Meeting of Criminal Law Departments from the Czech Republic and Slovakia [5 October 2026]
On 1 and 2 October 2026, the traditional meeting of criminal law departments from the Czech Republic and Slovakia took place. According to the organisers, this was its 20th edition. This year's meeting was organised by the Department of Criminal Law at the Faculty of Law, University of West Bohemia in Pilsen.
The Faculty of Law at Comenius University Bratislava was represented by Dr. Mihálik, Head of the Department of Criminal Law and Criminalistics, and Dr. Turay, Director of the Institute of Criminology, Sociology of Law and Judicial Research.
The programme included presentations on current developments, activities and challenges at the participating departments. In his presentation, Dr. Mihálik introduced the Department of Criminal Law and Criminalistics at the Faculty of Law, Comenius University, focusing primarily on staff development, current issues in research and teaching, and changes to the department's organisational structure. He paid particular attention to the establishment of a separate Institute of Criminology, Sociology of Law and Judicial Research.
The meeting also provided an opportunity for expert discussion of current issues and challenges in criminal law, the exchange of experience between academic departments from both countries, and discussion of teaching, research and opportunities for further cooperation in criminal law, criminology and related disciplines.
The next meeting, in 2027, will be organised by the Department of Criminal Law at the Faculty of Law, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice.
