CYIL vol. 14 (2023)

As usual, Volume 14 (2023) presents a variety of studies and articles covering many issues of con temporary international and European law. The Yearbook begins with the studies that address issues related to the Russian aggression against Ukraine (the Register of Damage, or the use of autonomous weapon systems), the codification work of the International Law Commission, and the role of the UN Security Council or some questions of international courts (ICJ and ILOAT). The readers will also find many other traditional sec tions here, including human rights law. This section includes, in addition to the study on the review of the UN human rights treaty bodies, three articles focused on various aspects of the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights, as well as an article on due diligence in the context of violence against women. A section of international criminal law and interna tional humanitarian law presents, inter alia, articles focused on salient issues, such as prosecution of hate speech or the protection of nuclear power plants in armed conflict. As in the previous years, the CYIL also presents special sections on international nuclear law and on problems of the medical research and human rights in health law. According to its tradition, Volume 14 of the CYIL also covers some aspects of international economic law and private international law, such as asset freezing in investment arbitration, the role of international organizations in establishing the global minimum tax, and comparison of the prorogation agreements under the Hague Convention and the Brussels I bis Regulation. The Yearbook also covers the Czech practice of inter national law, in particular, a list of treaties ratified by the Czech Republic, reports on the recent works of the International Law Commission and activities of the Sixth (legal) committee of the UN General Assembly, the Diplomatic Conference on the MLA Convention, and the first Czech climate litigation. It also includes book reviews, and a survey of the Czech internatio nal law bibliography.

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