CYIL vol. 13 (2022)

CYIL 13 ȍ2022Ȏ

SURVEY OF CZECH INTERNATIONAL LAW BIBLIOGRAPHY

SURVEY OF CZECH INTERNATIONAL LAW BIBLIOGRAPHY

The Survey covers Czech books, articles, chapters, and conference proceedings dealing with international law and texts of Czech authors published abroad, that were published during 2020 and the first half of 2021. It also includes selected texts focused on private international law, European law, and Czech constitutional law, that all reflect international law aspects. The Survey covers Czech books, articles, chapters, and conference proceedings on international law and also texts of Czech authors published abroad, that were published during 2021 and the first half of 2022. It also includes selected texts focused on private international law, European Law, and the Czech constitutional law, that reflect international law aspects. Public universities in Prague, Brno, and Olomouc hold the reins of publication activities in international law field and are signed under many collective monographs and journals that appear in the survey. Besides universities, the Czech Society of International Law – the publisher of Czech Yearbook of Public and Private International Law and other collective works and the Institute of State and Law of the Czech Academy of Sciences in Prague – which publishes the journal Právník [Lawyer] monthly, offer attractive publishing opportunities for Czech and in the Czech Republic based authors. As in previous years, the number of scientific texts and monographs published abroad by Czech authors increased in 2021. The share of publications written in English is also increasing, thanks in particular to the Czech Yearbook of Public and Private International Law. Contributions by Czech authors can also be found in foreign yearbooks (e.g., Slovak or Polish). A number of textbooks on public international law and private international law were published or re-published in 2021. The place of publication of the textbooks confirms that the domain of the Faculty of Law of Masaryk University in Brno remains primarily private international law, while the Prague and Olomouc faculties focus mainly on public international law. A notable contribution of the Prague Law Faculty in the field of private international law is the publication issued on the occasion of the jubilee of Professor Monika Pauknerová. In terms of the substantive focus of texts on public international law, human rights and their protection have traditionally been a strong theme. Czech authors devote much attention to studying and discussing the case law of the Strasbourg Court and the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. They also use a human rights lens to address current issues in international relations: migration and refugees, the Covid-19 pandemic, environmental issues, and the development of international institutions and mechanisms. Works reflecting the international legal aspects of the situation in Ukraine are gradually appearing. During 2022, a number of expert events, symposia, and conferences were devoted to various aspects of Russian aggression against Ukraine, and it is therefore to be expected that this topic will be abundantly represented in the next survey of publications. Translations in brackets were not authorized; however, in most cases they were taken over from databases of publishing activities maintained by universities and research institutions in the Czech Republic.

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