Law & Social Bounds

About Journal

Law and Social Bonds has been published since 2012, and since December 2015 it has been included in the ministerial list of scientific journals. Since 2024, Law and Social Bonds is a bimonthly journal.

The late Professor Lech Morawski, an outstanding specialist in the theory and philosophy of law and a judge of the Polish Constitutional Tribunal, was the first Editor-in-Chief of Law and Social Bonds. The Program Council of the journal consists of specialists in the legal theory and philosophy as well as of dogmatics of law, associated with Polish and foreign universities and research centers. The Program Council of the journal brings together members from Europe, South America, Asia and Africa.

Subjects of Accepted Texts

Law and Social Bonds aims to be a forum for the exchange of views on the law and its theory, postulates and directions of changes, and the relation between social changes and the legislation in force. The Editorial Team prefers innovative and critical texts. The journal publishes: articles, commentaries on case law and reviews of monographs.

The journal accepts articles on:

- theory, philosophy and sociology of law;

- dogmatics of law: constitutional law, civil law and procedure, cooperative law, commercial law, administrative law and procedure, administrative courts' procedure, criminal law and procedure, public and private international law, European Union law;

- comparative law;

- legal history and political and legal doctrines.

Law and Social Bonds accepts for publication commentaries on recent case law, including judgements of the Court of Justice of the European Union, the Constitutional Tribunal, the Supreme Court and the Supreme Administrative Court.

Publishing Cycle

Law and Social Bonds is a bimonthly journal published in the following cycle: February, April, June, August, October, December.

Only one article by the same author may be published in the same year (this does not apply to co-authored texts).

Open Journal System

The editors of Law and Social Bonds use the Open Journal System (OJS). The entire publishing process is done through OJS.

Languages of Publication

The articles are published in Polish and English.

Open Access Policy

Law and Bonds has an open access policy. Published issues are available online under the Archive tab. Full access, reading, searching, downloading, distribution and lawful reuse in any medium, for non-commercial purposes only, without prior permission of the Publisher or the author is free of charge; provided the original work is properly cited and any changes to the original are clearly indicated.

Magazine Evaluation Indicators

MN: 100 pts

DOI: 10.36128/priw.vi

ISSN: 2299-405X

E-ISSN: 2719-3594

DOI (Digital Object Identifier) numbers are assigned to each journal issue and the articles published therein . Authors are required to use ORCID (Open Researcher and Contributor ID).

Law and Social Bonds received 100 points for publications in academic journals.

Law and Social Bonds is indexed in SCOPUS, European Reference Index for the Humanities and Social Sciences (ERIH PLUS) and The Central European Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities (CEJSH).

Journal Description

Law and Social Bonds has been published since 2012, and since December 2015 it has been included in the ministerial list of scientific journals. Since 2024, Law and Social Bonds is a bimonthly journal, published in the following publication cycle: February, April, June, August, October, December.

The subject matter of the journal covers all areas of substantive and procedural law, as well as of the theory, philosophy and sociology of law. The Journal accepts texts for publication in Polish and English, prepared in the form of articles, commentaries on case law or reviews of monographs.

Law and Social Bonds is indexed in SCOPUS, European Reference Index for the Humanities and Social Sciences (ERIH PLUS) and The Central European Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities (CEJSH).

Law and Social Bonds is primarily addressed to members of the academic community. We strongly encourage readers to read the subsequent issues of the journal, and authors to cooperate with us!

The primary version is the electronic version.

Published articles are available in open access (OA).

Magazine Evaluation Indicators:

MEN: 100 pts

DOI: 10.36128/priw.vi

ISSN: 2299-405X

online ISSN: 2719-3594

Rejection rate: 34%

No. 1 (48) (2024)

Published: March 25, 2024

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The Limits of Judicial Control by the Supreme Court of the Appeal of a Participant in the Nomination Proceedings Before the National Council of the Judiciary, in the Light of its Case Law

10.36128/PRIW.VI48.870

7-19 Demendecki Demendecki

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Lack of Compliance with the GDPR as a Premise for Non-Conformity of Digital Content or Services with the Contract

10.36128/PRIW.VI48.802

21-40 Mariusz Jagielski, Monika Jagielska

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Read Statistic: 52

In dubio pro milite? Legal Regulation of Military Wills Against the Background of Proposed Legislative Changes

10.36128/PRIW.VI48.836

41-63 Jacek Trzewik, Tobiasz Serafin

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Read Statistic: 41

Paths of Development of Warranty Regime for Animal Defects: Analysis of Selected Examples of Mixed Jurisdictions

10.36128/PRIW.VI48.592

65-94 ANDRZEJ DZIKOWSKI

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Read Statistic: 27

Criminal Law Aspects of the Death of a Conceived Child as a Result of Prohibited Acts Not Aimed at the Illegal Termination of Pregnancy

10.36128/PRIW.VI48.625

95-110 Radosław Krajewski

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Read Statistic: 126

Justified Doubt as to the Sanity of the Convicted Person as a Condition for Seeking the Opinion of Expert Psychiatrists in Executive Criminal Proceedings

10.36128/PRIW.VI48.409

111-140 Michał Prusek

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Read Statistic: 43

The Ambiguity of Safety in the Light of the Need to Concretize General Safety as a Legal Good Protected by Criminal Law, on the Example of Article 165§1.1 of the Pena Code

10.36128/PRIW.VI48.360

141-165 Sebastian Czechowicz

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Evolution of Evidentiary Proceedings in the Land Court Process in Poland in the 16th Century

10.36128/PRIW.VI48.756

167-199 Józef Koredczuk

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Read Statistic: 19

Procedural Law in the Danish Code of King Christian V (Danske Lov) of 1683

10.36128/PRIW.VI48.735

181-199 Andrzej Gaca

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Read Statistic: 29

Polish Code of Criminal Procedure of 1928: the Scope of Application in the General Government from 1939 to 1945

10.36128/PRIW.VI48.741

201-215 Andrzej Wrzyszcz

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Read Statistic: 22

The Castle Court of the Duchy of Livonia Between 1764 and 1772

10.36128/PRIW.VI48.733

217-229 Oskar Kanecki

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Read Statistic: 31

IHR Review Committees: Activities and Outcomes

10.36128/PRIW.VI48.550

231-258 Szymon Zaręba

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Read Statistic: 27

Whether, to Whom and to What Extent Are the Rights to the Creation of Generative Artificial Intelligence? A Legal Analysis from the Perspective of MidJourney’s Terms of Use

10.36128/PRIW.VI48.792

259-280 Michał Kalinowski

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Read Statistic: 154

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