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Philosophical and Historical Perspectives on Mountain Rescue:
On November 12, 2024 Mark Weiner presented the philosophical and historical background of volunteerism in mountain rescue organizations in his lecture “To save a stranger, first love your
home – Reflections on The Volunteers”. Mark Weiner is an American Professor Emeritus of Constitutional Law at Rutgers University and holds a J.D. from Yale Law School and a Ph.D. in American Studies from Yale University. His latest project focuses on the remarkable connection between two mountain rescue organizations – one near Seattle, Washington and the other in Tyrol, Austria. “The Volunteers” will be screened at DAS KINO on November 13, 2024 at 7:00 pm as the opening film of the Salzburg Mountain Film Festival 2024 and showcases the spirit and heroism of these extraordinary communities. Afterwards, Ass.-Prof. Marcus Hanke from the Department of Legal Theory, International and European Law then addressed the role of volunteering in Austrian civil protection and the importance of volunteering for social solidarity.
Website: https://www.thevolunteersdoc.com/
Tickets (Salzburg): https://www.daskino.at/festivals/30-bergfilmfestival-2024
[Datum: November 2024]
Interview with Mark Weiner
To learn more about the themes and inspirations behind the film, listen to our audio interview with Mark Weiner here.
MULTI-LEVEL CONSTITUTIONALISM:
From Košice to Salzburg
Since March, Radoslav Pavlinský has been visiting the University of Salzburg as part of his doctoral studies in law. Under the guidance of his supervisor, Doc. JUDr. Marta Breichová Lapčáková, he is researching the complexities of multi-level constitutionalism for his dissertation at his home institution in Košice. During the interview, Radoslav discussed his motivations for choosing Salzburg as his research destination, his evolving perspectives on multilevel constitutionalism, and shared insights into his experiences in the city.
He will be in Salzburg until May and we are delighted to have him in Austria.
You can read the full interview here.
[Date: April 2024]
International Research Stay
The Paris Lodron University of Salzburg is characterized by the promotion of interdisciplinary exchange and international cooperation. This includes the cooperation with Hannah Alff’s home university PUCRS in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Her supervisor, Prof. Marco Jobim, and coordinator, Prof. Ingo Sarlet, encouraged her to complete part of her dissertation at the partner university PLUS as part of the CAPES-PrInt scholarship program and to combine this with a research stay in Salzburg. Prof. Dr. Stephan Kirste will serve as her supervisor at PLUS, as his research interests overlap with Ms. Alff’s topic. Although her dissertation focuses on Brazilian civil procedural law, it also includes the theoretical foundations of legal philosophy. These foundations are essential for a comprehensive understanding of legal consequentialism, the economic analysis of law, the interpretation of decisions, and the optimization of judicial responses to disputes. The dissertation focuses in particular on the modus operandi of the Brazilian judiciary and the analysis of arguments from legal philosophy.
We are delighted to support Ms. Alff during her research stay in Salzburg and are convinced that this collaboration will lead to further significant results in the field of law.
[Date: January 2024]
Presentation: Handbook of the History of the Philosophy of Law
On October 4th, Prof. Gianfrancesco Zanetti (Modena/Bologna), Prof. Mortimer Sellers (Baltimore) and Prof. Stephan Kirste (Salzburg) presented their “Handbook of the History of the Philosophy of Law” at an international symposium at the Fondazione Collegio San Carlo in Modena. This handbook provides an overview of the history of the philosophy of law from antiquity to the present day based on articles by authors from all over the world.
Click here to access volumes 1, 2 and 3.
[Date: October 2023]
Conference Women Philosophers of Law
Last Thursday and Friday, the meeting of the Working Group on the History of Ideas of the German Section of the International Association for Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy (IVR) took place. The central theme of the event was the significant contributions of German-speaking women thinkers to legal and social philosophy up to the year 2020. The intensive discussions and lively presentations helped to paint a multi-faceted picture of the historical influences of these women. The participants showed a strong interest not only in the ideas presented, but also in the meeting itself. We are pleased with the successful outcome of the meeting and thank all participants for their dedicated participation. We look forward to upcoming events and to continuing to bring the rich history of women thinkers into focus in our discussions.
Here you will find the Conference Women Philosophers of Law homepage: www.plus.ac.at/rechtsphilosophinnen
[Date: September 2023]
Beautiful New World of Work?
As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, our working environment has changed dramatically. Digitization has received an enormous boost, which has given us greater flexibility and autonomy. But in spite of all advantages, there are also dark sides to a world dominated by digital media. This is precisely the topic that Ass.- Prof. Dr. Traunwieser adressed in her recent contribution to the “Beautiful New World of Work?”.
