Elektronické knihy (UPJŠ)
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Transteritoriálne správne akty v podmienkach...
Radomír Jakab • Tibor Seman • Lukáš Jančát
The concept of a transterritorial administrative act is relatively new in administrative law, especially in the conditions of the Slovak Republic. It has practical applicability to the application of European Union law (including international law). Its essence lies in the fact that the effects of such an administrative act issued within one Member State exceed the territory of that Member State, have effects in other Member States, in all Member States of the European Union without being subject to the recognition process.
The purpose of the monograph is to present outputs of the scientific examination of this type of administrative acts, the definition of its characteristics and its effects, the examination of the possibilities of procedural defense against its effects by the State concerned, and possibly the possibility of unifying the action of the Member States of the European Union in case of procedural defense against the effects of transterritorial administrative acts. The monograph also contains analysis of certain types of transterrritorial administrative acts that are commonly used in the conditions of the European union and Slovak republic; they are also categorized under specific criteria.,
Špecifiká práce s mládežou v neziskovom sektore
The presented university textbook deals with various views on the issue of youth work in the non-governmental non-profit sector, with which the area of social work or other helping professions is closely connected. It offers theoretical analysis as a basic theoretical framework of the issue, which is necessary to know during the study and in the performance of the practice in the helping profession. It also offers an application through practical demonstrations. The area of youth work is frequent in the non-profit sector. Many diverse activities and projects are being developed based on the basic concept of empowerment. Their aim is to involve young people as much as possible in public life. In addition, with a specific focus on those young people who are struggling with some form of disadvantage.
Komunikácia v zdravotníckej praxi
Renáta Suchanová , Lucia Dimunová
The following textbook deals with issues related to communication in medical practice which significantly affects the survival and behaviour of a patient. Communication skills and the attitude of healthcare professionals exercised towards a patient have significant impact on patient’s ability to handle treatment and his or hers co-operation during the process. This publication is intended to serve as a guide applicable towards deeper knowledge, better comprehension and overall understanding of the mental state of an ill person, his or her needs, stances, behaviour patterns, but also his or her management of the illness. Attention is also paid to the active building of a relationship between the healthcare professional and the patient, with emphasis on respect, truthfulness, and mutual understanding in communication. Particularly accentuated are issues related to specific effective communication skills, methods, and techniques serviceable during interactions with a patient; application of empathy and proactive approach are highlighted.
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Cesta labyrintom: Dospievajúci s emocionálnymi...
Zuzana Dankulincová a kol.
The scientific monograph is the output of the Care4Youth project, which aimed to map the current system of care for adolescents with emotional and behavioral problems (EBP) in Slovakia. It captures what the care system is and what its possible shortcomings are from the perspective of all those affected (adolescents with problems, their parents, care providers and other institutions involved). It also looks at the trajectory of adolescents with EBP in the care system, i.e. when and how adolescents with problems enter and leave the care system, or pass from one type of care to another and what impact different trajectories have on them. Last but not least, the aim of the monograph was to provide expert information on what are the risk and protective factors that will affect their success in the care system or, conversely, that threaten them. All this in order to support the proposal for improvements in the care system that would benefit all stakeholders.
Rodina ako priestor sociálnej práce
The university textbook offers a view of the family in social contexts. It deals with the basic characteristics of the family, the life cycle of the family from the choice of partner, through the arrival of children in the family to the end of the family. During its duration, the family performs various functions. A functional family is ideal for a harmonious relationship between partners and a suitable environment for raising children. However, a number of factors enter the life of the family, which directly or indirectly affect the performance of these functions and can cause various disorders. It is here that the task of social work is to offer help to families to cope with their big and small problems. A specific feature of social work is the focus on the whole and a comprehensive assessment of the family, where it is necessary to take into account both the client's point of view and the aspect of the environment in which he lives and which constantly affects him. Therefore, the university textbook offers procedures for social work with the family, from the assessment of the life situation, through the plan of work with the family to social intervention. The university textbook is intended for students of social work, who have the opportunity to practice complex issues within the assessment of the case through the enclosed case studies.
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Privatizácia verejného práva verzus publicita...
Lukáš Michaľov • Katarína Koromházová (eds.)
The Collection of scientific contributions "Privatization of public law versus publicity of private law" is an output of the International scientific conference of Phd. students and scientific researchers organized by the Department of Criminal Law, Faculty of Law, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University. The collection contains contributions focused on the issues of the intersection of private and public law, specifically on the privatization of public law and publicity of private law.
