The Research Group on Mining Law and Environmental Protection of the Faculty of Law and Administration of the University of Silesia, together with the Foundation of the Faculty of Law and Administration of the University of Silesia Facultas Iuridica, hereby invite participants to the 27th Czech–Polish–Slovak Scientific Conference on Environmental Law, to be held on 9–11 September 2026.
The theme of this year’s conference will focus on the effectiveness of instruments within broadly understood environmental law. Two principal thematic areas may be identified for conference contributions. The first concerns the assessment of the effectiveness of existing legal solutions, both at the European and the national levels. The second area proposed for discussion encompasses suggestions for change in this field, including both de lege ferenda proposals and broader concepts or directions in which, in the opinion of conference participants, legislative developments should proceed.
The conference will have an international character. In addition to representatives from the Czech Republic, Poland, and Slovakia, experts from other countries in the region have also been invited, for whom the effectiveness of environmental regulation remains a current and significant challenge.
The organizers hope that, as in previous years, the conference will provide a forum for the exchange of views and experiences among scholars, practitioners, and representatives of public administration from Central and Eastern European countries.
I. Registration Form: https://forms.gle/e7fmbUZLJTnvJAWAA
II. Date and Venue of the Conference:
The conference will be held in Kroczyce (http://www.zajazd-magda.pl/) on 9–11 September 2026.
The inn offers the following accommodation options:
Apartment (2 persons) – PLN 300 per night
Double room – PLN 200 per night
Triple room – PLN 270 per night
III. Post-Conference Publication:
Conference participants will have the opportunity to publish their papers in Prawne Problemy Górnictwa i Ochrony Środowiska. Manuscripts intended for publication should be submitted no later than 14 September 2026. Please note that only papers prepared in English will be accepted for publication. The length of the article should not exceed 25,000 characters (including spaces), including footnotes. Author guidelines are available at: https://journals.us.edu.pl/index.php/ppgos/wytyczne1
We kindly ask that presentations be prepared in English. Papers may be delivered in Polish, Czech, Slovak, or English.
Please let us know whether you will participate in the conference no later than 1 August 2026.
IV. Conference Fee:
The conference fee is PLN 990 (including VAT; accommodation not included). Please submit your applications by 1 August 2026. Payment should be made to the following bank account:
Fundacja Wydziału Prawa i Administracji UŚ Facultas Iuridica
ul. Bankowa 11b, 40-007 Katowice
Tax ID (NIP): 9541931619
Bank account number: 30 1050 1214 1000 0007 0056 4511
ING Bank Śląski
Payment reference: Katowice 2026 environmental protection, participant’s full name
