Topical issues of international responsibility

• 10:30 – 11:00 Registration, exhibition of publications
• 11:00 – 11:20 Introduction

Panel I: Jus cogens and State responsibility 

• 11:20 – 11:40 State responsibility for violations of jus cogens
  Prof. Dr.hab. Wladyslaw Czapliński
• 11:40 – 12:00 The Ways of Identification of jus cogens and Invocation of International Responsibility
  JUDr. Josef Mrázek, DrSc.
• Debate 12:30 – 13:30  Lunch

Panel II: Systemic issues of international responsibility

• 13:40 – 14:00 International responsibility and the systemic character of international law
  Prof. Dr.hab. Przemysław Saganek
• 14:00 – 14:20 State succession in respect of international responsibility
  Prof. JUDr. Pavel Šturma, DrSc.
• Debate 14:40 – 15:10  Coffee break

Panel III: Responsibility in the context of human rights and criminal law

• 15:10 – 15:30 International responsibility in the context of international criminal law
  Dr. Karolina Wierczyńska
• 15:30 – 16:50 State responsibility in the practice of the European Court of Human Rights
  JUDr. Bc. Alla Tymofeyeva, PhD.
• Debate 16:20 – 16:40  Coffee break

Panel IV: State responsibility in investment law

• 16:40 – 17:00 State responsibility for violations of investors´ rights under new EU agreements
  JUDr. Tomáš Fecák, PhD.
• 17:00 – 17:20 Reflections on involvement of local remedies in investor-state dispute settlement
  JUDr. Monika Feigerlová, PhD., LL.M.
• Debate 17:40 – 18:00 Conclusion

The Czech Yearbook of Public & Private International Law invites contributions to its volume 17 (2026). In 2023, the Yearbook should focus on the role of international and national institutions for international law, in addition to the usual rubrics.

This year we commemorate the 60th anniversary of the 1966 International Covenants on Human Rights (ICCPR and ICESCR) and 75 years of the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees. Therefore we welcome articles on both history and current issues of application of the UN Covenants and the Refugee Convention. 

Authors both from the Czech Republic and from other countries who wish to contribute to the thematic section(s) are invited to submit their abstracts by 30 April 2026 and full contributions by 10 June 2026. 

 

The recommended length of articles is 10 to 15 pages (Times New Roman font, line-spacing 1.5). The articles have to contain key words (max. 6), a short abstract in English and, for the Czech speaking authors, also a short abstract in Czech (max. 10 lines for each of them). Authors are encouraged to follow the style of the previous issues of the journal.

The Czech Yearbook of Public & Private International Law is a peer-reviewed English-language journal published by the Czech Society of International Law, acting in cooperation with the Czech Branch of the International Law Association.

The CYIL accepts articles and comments on Public International Law, Private International Law and European Law. In addition to the articles related to the topic of the volume, authors are also invited to submit contributions falling under one of the following rubrics of the CYIL:

I. Studies

II. Short articles, comments and discussion

III. Case-law

IV. Czech practice relating to international law

V. Review of books

The deadline for all the submissions is 10 June 2026.

The CYIL is a peer-reviewed journal. The submitted manuscripts can be accepted, rejected, or sent for revision. Authors are required to ensure that their contributions have the sufficient quality of English and/or were proofread. By submission of his/her contribution an author gives the consent to publication in printed and on-line version of the journal. The author is entitled to receive a printed copy of the Yearbook and an offprint of his/her article in the PDF form.  

The CYIL, vol. 17 will be published in December 2026.

Prof. Pavel Šturma

President of the CSIL
Editor-in-Chief

 

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