Chair: Jacek Srokosz (Opole University)

Gabor Kurunczi, Olivér Ráth (Pázmány Péter Catholic University) — The role of courts in electoral remedies, with particular reference to the legislation of European Union Member States

Grzegorz Gawroński (Jagiellonian University) — Between Autonomy and Politics – Judicial Review of the Autonomy of Local Government Units

Agnieszka Wilk-Ilewicz, Dorota Wilkowska-Kołakowska (Warsaw University of Technology) — Assessment of Expert Knowledge by the Administrative Authority in Proceedings

Monika Bartnik, Karolina Florek (Jan Długosz University) — Truth, Hatred and Courts: Where does the Judicial Assessment of Hate Speech and Political Judgment begin?

Arkadiusz Talik (legal counsel), Zofia Trętowska (SWPS University) — The subject matter of the contract in the context of public expenditure.

Márton Miklós Udvarhelyi (Ludovika University of
Public Service) — The Erosion of the Closed System of the
Electoral Procedure Act

Chair: Andrzej Adamczyk (Jan Kochanowski University)

Barbara Horváth, Orsolya Júlia Erős (Széchenyi István University; Ludovika University of Public Service) — Environmental Impact Assessment for Space Activities: Toward a Legal Framework for Orbital Environmental Governance

Zoltán Varga (Széchenyi István University) — Reshaping the Judiciary: Political Influence, Court Packing, and the Hungarian Constitutional Court after 2010

Jelena Trajkovska-Hristovska (Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje) — The Unwritten Side of Constitutionalism: Informal Institutions, Constitutional Customs and the Rule of Law

Zsoka Magyar (Széchenyi István University) — Beyond the Legislative Prerogative When Parliaments Act as Judges in Hungary

Jana Jurníková, Abigail Diakovová (Masaryk University) — Migration Policy as a Political Question? Limits of Judicial Review in Residence Permit and Citizenship Proceedings in the Czech Republic

Moderator: Gergely G. Karácsony (Széchenyi István University)

Paulina Bieś-Srokosz (Jan Długosz University) – Csaba Erdős (Széchenyi István University) — Organizers’ Welcome and Opening Remarks

Prof. Piotr Herbowski (Dean, Jan Długosz University, Faculty of Law and Economics) — The obligation to inform individuals about the use of operational surveillance (wiretapping) as a challenge for judicial practice

Prof. Eszter Lukács (Vice-President for International Affairs and Strategic Relations, Széchenyi István University) — Welcome address — to be confirmed

Prof. Péter Smuk (Dean, Széchenyi István University, Deák Ferenc Faculty of Law and Political Sciences) — title to be confirmed

Prof. Agnieszka Żywicka (Professor, Jan Kochanowski University; member of the Supreme Court of Poland) — Extra-judicial activities and the independence and impartiality of a Supreme Court judge

Prof. István Stumpf (Professor, Széchenyi István University; former member of the Constitutional Court of Hungary) — Rule of Law Debates Revisited: the Case of Hungary

Discussion

Chair: Péter Váczi (Széchenyi István University)

Krzysztof Mucha (Jan Długosz University) — The Constitutional Position of the Judge in the Republic of Poland

Beata Walczak-Kowalik (Jan Długosz University) — Between the Algorithm and the Administrative Decision – Challenges for the Application of Law

Bartosz Rakoczy (Mikołaj Kopernik University) — State Ecological Policy in the Practice of Polish Administrative Courts

Elżbieta Małecka (University of Humanities and Economics in Łódź) — EU institutions and competition policy

Eliza Komierzyńska-Orlińska (Maria Curie-Skłodowska University) — The Independence of the National Bank of Poland from the Perspective of Its Oversight

Manuela Stefanut (Babeş-Bolyai University) — Magistrates on the Digital Agora: Danileț v. Romania

István Polgár (University of Oradea) — Migrant integration between legal status and human rights in South East Europe

Chair: Csaba Erdős (Széchenyi István University)

Malwina A. Tkacz (Trnava University) — Jurisprudence in the Courtroom? Hart–Dworkin Debate

Joanna Filaber (WSB Merito University) — Climate Change as a Threat to Individual Security in the Case Law of European Courts: Tension between Politics and Science

Kateřina Frumarová (Palacký University in Olomouc) — Limits of election campaigns… Czech administrative judiciary

Paul Irabor (Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye) — UN, Rule of Law and Democratic Consolidation in Nigeria

Adrian Misiejko (Kazimierz Wielki University) — Legal and Political Determinants of Changes to Municipal Boundaries in Poland

Katarzyna Kułak (The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin) — The Limits of Judicial-Administrative Review of Technical-Scientific Decisions of Authorities: Standard of Proof, Scope of Discretion, and the Role of Experts

Michał Bartoszewicz (Jan Długosz University) — The Bias in the Case Law of the Constitutional Tribunal over the Last Decade – An Attempt to Explain and Systematise the Phenomenon

Chair: Fanni Tanács Mandák (Ludovika University of Public Service)

Mikołaj Truszkowski (University of Łódź) — The Individual versus Politics (Special Traffic Act)

Aleksandra Trachta (Jan Długosz University) — Where Politics Ends and Law Begins?

