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EUROPEAN LAW & POLICY
We welcome you cordially to the homepage of the Austrian Institute of European Legal Policy Institute. On the next pages, we invite you to learn more about us and our current projects.
Our last events:Working conference on the topic of "Voting Rights - Voting Reality - Voting Practice and the Legal Policy Imperatives in Europe"Comments of Johannes W. Pichler, Robert Krimmer, Robert Stein, Anina Weber, Alexander Balthasar, Philipp Richter, Rüdiger Grimm und Alexander ProsserDecember 11, 2009 at House for Europe, Edmundsburg"European Citizens' Initiative Summit"Towards a resolution on the implementatiomregulation policy on Art 11.4 TEU (n.v.)/ Treaty of Lisbon(English)May 8th/9th 2009House for Europe, Mönchsberg 25020 Salzburg
Our last events:
Working conference on the topic of
"Voting Rights - Voting Reality - Voting Practice and the
Legal Policy Imperatives in Europe"
Comments of Johannes W. Pichler, Robert Krimmer, Robert Stein, Anina Weber, Alexander Balthasar, Philipp Richter, Rüdiger Grimm und Alexander Prosser
December 11, 2009 at House for Europe, Edmundsburg
"European Citizens' Initiative Summit"
Towards a resolution on the implementatiom
regulation policy on Art 11.4 TEU (n.v.)/ Treaty of Lisbon
(English)
May 8th/9th 2009
House for Europe, Mönchsberg 2
5020 Salzburg
Statement (Coming soon)
Salzburg Manifesto
Press release
Video records
Structure
The Austrian Institute for Law and Policy is situated at the International Research Centre at the Edmundsburg (Mönchsberg 2) in Salzburg. It started its activities on January 1, 1989. The Institute was inaugurated by the then-governor of the Land Dr. Hans Katschthaler and with a scientific symposium shaped around the question What can one expect from a scientific legal policy?. This Symposium was held on June 15, 1989.The Austrian Institute for Law and Policy is run by a non-profit association called Austrian Institute for Legal Policy. Full members of the association are the federation, the Land Salzburg and the Katholisches Hochschulwerk. The entities of the association are the general assembly, the executive committee (board), the scientific head and the supervisory committee. The General assembly is constituted by the Federal Minister of Science and Research, Dr. Johannes Hahn (President) and the governor of Salzburg, Mag. Gabi Burgstaller. Dr. Wolf Frühauf (head of section at the Ministry of Science and Research) and Dr. Wolfgang Frieß can act on their behalves. The Executive committee is constituted by the representatives of the Ministry of Science and Research Dr. Wolf Frühauf and Dr. Johann Popelak and the representatives of the governor of Salzburg, Dr. Wolfgang Frieß and Mag. Dr. Friedrich Steinkellner. Director Prof. Dr. Johannes W. Pichler holds the scientific direction. He can dispose freely in planning and executing the scientific studies. The members of the supervisory committee are trustee and tax consultant Dr. Wilhelm Rumerstorfer and Dr. Eduard Schöpfer.
The Austrian Institute for Law and Policy is situated at the International Research Centre at the Edmundsburg (Mönchsberg 2) in Salzburg. It started its activities on January 1, 1989. The Institute was inaugurated by the then-governor of the Land Dr. Hans Katschthaler and with a scientific symposium shaped around the question What can one expect from a scientific legal policy?. This Symposium was held on June 15, 1989.
The Austrian Institute for Law and Policy is run by a non-profit association called Austrian Institute for Legal Policy. Full members of the association are the federation, the Land Salzburg and the Katholisches Hochschulwerk. The entities of the association are the general assembly, the executive committee (board), the scientific head and the supervisory committee.
The General assembly is constituted by the Federal Minister of Science and Research, Dr. Johannes Hahn (President) and the governor of Salzburg, Mag. Gabi Burgstaller. Dr. Wolf Frühauf (head of section at the Ministry of Science and Research) and Dr. Wolfgang Frieß can act on their behalves.
