The main goal of the conference is to discuss the key problems of law and economics in the 20th and 21st century.

Presentations may touch upon the legal and economic problems of Poland, the rest of Europe and the United States, as well as other parts of the world.

Please feel free to choose the topic of your presentation in line with your passion and expertise. Panels of the conference will be arranged accordingly (based on chronological and geographical criteria).

Example research areas:

• globalization – its effects and current trends
• legal and socio-economic consequences of Russia's invasion of Ukraine
• recessions and economic downturns
• BRICS countries – emerging market economies
• how can the law become more economically effective?
• monetary policy in the 20th and 21st century
• regulation of the banking sector
• global poverty and inequalities
• poverty in particular nation-states
• the exhaustion of non-renewable resources and new sources of energy
• legal and economic problems of labor markets in Poland, Europe, the U.S., and the world
• social, political, and economic aspects of the functioning of the justice systems in the United States, Europe, and the rest of the world
• methodological problems in law and economics
• and many more!

The thematic areas indicated above are only examples. We strongly encourage you to go beyond them. In addition, the speeches can be interdisciplinary in nature, combining a variety of scientific fields.

The Conference Committee does not censor speeches for worldview or political reasons. Original and controversial presentations are always welcome by the Conference Committee.

• Students, Ph.D. students, experienced researchers, practitioners, and all others interested in the above-indicated fields of research can actively participate in the conference as speakers.
• Passive participants (audience) do not need to possess any prior academic knowledge or background.

💬𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐔𝐀𝐆𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐅𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄

Presentations can be delivered in English or Polish.

• Prof. Christopher Kelley, LL.M. (University of Arkansas School of Law) – Chairman of the Conference Committee.
• Prof. Beata Sadowska (University of Szczecin) – Member of the Committee.
• Prof. Nina Stępnicka (Casimir Pulaski University in Radom) – Member of the Committee.
• Dr. Paulina Wiączek (Bygoszcz University) – Member of the Committee.
• Dr. Agnieszka Paluch-Dybek (Jacob of Paradeis University) – Member of the Committee.
• Luke Darby Bartosik, LL.M. (President of the Center For American Studies) – Secretary of the Conference Committee

➤ ACTIVE PARTICIPATION (INFORMATION FOR CONFERENCE SPEAKERS)

Steps necessary to register for the conference as an active participant (conference speaker):

1️⃣Submit an abstract (200-300 words) and register via the Speaker Application Form at: https://forms.gle/nLuxYcrBreWcRhLj7

2️⃣ Register via the Speaker Application Form by 23.59 on June 24, 2026 (we will not extend this deadline).

🔒We reserve the right to select abstracts.

📣The results of the abstract selection process will be announced by June 25, 2026.

3️⃣Pay the conference fee to the bank account number that will be provided to the qualified speakers via email. The fee must be paid by June 27, 2026 at the latest.

➤ PASSIVE PARTICIPATION (CONFERENCE AUDIENCE)

Steps necessary to register for the conference by a passive participant (audience):

1️⃣ Register via the Audience Registration Form at: https://forms.gle/JmwjmgCtcQswj8SKA

2️⃣ Register using the Audience Registration Form by midnight on June 28, 2026 (we will not extend this deadline). Failure to register using the form will result in the inability to passively participate in the conference (and thus the inability to receive a conference audience certificate).

3️⃣Pay the fee to the bank account number that will be provided to the audience via email. The fee must be paid by June 30, 2026, at the latest.

Audience will have a chance to see the conference schedule with the full list of speakers and their presentation titles before paying the fee. The schedule will be delivered via email.

➤ SPEAKERS – 2 options:

• 259 PLN / 75 EUR– participation as a speaker + PDF electronic certificate sent via email (the electronic certificate bears the digital signatures of the members of the Conference Committee and the qualified Szafir electronic signature – the legal equivalent of a handwritten signature – of the President of the Board).

– OR –

• 289 PLN / 85 EUR – participation as a speaker + digital certificate + traditional certificate with a handwritten signature sent via post.

➤ AUDIENCE – 2 options:

• 139 PLN / 45 EUR– audience participation + PDF electronic certificate sent via email (the electronic certificate bears the digital signatures of the members of the Conference Committee and the qualified Szafir electronic signature – the legal equivalent of a handwritten signature – of the President of the Board).

– OR –

• 159 PLN / 55 EUR – audience participation + digital PDF certificate + traditional certificate with a handwritten signature sent via post.

