4th Edition of Law Leaders Lab Gala

The 4th edition of the Law Leaders Lab has come to an end. At the gala ceremony, the graduates of the Program were awarded certificates by the Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of Justice, Dr Marcin Romanowski, and the director of the Institute of Justice, Dr Marcin Wielec. The aim of the program is not only to transfer knowledge, but also to educate participants in leadership skills. “We educate young, ambitious Poles who will soon be responsible for the fate of our country and – which I believe – will lead our country to incredible successes” – said Deputy Minister of Justice Dr Marcin Romanowski during the gala. We would like to thank the participants of the program for the time spent together and great commitment at every stage of its implementation.

Law Leaders Workshops completes another Social Project

Law Leaders Workshops (LLW) has completed its third consecutive annual Social Project. From 13 July to 3 August, nearly one hundred volunteers took part in three 7-day tours to help Poles living in Ukraine. The Social Project forms an integral part of the educational programme Pracownia Liderów Prawa (Law Leaders Workshops) operated by the Institute of Justice under the auspices of the Minister of Justice. The Workshops bring together aspiring lawyers, both students and graduates already practising the legal profession, giving them an opportunity to develop not only theoretical but also practical knowledge of law.

Law in Action given the publication score of 40 points

We are delighted to report that Law in Action’s publication score defined in the Polish official register of academic journals has recently been amended. In consequence of this amendment, authors of all papers published in our journal will receive 40 points, which is twice as many as before!

To read the official communique in full, use this link

Summer School – Christians and their religious freedom

On 15 July 2019, a seminar entitled Summer School – Christians and their religious freedom was launched at the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń. The event was organised as part of the project O wolność wyznawania religii we współczesnym świecie. Przeciwdziałanie przyczynom dyskryminacji i pomoc prześladowanym na przykładzie chrześcijan (About the freedom to profess religion in the modern world. Addressing the causes of discrimination and helping the persecuted: a case study of the persecution of Christians) , which is implemented by the Strategic Studies Centre of the Institute of Justice.

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Two new publications of the Institute of Justice Press

In July, the Institute of Justice’s publishing arm released two new publications:

• Fundamentalne prawne problemy surrogate motherhood. Perspektywa krajowa (Fundamental legal problems of surrogate motherhood. A national perspective), and

• Fundamental legal problems of surrogate motherhood. Global perspective.

We hope the readers will find the books interesting.

Comparative law institutes compared during a conference in Lausanne

On 27 June 2019, a delegation of the Institute of Justice went to Lausanne, Switzerland to participate in an international conference of law institutes entitled Comparing Comparative Law Institutes. The conference was organised by the Lausanne-based Swiss Institute of Comparative Law in (Institut suisse de droit compare). The Conference was designed to serve as a forum promoting cooperation in academic studies and the international dissemination of their outcomes.

Law in Action quarterly included in ERIH PLUS

We are pleased to announce that the Institute of Justice quarterly journal Prawo w Działaniu (English title: Law in Action) has been included in the European Reference Index for the Humanities and the Social Sciences (ERIH PLUS) https://dbh.nsd.uib.no/publiseringskanaler/erihplus/periodical/info?id=496791.

An award-giving gala concludes a competition for the best doctoral and post-doctoral legal dissertation

On 7 June 2019, the Institute of Justice hosted a festive gala concluding the Competition for the Best Doctoral and Post-doctoral Legal Dissertation. The Competition was organised by the Institute of Justice’s publishing arm. The event was attended by authors of the winning dissertations, members of the Competition Chapter, Dr Marcin Romanowski, Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Justice, leaders and employees of the Institute of Justice and other invited guests.

Marcin Romanowski appointed a Deputy Minister of Justice

On 4 June 2019, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki approved Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro’s request and appointed Marcin Romanowski, Head of the Institute of Justice, as an Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Justice. Marcin Romanowski will be responsible for the cybersecurity of the justice system and the implementation of new technologies in the area of justice.

Scientific workshop: Counteracting the causes of crime in Human Management in Organizations

On June 3, 2019, a scientific workshop Counteracting the causes of crime in Human Management in Organizations was held, organized by the Institute of Justice. The workshop was attended by outstanding experts in the field of Human Management in Organizations and people playing the most important roles in their own organizations.