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The Institute of State and Law celebrates its 70th anniversary

The Institute of State and Law celebrates its 70th anniversary in 2025. On February 1, 1955, it was founded under the name of the Institute of Law within the VII. Section of Economics and Law of the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, as the basis for a planned unified workplace for basic research in the field of science of state and law. The Institute of State and Law was historically the first workplace in the Czech lands to focus on broadly conceived basic legal research.

International Conference

Conference on corporate law in Smolenice

The Institute of State and Law of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic is a co-organizer of the 11th annual traditional conference dedicated to corporate law, which will take place on September 29–30, 2025 in Smolenice, Slovakia. This time, it focuses on the topic of Corporate Law and the Lawyer.

Call for Papers

Climate Crisis and the Question of Justice

Call for papers for the 2nd international conference Climate Crisis and the Question of Justice
Date: 8–9 September 2025
Place: Academic Conference Centre, Husova 4a, 110 00 Prague
Deadline for applications: 15 August 2025

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Karel Eliáš was awarded for his contribution to law at the Karlovy Vary Law Days

Karel Eliáš was awarded for his contribution to law at the Karlovy Vary Law Days.

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David Černý received the Vojtěch Náprstek Medal of Honor

David Černý received the Vojtěch Náprstek Medal of Honor for his services to the popularization of science. The medal is awarded by the Czech Academy of Sciences in recognition of long-term, systematic and purposeful activities in the popularization of scientific knowledge.

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PhD student vacancies at the Centre for Climate Law and Sustainability Studies (CLASS)

We are inviting applications to join the team of the Centre for Climate Law and Sustainability Studies as a PhD student, with a total of 1.6 full-time positions, for the ERC CZ project on climate law. The anticipated start date is 1 September 2025. The full text of the call for applications can be found in the attached document.

Seminar

Zwangsvollstreckung in Tschechien und in Deutschland

The Association of Czech-German Lawyers, in cooperation with the Institute of State and Law of the Czech Academy of Sciences, invites you to a seminar on the topic Zwangsvollstreckung in Tschechien und in Deutschland – Enforcement of Court Decisions in the Czech Republic and Germany, which will take place on June 6, 2025, at 2:00 PM at the building of the Institute of State and Law of the Czech Academy of Sciences.

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