Judicial Studies Institute

29/09/2026

📢 David Kosar v Newsroom ČT24! 📺 ⚖️

David včera vystoupil v České televizi, kde se v souvislosti s aktuálními výroky premiéra vyjádřil k tématu důvěry v soudy a soudní rozhodování.

🔗 https://www.ceskatelevize.cz/porady/11030967025-newsroom-ct24/226411058170029/ (od minuty 22:15)

📢 David Kosař on Czech Television's Newsroom! 📺 ⚖️

Yesterday, David joined ČT24 to comment on public trust in the courts and judicial decision-making following recent statements by the Czech Prime Minister.

04/09/2026

Great to see David Kosar from Judicial Studies Institute at Právnická fakulta Masarykovy univerzity contributing to international public debate through BBC News Brasil! 🎉

In a recent article by Daniel Gallas, David discusses why the impeachment or removal of judges from supreme and constitutional courts is exceptionally rare in democracies around the world, and why judicial independence and public trust are crucial for the legitimacy of courts.

Read the article (in Portuguese): BBC News Brasil 🇧🇷

No Brasil, nunca houve impeachment de ministro do Supremo. Nos EUA, em toda a história, só houve um processo em 1804, que acabou sem afastamento do magistrado. 👉 https://bbc.in/4qSVKmQ

27/08/2026

🎯 Mit Kanonen auf Spatzen?

📖 New publication by Attila Vincze in Europarecht!

In his latest piece, Attila is commenting on the Grand Chamber judgment in Commission v Hungary (Klubrádió) (C-92/23) has just been published.

The judgment has been celebrated as a victory for media freedom. Yet the more interesting question is whether the Commission strategically chose the right battle.

The article argues that a vast amount of institutional and judicial resources was devoted to a legally rather ordinary dispute, while the genuinely structural problems of the Hungarian media market remained untouched. The result is an important judgment whose practical and systemic significance may be considerably more limited than first appears.

Comments and criticism are welcome.

14/08/2026

🎤David Kosar gave an interview to the Czech daily Deník N on the topic of gender issues in the judiciary.

“The balance in the judiciary is fragile; we must be cautious and not allow it to erode,” said David in the inverview. The conversation explores why we should care about the status of women in the judiciary, whether there is such a thing as “men’s law” and “women’s law,” why a judge’s gender may influence judicial decisions, how anti-democratic tendencies have affected the judiciary, and whether the Czech judiciary is under threat.

🔗The link to the article in Czech below ⬇ (the full article is behind a paywall)

🎤Vedoucí Ústavu pro otázky soudnictví (Judicial Studies Institute) David Kosař poskytl rozhovor Deníku N na téma otázky genderu v soudnictví.

„Rovnováha v soudnictví je křehká, musíme obezřetní a neumožnit jeho erozi,“ říká profesor ústavního práva David Kosař. Zabývá se krom jiného rolí soudů na domácí i mezinárodní úrovni a dalšími otázkami v justici, včetně genderové problematiky.

👉https://denikn.cz/2131444/ustavni-pravnik-kdyz-slo-do-tuheho-soudy-se-ukazaly-zranitelne-rovnovaha-je-krehka/

30/07/2026

New Working Paper drop alert! 📚💻

How is legal education adapting to the digital age? Ondřej Kadlec and Jakub Harašta examine the digital transformation of legal education in Czechia, tracing its evolution from legal databases and online learning to the growing challenge posed by generative AI.
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The paper shows that while Czech law schools have successfully digitised educational infrastructure and embraced many changes accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, the substance of legal education remains largely rooted in traditional methods. Generative AI is now exposing gaps in digital literacy, assessment, critical thinking, and professional preparation, raising important questions about how future lawyers should be trained.
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📖 Read the full working paper to explore why Czech legal education remains open but cautious, and why digital change has so far been more incremental than transformative:
https://justin.law.muni.cz/media/4204548/kadlec-harasta-digitising-legal-education-in-czechia-infrastructure-incrementalism-and-the-challenge-of-generative-ai-2026.pdf

How should legal education respond to the rise of generative AI? Share your thoughts with the authors!

Interested in publishing your research with us? Contact [email protected] or visit: https://justin.law.muni.cz/publikace/justin-working-papers-series-commentaries/

29/07/2026

📌 Máte zájem o výzkum soudnictví, právního státu a fungování soudních institucí? Přidejte se k JUSTINu jako pomocná vědecká síla a získejte zkušenosti s vědeckou prací v mezinárodním výzkumném prostředí.

⬇️ Více informací najdete v příspěvku níže. Přihlášky jsou otevřené do 9. srpna 2026.

💡 Baví vás ústavní právo či lidská práva a chcete zblízka vidět, jak probíhá vědecká práce na naší katedře nebo na Ústavu pro otázky soudnictví (JUSTINu)?

🔍 I v tomto semestru hledáme posily na pozice pomocných vědeckých sil (pomvědů/pomvědek) na naší katedře i na JUSTINu.

⏰ Přihlášky můžete posílat do neděle 9. srpna 2026 přes formulář na odkazu is.muni.cz/go/pomved. Nenechte si tuto příležitost ujít!

03/07/2026

With the ICON•S Conference now wrapped up, our team members are on their way home.

Before we close this year's conference, we are delighted to celebrate some wonderful news. We are immensely proud that Mathieu Leloup has been awarded the prestigious ICON•S Best Article Prize for his article, "Constraints on the Domestic Separation of Powers by Supranational Courts," published last October.

Congratulations, Mathieu, on this well-deserved recognition! 👏👏👏

🔗The article is available in Open Access, so be sure to give it a read: https://academic.oup.com/icon/article/23/3/717/8306136

29/06/2026

Our colleague Attila Vincze participated last week in the "Current Reflections on EU Anti-Discrimination Law" seminar at the ERA Conference Centre in Trier, Germany. Bringing together leading academics and legal experts from across Europe, the seminar explored the latest developments in EU anti-discrimination law, including recent case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union, LGBTIQ+ rights, disability rights, systemic discrimination, and the future of EU equality legislation.

The seminar took place on 25–26 June 2026 and focused on current developments in EU anti-discrimination law, featuring experts from universities, the Court of Justice of the European Union, and European institutions. 🇪🇺📚

26/06/2026

🇮🇪 Meet the rest of the JUSTIN team at !

Our researchers will be taking part in panels, roundtables, interest groups, and discussions throughout the conference, sharing their work on courts, judicial governance, democracy, and constitutional law.

If you're in Dublin for ICON-S, come and connect with Katarína Šipulová, Patrick Leisure & Hubert Smekal — to discuss research, exchange ideas, or just to say hello. See you at the conference!

26/06/2026

🇮🇪 The JUSTIN team is heading to in Dublin!

Over the next few days, our colleagues will contribute to discussions on judicial independence, constitutionalism, separation of powers, informal institutions, and the future of courts. If you're attending the conference, we'd be delighted to meet you, exchange ideas, and continue conversations beyond the panels.

We're introducing the first members of our team—don't hesitate to say hello if you see David Kosar, Michal Kovalčík, Mathieu Leloup & Ondřej Kadlec around the conference!