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Third Viennese Law Salon

On Wednesday, 6 March, 2024, 6.00 p.m. the Viennese Law Salon opened its doors for the third time.

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New publication: Strategic Litigation in Austria

An anthology on strategic litigation in Austria, edited by Teresa Weber, was published in March 2024.

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Scientific evaluation of NECP consultation results published

In summer 2023, the Federal Ministry for Climate Protection (BMK) submitted the draft of the revised Austrian National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP) to a public consultation.

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LawGov contributes to the evaluation of NECP consultation results

In summer 2023, the Federal Ministry for Climate Protection (BMK) submitted the draft of the revised Austrian National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP) to a public consultation.

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Elisabeth Schlagenhaufen receives LAWard 2023

Elisabeth Schlagenhaufen recently received the prestigious LAWard 2023 for her bachelor’s thesis.

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Award and book publication

Our former junior researcher Iryna Sauca was awarded the AK Upper Austria Wissenschaftspreis 2023 for her master’s thesis on strategic public procurement written at the institute.

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Call for Papers: Conference on Public Law and Cities

The Research Institute for Urban Management and Governance co-hosts the first ICON.S Austrian Chapter Conference on 10/11 September 2024, titled “Public Law and Cities”.

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Birgit Hollaus discusses climate change adaptation in municipalities at BOKU Energy Cluster

On 17th October 2023, another edition of the BOKU Energy Cluster event series took place, this time on the topic of “Climate change adaptation in municipalities – what (more) can be done?”.

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Environmental Law Days 2023 discusses the new wave of environmental protest with Teresa Weber and Birgit Hollaus

Every year, the environmental law community meets at JKU Linz for the Environmental Law Days. 2023 was no exception.

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Just published: LawGov’s Birgit Hollaus’ monograph on Environmental Compliance Mechanisms and EU law

With the EU having developed into an active international actor, EU policies are more and more influenced by international law obligations, processes, and institutions.