“Contemporary Challenges in Comparative Law”, April 24, 2026, online on Zoom
THIS IS AN INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC EVENT WITH NO PARTICIPATION FEE
Charles University in Prague (ranked 401-500 in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, 2025 edition) together with the Doctoral School of Law within the Faculty of Law of the Bucharest University of Economic Studies organizes on April 24, 2026 the 1st International Workshop of Doctoral Students in Law “Contemporary Challenges in Comparative Law”
SECTIONS:
I. Comparative Public Law
II. Comparative Private Law
The Workshop opens its doors to doctoral students from different countries, encouraging the presentation of scientific papers on the aspects of tradition and modernity in public and private comparative law, as well as public and private international law, European Union, international trade law and international arbitration. The Workshop also promotes research into issues related to the international legal cooperation, the development of elements of convergence between legal systems and the globalization of law, as well as the legal issues that transcend national borders and combine the theoretical with the empirical in case studies.
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:
Jakub Handrlica, Faculty of Law, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic
Marijana MLADENOV, Faculty of Law for Commerce and Judiciary, University Business Academy in Novi Sad, Serbia
IMPORTANT DATES
- Until April 18, 2026
submitting the registration form . The registration form can be completed either with title and abstract of scientific paper which will be submitted at the Workshop. The scientific paper can have a maximum of 3 co-authors. Each co-author will complete a separate Registration form.
- Until April 20, 2026
sending full text of scientific paper in English at the email: catalin.sararu@drept.ase.ro
Download here the template for scientific papers.
The papers are checked with an anti-plagiarism software.
The Workshop does not accept articles in which the text is generated using artificial intelligence. Articles are checked for the use of artificial intelligence using GPTZero software.
- Until April 22, 2026
confirmation of the scientific papers to be presented at the Workshop.
PEER REVIEW
The manuscripts submitted for presentation at the Workshop will be revised using the „double blind” peer review system, respecting international scientific standards. Thus, any scientific paper submitted will be reviewed by at least two reviewers with a national and international reputation in legal sciences. The review will be done on an anonymous basis (author’s name is not communicated to the reviewers; reviewers name is not communicated to the author). If is necessary, the authors will receive recommendations and observations to improve the quality of their paper’s content. It is possible to refuse the presentation of the scientific paper at Workshop to the proposal made by reviewers.
PUBLICATIONS
The scientific papers accepted at the workshop will be published in:
✓ in volumes edited by publishing houses with an international reputation in Social Sciences (Springer, L’Harmattan, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Peter Lang International Academic Publishers, etc.):
✓ in prestigious scientific journals in the field of law.