About us
Who are we?
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The AALL is a non-profit scientific organisation striving for excellence in the investigation of language use in legal contexts. The association consists primarily of scholars from legal linguistics and the legal domain. Our research focuses on statutory interpretation, linguistic evidence in the juridical process, speaker recognition and identification, and commentaries on legal developments.
If you are interested in joining the AALL, please visit our “Join” page here, or get in touch for more information: info@oegrl.com.
Meet the Executive Board
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Daniel Green – President
daniel.green@oegrl.com
Daniel Green is a legal linguist based in Vienna, focusing on the study and teaching of language and law. He studied English, American Studies, and History at the University of Vienna, completing his legal education at Edinburgh. His research covers statutory interpretation, legislative drafting, and indeterminacy in Austrian criminal proceedings. Green examines how language influences legal decisions and impacts practice, contributing to a deeper understanding of the relationship between language and law in modern legal systems.
Petra Schoen – Vice President & Vice Secretary
Born and raised in Austria, this seasoned lawyer, linguist and translator (German, English, French) worked for financial institutions and international organizations before joining the University of Vienna. Her key areas of interest in legal, linguistic and translation sciences include, but are not limited to: legal translation & AI, accessibility, plain language & the rule of law and international organizations, multilingualism, communication, diversity & SDG. Petra shares her expertise as DIN/ISO expert and as EST member.
Matthias Eder – Secretary & Vice Treasurer
Matthias Eder, born and raised in Vienna, is studying Business and Social Sciences at the Vienna University of Economics and Business. His academic focus is in the field of Finance & Data Science, in which he also plans to pursue an advanced master’s degree. He is particularly fascinated by how financial markets function and how they influence economic, social, and communicative processes.
Josephine Papst – Treasurer
Josephine Papst is a philosopher, cognitive and literary scholar, translator, lecturer and visiting professor. She serves as President and Principal Scientist of indexicals – Center for Philosophy, Philosophy of Science, and Philosophy of Art in Graz. In addition to her interdisciplinary foundational research, she conducts comparative legal studies on fundamental rights, human dignity, academic freedom, and authorship. Her work in legal philosophy and legal sociology focuses, among other things, on questions of the rule of law.
Advisory board
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President of the Advisory Board: Prof. Dr. Karin Luttermann
Vice President of the Advisory Board: Prof. Dr. Waldemar Nazarov
Currently, the advisory board of the AALL consists of the following people (in alphabetical order):
- Prof. Dr. Sulaiman Al Aawaj
- Prof. Dr. Rafat Alwazna
- Prof. Dr. Martina Bajčić
- Mag. Cornelia Eißler
- Dr. Zakeera Docrat
- Mag. Martin Dunkl
- Prof. Dr. Jan Engberg
- Mag. Peter Eschig, LLM LLM
- Prof. Dr. Annarita Felici
- Dr. Dejana Golenko
- Prof. Dr. Irina Gvelesiani
- Prof. Robert S. Hammer, JD
- Mag. Mechthild Geyer
- RA Prof. MMag. Franz J. Heidinger LLM
- Prof. Dr. Hannes Kniffka
- Prof. Dr. Dawid Kostecki
- Mag. Sylvia Kummer
- Prof. Dr. Konrad Lachmayer
- Mag. Patrick Lientschnig
- Prof. Dr. Claus Luttermann
- Mag. Dr. Benedikt Lutz
- Prof. Dr. Gerlinde Mautner
- Dr. Michaela Rusch
- RA Michael Schmuck
- Prof. Dr. Dieter Stein
Coordinators
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