This is a highly important topic, because the elements of privatization can be found across the entire public law, not only in the field of criminal law, but also in other legal branches of public law.Recently, there have been significant elements of publicity of private law, especially commercial or civil law. Therefore, we consider the topic of the conference and the title of the collection to be appropriately chosen and up to date without any significant limits in scientific research.
The participants of theInternational scientific conference in their contributions also focused on de lege ferenda considerations and offer a new perspective on the formation of public or private law.
The aim of the published Collection of scientific contributions isto continue in improving and developing new knowledge of the public law in the field of its privatization and private law in the field of its publicity.
Prvý dotyk so slobodou. Sprítomňovanie...
Mikuláš Jančura • Alžbeta Śnieżko
Z hľadiska najnovších dejín Slovenska (a Československa) možno za jeden z najzásadnejších medzníkov považovať udalosti z novembra 1989 známe ako Nežná revolúcia. Jej širšie kontextuálne východiská, priebeh, ako aj dopady mali okrem politickej a hospodárskej roviny aj výraznú kultúrno-spoločenskú hĺbku a dosah. Na tomto základe možno o Nežnej revolúcii uvažovať aj ako o medzníku, ktorý zásadne ovplyvnil historické vedomie obyvateľstva, ktoré má multigeneračný presah až do súčasnosti. V súvislosti s 30. výročím Nežnej revolúcie, ktoré si spoločnosť v Čechách a na Slovensku pripomenula v roku 2019, bola pod záštitou Košického samosprávneho kraja v spolupráci s Verejnou knižnicou Jána Bocatia v Košiciach, Univerzitou Pavla Jozefa Šafárika v Košiciach, Ústavom pamäti národa a Rozhlasom a televíziou Slovenska v priestoroch Verejnej knižnice Jána Bocatia usporiadaná interaktívna výstava s názvom Prvý dotyk so slobodou. Výstava, okrem pripomenutia si novembrových udalostí z roka 1989, akcentovala práve uvedený kultúrno-spoločenský rozmer a dosah, pričom sa konceptuálne zamerala na rozvíjanie piatich dimenzií historického vedomia. Je to koncept rozvíjaný hlavne v oblasti súčasnej predmetovej didaktiky dejepisu, pričom ide o dimenzie identity, historicity, pamäti, vedomia o priestore a vedomia o čase. Na tomto základe bol na Katedre histórie Filozofickej fakulty UPJŠ v Košiciach realizovaný projekt, ktorého výstupom je aj predkladaný učebný text fungujúci ako organická súčasť rovnomenného edukačno-historického webového portálu. Východiskom textu je teoreticko-metodologická štúdia o dimenziách historického vedomia a miesta tohto konceptu v súčasnej predmetovej didaktike dejepisu, ako aj stať venovaná jej aplikácii na príklade koncipovania vyššie priblíženej výstavy. Jeho súčasťou je zasadenie revolučných udalostí z novembra 1989 do časovo, faktograficky aj tematicky širokého kontextu vzťahov medzi východným a západným blokom, studenou vojnou, ako aj kreovania a vnútorného fungovania komunistického režimu na Slovensku. Osobitná pozornosť je venovaná súvislostiam, ktoré viedli k Nežnej revolúcii a jej vlastnému priebehu, ústiacemu do pádu komunistického režimu a slobodným, demokratickým voľbám. Osobitnou súčasťou textu je náčrt praktických učebných figúr k problematike.
V dôsledku obsiahlosti témy si predkladaný text nekladie nárok na postulát vedeckej práce a ani na úplné vyčerpanie predmetnej problematiky. Ide o prehľadový a rámcový vstup do kľúčových udalostí a súvislostí sprevádzajúcich obdobie neslobody na Slovensku (a v Československu) vyúsťujúce do pádu komunistického režimu. Cieľom výstupov tohto projektu je prostredníctvom viacvrstevného študijného materiálu s interaktívnymi a multimediálnymi prvkami evokovať v cieľových skupinách žiakov základných a študentov stredných a vysokých škôl diskusiu o jednej z kľúčových tém moderných dejín Slovenska. Taktiež je to snaha podporiť výučbu tejto problematiky primárne na úrovni základných a stredných škôl. Využiteľnosť si môže nájsť aj ako podporný materiál pre študentov humanitných disciplín vysokých škôl. Osobitnou pridanou hodnotou je voľná aplikovatelnosť konceptu rozvíjania dimenzií historického vedomia pri výučbe rozličných historických tém.
2020: Začiatok dekády zmien?
