International Doctoral and Postdoctoral Conference in the Law and Law Related Fields – SPLITLAW 2025
SPLITLAW 2025 Book of abstracts (.pdf)
SPLITLAW 2025 Book of proceedings
The Faculty of Law, University of Split has the honour to announce the Call for Abstracts for the “2nd International Doctoral and Postdoctoral Conference in the Law and Law Related Fields – SPLITLAW 2025”, which will be held from 14 to 15 May 2025 as a hybrid event:
- on-site (in-person) participation (Faculty of Law, University of Split, Domovinskog rata 8, 21 000 Split, Croatia); and
- online participation (via MS Teams).
The conference topics will be focused, but not limited, to legal aspects of economic and social development and the challenges of the modern world. We invite You to submit abstracts on the following or related topics:
- Legal consideration of economic contexts and application of legal solutions in practise;
- Improvement of theoretical and practical legal problem areas;
- Challenges of globalisation and Europeanisation of national law;
- Public and Private Law crossing paths in the EU;
- Challenges in maintaining democracy and the rule of law in the EU;
- European approach to digital transformation, digital economy and society – benefits and potential risks of AI technology;
- Challenges and the future of social policy in the EU;
- Cross-border labour mobility as the foundation of the EU market;
- Effective protection of the EU’s external borders – prospects and new challenges;
- Cross-border electronic data exchange in the area of judicial co-operation in civil and criminal matters;
- Monitoring of traders and legal protection of consumers;
- Confidence in the judiciary – independence and efficiency of the conduct of judicial proceedings in the context of economic crime;
- Legal certainty and efficiency of public administration – improvement of the investment environment;
- Legal and economic aspects of corporate governance – European companies as a stimulating business environment in the EU;
- Legal and regulatory challenges and barriers to smart, sustainable and inclusive growth and enterprise;
- Corporate governance, financing and auditing.
The official language of the conference is English.
Doctoral students (PhD students) and post-doctoral (PostDoc) researchers from the field of social sciences – law and other related fields of social sciences or interdisciplinary fields related to law – who have completed an integrated university degree in law or a previous university degree in law or another integrated university degree or a previous university degree in the field of social sciences (economics, political sciences, information and communication sciences, sociology, social policies, social work and other social activities, security and defence activities, etc.) are eligible to participate in the conference.
The Application form should be completed via the following link: https://forms.office.com/e/PFge2v8mJZ
IMPORTANT DATES:
- 7 January 2025 – Deadline for completing the application form and submitting the abstract
- 14 January 2025 – Notification of acceptance of the abstract
- 21 January 2025 – Deadline for registering to participate in the conference on-site/online
- 28 January 2025 – Deadline for paying the conference fee
- 4 March 2025 – Deadline for submitting the full paper
- 14-15 May – 2025 Conference dates
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS:
An abstract (up to 500 words with no more than 5 keywords) should be submitted with the application form.The author of the abstract/paper can only be a PhD student/PostDoc researcher in law or law related fields.One author can submit a maximum of one (1) abstract.It is not possible to submit/publish an abstract/paper in co-authorship.Accepted abstracts will be published in the printed version of the Book of Abstracts.
After the acceptance of the abstract, each participant will be assigned a supervisor (1. full professor, associate professor or assistant professor from the Faculty of Law in Split; or 2. an external supervisor from the Faculty of Law in Split; or 3. full professor, associate professor or assistant professor from other university units; or 4. an external supervisor from the other university units) who will be available (in-person or online), as an expert in the field of the research topic, to assist the PhD student/PostDoc researcher in preparing, analysing and conducting the research activities, i.e. to refer to the latest relevant sources of literature and relevant jurisprudence at national, European and international level, thus contributing to a more successful scientific and research work of the participants. The supervisor prepares a separate report for each participant to whom he/she is assigned[1]. The report will include all the supervisor’s references for work with the participant (teaching activity in the field of the accepted topic; publication of papers in the field of the accepted topic; work on a project, etc.) and a reasoned assessment of the participant’s success in proving the set hypotheses of the work and presentation of research results at the international level. The evaluation of the supervisor’s work, as well as the assessment of the satisfaction of the conference participants regarding the success and quality of the application of the acquired knowledge in further scientific and research work, will be carried out by filling out an anonymous questionnaire by the conference participants. After 28 January 28 2028, participants of accepted abstracts will be provided with the contact information of the appointed supervisor. Contacting the supervisor is voluntary, but recommended.
CALL FOR PAPERS:
Authors of accepted abstracts have the opportunity to submit a full paper (in English) of no more than 10,000 words (including tables and references), which will be reviewed by at least two reviewers. After a double blind review, the accepted papers will be categorised (as a original scientific paper; review article; preliminary communication; professional paper) and published in a Book of Proceedings (electronic edition) which will be sent for indexation in WoS, HeinOnline database. The submission of the full paper is voluntary, but strongly recommended!
CONFERENCE FEE:[2] ON-SITE (IN-PERSON) OR ONLINE PARTICIPATION – 150 EUR / PER PARTICIPANT
The registration fee includes:
- Welcome drink at the conference opening;
- Participation in the opening speeches of the conference (Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Split; Chairman of the Conference Organising Committee; Chairman of the Conference Scientific Committee; Chairman of the Conference Programme Committee);
- Participation in the keynote speeches from the narrow subject areas comprising most of the presentations accepted by the conference participants;
- Attendance at all conference sessions;
- Publication of one abstract in the Book of Abstracts (if the abstract is accepted for publication
- Book of Abstracts (printed/PDF form);
- One paper presented on-site/online and published in the electronic edition of the Book of Proceedings (if the paper is accepted for publication);
- Book of Proceedings (PDF form);
- A supervisor in the research area of the participant’s accepted conference topic;
- Conference programme (printed/PDF form);
- Certificate of participation (after presentation of abstract/paper) – PDF form;
- Refreshments (coffee breaks) during the conference;
- Conference lunch or dinner (for two days);
- free access to library resources and available databases enabling participant to conduct more successful research.
The registration fee does not include accommodation and transport costs. The Conference fee should be paid by bank transfer.
All payments should be addressed to (Payment details):
Bank Institution: ZAGREBAČKA BANKA D.D.
Bank Address: Trg bana Josipa Jelačića 10, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia
Account Holder (Beneficiary): PRAVNI FAKULTET U SPLITU
Account Holder’s (Beneficiary) Address: Domovinskog rata 8, 21 000 Split, Croatia
IBAN account: HR2623600001102826949
SWIFT: ZABAHR2X
Reference number: 2815
Purpose: „SPLITLAW 2025“ (Participant’s full name and surname)
The conference is organised as a recognised lifelong learning programme of the Centre for Lifelong Learning of the Faculty of Law, University of Split, therefore special certificates will be issued to all participants of the conference who have participated in the implementation of the recognised lifelong learning programme and presented the accepted topic of the abstract/ paper.
For any questions or further information about the conference you can send an e-mail to: splitlaw@pravst.hr
Ratko Brnabić, PhD, Associate Professor
Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Split
[1] This report (in PDF form) will be sent to all conference participants by e-mail within a few days of the end of the conference.
[2] PhD students and PostDoc researchers of the Faculty of Law, University of Split are exempt from paying the registration fee!In case of cancellation until 27 January 2025, 100% of the paid conference fee will be refunded.In case of cancellation on or after 28 January 2025, the paid conference fee will not be refunded!Cancellation and refund requests must be made by e-mail: splitlaw@pravst.hr.