CER'Newsletter 2024/2

The 26th Conference of the Serbian Association for Labor Law and Social Insurance was held in Vrnjačka Banja between 27-29 September, 2024. The event covered key topics related to labour law, including pension systems, employment relationships, and social protection. Participants from academia, legal practice, and government sectors discussed contemporary challenges and potential reforms in these areas.

The Directorate General for International Affairs of the Ludovika University of Public Service organised the Hungary-Korea Forum on 1 October, 2024 at the St. Ladislaus Chapel. The aim of the conference was to foster bilateral dialogue between high-level decision-makers and scholars from both countries.

Dr Katarzyna Zombory, the Research Director of the Central European Academy, took part in the international conference “Advancing Human Rights and Safeguarding Minority Protections: International Framework and Domestic Legislation”, held in Tbilisi on 4 October, 2024 by the International Law Institute (Tbilisi State University, Georgia). 

The Babeș-Bolyai University hosted the 6th edition of its conference titled Conference in Public Administration between 3-5 October, 2024, with the topic of fostering local and regional innovation through partnerships, with an emphasis on the role of universities.

On 7 October, the Central European Academy hosted a PhD Thesis Workshop, which gave fourth-year doctoral students the opportunity to practice defending their dissertation research. The workshop simulated a real thesis writing process, allowing our candidates to gain experience in presenting their work, responding to critics.

Pázmány Péter Catholic University Faculty of Law and Political Science organised its "Law and Liberty Circle" event, titled ’Judicial Reforms for Me, But not for Thee? A Comparative Transatlantic Assessment’ on 9 October, 2024 in Budapest. 

The Central European Academy workshop series continued with the third event on 10 October 2024 in Budapest. Following the successful spring workshop in Bratislava earlier this year, this event brought together young researchers and students once again to engage in scientific debate across disciplines.

The Institute for European Studies hosted a lecture by Prof. Dr. Sandra Joireman on 10 October, 2024, titled “Legacy and Lessons of Forced Displacement in Serbia.” Dr. Joireman, an expert in international studies and political science, discussed property rights and post-conflict migration. The event was available in person and online via Zoom.

The National University of Science and Technology POLITEHNICA Bucharest organized the 14th edition of its conference on construction law, in cooperation with the Yildiz Technical University (Türkiye) on 10-11 October, 2024.

The Romania–Ukraine Bilateral Chamber of Commerce, together with the Embassy of the Ukraine in Romania, the Faculty of Law within the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, and Universul Juridic Publishing House organised an international conference on the legal aspects of Ukraine’s reconstruction on 11-15 October, 2024.

The Ludovika University of Public Service, Faculty of Law Enforcement held the „III. Ludovika International Law Enforcement Research Symposium (LILERS)” international academic conference on 15-16 October, 2024 at the Education Building. The main topic of the conference is the contemporary developments in law enforcement. 

Scienceleagues organized the conference titled International Conference on Substantive Rights and International Humanitarian Law in Bucharest, between 15-16 October, 2014 in a hybrid format on the topic of humanitarian rights.

The University of Eötvös Lóránd Faculty of Law organises its cross-border training workshop for judges, prosecutors, attorneys and other legal professionals on 17-18 October, 2024 in Budapest. The workshop is aimed at supporting judges, prosecutors, and attorneys in upholding the Rule of Law and the provisions of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights.

We are pleased to invite you to participate in the International Scientific Conference titled “Equality in an Ever-Integrating Europe: The View of Young Researchers” which will be held online on 18 October, 2024. 

From autumn 2024, the Central European Academy's Professors’ Network will launch 8 new research groups. The first conference of these groups is the "EU Enlargement and Successful Integration: Lessons Learned". The conference will be more retrospective, concentrating on individual experience of individual countries.

The ELLYS (European Labour Law Young Scholars) International Young Scholars Conference is an annual event of the International Society for Labour and Social Security Law (ISLSSL)'s ELLYS subsection. This prestigious conference invites passionate young scholars and legal professionals to engage with cutting-edge research in labour and social security law.

The 25th INLA Congress is a leading international event that brings together government officials, regulatory bodies, nuclear experts, legal professionals and academics to explore legal aspects of the peaceful use of nuclear energy and promote information exchange. It is organized by INLA with the Lower Silesian Institute for Energy Studies.

Wolters Kluwer Romania organises the 5th edition of its Legal Innovation Da event on 31 October, 2024, at the JW Marriott Bucharest Grand Hotel. The conference will treat topics such as artificial intelligence and its effects on legal professionals, legal research platforms using new technologies and case studies in the use of such advanced tools, as well as future perspectives. 

The Institute for Sustainable Innovation and Technology organizes the conference titled International Conference on European Law and Immigration between 19-20 November, 2024 at Bucharest, on the topics of emigration and EU pertinent legal norms.

The George Bacovia University in Bacău, Romania organizes its 7th international conference titled Transforming Deviance end Criminality in the Digital Era between 21-22 November, 2024 in Bacău, on the topic of criminology of offences committed by the use of technology. 

The School of Law, The Emil Poenaru Centre for Legal Research, and the Center for Legal and Diplomatic Studies within Transylvania University of Brasov shall organise the 7th edition of its annual conference titled Current Issues Within EU and EU Member States: Converging and Diverging Legal Trends on 22 November, 2024.

Pázmány Péter Catholic University Faculty of Law and Political Science in cooperation with Andrássy University organises the international conference ’Conceptions of the State: Between Tradition and Future’ in English, on 29 November, 2024 in Budapest. The conference will reflect on the crisis phenomena of modern (representative) democracy. 

In keeping with tradition, for the third time we will be holding our annual conference on children's rights, 'Children's Rights Days', on 5-6 December 2024. Following last year's model, a preparatory event is the Children's Rights Festival and Conference, organised by the Association for Children's Rights.

The Faculty of Law of the Bucharest University of Economic Studies and he Romanian Society of Business Law shall organise the conference titled Perspectives of European Business Law on a date to be established later.

Subsequent to the publication of the Draft Law on Cybersecurity Implementing the NIS2 Directive, authors Cristina Popescu, Carmen Turcu and Raluca Crețu briefly analysed the contents of the proposed new legal norm.