On March 10, 2026, an international academic symposium titled “Current Ethical Issues: Identification, Analysis, and Perspectives” was held in Trnava at the Faculty of Law of the University of Trnava. The event brought together researchers specializing in law, ethics, and religious freedom from several European academic centers.
The colloquium was organized by the Institute for Legal Issues of Religious Freedom at the Faculty of Law of the University of Trnava in cooperation with the Department of Ecclesiastical Public and Constitutional Law at the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, the College of Legal Sciences at the Nicolaus Copernicus Superior School in Warsaw, and the Faculty of Public Administration at Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice.
The introductory lecture, presenting the latest case studies related to ethical issues in law, was delivered by Marek Šmid from the University of Trnava. In his presentation, he highlighted the growing number of ethical challenges arising at the intersection of law, social life, and the dynamic development of medical and natural sciences.
During the colloquium, participants discussed current ethical issues and their reflection in international, European, and constitutional law. The presentations and debates focused not only on issues related to religious freedom but also, more broadly, on the issues of freedom of thought and freedom of conscience.
Speakers addressed, among other things, issues concerning the nature of human life, human morality, and the most significant contemporary ethical dilemmas in the context of the latest discoveries in the fields of medicine and the natural sciences. The discussion was distinctly interdisciplinary in nature, combining legal, philosophical, and bioethical perspectives.
The event was attended by representatives of several European research centers, including researchers from the University of Trnava, the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, and other academic institutions. Speakers included Mirosław Sitarz, Agnieszka Romanko, Paweł Lewandowski, Miriam Laclavíková, Oleksandr Bilash, Michaela Moravčíková, and Róbert Gyuri.
The international colloquium served as an important forum for the exchange of views and experiences among representatives of various academic circles, as well as an opportunity for in-depth reflection on contemporary ethical challenges and their consequences for legal systems and social life.
