Slovak-Czech Days of Social Pathology in the Rule of Law
On 1–2 October 2025, the Faculty of Law of Comenius University in Bratislava hosted a scientific conference entitled „Slovak-Czech Days of Social Pathology in the Rule of Law.”
The event was held within the framework of the research project VEGA 1/0722/24 “Principles of the Rule of Law in Criminal Law” and under the auspices of the Slovak Sociological Society at the Slovak Academy of Sciences, the Faculty of Law of Comenius University, the Faculty of Arts of Comenius University, and the Institute for Sociology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences. The organization of the conference was carried out in close cooperation with Czech partners – the Institute of Criminology and Social Prevention in Prague, the Czech Criminological Society, and the Czech Sociological Society.
Representing the Faculty of Law of Comenius University were Prof. JUDr. Jozef Čentéš, DrSc., Prof. JUDr. Tomáš Strémy, PhD., Assoc. Prof. JUDr. Ondrej Laciak, PhD., JUDr. Lukáš Turay, PhD., JUDr. Maximilián Kiko, JUDr. Roland Hochmann, and Mgr. Sára Zsemlyová.
From the Faculty of Arts of Comenius University, participants included Prof. PhDr. Gabriela Lubelcová, PhD., Hugo Gloss, Dott., Mgr. Simona Krakovská, PhD., Martin Kovanič, M.A., PhD., Assoc. Prof. Mgr. Roman Džambazovič, PhD., and Jakub Popík, E.MA.
Representing the Institute for Sociology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences were Mgr. Robert Klobucký, PhD., and Prof. Monika Čambáliková.
The conference ranked among the most significant academic events in Slovakia and the Czech Republic in the fields of law, sociology, criminology, and psychology. Over the course of two days, it provided a platform for interdisciplinary discussion on current challenges related to social-pathological phenomena and on the adequate societal responses to these issues. The reflection of social-pathological phenomena in an interdisciplinary context represents not only a scientific challenge but also an integral condition for the strengthening of the principles of the rule of law and its long-term legitimacy. Particular attention was devoted to issues of the rule of law and criminal policy of the state, the state and development of social-pathological phenomena and criminality, and public policies designed to address them.
Edited by Robert Klobucký, Sociologický ústav SAV, v. v. i.