CYIL vol. 14 (2023)

recognition of its action in favour of arbitration among States as a peaceful means of settling disputes. Like the ILA, the Institute also meets at its biannual sessions and works mainly through its commissions (17). Unlike the ILA, the Institute of International Law is composed of three categories of Members: Honorary Members, Members, and Associates. There can be no more than a total of 132 Members and Associates under the age of 80. It means that the Institute is a prestigious organization with the limited membership. The minimum number for a national group is three members or associates, so the Czech Republic does not yet have its own group, with Dr. Václav Mikulka as the only Member. However, during its 81 st session of Angers (27 August – 2 September 2023), when the Institute celebrated its 150 th anniversary, the members elected Prof. Pavel Šturma as a new membre associé . This Yearbook, as a publication of the Czech Society of International Law, takes this opportunity to recall and commend the contribution of both the ILA and the Institute (IDI) to the development and promotion of international law. It is our wish and hope that the CSIL will cooperate, through its members and authors of the Yearbook, with these international organizations. As usual, Volume 14 (2023) presents a variety of studies and articles covering many issues of contemporary 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 sections 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 international 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 international 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 international law bibliography. As usual, the authors of this publication, who are from academia and legal practice, come from both Czech and foreign institutions. This volume includes several contributions from foreign professors and researchers, coming from or working in Austria, Denmark,

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