CYIL vol. 15 (2024)

CYIL 15 ȍ2024Ȏ

SURVEY OF CZECH INTERNATIONAL LAW BIBLIOGRAPHY

SURVEY OF CZECH INTERNATIONAL LAW BIBLIOGRAPHY

The survey encompasses Czech books, articles, chapters, and published conference proceedings on international law, as well as works by Czech authors published internationally, covering the year 2023 and the first half of 2024. It also includes selected texts on private international law, European law, and Czech constitutional law that address international law aspects. As a long-term trend, the public universities and the Czech Society of International Law play a central role in supporting the publication of new monographs and textbooks on international law within the Czech Republic. Among the monographs and articles, there is a number of works by young authors, published as results of their doctoral studies or as part of their preparation for further academic advancement. International law themes are also presented in the journals Právník [The Lawyer] (published monthly) and The Lawyer Quarterly, both published by the Institute of State and Law of the Czech Academy of Sciences. The International and Comparative Law Review, published by the Faculty of Law, Palacký University Olomouc (Czech Republic) in cooperation with Johannes Kepler Universität in Linz (Austria) and Karl-Franzens Universität in Graz (Austria), also offers space for the publication of international law contributions. However, the Czech Yearbook of Public and Private International Law, issued by the Czech Society of International Law since 2010, is the most prestigious platform for local authors focusing exclusively on public and private international law. This year’s survey reinforces an ongoing trend: an increasing volume of Czech-authored publications in foreign languages and by international publishers. Since the 2022 survey, English-language publications have significantly outpaced those in Czech. Another notable trend is the rise in publications authored through international collaborations and co authorships. Thematically, the work of Czech authors in 2023 and early 2024 is focused primarily on various international legal dimensions of the war in Ukraine and its impact, including the impacts on international criminal law and the genocide perception. The subject of international sanctions also appears prominently, especially concerning their legal basis and role as enforcement mechanisms in international law. Also, a longstanding area of interest for the Czech scholarly community remains the international legal issues surrounding individuals. Whether addressing human rights, refugee protection, migration, or individual criminal accountability, Czech scholarship in international law continues to devote considerable attention to these critical issues. As a look at the following list shows, Czech international law scholarship does not even neglect such specific and topical issues as the space mining, challenges related to climate litigation and the legal liability of corporations in the field of environmental protection, or the legal regulation of new technologies and artificial intelligence. Translations in brackets were not authorized; in some cases they were taken over from databases of publishing activities maintained by universities and research institutions in the Czech Republic. In some cases the artificial intelligence was used to propose the translation of the original title into English.

373