Katarzyna Hanas

Katarzyna Hanas is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Theory and Philosophy of Law, Faculty of Law and Administration, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University (UMCS) in Lublin. She is also the Secretary of the Disciplinary Committee for Students at UMCS (since 2016) and a member of the Faculty Team for Education Quality until 2025. Her academic work focuses on law, legal theory, and child rights.

• Graduated with academic distinction from the Faculty of Law and Administration at UMCS.
• Doctor of Laws with a dissertation on the normative construction of the 'child's best interest' and its judicial application (supervised by Prof. Leszek Leszczyński).
• Completed legal training at the District Chamber of Legal Counsel in Lublin.

Her research centers on legal theory, family law, and the practical application of child rights, including judicial interpretation of legal norms. She leads a research project funded by the National Science Centre (NCN) under the Preludium 13 competition.

Katarzyna has received awards for her work in restorative justice and scholarships from the Rector of UMCS and the Mayor of Lublin. She is actively involved in teaching courses such as Economic Analysis of Law, Judicial Interpretation of Law, and The Child's Rights - Theoretical and Practical Aspects, catering to both full-time and part-time law students, as well as Erasmus exchange participants.

• Member of the IVR Association (International Association for the Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy).
• Her work intersects with interdisciplinary themes like fatherhood, legal rules, and human rights protection systems.