On June 20, 2026, the 3rd National Scientific Conference titled The Future of Law: Interdisciplinary Perspectives, organized by the College of Legal Sciences at the Nicolaus Copernicus Superior School in Warsaw, took place in Lublin. The Scientific Committee, consisting of Prof. Fabrizio Giulimondi (Chair), Dr. Paweł Lewandowski, Prof. Ryszard Pankiewicz, and Dr. Maciej Andrzejewski, provided academic oversight for the Conference. The Organizing Committee, consisting of Dr. Paweł Lewandowski (Chair), Katarzyna Kubasiewicz, and Mateusz Pałka, was responsible for preparing the academic event. The Conference took place in a hybrid format, comprising four sessions moderated by Prof. Fabrizio Giulimondi, Dr. Paweł Lewandowski, and Dr. Maciej Andrzejewski.

The Conference was opened by Prof. Fabrizio Giulimondi, Dean of the College of Legal Sciences. In his speech, he urged the speakers not to entrust their intelligence to artificial intelligence, not to seek only a solution—that is, the end product—but to always focus on the thought process—that is, on research activity. Artificial intelligence focuses exclusively on the final result, thereby eliminating the questions, doubts, effort, and the very process of acquiring knowledge that are so important to scientists. Dean Giulimondi encouraged doctoral students and under graduates to embrace mistakes and doubts, treating them as essential elements of human and scientific development. He argued that human intelligence and skills far surpass fictional digital, technological, or computer-based capabilities. In his speech, Prof. Giulimondi encouraged doctoral students and under graduates to plan constantly and to view their future as a construction site, the foundation of which should be science and culture. “Dear Students, plan, always plan. Make the future a perpetual construction site. Make your intelligence, your culture, and your preparation the building blocks of a new tomorrow. Read, read a lot, always study and stay up-to-date, get informed from multiple sources, write, analyze the facts, and don’t settle for the opinions of the scientist of the moment, because he or she might just be the servant of the moment. Always look behind the scenes, because the front could be false. Doubt with creative doubt, because to innovate, you need to doubt,” said the Dean. He concluded his message with a quote from the poet Eugenio Montale: “Onward, onward,” encouraging the young speakers at the Conference to continually expand their intellectual horizons.

The speakers on the first panel were: Isabel Bellini (Bocconi University) – Between Law and Politics: Human Rights Challenges and Future Perspectives in the Interpol Red Notice System; Aleksander Kuś (Nicolaus Copernicus Superior School) – The Normative and Axiological Nature of Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Regulations in a Democratic State Governed by the Rule of Law; Tomasz Bojanowski (Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw) – The Role of the Court in Preliminary Proceedings in Light of the Challenges of Modern Criminal Procedure; Łukasz Duda (Academy of Zamość) – Threats to the Right to Privacy and the Development of Artificial Intelligence and the Internet; Kamil Sypek (Nicolaus Copernicus Superior School) – Advertising Information for Investment Funds as an Instrument to Protect Investors Against Misselling and Paweł Kasperowicz (Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw) – The Impact of the Current In Vitro Procedure in Poland on the Nullity of a Canonical Marriage.

In the second panel, presentations were given by: Angelika Kozłowska (Zamość Academy) – The Lawyer-Mediator and the Approach to Mediation Ethics; Anna Szwed (Nicolaus Copernicus Superior School) – The Supervisory Board’s Guarantee Function in a Public Company Toward the Market and Investors—Between Corporate Oversight and Capital Market Security; Solomiia Kira (Nicolaus Copernicus Superior School) – The Emergence of Quantum Law in Contemporary Legal Doctrine; Małgorzata Szwed (Nicolaus Copernicus Superior School) – The Duty to Ensure the Well-Being of the Workplace in the 21st Century—New Challenges for Labor Law; Bartłomiej Pilaszek (Nicolaus Copernicus Superior School) – The State Labor Inspectorate After the Amendment—New Powers, New Obligations, New Challenges and Dr. Paweł Lewandowski (John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Nicolaus Copernicus Superior School) – Models for Financing Chaplain Positions in the Armed Forces of Selected NATO Countries.

