The conference aims to explore the breadth and depth of problems and challenges lawyers, lawmakers, commentators, political scientists and legal scholars face across areas such as domestic law, international law, constitutional law, criminal law, civil law, commercial law, administrative law, public governance, and more.

Please feel free to choose the topic of your presentation in line with your passion and expertise.

Topics may be of both contemporary and historical relevance and touch upon all problems regardless of their geographical boundaries (Poland, Ukraine, Europe in general or other countries, e.g. the United States, China, Brazil, Ecuador, Tunisia, Mongolia).

Panels of the conference will be arranged accordingly (base on chronological and geographical criteria).

We believe in academic freedom and do not censor speakers. Original presentations will always gain interest from the Conference Committee.

• Students, Ph.D. students, experienced researchers, legal professionals, government officials, and all others interested in the above-indicated fields of research can actively participate in the conference as speakers.
• Passive participants (audience) do not need to possess any prior academic knowledge or background.

Presentations should be delivered in English or Polish.

Panels will be arranged accordingly.

• Prof. Christopher Kelley, LL.M. (University of Arkansas School of Law) – Chairman of the Committee.
• Prof. David Jones (professor emeritus, American Studies Center, University of Warsaw) – Vice-Chairman of the Commitee.
• Prof. Bogusław Jagusiak (Military University of Technology) – 2nd Vice-Chairman of the Commitee.
• Prof. Joanna Grzela (Uniwerstet im. Jana Kochanowskiego w Kielcach) – Member of the Committee.
• Prof. Marian Lutostański (The Jacob of Paradies University in Gorzów Wielkopolski) – Member of the Committee.
• Attorney Dr. Valery Loumber (Gavrilov & Brooks Law Firm, Sacramento/Los Angeles; Center for American Studies Director of Academic Affairs) – Member of the Committee.
• Luke Darby Bartosik, LL.M. (President of the Center for American Studies) – Secretary of the Committee.

➤ ACTIVE PARTICIPATION (INFORMATION FOR CONFERENCE SPEAKERS)

Steps necessary to register for the conference as an active participant (conference speaker):

1️⃣ Submit an abstract (200-300 words) and register via the Speaker Application Form at: https: https://forms.gle/RG9r1VXYadmb9MQn7

2️⃣ Register via the above-mentioned Speaker Application Form by 23.59 on February 18, 2026 (we will not extend this deadline).

🔒We reserve the right to select abstracts.

📣The results of the abstract selection process will be announced by February 19, 2026.

3️⃣ Pay the conference fee to the bank account number that will be provided to the qualified speakers via email. The fee must be paid by February 21, 2026 at the latest.

➤ PASSIVE PARTICIPATION (CONFERENCE AUDIENCE)

Steps necessary to register for the conference by a passive participant (audience):

1️⃣ Register via the Audience Registration Form at: https://forms.gle/K4UJjpaowSv3aQRk8

2️⃣ Register using the Audience Registration Form by 23.59 on February 22, 2026 (we will not extend this deadline).

Failure to register using the form will result in the inability to passively participate in the conference (and thus the inability to receive a conference audience certificate).

3️⃣ Pay the fee to the bank account number that will be provided to the audience via email. The fee must be paid by February 25, 2026, at the latest.

Audience will have a chance to see the conference schedule before paying the fee. The schedule with a full list of speakers and their presentation titles will be delivered via email.

➤ SPEAKERS – 2 options:

• 249 PLN / 65 EUR – participation as a speaker + PDF electronic certificate sent via email (the electronic certificate bears the digital signatures of the members of the Conference Committee and the qualified Szafir electronic signature – the legal equivalent of a handwritten signature – of the President of the Board).

– OR –

• 279 PLN / 75 EUR – participation as a speaker + digital certificate + traditional certificate with a handwritten signature sent via post.

➤ AUDIENCE – 2 options:

• 129 PLN / 35 EUR – audience participation + PDF electronic certificate sent via email (the electronic certificate bears the digital signatures of the members of the Conference Committee and the qualified Szafir electronic signature – the legal equivalent of a handwritten signature – of the President of the Board).

– OR –

• 159 PLN / 45 EUR – audience participation + digital PDF certificate + traditional certificate with a handwritten signature sent via post.

Important! Please use the following pattern when filling in the transfer title field when making the payment of your conference fee*:

"first name and last name – fee for active / passive participation (select the appropriate one) – Academic Conference on Law, Administration Governance"

* Failure to do so may result in delays in posting the fee on the appropriate account and, consequently, even exclude your participation in the conference.

In the case of a co-authorship of a presentation by two or more speakers, please pay the fee for each of the co-speakers separately.

The organizers anticipate the possibility of publication in the form of a monograph. However, such possibility will depend on the number of authors willing to publish their text (chapter) in a monograph. The price for participation in the conference does not include the publication fee.

• It is possible to receive a VAT invoice (please request it in the registration form – requests made later may not be satisifed).
• If your participation in the conference is to be financed by the university (institution/company), we suggest that you pay for your participation from your personal funds and then obtain reimbursement from the university (institution/company) on the basis of an invoice issued by the Center to your university (institution/company).
• The fee is non-refundable (since it grants you the right of entry to the conference).
• The link to the online conference room will be made available to registered participants within 24 hours before the start of the conference.
• It is possible to deliver a conference presentation by two or more speakers (the fee should be multiplied by the number of speakers).
• The presentation time is 15-25 minutes (depending on the fact of giving a solo or duet presentation and the total number of presentations during the conference).
• Certificates are usually sent via traditional post within 2 months after the conference.
• Digital certificates are sent to *all* participants within one week from the conference.
• Every participant will receive an affidavit confirming the composition of the Academic Committee.
• All Participants will receive a certificate of the status of the Center for American Studies scientific society as an entity conducting primarily scientific activities in an independent and continuous manner, along with a full list of members of the Scientific Council.
• The Center For American Studies arranges the order of presentations. The exact time of speaking at the conference is pre-determined by CFAS (it will be not possible to change the time of your conference presentation set in the conference schedule).
• Terms of Service (Conference Rules and Regulations): https://www.cfasofficial.com/en/terms-of-use