16th Polish-Spanish Conference on the European Legal Tradition

About the Conference

For over three decades, the Polish-Spanish Conference on the European Legal Tradition has served as a leading forum for scholarly dialogue on the foundations and continuity of European legal culture, with particular emphasis on the legacy of Roman law and its influence on modern legal systems. Roman law remains a key point of reference for shaping enduring legal solutions, illustrating both continuity and the need for adaptation in response to evolving social and economic realities.

This year’s conference focuses on the functional adaptation of classical legal concepts to the regulatory and dogmatic frameworks necessitated by artificial intelligence, blockchain, and other advanced digital technologies. It will examine how classical legal principles can inform contemporary challenges arising from digital transformation, algorithmic decision-making, smart contracts, and the governance of distributed ledger systems. Organized into six thematic panels, the event will explore the relevance and adaptability of Roman legal thought in the 21st century.

Join us in person at SWPS University in Warsaw or attend online with access to the live stream and conference materials.

Program

The conference program includes six thematic areas:

1. Continuity and Discontinuity between Roman Law and Contemporary Private Law
2. Contracts, Obligations, and Liability: Roman Foundations and Modern Perspectives
3. Markets and Trade in the Roman World: Reflections in Contemporary Market Law
4. Law and Economics: Roman Models and Modern Applications
5. Artificial Intelligence, Algorithms, and Private Law: The Legacy of Roman Law
6. The Person, the Family, and Property: From Roman Law to the Digital Society

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Task implemented with funds from the Minister of Science and Higher Education

Organizers

Co-organizers

• Institute of Legal Sciences of the Catholic University of Lublin
• Department of Civil Procedure of the Catholic University of Lublin
• Institute of Comparative Law and Interdisciplinary Research, University of Lodz
• Centro Interdipartimentale di Ricerca di “Studi di Diritti e Culture Prelatine, Latine ed Orientali” (CEDICLO)
• Faculty of Law of the University of Rzeszow
• Institute for Legal Sciences of Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw
• Faculty of Law of the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn

Event held under the auspices of

Scientific Committee

• Prof. Carmen Lázaro Guillamón (University Jaume I de Castellón)
• Prof. José Luis Zamora Manzano (University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria)
• Prof. Bronisław Sitek (SWPS University in Warsaw)
• Prof. Amparo Montañana Casaní (University Jaume I de Castellón)
• Prof. Sławomir Kursa (SWPS University in Warsaw)
• Prof. Magdalena Sitek (WSGE University of Applied Sciences in Józefów)
• Prof. Silvestre Bello Rodríguez (University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria)
• Prof. Jaime Bonet Navarro (University of Valencia)
• Prof. Marcin Asłanowicz (SWPS University in Warsaw)
• Prof. Marek Chmaj (SWPS University in Warsaw)
• Prof. Jakub Szczerbowski (University of Lodz)
• Prof. Laura Tafaro (Università degli Studi de Bari)
• Prof. Jarosław Dobkowski (University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn)
• Prof. Michele Indelicato (Università degli Studi de Bari)
• Prof. Rosa Indelicato (Università degli Studi de Bari)
• Prof. Anna Tarwacka (University of Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski)
• Prof. Renata Świrgoń-Skok (University of Rzeszów)
• Prof. Bogusław Szmulik (University of Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski)
• Prof. Piotr Krajewski (University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn)
• Prof. María Lidón Lara Ortiz (University Jaume I de Castellón)
• Prof. Joanna Misztal-Konecka (John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin)
• Prof. Anna Musiała (Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań)
• Prof. Rosanna Ortu (University of Sassari)
• Prof. Patricia Panero Oria (University of Barcelona)
• Prof. Ferdinando Parente (Università degli Studi de Bari)
• Prof. Salvatore Antonello Parente (Università degli Studi de Bari Aldo Moro)
• Prof. Andrea Planchadell Gargallo (University Jaume I de Castellón)
• Prof. Magdalena Rzewuska (University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn)
• Prof. Maciej Rzewuski (University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn)
• Prof. Beata Stępień-Załucka (University of Rzeszów)
• Prof. Małgorzata Such Pyrgiel (WSGE University of Applied Sciences in Jozefów)
• Prof. Franco Vallocchia (University La Sapienza – Rome)
• Prof. Caty Vidales Rodríguez (University Valencia)
• Prof. Mariusz Załucki (Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Krakow University)
• Prof. Elżbieta Zębek (University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn)
• Dr. Ewa Dawidziuk (SWPS University in Warsaw)
• Dr. Paweł Kowalski (SWPS University in Warsaw)
• Dr. Małgorzata Eysymontt (SWPS University in Warsaw)
• Dr. Anna Karabowicz (Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Sevilla)
• Dr. Katarzyna Ciućkowska (University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn)
• Dr. Iwona Florek (WSGE University of Applied Sciences in Jozefów)
• Dr. Tewise Ortega Gonzalez (University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria)
• Dr. Ewa Pietrzak (SWPS University in Warsaw)
• Dr. Justyna Skwirowska (SWPS University in Warsaw)

Organizing Committee

• Prof. Bronisław Sitek (SWPS University - Warsaw)
• Prof. Carmen Lázaro Guillamón (Universidad Jaume I Castellón)
• Prof. José Luis Zamora Manzano (University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria)
• Prof. Sławomir Kursa (SWPS University in Warsaw)
• Prof. Amparo Montañana (Universidad Jaume I de Castellón)
• Prof. Jakub Szczerbowski (University of Lodz)
• Prof. Jaime Bonet Navarro (University of Valencia)
• Prof. Raquel Martínez Catalán (University of Valencia)
• Prof. Elzbieta Loska (University of Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski)
• Prof. Renata Kaminska (University of Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski)
• Prof. Teresa Duplá Marín (ESADE- Universidad Ramón Llull)
• Dr. Justyna Skwirowska (SWPS University in Warsaw)
• Dr. Ewa Pietrzak (SWPS University in Warsaw)
• Dr. Małgorzata Eysymontt (SWPS University in Warsaw)
• Emilia Jedynak (SWPS University in Warsaw)
• Karolina Jarząbek (SWPS University in Warsaw)
• Gino Dessolis (SWPS University in Warsaw)
• Edwin Leśniak (SWPS University in Warsaw)
• Izabela Król (SWPS University in Warsaw)
• Łukasz Kordelasiński (SWPS University in Warsaw)
• Paulina Lewandowska (SWPS University in Warsaw)
• Lika Kuchashvili (SWPS University in Warsaw)
• Maria Natalia Jaszczur (SWPS University in Warsaw)
• Oskar Stachyra (SWPS University in Warsaw)
• Natalia Bańkowska (SWPS University in Warsaw)
• Mateusz Teller (SWPS University in Warsaw)
• Sara Boumayz (SWPS University in Warsaw)

Location

SWPS University, Chodakowska 19/31, Warsaw
rooms: S201, S302, S303, S304, S229

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