Important! Please use the following pattern when filling in the transfer title field when making the payment of your conference fee*: " – fee for active / passive participation (select the appropriate one) – Academic Conference on Law & Economics>

* Failure to do so may result in delays in posting the fee on the appropriate account and, consequently, even exclude your participation in the conference.

In the case of a co-authorship of a presentation by two or more speakers, please pay the fee for each of the co-speakers separately.

The organizers anticipate the possibility of publication in the form of a monograph. However, such possibility will depend on the number of authors willing to publish their text (chapter) in a monograph. The price for participation in the conference does not include the publication fee.

• It is possible to receive a VAT invoice (please make your request in the registration form – requests made later may not be satisfied).
• If your participation in the conference is to be financed by the university (or another institution/company), we suggest that you pay for your participation from your personal funds and then obtain reimbursement from the university (institution/company) on the basis of an invoice issued by the Center to your university (institution/company).
• The fee is non-refundable (since it grants you the right of entry to the conference).
• The link to the online conference room will be made available to registered participants within 24 hours before the start of the conference.
• It is possible to deliver a conference presentation by two or more speakers (the fee should be multiplied by the number of speakers).
• The presentation time is 15-25 minutes (depending on the fact of giving a solo or duet/trio presentation and the total number of presentations during the conference).
• Traditional paper certificates are usually sent via traditional post within 2 months after the conference – because of the approaching scholarship deadlines, we will do our best to deliver them faster.
• Digital certificates are sent to *all* participants within one week from the conference – because of the approaching scholarship deadlines, we will do our best to deliver them faster.
• All Participants will receive an affidavit confirming the composition of the Academic Conference Committee.
• All Participants will receive a certificate of the status of the Center for American Studies scientific society as an entity conducting primarily scientific activities in an independent and continuous manner, along with a full list of members of the Academic Council.
• The Center for American Studies arranges the order of presentations. The exact time of speaking at the conference is pre-determined by CfAS (it will be not possible to change the time of your conference presentation set in the conference schedule).
• Terms of Service (Conference Rules and Regulations): https://www.cfasofficial.com/en/terms-of-use

If you have any questions, please send an email to the Conference Coordinator, Mr. Anatolii Tymchenko, at [email protected]

We will gladly help.

See you at the conference!

The conference will be held on Saturday, August 8, 2026, from 9.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. CET (Warsaw/Berlin/Rome/Prague time) online on the Microsoft Teams platform.

The length of the conference depends on the exact number of speakers. In the event of a high number of speakers, we reserve the right to extend the conference also to Sunday, August 9, 2026.

The main idea of the conference is to discuss constitutions and constitutional law in its broadest sense, as well as constitutional issues and problems at the intersection of law and political science.

We will address constitutions and constitutional law both in a contemporary and historical perspective.

Presentations might touch upon constitutions and constitutional laws of particular nation-states (e.g., constitutional law of Poland, Brazil, China, the United States), be of comparative nature (e.g., comparing the constitutions of Ukraine and Italy), or provide an interdisciplinary attempt to address constitutional problems and challenges (e.g. using the tools of economics, sociology or political science to address constitutional questions).

Proposed (example) thematic areas of your conference presentation:

• Written and unwritten constitutions
• Human Rights and constitutional law
• Restrictions (and omissions) of Human Rights in various constitutions
• Provisions that should be/should not be included in constitutions
• Property rights in constitutions
• Presidential systems and parliamentary cabinet systems of power
• Tax regulation in constitutions
• States of emergency
• Constitutional courts and their role
• Comparison of constitutions
• Rule of law
• The principles of law
• Protection of constitutional values
• Supreme courts and constitutions

The above-mentioned areas are to be treated merely as examples. Feel free to go well beyond this list.

We believe in freedom of academic discussion and do not censor speeches for worldview or political reasons. Original and unconventional speeches will always find recognition from the Conference Committee.

• Students, Ph.D. students, experienced researchers, and all others interested in the above-indicated fields of research can actively participate in the conference as speakers.
• Passive participants (audience) do not need to possess any prior academic knowledge or background.

Speeches may be delivered in the following languages:

🇺🇲English

🇵🇱Polish

Panels (sessions) during the conference will be arranged accordingly.

• Prof. Christopher Kelley, LL.M. (University of Arkansas School of Law) – Chairman of the Conference Committee.
• Prof. Maksymilian Stanulewicz, Ph.D. (Adam Mickiewicz University) – Vice-Chairman of the Conference Committee.
• Prof. David Jones (professor emeritus, American Studies Center, University of Warsaw) – Member of the Conference Committee.
• Attorney Valery Loumber, J.D. (Gavrilov & Brooks, Sacramento/Los Angeles) – Member of the Conference Committee.
• Dr. Wojciech Walczak (University of Bialystok) – Member of the Conference Committee.
• Luke Darby Bartosik, LL.M. (President of the Center for American Studies) – Secretary of the Conference Committee.

