CER' Newsletter 2025/12
2025. dec. 15.
Twelfth issue of CER' Newsletter 2025
Books |
Human Rights – Children’s Rights book series were formally presented During the Children’s Rights Days conference, six recently published volumes from the Human Rights – Children’s Rights book series were formally presented. The books address contemporary theoretical and practical challenges related to children’s rights through interdisciplinary and comparative perspectives, drawing on legal, social, and educational research. Together, these publications contribute to the advancement of academic discourse and provide valuable resources for researchers, professionals, and advocates working with and for children. |
Journal articles, working papers, blog posts |
Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Law Vol. 20 No. 38 (2025) The primary focus of the issue no. 38 of the Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Law is on the legal aspects of a nuclear renaissance and on water utility services. This issue includes articles on Slovenian, Croatian, French, Polish, Hungarian, Romanian, Finnish, Italian, and Bulgarian law. |
Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Law Vol. 20 No. 39 (2025) The primary focus of the issue no. 39 of the Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Law is on the legal aspects of separate collection of biodegradable waste, sanctions related to freshwater plastic pollution and transboundary pollution, as well as environmental remediation. This issue includes articles on Slovenian, Croatian, Polish, Slovakian, Czech, Hungarian, Romanian, Ukrainian, and Turkish law. |
Central European Journal of Comparative Law Vol. 6 No. 2 (2025) has been published In this volume, several articles examine the history of codification of private law in Eastern Europe and the universal protection of human rights. Readers may peruse articles on small-scaling imprisonment, the international protection of adults and the review of the French Yearbook of Public Law. |
Law, Identity and Values Vol. 5 No. 2 (2025) has been published This issue brings together articles that address contemporary challenges. Some articles focus on European law, international law and the protection of human rights. Several articles focus on regional dynamics, such as the Western Balkans. Others broaden the perspective by examining medically assisted reproduction and space law. |
Journal for Criminal Justice „Crimen“ Vol. 16 No. 3 (2025) The aim of the journal Crimen – Journal for Criminal Justice is to publish papers in the fields of criminal law, criminal justice, criminology, and related disciplines (such as forensic science, penology, and victimology), and it is open to contributions from both academics and practitioners. The new issue was released on 4 December 2025. |
Blog Post: Gellért Nagy: The Relationship Between the EU and Western Sahara, Through the Lens of Recent Developments Analysis of EU–Morocco agreements on Western Sahara, the Polisario II judgments, consent and self-determination, and disputed trade and labelling rules. |
Blog Post: Šimović & Kokić: Reflections on the CJEU's Judgment in Wojewoda Mazowiecki The study examines the recently delivered and highly anticipated judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union (hereinafter: the CJEU) in the case of Jakub Cupriak-Trojan and Mateusz Trojan v. the Mazovian Voivode (C-713/23), known as the Wojewoda Mazowiecki case. |
Conferences, workshops, book launches, presentations |
Legal Heritage conference on 11 November 2025 The theme of the conference – “Civil Code and Commercial Code: Dualism vs. Monism in Private Law – A Historical Perspective” – focused on the developmental paths of private law regulation and the differences between legal systems, which also raised issues that were relevant in the modern economic and social environment. |
Student Conference “Iustoria 2025: War and Peace (In Legal History)” on 17-19 November 2025 At the University of Belgrade Faculty of Law, from 17 to 19 November 2025, the Sixth International Student Conference on Legal History “IUSTORIA 2025” was held. The theme of this year’s conference was “War and Peace (in Legal History)”, marking the eightieth anniversary of the end of the Second World War, along with several other anniversaries commemorated this year. |
International conference "Shaping justice: how criminal law and justice respond to contemporary social challenges" on 28 November 2025 The Institute for Criminological and Sociological Research, in cooperation with the Institute for Comparative Law and the Judicial Academy of Serbia, successfully organized the tenth International Conference "Shaping Justice: How Criminal Law and Justice Respond to Contemporary Social Challenges". The event was held on 28 November 2025, in the premises of the Institute for Criminological and Sociological Research and brought together prominent experts from Serbia and abroad. |
Children’s Rights Days IV on 2-3 December 2025 The year 2025 continued the tradition of the Children's Rights Days international conference series, which focused on one of the most pressing issues, namely ensuring that children's voices are not only formally recognized, but also genuinely represented and meaningfully involved in decision-making processes for all stakeholders. |
The promotion of the fifth scholarly publication Serbian Football – Comparative Law Challenges and Perspectives on 8 December 2025 The promotion of the fifth scholarly publication Serbian Football – Comparative Law Challenges and Perspectives, organised by the Institute of Comparative Law, was held on Monday, 8 December 2025 at the Institute of Comparative Law Belgrade. During the event, 13 legal scholars and practitioners presented their papers addressing a range of legal issues related to football and sports law. |
Reinforcing the Union of Values – 23rd Jean Monnet Seminar on 19-22 April 2026 The University of Zagreb – Faculty of Law, through the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence Reinforcing the Rule of Law and EU Values, is organizing the 23rd Jean Monnet Seminar dedicated to the theme “Reinforcing the Union of Values.” This year’s seminar brings together scholars of EU law and related disciplines to discuss the meaning, application, and evolution of the European Union’s fundamental values within its constitutional, political, and societal framework. |
Central-European Child Participation Platform on 1 December 2025 To amplify the voices of children living in the region, a workshop was held on 1 December 2025, under the framework of the Central European Child Participation Platform, with children at the center. |
Further news |
The Oxford Debate 2025 This year, the Criminal Procedure Scientific Circle, together with the Faculty of Law and Administration at Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw, held the Oxford Debate for the fifth time, entitled: “Accountability of Constitutional State Bodies in the Context of the Rule of Law Crisis.” The event took place on December 11. |