Main Focus
Coca-Vila´s main research interests lie in the foundations of criminal law, in particular issues regarding the theory of crime and criminalization, current issues at the intersection of criminal law, philosophy and ethics, as well as theoretical questions concerning property and white-collar crimes. The research is focused not only on national law but takes the transnational perspective into account. Current research topics include:
- Criminal legislation in a democratic constitutional state
- Relations between the “core” and “peripheral” criminal law
- Citizenship and criminal Law
- Triage – constitutional and criminal law perspective
Curriculum Vitae
2025: Associate Professor of Criminal Law, Faculty of Law, Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona.
2021: Tenure-Track (Ramón y Cajal) at the Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona.
2021: Senior Researcher (Part-Time) at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law.
2020–2021: Senior Researcher (Full-Time) at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law.
2020: Ramón y Cajal Programme (RYC) – Postdoctoral Grant (Spanish State Research Agency).
2018–2020: Junior Lecturer at the Pompeu Fabra University, Department of Criminal Law.
2018: IX. Faculty Award for the Best Dissertation of the Biennium 2015-2016, Faculty of Law, Pompeu Fabra University.
2017–2019: Alexander von Humboldt Foundation – Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, University of Freiburg, Department of Criminal Law (Supervisor: Prof. Michael Pawlik).
2016–2017: Postdoctoral Research Assistant at the University of Freiburg, Department of Criminal Law (Supervisor: Prof. Michael Pawlik).
2015: Doctorate (Law), Pompeu Fabra University.
2011–2016: Research Assistant at the Pompeu Fabra University, Department of Criminal Law (Supervisors: Prof. Jesús-María Silva Sánchez / Prof. Ricardo Robles Planas).
2009–2010: Advanced Master in Legal Sciences (LL.M.), Pompeu Fabra University.
2009–2009: Practical Legal Training, Provincial Court of Appeals of Barcelona.
2005–2009: Bachelor of Laws, Pompeu Fabra University.
