8.30-8.45 – Registration
8.45-9.15 – Opening of the seminar
- Professor Teresa Gardocka, Director of SWPS University's Institute of Law
- Professor Christoph Becker, University of Augsburg, Germany
- Professor Wojciech Dajczak, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Poland
- Professor Aldo Petrucci, University of Pisa, Italy
- Professor Costas Vlahos, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
- Professor Bronisław Sitek, SWSP University of Social Science and Humanities, Warsaw, Poland
9.15-10.30 Session I –The usefulness of contemporary law textbooks in the light of technological and civilizational progress
- Introduction: prof. Christoph Becker - University of Augsburg
- Interaction between the systematization of the civil codes and the legal science – Ewelina Rogalska, Ph.D. student, University of Augsburg
- Legal status of women in Russian commercial law in the 19th Century – Maria Malt, Ph.D. Student, University of Augsburg
- Categories of crimes – Alessia Wijesinghe, undergraduate student, University of Augsburg
- Conclusions: prof. Christoph Becker, University of Augsburg
10.30-10.45 – Discussion
10.45-12.00 Session II – The usefulness of contemporary law handbooks through the experience of an Italian University
- Introduction: Italian legal handbooks and legal professions – prof. Federico Procchi, University of Pisa
- A legal handbook: the key for your future mindset – Noemi Milanesio, graduate student, University of Pisa
- The unexpected actuality and usefulness of the classic study methods – Davide Landi undergraduate student, University of Pisa
- Conclusion: Italian legal handbooks between Past and Future – prof. Aldo Petrucci, University of Pisa
12.00-12.15 – Discussion
12.15-12.45 - Lunch break
12.45-13.45 Session III – Why should one write a handbook?
- Introduction: Prof. Wojciech Dajczak, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań; Prof. Costas Vlahos, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
- A handbook for a Byzantine Prince? The Foundations of Imperial Education by Emperor Manuel II Paleologos – Ilias Moschou, Ph.D. Student, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
- Early modern books on topoi. The alternative for a legal handbook? – Maria Cola, graduate student, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań
- Conclusion: Prof. Wojciech Dajczak, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Prof. Costas Vlahos, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
13.45-14.00 – Discussion
Session IV: 14.00-15.00 – Teaching law vs law practice - the role of handbooks
- Introduction: prof. Jakub Szczerbowski, University of Łódź
- The Role of Law Books in the Teaching and Application of Civil Law Interpretation Methods –Anna Siemińska, Ph.D. student, SWPS University of Social Science and Humanities
- Tax system on the example of Poland and Germany versus learning with the use of textbooks –Justyna Skwirowska, Ph.D. Student, SWPS University of Social Science and Humanities
- Conclusion: prof. Jakub Szczerbowski, University of Lodz
15.00-15.15 - Discussion
15.15-15.45 – Closing Remarks
- Prof. Aldo Pertucci, University of Pisa
- Prof. Wojciech Dajczak, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań
- Prof. Costas Vlahos, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
- Prof. Christoph Becker, University of Augsburg
- Prof. Sławomir Kursa, SWPS University of Social Science and Humanities