International Scientific conference „Sixth workshop: Polish-Hungarian Research Platform”

2021-11-02

On October 29, 2021, the International Scientific Conference entitled “Sixth workshop: Polish-Hungarian Research Platform” was held. This event was carried out as part of an international research project entitled “Polish-Hungarian Research Platform”, implemented by the Institute of Justice in cooperation with the official partner of the project, the Ferenc Mádl Institute of Comparative Law in Budapest. The event was attended by prominent Polish and Hungarian representatives of legal sciences.

As part of this research project, four research teams were established, which conduct research in the following areas: 1) Specifics of the legislative process envisaged for changing the constitution (in the light of European integration and constitutional identity), 2) Rule of law, 3) Reform of administrative judiciary, 4) Effectiveness of the judiciary.

The research project includes: 7 monthly international scientific conferences, at which members of research teams present the current results of their research; a final international conference where the final results of the research will be presented; the publication of 4 scientific monographs and the organization of events promoting the project with the participation of individual researchers.

Due to the announced state of the epidemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the sixth scientific conference (October 29, 2021) was organized on-line (on the Zoom platform). A link to the event with an agenda was placed on the Institute’s website to enable the participation of as many people as possible.

The event was inaugurated by the Director of the Institute – dr hab. Marcin Wielec, who welcomed both active and passive participants of this conference and wished them fruitful deliberations and discussions.

Papers delivered by individual members of the research teams were, inter alia, presentation of the results of current research on selected aspects related to the process of European integration and constitutional changes (selected issues), the rule of law – turning points, proposed reforms and important questions concerning administrative judiciary, the impact of professional participants’ contribution to the proceedings on the correct (or not) course of the process.