Czech Yearbook of International Law |
A MAJOR INTERNATIONAL PROJECT – THE FIRST CZECH YEARBOOK OF INTERNATIONAL LAW (CYIL), PUBLISHED IN APRIL THIS YEAR BY THE RENOWNED NEW YORK PUBLISHING HOUSE JURIS PUBLISHING – WAS WELCOMED INTO THE WORLD ON 17 MAY 2010 AT LIECHTENSTEIN PALACE, KAMPA, WHICH HOSTED AN OFFICIAL RECEPTION ATTENDED BY AUTHORS FROM SEVERAL EUROPEAN COUNTRIES AND MANY KEY FIGURES IN CZECH LAW. The event, hosted by the Office of the Government of the Czech Republic, was held under the patronage of the Prime Minister, Jan Fischer, whose personal attendance was unfortunately prevented by an urgent trip abroad; Fischer’s speech was therefore conveyed by the Minister and Chairman of the Government Legislative Council of the Czech Republic, Pavel Zářecký. Professor Alexander J. Bělohlávek, one of the yearbook’s two editors, then gave a short talk on the emergence and the ups and downs of the project, rounding off his presentation by presenting a beautiful bouquet to his co-editor, Professor Naděžda Rozehnalová, as a token of his gratitude. The reception provided an opportunity for friendly banter and professional debate on this new project, unique in the Czech Republic, which follows on – after a gap stretching for many years – from two quality Czechoslovak periodicals – Časopis pro mezinárodní právo (International Law Journal), taken out of circulation for political reasons in 1970, and Studie z mezinárodního práva (International Law Studies), which stopped publishing for economic reasons in 1991. The new Czech Yearbook of International Law offers a sweeping presentation of academic jurisprudence and practice in Central and Eastern Europe. Contributors include experts from prestigious institutions in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Austria, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, who are represented on both the advisory board and the editorial board. The individual contributions relate to topical issues of international public and private law and, in this regard, to aspects of European and constitutional law. The yearbook concentrates on both substantive and procedural law, touching on all aspects of legal relations with an international element. The contributions and, indeed, the whole yearbook have been published in English. All future yearbooks will also be produced exclusively in English. However, each contribution is accompanied by two sets of abstracts, one longer and one shorter (summarizing only the very fundamental points). The extended abstracts are in Czech (or Slovak), French or German, and English. The abbreviated abstracts are in Polish, German or French, and Russian. Naturally, the yearbook includes an index, keywords and information about the authors. The structure of the contributions is divided into articles, case law, reviews, information and papers. The yearbook is aimed mainly at experts in the European context (including the Czech Republic), but should not be limited exclusively to that region. As for the target reader group, it should be useful for those practising or teaching international law. The project is also intended for students in this field. Experts with a qualified interest in international law are an important segment in terms of the choice of content and the target group of the yearbook. The project plans to continue the publication of the yearbook in future years and, in parallel, to expand coverage to other areas, such as arbitration. The subject of the second Czech Yearbook of International Law is provisionally “Protecting the interests of host countries in the international investment protection system”. Detailed information about the full content of the yearbook, its structure and other contexts can be found on the special website http://www.czechyearbook.org, where copies of the yearbook may also be ordered. Pavel Zářecký, Cabinet Minister and Chairman of the Government Legislative Council, delivers the keynote address on behalf of Prime Minister Jan Fischer. The yearbook’s editors – Professor Bělohlávek and Professor Rozehnalová (left).
Published original also available in electronic format at: [www.cak.cz] (page last visited on [12.] July 2010). Below is a translation of the text published in Czech. Publication on this site and translation of the text with the permission of the editors and the authors of the original text. |