The Executive committee is constituted by the representatives of the Ministry of Science and Research Dr. Wolf Frühauf and Dr. Johann Popelak and the representatives of the governor of Salzburg, Dr. Wolfgang Frieß and Mag. Dr. Friedrich Steinkellner.
Director Prof. Dr. Johannes W. Pichler holds the scientific direction. He can dispose freely in planning and executing the scientific studies.
The members of the supervisory committee are trustee and tax consultant Dr. Wilhelm Rumerstorfer and Dr. Eduard Schöpfer.
Tasks
The Austrian Institute for Law and Policy acts according to the following principle:Science for the humane society, for the knowledge about our law and for a prudent and responsible legislation.Legal Policy deals always with the question how a future law should be conditioned. Even when science cannot take away the decision from politics, it can support politics in making the right and just propositions (decisions).By this however legal policy should not be exhausted in its endeavours, but should tackle the principle dimension of ethics of law.The Austrian Institute for Law and Policy in Salzburg is hitherto the sole such Institute in Austria. Such an Institute for Legal Policy deserves the special commitment of politics. The problem concerning a degrading acceptance in the law, the decreasing knowledge about the law and the lacking involvement of the citizens, infringes the capacity of parliamentary democracy. Strategies that improve the relationship between decision makers (in legislation) and the citizens have to be developed. Therefore, legal policy and legal information policy as they are performed by the Austrian Institute for Law and Policy are tools to improve the current situation.The following measures are taken to fulfil these demands: - Public Relations; in collaboration with scientists, political officers, lobbyists and journalists - Coordination of Science, Politics and the public in questions of law - hosting of interdisciplinary events, symposia, and seminars - regular scientific publications and special issues in a journal series
The Austrian Institute for Law and Policy acts according to the following principle:
Science for the humane society, for the knowledge about our law and for a prudent and responsible legislation.
Legal Policy deals always with the question how a future law should be conditioned. Even when science cannot take away the decision from politics, it can support politics in making the right and just propositions (decisions).
By this however legal policy should not be exhausted in its endeavours, but should tackle the principle dimension of ethics of law.
The Austrian Institute for Law and Policy in Salzburg is hitherto the sole such Institute in Austria. Such an Institute for Legal Policy deserves the special commitment of politics. The problem concerning a degrading acceptance in the law, the decreasing knowledge about the law and the lacking involvement of the citizens, infringes the capacity of parliamentary democracy.
Strategies that improve the relationship between decision makers (in legislation) and the citizens have to be developed. Therefore, legal policy and legal information policy as they are performed by the Austrian Institute for Law and Policy are tools to improve the current situation.
The following measures are taken to fulfil these demands:
- Public Relations; in collaboration with scientists, political officers, lobbyists and journalists
- Coordination of Science, Politics and the public in questions of law
- hosting of interdisciplinary events, symposia, and seminars
- regular scientific publications and special issues in a journal series
Events
2009
May 8 - 9, 2009
-Video-Recordings
"Direct Democracy in the European Union"
December 12, 2008
- Video-Recordings
"Legal Problems with Internet Auctions"
September 29, 2006, "eAuction Business versus Legal Certainty" (Volume 26).
"Commercial and Business Mediation between Theory and Practice"
January 14, 2005, in collaboration with the University study emphasis on Law, Commerce and the Working World" at the University of Salzburg and the research emphasis on "Mediation" at the University of Graz.
"Violence Protection Law and Rights of Ancestry"
October 21, 2004, Current and women rights perspectives in collaboration with the office for Women´s Affairs and Gender Equality of the Federal Province of Salzburg and the Women´s Office of the City of Salzburg.
"Percentage share in compulsory health insurance from an economic and legal viewpoint"
April 29, 2004 in collaboration with the Institute for Labor Law and Social Law of the University of Salzburg, published as Volume 23 of the Journal Series.
"New tendencies in alimony and marriage law - (even) more disadvantages for women?"