Katarína Duffeková • Benita Feketeová • Katarína Lörincová (eds.)
The presented work is a collection of contributions from the 9th International Online Scientific Conference of Students and Young Scientists, organized on December 4, 2020 by the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Arts, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, the Faculty of Social Sciences UCM in Trnava and the OZ Res Publica.
The aim of the publication is to provide a platform to discuss important issues which could influence the course of events in next decade in Slovakia, Europe and world.
The publication consists of more than twenty articles, which are primarily in Slovak but also in English. The contributions deal with both domestic and foreign policy with focus on the third decade of the 21st century.
In addition to geopolitical issues, the contributions also cover migration, regional integration, populism and nationalism, the influence of the media and social networks in the political sphere and also the development of liberal democracy. The authors also address issues of municipal policy, the electoral system and the referendum.
Index Seminum 2021
The Index Seminum 2021 of the Botanical Garden of the Pavol Jozef Šafárik University contains a list of 131 seed samples offered for the international exchange among botanical gardens on the world. It includes seeds collected from the wild plants in natural localities of Slovakia with a detailed description of the localities with coordinates and date of collection (72 samples) and seeds of plants grown in the Botanical Garden (5 samples) and seeds from Exposition of the Tatra Mountain Nature of the State Forests of Tatra National Park, Tatranská Lomnica (54 samples). The index includes a desiderata table that can be used when ordering seeds.
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NAUČ SA UČIŤ (Pracovný zošit)
Zuzana Kožárová • Adriana Boleková
This workbook has been composed from the book by Assoc. prof. Adriana Boleková, MD, PhD. et al. How to study and not forget - the principles of brain-compatible learning. It will help students to identify their bad learning habits, while offering the opportunity to work actively to change their learning style, through various practical tips and exercises.
The workbook is divided into four parts:
- • Means to enhance memory and learning,
- • Motivation and time management,
- • Learning styles
- • Effective learning techniques
We hope this workbook will help students find out which activities prevent you from achieving better study results and then you will be able to replace them with effective ones.
LEARNING HOW TO LEARN (Workbook)
Zuzana Kožárová • Adriana Boleková
This workbook has been composed from the book by Assoc. prof. Adriana Boleková, MD, PhD. et al. How to study and not forget - the principles of brain-compatible learning. It will help students to identify their bad learning habits, while offering the opportunity to work actively to change their learning style, through various practical tips and exercises.
The workbook is divided into four parts:
- • Means to enhance memory and learning,
- • Motivation and time management,
- • Learning styles
- • Effective learning techniques
We hope this workbook will help students find out which activities prevent you from achieving better study results and then you will be able to replace them with effective ones.
Tréningový program Podnikni niečo!
This methodological manual will help the actors of entrepreneurial education to implement the training program Do Something!, which was created as part of the dissertation thesis "Career adaptability of university students and its development" by Zuzana Kožárová, PhD. Training program develops students' entrepreneurial competence.
Sociálne inštitúcie a sociálne organizácie
The monograph Social Institutions and Social Organizations analyzes the issues of society, spheres of society, models of social coexistence, social system, social institutions and social organizations that arise within individual social institutions.From social institutions, the monograph focuses on culture, religion, education, politics, health and economics.Individual social institutions are analyzed from several sociological perspectives, which allows the creation of a broader view of the analyzed issues.
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TEÓRIA A PRAX VEREJNEJ SPRÁVY (2021)
Anna Čepelová • Tomáš Alman (eds.)
Recenzovaný zborník príspevkov zo 6. ročníka medzinárodnej vedeckej konferencie doktorandov, ktorá sa uskutočnila dňa 19. marca 2021 (online prostredníctvom MS Teams).
