Jill E.B. Coster van Voorhout, MSc, LL.M – a lawyer and social scientist – works as Senior Researcher, Rule of Law, at The Hague Institute for Global Justice and at the Willem Pompe Institute for Criminal Law and Criminology, Utrecht University. Her recent publications comprise the present book (2016); an edited book on shifting responsibilities in criminal procedures (2012); a handbook chapter on case law of the European Court of Human Rights (2013); and a book on human trafficking for labour exploitation (2009). At The Hague Institute, she conducts policy-relevant research, participates in expert exchanges, and devises and manages training programs in the areas of international and national criminal justice and the prevention and combat of international and transnational crimes.