June 23, 2003
"Smoking and Law"
May 23, 2003
"eBusiness versus Law: does the law hinder the e-market - without providing an urgent protection need?"
July 31, 2002
"Shared custody, child care subsidy, alimony according to § 68a Marriage Law - what good is it to women"
July 4, 2002
"(No) Problems with child custody? Shared child custody - benefit for the child or a new burden for women?"
July 5, 2001
"Available, permissible and unlawful (?) biomedical therapies. Embryonic stem cell therapy, therapy by means of adult stem cells or by means of umbilical cord stem cells"
June 15, 2001
"Codification of a European Civil Law"
December 13 - 16, 2001
"Obligatory insurance or insurance obligation in health insurance?"
October 19, 2000
- Salzburg Manifesto.pdf
- Press release.pdf
2008
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
Legal Strategies in Surmounting the Changes in the Labour Force
October 21 and 22, 1999
Developments in European Youth Fostering Laws
February 26, 1999
Functions of Law in the Formation of "New" Labour
September 24 and 25, 1998
Policies to Improve Law Acceptance. Feasibility and Contribution of Research
November 20 and 21, 1997, "Legal Acceptance and Practical Orientation" (Volume 10) of the Journal Series.
Need for Harmonisation in the Youth (Protection) Legislation of the Austrian Federal Provinces in Comparison
May 23, 1996
Need for Harmonisation in the Youth (Protection) Legislation of the Federal Provinces
January 21, 1996, Symposium with Provincial Youth Consultants
Mobbing
November 15, 1993, together with the Club of Austrian Science Journalists
Patient Representatives - Patient Advocacy. Alternative Conflict Solving in the Health Care System
May 14, 1993
Children and Youth Advocacy
April 22, 1993
Rights and Entitlement of the Patient
International Symposium at the European Forum Alpbach
Research Results of the International Trends and Standards in the Rights of Patients Project
August 19 and 20, 1990
Renaissance of the Concept of Codification: The New Civil Law Code of the Netherlands, June 21 and 22, 1990. The new Civil Law Code of the Netherlands was presented by representatives of the Dutch scientific and legislative community in a two-day event: Dik van Dijk, Arthur S. Hartkamp, Ewoud Hondius and Jan B.M. Vranken, Salzburg
International Developments in the Rights of Patients
November 22, 1989
Social Partnership and Law
September 14 and 15, 1989
What can a scientific legal policy contribute?
June 15, 1989
1998
1997
1996
1993
1990
1989
Publications
Volume 29: Johannes W. Pichler (Ed.), Direct Democracy in the European Union, 2009Volume 28: Johannes W. Pichler (Ed.), We Change Europe! The European initiative Art 11:4 TnV/Treaty of Lisbon, 2008 (in English)Volume 27: Johannes W. Pichler (Ed.), We Change Europe! The European Initiative Art 11:4 TnV/Treaty of Lisbon, 2008 (in German)Volume 26: Johannes W. Pichler (Ed.), eAuction Business versus Legal Certainty, 2007Volume 25: Verena Stolz, Consumer Protection Rights in Online Auctions, 2006Volume 24: Michael Gruber/Johannes W. Pichler (Ed.) Commercial Mediation between Theory and Practice, 2005Volume 23: Konrad Grillberger/Johannes W. Pichler (Ed.), Percentage Share in Compulsory Health Insurance from an Economic and Legal Viewpoint, 2005 Volume 22: Lukas Charisius, European Community Law and Legal Consciousness, 2004Volume 21: Christian Spendel, The European Freight Forwarder Scandal, Context and Causes, 2004Volume 20: Johannes W. Pichler (Ed.), Smoking and the Law, 2004Volume 19: Sascha Ferz/Johannes W. Pichler (Ed.), Mediation in the Public Domain, 2003Volume 18: Ulrike Aichhorn (Ed.), Alimony - Child Support - Child Care Subsidy: from the Women (rights)´s Perspective. Anthology from the Salzburg Symposium Forum "Women and Law", 2003Volume 17: Johannes W. Pichler (Ed.), eBusiness versus Law: Does the Law Hinder the e-Market - Without Providing an Urgent Protection Need?, 2002
