Kamil Sobański
Kamil Sobański is a PhD candidate in law at the Digital Justice Center. He is specialized in criminal (procedural) law, international criminal law and European criminal law. Currently his main interests focus on the impact of technology on criminal justice.
Contact: kamil.sobanski@phd.uwr.edu.pl
Kamil Sobański is a law graduate from the University of Wrocław, which included a semester abroad at the University of Liège. He defended his master’s thesis at the Department of International and European Law. During law school, Kamil Sobański participated in international summer schools on public international law, international criminal law and human rights law. Additionally, he gained hands-on experience in criminal law interning at the Polish Commissioner for Human Rights Office (Biuro Rzecznika Praw Obywatelskich) and a law firm.
Kamil Sobański is currently preparing his PhD dissertation under the supervision of Prof. Karolina Kremens, as part of the project “Virtual Justice: Remote Proceedings before the International Criminal Court – Threat or Opportunity” funded by the Polish National Science Centre. His PhD research explores the legal issues surrounding remote participation via video link in proceedings before the International Criminal Court.
As part of his PhD studies, Kamil Sobański was a visiting researcher at the Department of Criminal Law at the Tilburg University for six months (supervision: Prof. Elies van Sliedregt & Prof. Dorris de Vocht). Additionally, he has held visiting fellowships at the University of Bologna (supervision: Prof. Michele Caianiello) and at the University of Padua (supervision: Prof. Marcello Daniele).
Kamil Sobański was awarded the START Scholarship (2026, Foundation for Polish Science) and the Wincenty Styś Scholarship for PhD students in the social sciences and humanities (2025, President of Wrocław).
Kamil Sobański teaches courses in English and Polish on international criminal law, EU criminal law and criminal procedural law. He coached the Faculty’s International Bar Association International Criminal Court Moot Court Competition team.
Kamil Sobański is a member of Association Internationale De Droit Pénal (AIDP), European Society of International Law (ESIL) and Virtual Criminal Justice Network (VCJN).
List of top 3 publications:
- Sobański K., Making it Right: Remote Participation of the Accused in International Criminal Court Trials, Journal of International Criminal Justice, 24 (1), 2025, pp. 183–197.
- Sobański K., Rethinking Public Access to Criminal Trials in the Context of Virtual Justice, European Journal of Crime, Criminal Law and Criminal Justice, 33 (1–2), 2025, pp. 84–101.
- Sobański K., Evolution of Remote Participation of the Accused and Victim in International Criminal Proceedings, International Criminal Law Review, 25 (1), 2024, pp. 167–191.
