Institute of State nad Law of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Solair Conference, is organizing a workshop Legal Aspects of Quantum Technologies.
Venue: Czech Academy of Sciences, Národní 3, Prague
Date: 17 December 2025, 14:00 – 15:30
Eva Balounová received the Czech Academy of Sciences Award for scientists under 35 years of age for outstanding results in research, experimental development and innovation. The Czech Academy of Sciences Awards and the Awards of the President of the Czech Academy of Sciences were presented on November 21, 2025 in the villa Lanna in Prague by the President of the Czech Academy of Sciences Radomír Pánek.
The Institute of State and Law of the Czech Academy of Sciences is a partner of the international conference Law, business and economics 2025.
Venue: High Tatras, Slovakia
Date: from 22 to 24 October 2025
Registration and program: https://poe.pravo.upjs.sk/
On October 22, 2025, at 6:30 p.m., the Institute of State and Law of the Czech Academy of Sciences will hold a lecture on "The New Legal Framework for Critical Infrastructure Resilience and the Obligations of Essential Service Providers."
Registration is open until October 20, 2025. Registered participants will receive connection details.
The lecture is organized by the Institute of State and Law of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Center for Research, Development and Innovation Law.
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The Institute of State and Law of the Czech Academy of Sciences is a co-organizer of Open Science Week 2025, organized by the Open Science working group of the Czech University Library Association. Expert lectures, live discussions and networking will connect scientists, doctoral students, librarians, project support, data stewards and all other friends of open science.
Date: 10.–12. November 2025
Start of registration: September 26, 2025
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On September 24, 2025, at 6:30 p.m., the Institute of State and Law of the Czech Academy of Sciences will hold a lecture on Technological sovereignty: When security becomes a trap.
Registration is open until September 22, 2025. Registered participants will receive connection details.
The lecture is organized by the Institute of State and Law of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Center for Research, Development, and Innovation Law.
The 8th annual SOLAIR international conference will take place on September 10, 2025, with the topic of national implementation of European AI regulation.
Venue: Czech Academy of Sciences, Národní 3, Prague 1 (also online)
Program: https://solairconference.com/program/
Register by September 9, 2025 here: https://solairconference.com/registration/
On the occasion of its 70th anniversary, the Institute of State and Law of the Czech Academy of Sciences is organizing a scientific conference Protection of Ownership on 4 and 5 November 2025 at the Conference Center of the CAS at the Liblice Castle.
The Institute of State and Law of the Czech Academy of Sciences is co-organizing the international interdisciplinary conference Climate Crisis and the Question of Justice on November 10 and 11, 2025. The conference is taking place at the Scout Institute on Old Town Square in Prague.
Karel Eliáš was awarded for his contribution to law at the Karlovy Vary Law Days.
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.
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.
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.
On 18 June 2025 at 18:30, the Institute of State and Law of the CAS will hold a lecture on Cyber Security in the Space Sector. Registration is possible until 16. 6. 2025. Registered participants will receive connection details. The lecture is organized by the Institute of State and Law of the CAS, Centre of Law Research, Development and Innovation.
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.
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.
On May 14 and 15, 2025, the Congress of Czech Lawyers was held in the Karolina building in Prague on the topic Will the Digital Age Benefit Justice? The congress was co-organized by the Association of Law Faculties, of which the Institute of State and Law is also a member.
The Institute of State and Law is organizing an international conference on May 7, 2025, focused on the regulation of personalization in the media and the issue of privacy protection and personal autonomy in relation to personalized content. The conference will take place online via the Zoom platform from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. CET. The conference's language is English.
On 26.3.2025 at 18:30 the Institute of State and Law of the CAS will hold a lecture on the topic "Pirate platforms in the view of (not only) unfair competition".
Registration is possible until 24.3.2025. Registered participants will receive connection details.
The lecture is organized by the Institute of State and Law of the CAS, Centre of Law Research, Development and Innovation.
Czech Academy of Sciences announces a call for the position of Director of the Institute of State and Law of the Czech Academy of Sciences.
Expected term in office: from 11 June 2025 to 10 June 2030.
All applications received by 15:00 CET on 19 March 2025 will be considered.
Full text can be found here.
Czech Society of International Law in cooperation with the Czech National Committee of the International Association of Legal Sciences and the Institute of State and Law of the Czech Academy of Sciences invite you to an on-line lecture with discussion on 20 February 2025 at 4:30 p.m. CET: Private International Law Aspects of Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive.
Dr. Vesna Lazic (Senior Researcher at T.M.C. Asser Instituut, Associate Professor at Utrecht)
Date: 30.01.- 31.01.2025
Location: Czech Academy of Sciences, Národní 1009/3 Prague 1 Czech Republic
More information can be found here.