The round table on „Ukrainian Law and the Law of the Czech Republic: An Unexpected Encounter“ was held at the Faculty of Law

On 13th June 2023, academicians and doctoral students from the departments of civil law, health law, international law and administrative law discussed various issues of mutual interferences between the Czech and the Ukrainian law at a round table, which was organised under the umbrella of the SVV project „Ukrainian Law and the Law of the Czech Republic: An Unexpected Encounter.“

The round table was opened by a keynote speech by Professor Jakub Handrlica, who reminded the existence of the Ukrainian Free University in the interwar period. This university offered also courses in law. As there is no Ukrainian Free University currently in Prague, the Faculty of Law must address the Ukraine-related legal topics and this round table aims to do so.

The first panel was devoted to mutual recognition of judicial decisions in the area of civil law. Here, dr. Miroslav Sedláček and Tetiana Kravchenko presented analysis of this issued both from the viewpoint of the Czech law and the law of Ukraine.

The second panel addressed the legal issues, arising from the institute of temporary protection. Here, dr. Věra Honusková and Enes Zaimović outlined the origins of this institute, the legal character of temporary protection and also presented their own view of the future of this instrument. In the second presentation, Nataliya Isayeva discussed the implications of granting a temporary protection for the persons from Ukraine under the current Czech law. Further, Vladimír Sharp and Kamila Balounová addressed the legal issues, arising from translation and interpretation with respect to the migration crises.

The third panel was devoted to the special legal frameworks, adopted to address the emergency situations arising in the aftermath of the Russian aggression against Ukraine (leges Ukrainae). Firstly, Associate Professor Lenka Pítrová outlined the concept of “leges Ukrainae” in the public law of the Czech Republic, relation of these special legal frameworks to other acts and implications of this emergency legislation for those, enjoying temporary protection. Her presentation was followed by presentation made by two doctoral students – Liilia Serhiichuk and Yulia Mohylda. They analysed the implications of “leges Ukrainae” from the viewpoint of holders of the temporary protection – both adult persons and children.

In discussion, it became clear that the topic is of interdisciplinary nature and it clearly required attention from various fields of law.

The written versions of the presentations will be published in a proceedings, entitled “Ukrainian Law and the Law of the Czech Republic: An Unexpected Encounter” and will be indexed in the Web of Science database.