We are seeking an individual with a strong interest in contemporary legal challenges: global supply chains, the role and responsibility of non-state actors in the globalized economy, cross-border dispute resolution and the protection of foreign investments, ESG and climate litigation, corporate sustainability and due diligence, and business and human rights.
Application deadline: 09/20/2026
The Institute of State and Law of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Department of Public Law and Sustainability, cordially invites you to the lecture "Energy law, environmental law and climate law – mutual relations in the light of current developments", that will be delivered by by Professors Kaisa Huhta and Seita Vesa from the University of Eastern Finland, Center for Climate Change, Energy, and Environmental Law (CCEEL).
The lecture will take place on September 7, 2026, at 16:00 at Národní 18,…
The international conference provides a forum for interdisciplinary dialogue on one of the most pressing challenges of our time: the multifaceted impacts of the climate crisis amid the current polycrisis.
22–23 October 2026, Academic Conference Centre, Husova 4a, 110 00 Prague
Deadline for applications: 31 July 2026
On June 8, 2026, the CZDEMOS4AI project conference was held at the Hybernská Campus, focusing on the possibilities, limits and social impacts of responsible generative artificial intelligence. The program included a workshop part, in which the Institute of State and Law of the Czech Academy of Sciences organized a professional workshop "Between rule and autonomy: responsible AI in law".
Tereza Snopková is one of the panelists at the seminar of the Commission for the Environment of the Czech Academy of Sciences and the Commission for Energy of the Czech Academy of Sciences entitled Renewable Resources – State Goals with Local Impact, which will take place on Monday, June 15 at 1:00 p.m. in the halls of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic No. 206 and 205 at Národní 3, Prague 1.
Professor Monika Pauknerová, a long-time researcher at the Institute of State and Law of the Czech Academy of Sciences, has become an emeritus researcher at the institute. She received the appointment on March 18, 2026, from the director of the institute Lenka Vostrá, at a ceremonial gathering marking the 70th anniversary of the institution's founding.
On March 18, 2026, employees of the Institute of State and Law of the Czech Academy of Sciences and invited guests celebrated the 70th anniversary of the founding of the institute at a ceremonial gathering.