Personal profile
Research
I am interested in international criminal justice, transitional justice and the politicisation of international criminal justice, courts, and tribunals.
My research focusses on procedural justice and procedural rules in international criminal law, specifically at the International Criminal Court.
My current project looks at the judicialization of victimhood at the ICC, by examining how the procedure for reviewing victim applications (and thus granting victims access to the Court) has evolved throughout the history of the ICC. I am investigating how and why certain victims are recognised as emblematic from a broader group of individuals affected by mass atrocities and the implications of this practice.
I am interested in questions such as:
- How has the role and conception of ‘the victim’ and their rights evolved in international criminal law?
- How are victims’ rights implemented in practice and how is ‘the victim’ legally constructed?
- What ideas and conceptions of victims and their role in proceedings are held by practitioners?
- How is ‘victimhood’ operationalised?
Keywords
- Law, Ethics
- International Criminal Court
- International Justice
- International Law
- Internationale juridiske interventioner
- Law and Society
- Sociology of law
- Victimology
- Administrative law
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Research output
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Sustaining Legality under Indeterminacy: The Judicialisation of Victimhood and Justificatory Labour at the International Criminal Court
Ring, K. L., 23 Apr 2026, Roskilde University. 203 p. (FS & P Ph.D. afhandlinger).Research output: Book/Report › Book › Research › peer-review
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Book Review: Victims and the Labour of Justice at the International Criminal Court: The Blame Cascade
Ring, K. L., 9 Jul 2025, In: International Review of Victimology. 31, 3, p. 464-466 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Literature review › Communication
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Judicial discretion in the dark: How an absence of oversight has impacted the evolution of the procedure for reviewing victim applications at the International Criminal Court
Ring, K. L., 2025, (Accepted/In press) F. Baetens (ed.) Who Judge the Judges? Oversight Mechanisms in International Dispute Resolution: (Studies on International Courts and Tribunals series). Cambridge University PressResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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Nej, Lars Løkke: Trumps idé om at rømme Gaza er ikke blot urealistisk, den er ulovlig
Ring, K. L., 18 Feb 2025, In: Information.Research output: Contribution to journal › Contribution to newspaper - Comment/debate
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SDU’s afvisning af udenlandske studerende skader Danmarks rolle som vidensnation
Ring, K. L., 5 Oct 2025, In: Information.Research output: Contribution to journal › Contribution to newspaper - Newspaper article
Projects
- 1 Finished
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The evolution of the victim-application review at the International Criminal Court
Ring, K. L. (Project participant)
01/04/2022 → 18/01/2026
Project: Research