IX Ogólnopolskie Sympozjum Prawa Wyznaniowego „Kościoły i inne związki wyznaniowe w służbie dobru wspólnemu”, Uniwersytet Jagielloński, Kraków 17–20 m
The 9th National Symposium on Church-State Law “Churches and other religious organizations in the service of the common good,” Jagiellonian Universit

Summary/Abstract: The host of the 9th National Symposium on Church-State Law combined with the Congress of Chairs and Lecturers on Church-State Law was the Department of Ecclesiastical Law and Law on Religious Denominations at the Faculty of Law and Administration of the Jagiellonian University in Krakow. The symposium was held in Krakow from 17th to 20th May 2012, and its theme was: “Churches and other religious organizations in the service of the common good.” The deliberations of the Symposium brought together over 50 participants from 15 academic centres in Poland and two professors from the University of Toulouse. Out of this group, over 30 participants presented their speeches. The opening session of the symposium took place on Friday, 18th May, 2012, in Aula Jagiellońska of the Collegium Maius of the Jagiellonian University. The opening speaker was prof. dr hab. Wacław Uruszczak, Head of the Department of Ecclesiastical Law and Law on Religious Denominations at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow, the host of the symposium, who in his speech referred to Article 25 Paragraph 3 of the Polish Constitution of 1997, which provides for the principle of cooperation between the State and the Church for the sake of common good. Next, prof. dr hab. Dorota Malec, Vice Dean for Administrational Studies at the Faculty of Law and Administration of the Jagiellonian University, greeted the participants. The opening ceremony was concluded by President of the Polish Association of Church-State Law, prof. ChAT dr. hab. Tadeusz J. Zieliński. The first introductory session of the Symposium also took place in Aula Jagiellońska, while all the following sessions were held at the “Chopin” Hotel in Krakow, divided into sections concerning the following themes: “Churches and other religious organizations in the service of the family,” “Churches and other religious organizations in the service of the common good in the historical and international context – part I and II,” and “Churches and other religious organizations in the service of society, culture and education.” The concluding session of the Symposium took place in the afternoon on 19th May, 2012. It consisted of a single presentation by mec. Karol Tatar, a solicitor from Krakow and the Vice President of the Ars Legis Association of St. Ivo Helory, the Patron of Lawyers. At the same time, prof. dr hab. Wacław Uruszczak invited the participants to join the celebrations of the 9th Lawyers’ Day organized by the Ars Legis Association. After prof. Tatar’s presentation the host of the Symposium, prof. dr hab. Wacław Uruszczak thanked all the speakers and the audience for their participation in the Symposium. At the end, ks. prof. KUL dr hab. Piotr Stanisz made a speech in which he summarized the Symposium and discussed by the participants.

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