The speakers on the third panel were: Michalina Brach-Niedziela (Academy of Zamość) – Sharenting and the Commercialization of Children’s Images on Social Media – The Limits of Legal Protection of the Child’s Best Interests; Wiktoria Michalec (Academy of Zamość) – Pathostreaming as a Challenge for the Polish Justice System: Case Studies and Legislative Perspectives; Emilia Bala (Academy of Zamość) – Civil Liability for Damages Caused by Artificial Intelligence and the Problem of the Dispersion of Liable Entities and Magdalena Pakuła (Academy of Zamość) – The Legal Status of Cultural Heritage. Legal Protection of Cultural Assets Under Criminal Law from an International and National Perspective.

In the fourth panel, the following presented papers: Jakub Nyziak (Nicolaus Copernicus Superior School) – The Family as a Value in Criminal Proceedings; Bartosz Niedziela (Nicolaus Copernicus Superior School) – The Institution of Occasional Rental – Selected Issues; Bartłomiej Solarz (Nicolaus Copernicus Superior School) – The Significance of Knowledge of Impossibility of Performance in Different Legal Systems; Michał Fredyk (Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw) – Ontological and Axiological Foundations of Human Rights – Different Paths in the Search for a Universal Justification and Dr. Maciej Andrzejewski (Pontifical University of John Paul II in Kraków) – The Limits of Protection of Personal Rights in Disputes Concerning the Unworthy Conduct of Worship – Civil and Canonical Aspects.

Each panel was followed by a lively discussion. This academic Conference, bringing together such diverse and multifaceted presentations, clearly demonstrated that contemporary legal scholarship does not operate in isolation. Today, the law faces the unprecedented challenge of protecting the individual in a technological world. The panelists demonstrated that traditional legal institutions must be redefined—ranging from the protection of children against sharenting or patho streaming, through civil liability for damages caused by artificial intelligence, to the fundamental right to privacy in the Internet age and the emergence of Quantum Law. Technology is advancing faster than legislation, and it is the duty of science to set the boundaries of this expansion, always grounded in human agency.

Another conclusion from the discussion is that, in the era of crises and dynamic change in which we live, the law cannot be merely dry legislative technology. Presentations on the axiological foundations of anti-money laundering, the ontology of human rights, and the family as a key value in criminal proceedings serve as a reminder that values lie at the heart of every legal system. The stability of a democratic state governed by the rule of law depends on how deeply its norms are rooted in universal human rights and morality.

Both at the macro level (capital market security and the role of supervisory boards) and the micro level (protecting investors from misselling, stability of short-term rentals), the law must serve a guaranteeing and protective function. The modern market requires instruments that, on the one hand, do not hinder entrepreneurship and, on the other, effectively protect the weaker party in a legal relationship—whether a consumer, an employee, or an investor.

Today’s legal problems rarely fall within a single branch of law. The discussion revealed that the modern lawyer must navigate the intersection of various legal systems with great proficiency. This was perfectly illustrated by analyses concerning international challenges within the Interpol system, the protection of cultural heritage, and the complex relationships between civil and canon law (in matters of worship and in vitro procedures and their impact on marriage). The future of law lies in a sensible synthesis and open dialogue between different legal systems.

Modern legal proceedings—whether criminal, civil, or administrative—require a reevaluation of the roles of their participants. The speakers rightly highlighted the need to redefine the role of the court in preliminary proceedings, the ethics of the lawyer-mediator, and the necessity of adapting institutions such as the State Labor Inspectorate to the realities of the 21st century. The effectiveness of the law is measured not only by efficiency but also by the ethics of the institutions that enforce it.

The 3rd National Academic Conference titled The Future of Law: Interdisciplinary Perspectives was closed by Dr. Paweł Lewandowski—Vice Dean of the College of Legal Sciences—who noted that the presentations by speakers from six academic centers demonstrated that regardless of whether we are analyzing advanced artificial intelligence algorithms, financial market mechanisms, or the profound dilemmas of canon law and human rights—the focus of a lawyer always remains on the human being, their dignity, and their safety. Our shared task as scholars is to ensure that the law keeps pace with the changing world without losing its moral compass. Vice Dean Lewandowski thanked the chairs and members of the Scientific and Organizing Committees, as well as the moderators of the individual panels, for organizing yet another academic conference. He invited the speakers to submit the text of their presentations in the form of a scholarly article for the planned post-conference monograph, to be published in the series: Works of the College of Legal Sciences in Lublin. The Conference concluded with a celebratory dinner.

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[1] Dr. Paweł Lewandowski, Associate Professor at the Nicolaus Copernicus Superior School in Warsaw, Vice Dean of the College of Legal Sciences in Lublin, Poland; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4543-4382

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