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F.l.: Prof. Sautner, Mag. Weilguny, Dean Bergthaler; photo credit: JKU

Junior Researchers Presented with Procedural Justice Awards

The three winners were presented with awards in recognition of their outstanding work.

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Wilhelm Bergthaler; Credit: Haslinger-Nagele

The Faculty of Law’s New Dean: Wilhelm Bergthaler

Attorney Univ. Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Bergthaler has been appointed as the new Dean at the JKU’s Faculty of Law.

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The 2023 Conference on Financial Criminal Law

The 2023 Conference on Financial Criminal Law - Due Diligence in (Financial) Criminal Law

The 2023 Financial Criminal Law Conference took place in September at the Lentos Museum of Art.

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Conference impressions; photo credit: JKU

The 2023 BFG Customs Day - Case Law and Academia in Dialogue

The 2023 BFG (Federal Finance Court) Customs Day took place in Salzburg at the end of September.

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From left: Institute Director and Univ. Prof. Peter Bußjäger, Dr. Anna Obereder, First President of the State Parliament Ernst Woller; Photo credit: PID/Markus Wache

Anna Obereder is Presented with the 2023 Award for Federalism and Regional Research

Dr. Anna Obereder received the award in recognition of her dissertation titled "Feuerbestattung und der Umgang mit Leichenasche in Österreich".

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Winners of the 2023 Kepler Awards

The Kepler Awards: What is Good Educational Content

Legal experts were presented with a Kepler teaching award. We spoke with them about what makes their courses special.

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Conference on Climate and Species Protection at the JKU

A Conference on Climate and Species Protection at the JKU

Protecting the climate and species are important, but how can policies be legally enforced?

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F.l.: ao. Univ. Prof. Dr. Sigmar Stadlmeier (Legal Protection Officer at the Austrian Federal Minister of Defence; Mag. Klaudia Tanner (Austrian) Federal Minister of Defense; Gen. Prok. i.R., Prof. Dr. Ernst Eugen Fabrizy (Legal Protection Officer at the Austrian Federal Ministery of the Interior) ltStA i.R. Dr. Robert Jirovsky, Austrian Federal Minister of Defense at the Austrian Federal Ministery of Justice; photo credit: Austrian Army/Carina Karlovits

The Minister of Defense Meets with the Legal Defense Representatives

Prof. Sigmar Stadlmeier extended an invitation to the legal protection officers at various Austrian ministries to meet in Reichenau.

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Professor Helmut Hirtenlehner

"Life is Life" - Or Is It? A Study on Life Sentences in Austria

Each year, approximately ten people are sentenced to life in Austria. At present, some 150 prisoners are currently serving life sentences.