Department of International Public Law

Department of International Public Law

Research areas

  • Theoretical issues of international public law;
  • Sources of international law;
  • Unilateral acts of states;
  • Enforcement of the decisions of international courts in a national legal order;
  • International legal personality;
  • International recognition;
  • International responsibility of states;
  • International criminal justice;
  • Self-determination and secession in international law;
  • Acquisition and loss of state territory;
  • Succession of states;
  • International organisations;
  • Implicit powers of international organisations;
  • International protection of human rights;
  • Regional human rights regimes, particularly the European Court of Human Rights;
  • Protection of cultural heritage in international law;
  • Law of armed conflicts and international humanitarian law;
  • International commercial law and international investment arbitration;
  • Global governance;
  • The use of force in international law;
  • Status of armed non-state actors.

Research projects currently underway

  • The legal status of unrecognised subjects in international law – funded by the National Science Centre, project leader: Prof. Władysław Czapliński, participants: Ph.D Agata Kleczkowska, Prof. Dr Przemysław Saganek and Szymon Zaręba (2015–2019).
  • The legal of unrecognised subjects in contemporary international law – co-funded by the Polish Academy of Sciences and the National Chengchi University in Taipei, project leader: Prof. Władysław Czapliński, participants: Prof. Dr Przemysław Saganek, Ph.D Agata Kleczkowska and Szymon Zaręba (2017–2018).
  • The regulation of electronic nicotine delivery systems (e-cigarettes): national and international legal challenges – funded by the National Science Centre, project leader: Prof. Dr Łukasz Gruszczyński (2017–2019).
  • Participation in global cultural heritage governance – within the International Law Association, project leader: Ph.D Andrzej Jakubowski, as chair of the respective ILA Committee (2017–2022).
  • Cultural heritage and global change – funded by the ERA-NET Heritage Plus programme, project leader: Ph.D Andrzej Jakubowski (2015–2018).
  • Liability for crimes committed by armed non-state actors: A domestic and international perspective – funded by the National Science Centre, project leader: Ph.D Agata Kleczkowska (2017–2019).
  • Customary international law on the use of force – funded by the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education, project leader: Ph.D Agata Kleczkowska (2017–2018).
  • Implied recognition of a state by an international organisation – funded by the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education, project leader: Szymon Zaręba (2017–2018).