Ewa Kamarad

Jagiellonian University | UJ · Institute of European Studies

The contribution forms part of the International Encyclopaedia of Laws by Wolters Kluwer, volume on Private International Law edited by Bea Verschraegen. PIL in Poland to a great extend is unified at the level of European Union. At the same time, this unification leaves certain areas, like recognition and enforcement of judgements coming from out...

The Term ‘Spouse’ in EU Law – Comments on the Judgment in the Coman Case (C‑ 673‑16) The paper concerns the judgment of 5 June 2018 issued by the Court of Justice of the European Union in the Coman case (C‑673‑16), in which the Court for the first time defined the term ‘spouse’ for the purpose of Directive 2004/38 on the right of citizens of the U...

The paper is an analysis of the phenomenon of child marriage from the human rights perspective. It discusses the scale of the problem, its causes and consequences. It also presents the possibilities of counteracting marriages of children, recalling pilot programs that have proved effective in this matter. Then it analyzes what rights from the human...

The Lisbon Treaty, which entered into force on December 9, 2009, was the longest negotiated and the most controversial treaty in the history of the European integration. It was also one of the treaties, next to the Single European Act and the Maastricht Treaty, which introduced the greatest changes in the principles and mechanisms of the functionin...

"Zagadnienie zawarcia małżeństwa jest doniosłe pod względem zarówno teoretycznym, jak i praktycznym. Systemy prawne poszczególnych państw różnią się niekiedy znacząco co do możności, przesłanek czy procedury zawarcia małżeństwa. Badane w pracy zagadnienia mają więc istotne znaczenie praktyczne, zwłaszcza z uwagi na dużą mobilność obywateli, wiążącą...

In the Western culture there is a widespread belief that marriage should be contracted only by freely expressed will. Hence, marriages concluded at an early age are considered unacceptable. Entering into marriage by children has a negative impact on their education, physical and mental health, as well as their socioeconomic position. For this reaso...

The Impact of the Treaty of Lisbon on the EU Private International Law The paper deals with private international law after the adoption of the Treaty of Lisbon. In particular, it discusses the legal basis for adopting secondary legislation in this field and the EU competence to conclude international agreements. Next, the EU legislative activity i...