Aleksandra Partyk, Maciej Borski, Anna Rogacka-Łukasik (Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Krakow University; Humanitas University; Jan Długosz University) — Right to a Fair Trial from the Perspective of Waiting for the Preparation of Expert Witness’ Testimony. Remarks on Polish Law

Esther Seijas Villadangos (University of León) — Beyond the Legislative Prerogative: When Parliaments Act as Judges (Spanish perspective)

Anna Warston (Jan Długosz University) — Taxation of Family Foundations as a Tool of State Economic Policy

Balázs Gerencsér, Ádám Varga (Pázmány Péter Catholic University) — Judicial Attitudes at the Boundary of the Political Questionmania

Alin Moise (National University of Political Studies and Public Administration, Bucharest) — Poland and Hungary’s Engagement in the Republic of Moldova. A Comparative Analysis of Trade Relations and Bilateral Agreements

Chair: Katalin Egresi (Széchenyi István University)

Csaba Erdős (Széchenyi István University) — The Limits of Judicial Review of Parliamentary Decisions in Hungary

Viktória Verebélyi (Széchenyi István University) — Judicial Independence in a Changing Legal and Political Context

Dorottya Maczkó-Biczi (Széchenyi István University) — Judicial Independence: A Comparative Analysis of Political Interference in Hungary and Poland

Konrad Panek (WSPiA Rzeszów University) — Public Sentiment, Harsher Sanctions: Penal Populism in Criminal Law

Aleksandra Dąbek (Krakow University of Economics) — Expert Knowledge and Adjudication (IP Disputes)

Sara Pacholec (Regional Chamber of Legal Advisers) — Mediator Standards as Expert Knowledge: Articles 5(1)(e)–(f) of the Singapore Convention and the Risk of Adjudication by Experts instead of Judges

Jakub Vanacký (Comenius University Bratislava) — AI and Judicial Reasoning: Functional Analysis as a Catalyst for the Modernisation of Judicial Practice

Chair: Tomasz Moll (Jan Kochanowski University)

John Grieger (Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas) — The Political Question Doctrine in the U.S.

Botond-Zsolt Bottyan (University of Oradea) — Forms without Substance (Commission v Hungary)

Luigi Rullo (University of Naples Federico II) — Innovating the Role of Constitutional Courts on Digital Platforms

Áron Ősze (Széchenyi István University) — Between Law and Politics: Political Question Doctrine (HU/RS/HR)

Dawid Mnich, Magdalena Gurdek (Humanitas University) — The Boundary between Common Knowledge and Special Knowledge: The Example of the Court Interpreter

Ewelina Żelasko-Makowska, Dominik Sypniewski (Jan Długosz University; Warsaw University of Technology) — The Legal Nature of Cassation Proceedings Before the Supreme Administrative Court: Between Formalism and Effective Judicial Protection

Magdalena Małecka-Łyszczek, Rafał Łyszczek (Krakow University of Economics) — Issues of Expert Knowledge versus Common Knowledge in Enforcement Proceedings

Cosmin Chiriac (University of Oradea) — The Disinformation Game and the Security Dilemma. Actors and Approaches

Chair: Paulina Bieś-Srokosz (Jan Długosz University)

Katalin Egresi (Széchenyi István University) — The Clash of Constitutional Identities… Hungary and CJEU

Tomáš Grygar (Palacký University Olomouc) — Judicial review of general measures in Czech Republic… COVID-19

Péter Váczi (Széchenyi István University) — Judicial Independence under Institutional Pressure: Hungary and Serbia

Michał Makuch, Ewa Wójcicka (Jan Długosz University) — Between the Legal Norm and the Political Decision. The Procedure for Filling the Office of the President of the Republic of Poland in Light of the April Constitution of 1935

Patrycja Sołtysiak, Karolina Kwiatkowska (Jan Długosz University) — Between Law and Specialized Knowledge: The Application of Nonviolent Communication (NVC) in Family Mediation and the Protection of the Child’s Best Interests

Paulina Bieś-Srokosz, Jacek Srokosz (Jan Długosz University; Opole University) — Between Formalism and Discretion: a Perspective of Theory of Law on Hybrid Forms of Action of Public Administration