↪️𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐏𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐏𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 - 𝐈𝐍𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍

➤ ACTIVE PARTICIPATION (INFORMATION FOR CONFERENCE SPEAKERS)

Steps necessary to register for the conference as an active participant (conference speaker):

1️⃣ Submit an abstract (200-300 words) and fill out the Speaker Application Form at: https://forms.gle/8KQzCpbzgMGsSwAc7

2️⃣ Register via the above-mentioned Speaker Application Form by 23.59 on July 29, 2026 (we will not extend this deadline).

🔓We reserve the right to select abstracts.

📣The results of the abstract selection process will be announced by July 30, 2026.

3️⃣ Pay the conference fee to the bank account number that will be provided to the qualified speakers in an e-mail – the fee must be paid by August 1, 2026 at the latest.

➤ PASSIVE PARTICIPATION (CONFERENCE AUDIENCE)

Steps necessary to register for the conference as a passive participant (audience):

1️⃣ Fill out the Audience Application Form at: https://forms.gle/DNRt357FSZBxEk9q9

2️⃣ Submit the Audience Registration Form by 23.59 on August 1, 2026 (we will not extend this deadline).

Failure to fill in the form will result in the inability to passively participate in the conference (and thus the inability to receive a conference audience certificate)

3️⃣ Pay the conference fee to the bank account number that will be provided to passive participants via e-mail. The fee must be paid by August 4, 2026 at the latest.

Don’t worry! You will receive the conference schedule with a full list of speakers and names of their presentations via e-mail before submitting a conference fee.

➤ SPEAKERS – 2 options:

• 269 PLN / 75 EUR – participation as a speaker + digital certificate (PDF with digital signatures of Members of the Academic Committee for self-printing) sent via email (widely-accepted equivalent of the traditional certificate).

– OR –

• 299 PLN / 85 EUR – participation as a speaker + digital certificate + traditional certificate sent via post.

➤ AUDIENCE – 2 options:

• 149 PLN / 45 EUR – audience participation + digital certificate (PDF with digital signatures of Members of the Academic Committee for self-printing) sent via email (widely-recognized equivalent of the traditional certificate).

– OR –

• 169 PLN / 55 EUR – audience participation + digital certificate + traditional certificate sent via post.

Important! Please use the following pattern when filling in the transfer title field when making the payment of your conference fee*: " – fee for active / passive participation (select the appropriate one) – "

* Failure to do so may result in delays in posting the fee on the appropriate account and, consequently, even exclude your participation in the conference.

In the case of co-authorship of a presentation by two or more speakers, please pay the fee for each of the co-speakers separately.

The organizers anticipate the possibility of publication in the form of a monograph. However, such possibility will depend on the number of authors willing to publish their text (chapter) in a monograph. The price for participation in the conference does not include the publication fee.

• It is possible to receive a VAT invoice (please make your request in the registration form – requests made later may not be satisfied).
• If your participation in the conference is to be financed by the university (or another institution/company), we suggest that you pay for your participation from your personal funds and then obtain reimbursement from the university (institution/company) on the basis of an invoice issued by the Center to your university (institution/company).
• The fee is non-refundable (since it grants you the right of entry to the conference).
• The link to the online conference room will be made available to registered participants within 24 hours before the start of the conference.
• It is possible to deliver a conference presentation by two or more speakers (the fee should be multiplied by the number of speakers).
• The presentation time is 15-25 minutes (depending on the fact of giving a solo or duet presentation and the total number of presentations during the conference).
• Traditional paper certificates are usually sent via traditional post within 2 months after the conference – because of the approaching scholarship deadlines, we will do our best to deliver them faster.
• Digital certificates are sent to *all* participants within one week from the conference – because of the approaching scholarship deadlines, we will do our best to deliver them faster..
• All Participants will receive an affidavit confirming the composition of the Academic Conference Committee.
• All Participants will receive a certificate of the status of the Center for American Studies scientific society as an entity conducting primarily scientific activities in an independent and continuous manner, along with a full list of members of the Academic Council.
• The Center for American Studies arranges the order of presentations. The exact time of speaking at the conference is pre-determined by CfAS (it will be not possible to change the time of your conference presentation set in the conference schedule).
• Terms of Service (Conference Rules and Regulations): https://www.cfasofficial.com/en/terms-of-use