Cou can find the article under: Neue Arbeitswelt
[Date: October 2022]
Self-determined work in a digital world of work?
In a commentary by Ass.- Prof. Dr. Traunwieser in the journal Criticus emphasizes the relevance of self-determined work. The need to take the courage to develop new ways of working and to give employees the freedom to think and work creatively has bcome a central aspect of the world of work, especially in the last years of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Click here to read the article: Selbstbestimmtes Arbeiten.
[Date: June 2022]
Interview on the topic of economic ethics in the magazin Anwalt Aktuell
In the October edition 05/21 of the professional journal Anwalt Aktuell, Dr. Silvia Traunwieser gave an interview that deals with the light and dark sides of business ethics. It also addresses issues such as home-office, corruption, whistleblowing and human dignity in the 21st century. You can find the article under: https://www.anwaltaktuell.at/ausgabe-05-21/unternehmens-ethik-l%C3%A4sst-sich-sehr-gut-vermarkten/
[Date: October 2021]
New YouTube video on the topic of “Rechtliche Vergangenheitsbewältigung – eine rechtsphilosophische Perspektive”.
In his new video, Dr. Stephan Kirste once again takes the perspective of legal philosophy, and this time dedicates himself to the legal process of dealing with the past – a topic on which Dr. Kirste recently wrote an essay that for the first time sets out a legal-philosophical theory of the legal process of dealing with the past. Whoever is interested, can find the video again on our YouTube channel LSP Talks.
[Date: June 2021]
Online lecture on the topic ” Home Office: Desk-Sharing als automatische Konsequenz?”
On 5 May 2021, the second part of the TALK series of the ÖBSV took place on the topic of “How do we get things moving in the home office? Among the speakers was Dr. Silvia Traunwieser, who gave a lecture on home office from a business ethics perspective. For those interested in listening to the lecture, it is available on YouTube.
[Date: May 2021]
New YouTube video on the topic of “Populism in the perspective of legal philosophy”
In his new video, Dr. Stephan Kirste again takes the perspective of legal philosophy and discusses the topic of populism – a topic on which Dr. Stephan Kirste and Dr. Norbert Paulo recently published a book. For an auditory-visual look into this new publication, we may refer you to our YouTube channel LSP Talks.
[Date: May 2021]
New publication
Dr. Kirste and Dr. Paulo present their new book “ Populism. Perspectives From Legal Philosophy” vor.
All information can be found here.
[Date: April 2021]
Awards in research and teaching
On Friday, 11.12.2020, Dr. Silvia Traunwieser was honoured with the Distance Teaching Award and Dr. Kristin Albrecht with a Young Investigators Award by the Rector of the University of Salzburg.
[Date: December 2020]
New YouTube channel
The “Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy” of the University of Salzburg is now represented on Youtube with its own channel “LSP Talks”. In these talks on Legal and Social Philosophy (LSP for short), our lecturers of the “Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy” talk about legal and social philosophical topics they are currently dealing with and give viewers a condensed but deeper look into the Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy, thereby creating the opportunity to critically engage with questions of legal philosophy on their own.
Click here to go to our official YouTube channel LSP Talks.
[Datum: Juni 2020]
New publication
Dr. Kirste presents his new book „Rechtsphilosophie – Einführung“.
All information regarding the new publication can be found here.
[Date: March 2020]
Lecture on the topic “Populism as a Threat to Liberal Democracy”
On 13-14 February 2020, the international conference “Angry Times. Populism and Democracy Discontent” took place at Tallinn University. During the conference, Dr. Kirste spoke on the topic “Populism as a Threat to Liberal Democracy”. The link to the YouTube video can be found here.
[Date: February 2020]
Research stay in London
In June 2019, Dr Kristin Albrecht completed a research stay at King’s College London, Yeoh Tiong Lay Centre for Politics, Philosophy & Law at the invitation of Dr John Tasioulas. She used her time there to research comparative law aspects of her dissertation in depth.
Photo source: Kristin Y. Albrecht
[Date: June 2019]
Successful dissertation defence
On 26 June 2019, our university assistant Dr. Kristin Albrecht successfully defended her dissertation on “Fictions in Law”.
Members of the examination committee included Dr. Stephan Kirste (main supervisor and first examiner), Dr. Friedrich Lachmayer (secondary supervisor, University of Innsbruck), Dr. Christoph Bezemek, B.A., LL.M. (Yale) (second examiner, University of Graz), Dr. Georg Graf, MA and. Dr. Otto Lagodny.
Photo source: Renate Schönmeyer, MA
[Date: June 2019]
