-21st centuries)
• Canon law procedures and evidence
• Criminological intersections with medicine and ethics
• Analysis of legal adages and judicial reasoning

Key Publications Trends:Her scholarly work bridges medieval legal traditions with modern forensic developments, emphasizing interdisciplinary connections between law, medicine, and theology.

Education:PhD in Law from the University of Strasbourg (2011), with a thesis on 'Criminal law and criminal motherhood (12th-21st centuries).'