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Monika Zalewska serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Theory and Philosophy of Law at the Faculty of Law and Administration, University of Lodz. She conducts comprehensive teaching activities including lectures, exercises, conversation classes, proseminar, and seminar in legal theory and philosophy.
Dr. Zalewska holds degrees from both the Faculty of Law and Administration and the Institute of Philosophy at the University of Lodz. Prior to her academic career, she worked for one year as a judicial assistant in court. She earned her doctorate in 2012 with a thesis titled 'The Problem of Calculation in Specific Phases of the Development of Hans Kelsen's Theory of Law' and maintains status as a corresponding member of the Hans Kelsen Institute in Vienna.
Her research primarily focuses on Hans Kelsen's legal theory and philosophy, with specialization in both Kelsen's and Jerzy Wróblewski's philosophical approaches to law. Her secondary research domain examines the philosophical and legal dimensions of climate change and sustainable development, particularly investigating social and educational frameworks that can enhance environmental governance. She also integrates cognitive science perspectives into her legal theoretical work.
Dr. Zalewska has received significant recognition including:
- Austrian Republic Scholarship Foundation award enabling research at the Hans Kelsen Institute in Vienna (2009)
- Three-month internship at UNESCO's International Hydrological Programme in Paris (2017) leading to World Commission on Environmental Law membership (2017-2020)
- Extensive international research collaborations with scholars from Germany, Austria, and Japan
She has authored two books and numerous scholarly publications presented at international and Polish conferences, establishing herself as a significant contributor to legal philosophy scholarship with particular expertise in Kelsenian theory and environmental law intersections.
