JKU Legal Expert Presented with the Kunschak Award

Birgit Haslinger was presented with the Leopold Kunschak Science Award in recognition of her outstanding post-doctoral dissertation.

Assoc. Univ. Prof. Dr. Birgit Haslinger, LL.M. (deputy dept. head of the Institute of Public International Law, Air Law and International Relations, JKU), was presented with the Leopold Kunschak Award in recognition of her post-doctoral dissertation titled “Nobody is Born a Legitimate Target”.

The award has been presented since 1965 in recognition of outstanding academic work in the field of humanities, social sciences, business, and economics. The award recognizes high quality academic work that supports an understanding of the foundations and nature of democracy, the peaceful co-existence of people, the tradition and mission of Christian workers’ movement, and the interaction and balance of interests between the social partners.