Volume 29: Johannes W. Pichler (Ed.), Direct Democracy in the European Union, 2009
Volume 28: Johannes W. Pichler (Ed.), We Change Europe! The European initiative Art 11:4 TnV/Treaty of Lisbon, 2008 (in English)
Volume 27: Johannes W. Pichler (Ed.), We Change Europe! The European Initiative Art 11:4 TnV/Treaty of Lisbon, 2008 (in German)
Volume 26: Johannes W. Pichler (Ed.), eAuction Business versus Legal Certainty, 2007
Volume 25: Verena Stolz, Consumer Protection Rights in Online Auctions, 2006
Volume 24: Michael Gruber/Johannes W. Pichler (Ed.) Commercial Mediation between Theory and Practice, 2005
Volume 23: Konrad Grillberger/Johannes W. Pichler (Ed.), Percentage Share in Compulsory Health Insurance from an Economic and
Legal Viewpoint, 2005
Volume 22: Lukas Charisius, European Community Law and Legal Consciousness, 2004
Volume 21: Christian Spendel, The European Freight Forwarder Scandal, Context and Causes, 2004
Volume 20: Johannes W. Pichler (Ed.), Smoking and the Law, 2004
Volume 19: Sascha Ferz/Johannes W. Pichler (Ed.), Mediation in the Public Domain, 2003
Volume 18: Ulrike Aichhorn (Ed.), Alimony - Child Support - Child Care Subsidy: from the Women (rights)´s Perspective. Anthology from
the Salzburg Symposium Forum "Women and Law", 2003
Volume 17: Johannes W. Pichler (Ed.), eBusiness versus Law: Does the Law Hinder the e-Market - Without Providing an Urgent
Protection Need?, 2002
Volume 16: Johannes W. Pichler (Ed.), Embryonic Stem Cell Therapy versus "Alternative" Stem Cell Therapies, 2002Volume 15: Johannes W. Pichler (Ed.) European Legal Developments regarding Environmental Damage- Direct Insurances. Models from Sweden and the Netherlands, 2001 Volume 14: Johannes W. Pichler (Ed.), Obligatory Insurance or Insurance Obligation in the Health Care System, 2001Volume 13: Johannes W. Pichler (Ed.), Legal Strategies to Surmount the Changes in the Labour Force, 2000Volume 12: Ulrike Aichhorn/Thomas Gamper/Johannes W. Pichler (Ed.), Youth Fostering Law. A European Comparison of Laws, 2000 Volume 11: Johannes W. Pichler (Ed.), The "New" Labour. The Legal Policy Challenges, 1999Volume 10: Johannes W. Pichler (Ed.), Rights Acceptance and Practical Orientation, 1998Volume 09: Johannes W. Pichler (Ed.), Need for Harmonisation in the Youth (Protection) Legislation of the Austrian Federal Provinces in Comparison, 1997 Volume 08: Maria Rauch-Kallat/Johannes W. Pichler (Ed.), Developments in the Rights of Children in the Light of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, 1994Volume 07: Johannes W. Pichler (Ed.), Legal Developments in Compensation regardless of the Party at Fault in the Field of Medicine. Volume 1: Insurance Rights of Patients in Sweden, Finland and Denmark, 1994Volume 06: Johannes W. Pichler (Ed.)