Thierry Godel has been Professor of Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure at the Faculty of Law of UniDistance Suisse since 2021, where he teaches general criminal law and criminal procedure.
Professor Godel is also co-editor and head of the editorial board of the DPPC Journal.
Alongside his academic work, he has held several judicial positions, including investigating judge, deputy head of legal services, and military prosecutor.
The research focuses on violence and extremism in the digital age, as well as victims’ rights, particularly from a comparative perspective encompassing the Swiss and Spanish criminal justice systems. He is also interested in the criminal law aspects of disinformation (including fake news and deepfakes) and in the criminal law of armed conflict.
Each year, the professor and his team organise the Valais Criminal Law Conference, an interdisciplinary symposium devoted to one of these topics.
Faculty of Law
Chargé de cours en droit pénal général et en procédure pénale à l'École romande d'administration judiciaire (2018-...).
Ancien chargé de cours en droit pénal militaire, procédure pénale militaire et droits des victimes auprès de la Justice militaire (2011-2025), dans le cadre de formations destinées aux membres des autorités judiciaires.
