Dr. Lucas Montenegro, LL.M.

Postdoc

Criminal Law
+49 761 7081-227

l.montenegro@csl.mpg.de

Main Focus

Lucas Montenegro is interested in the foundations of criminal law and specific questions of criminal law doctrine. To date, his main research focuses have been the structure of the criminal offense (Verbrechenslehre), particularly culpability (Schuld), and, in the Special Part, homicide and offenses involving criminal organizations. His postdoctoral degree project (Habilitation) is a study of confiscation in criminal law.

Curriculum Vitae

Since 2023: Postdoc researcher, Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law, Department of Criminal Law

2022: Doctorate, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

2017–2023: Research assistant at the Chair of Criminal Law, Legal Philosophy/Legal Theory, Prof. Dr. Joachim Renzikowski, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg

2015: LL.M., University of Göttingen

2008–2013: Study of law, Federal University of Ceará (Brazil)

Projects

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The hand rolls the dice and changes the expression “Shame on me” to “Shame on you.”

Defamation Offenses in Democratic Societies

Head of project: Lucas Montenegro
“Among a democratic nation (...) it is impossible ever to agree beforehand on what shall or shall not be allowed by the laws of honour”. Alexis de Tocqueville stated this thesis in his work “De la démocratie en Amérique”* and based it on the leveling of social classes and the volatility of public opinion in a democratic state. more

Customs: Ensuring that all legal requirements are met. A row of stacked containers in different colors; in front of them stands a person wearing a yellow vest and a hard hat with a clipboard.

Confiscation in Criminal Law

Head of project: Lucas Montenegro
Confiscation as a legal consequence of a criminal offense is becoming increasingly important worldwide, particularly in the fight against economic crime. The increasing relevance of this kind of confiscation goes hand in hand with the increasing flexibility of traditional criminal law principles. more