/Karim J. Giese, Legal Acceptance. An Empirical Experiment on Rights Culture from the Point of View of the Ideas, Values and Attitudes. Demonstrated by the Example of an Austrian Opinion Poll, 1993 (2 Vol.)Volume 05: Franz Bydlinski/Theo Mayer-Maly/Johannes W. Pichler (Ed.), Renaissance of the Concept of Codification: The New Civil Law Code of the Netherlands 1992, 1991Volume 04: Johannes W. Pichler (Ed.), International Developments in Patients Rights, 1992Volume 03: Johannes W. Pichler (Ed.), Introduction to Patients Rights Policy, 1990Volume 02: Johannes W. Pichler/Theo Quené (Ed.), Social Partnership and Rights Policy. Chances for Change within the Context of the Dutch Social-Economic Council´s Model (SER), 1990Volume 01: Johannes W. Pichler (Ed.), What Can a Scientific Legal Policy Contribute? Symposium as part of the Opening Ceremony for the Austrian Institute for Legal Policy (June 15, 1989), 1991
Volume 16: Johannes W. Pichler (Ed.), Embryonic Stem Cell Therapy versus "Alternative" Stem Cell Therapies, 2002
Volume 15: Johannes W. Pichler (Ed.) European Legal Developments regarding Environmental Damage- Direct Insurances. Models from
Sweden and the Netherlands, 2001
Volume 14: Johannes W. Pichler (Ed.), Obligatory Insurance or Insurance Obligation in the Health Care System, 2001
Volume 13: Johannes W. Pichler (Ed.), Legal Strategies to Surmount the Changes in the Labour Force, 2000
Volume 12: Ulrike Aichhorn/Thomas Gamper/Johannes W. Pichler (Ed.), Youth Fostering Law. A European Comparison of Laws, 2000
Volume 11: Johannes W. Pichler (Ed.), The "New" Labour. The Legal Policy Challenges, 1999
Volume 10: Johannes W. Pichler (Ed.), Rights Acceptance and Practical Orientation, 1998
Volume 09: Johannes W. Pichler (Ed.), Need for Harmonisation in the Youth (Protection) Legislation of the Austrian Federal Provinces in
Comparison, 1997
Volume 08: Maria Rauch-Kallat/Johannes W. Pichler (Ed.), Developments in the Rights of Children in the Light of the UN Convention on the
Rights of the Child, 1994
Volume 07: Johannes W. Pichler (Ed.), Legal Developments in Compensation regardless of the Party at Fault in the Field of Medicine.
Volume 1: Insurance Rights of Patients in Sweden, Finland and Denmark, 1994
Volume 06: Johannes W. Pichler (Ed.)/Karim J. Giese, Legal Acceptance. An Empirical Experiment on Rights Culture from the Point of View
of the Ideas, Values and Attitudes. Demonstrated by the Example of an Austrian Opinion Poll, 1993 (2 Vol.)
Volume 05: Franz Bydlinski/Theo Mayer-Maly/Johannes W. Pichler (Ed.), Renaissance of the Concept of Codification: The New Civil Law
Code of the Netherlands 1992, 1991
Volume 04: Johannes W. Pichler (Ed.), International Developments in Patients Rights, 1992
Volume 03: Johannes W. Pichler (Ed.), Introduction to Patients Rights Policy, 1990
Volume 02: Johannes W. Pichler/Theo Quené (Ed.), Social Partnership and Rights Policy. Chances for Change within the Context of the Dutch
Social-Economic Council´s Model (SER), 1990
Volume 01: Johannes W. Pichler (Ed.), What Can a Scientific Legal Policy Contribute? Symposium as part of the Opening Ceremony for the
Austrian Institute for Legal Policy (June 15, 1989), 1991
Contact
Austrian Institute for Law and PolicyMönchsberg 2a5020 SalzburgAustriaE-Mail: office_legalpolicy.eu / rechtspolitik_sbg.ac.atPhone: +43 (0)662 843980Fax: +43 (0)662 843982
Austrian Institute for Law and Policy
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Austria
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Team
The Institute is directed by University Professor Dr. Johannes W. Pichler.
Scientific associates:
Sonderprojekt Pensionsrechtspolitik:
Gabriele von Gutzeit, Dr. Christoph Schlegel
Dorothea Feuchtgruber, Bakk.
Mag. Christine Fischer
Alexander Wolfschwenger
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