Viscerálna patológia cievneho pôvodu
University scripts “Visceral pathology of vascular origin“analyze one of the most challenging vascular regions, the aorta and the visceral aortic branches, from the surgical perspective. The diagnostic and the treatment aneurysms of the abdominal aorta are dedicated to the first chapter. Early diagnostic and operative treatment is crucial in the treatment of ruptured aneurysms of the abdominal aorta. Shortening of the interval between the patient’s arrival with ruptured aneurysm of the abdominal aorta into the hospital and the beginning of the operation decreased the perioperative mortality. This shortening, together with the use of the cell savers, led to the dropping of perioperative mortality from 50% to 20%. The diagnostics and surgical treatment of the acute and chronic occlusion of the aorta and iliac arteries are analyzed in the second chapter. In this chapter, the focus is given to the aortobifemoral bypass as “the gold standard“ of the surgical therapy of aortoiliac atherosclerosis. The management of acute mesenteric ischemia is the content of the third chapter. Acute mesenteric ischemia is a severe condition with high mortality. The problem of acute mesenterial ischemia is a delayed diagnostic that is the reason for poor therapeutical outcomes of the disease. The possible imagine studies and operations used in treating acute mesenteric ischemia are brought in this chapter. Chronic mesenteric ischemia leads to cachexia. The diagnosis of chronic mesenterial ischemia is one of the most demanding, and surgical therapy used in the treatment of chronic mesenterial ischemia also belongs to the most challenging operations. Left-sided colon ischemia belongs to the severe complications of the aortoiliac reconstructions. Left-sided colon ischemia has a high mortality. In the prevention of the left-sided colon, ischemia is preserving at least one internal iliac artery. The complex diagnostics treatment of intraabdominal compressive syndromes as Dunbar syndróme, „Nutcracker“ syndróme a Wilkie syndróme, analyzed in the last chapter.
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Bioenergetika
The textbook "Bioenergetics" should serve as an introduction to the study of bioenergetics. This field of science is currently highly actual, as the results of the bioenergetics research in recent years clearly show that bioenergetics processes in living systems can "serve" not only to transformation of energy, but also affect the course of processes such as apoptosis, aging, origin and development of many diseases (especially neurodegenerative). These facts clearly indicate the need for the existence of quality teaching texts that would allow students to acquire the necessary information and knowledge in this scientific discipline in an acceptable way. For the above mentioned reasons, we decided to create these textbooks, which are in the form of ten chapters, which naturally and logically follow each other. One chapter basically presents one lecture within the course of Bioenergetics, which is realized at the Faculty of Science of the Pavel Jozef Šafárik University in Košice at the master's and doctoral degree of the study program "Biophysics". At the same time, these texts can also be used for teaching in the study subject Biochemistry, which is taught in the bachelor's and master's degree programs of the study programs "Biochemistry" resp. “Biophysics”. We would like to express our conviction that this textbook could in some way also help researchers working in the field of the energy transformation in biological organisms and the phenomena associated with this transformation. This textbook presents knowledge about the basic concepts of bioenergetics, the mechanisms of processes such as glycolysis and the Krebs cycle (in addition to a detailed and comprehensive description of these processes, there is also a general view of the interconnectedness of these processes and their incorporation into a compact view of the overall energy transformation in biological organisms), the structure and functionality of biological membranes (this area is necessary for a better understanding of the knowledge presented in the following chapters). In the following chapters, the textbook deals with the description of the structure and function of mitochondria, with great emphasis on the properties and mechanisms of functioning of the four complexes of the respiratory chain and ATP-synthase. These complexes create the basis for the existence of the "most important" process in bioenergetics, oxidative phosphorylation. In the final two chapters, the mechanisms of the processes that produce photosynthesis, its light and dark phases, are presented. There is presented relevant information about this "second" most important bioenergetics process taking place in many biological organisms and providing the possibility of transforming the energy of electromagnetic radiation into energy "hidden" in the chemical bonds of certain chemical molecules. We want to express our conviction that the textbooks "Bioenergetics" will be a good "helper and inspirer" for many students who want to learn as much as possible about the fascinating structures and mechanisms for energy transformation in living systems, without which it would not be possible existence of life as we know it.
Svetové dejiny štátu a práva
This university textbook named "The World History of State and Law" serve as teaching aid to Students of 1. year-class of Faculty of Law. He addicted to history of state and law of oriental despoties and chosen states of ancient Greece. Exactly interpreted the law history of medieval and feudal states and cities and institutes of medieval law with the accent to civil law. Next he interpreted the history of constitutions of the european states (Netherland, Poland, Great Britain, France, Germany, Italy) and USA, also the modern law of 19. Century. A special chapter deals with the Paris Peace Conference in 1919 and the system of treaties adopted during it.
At the end he interpreted the legal history of chosen states of Europe and USA - state system with the accent to type of the regime (democracy, dictature).
The 5th International Conference on...
Veronika Niščáková • Ivana Šišoláková (eds.)
Abstracts of the 5th Intemational Conference Nanomaterials: Fundamentals and Applications (NF A) 2021 is the contributions summary of the conference participants. The conference will feature four invited lectures and ten registered lectures. This conference is a tool for creating a dialogue between experts in the field of nanomaterials, their use and overall application in various fields. Papers in the proceedings are thematically divided into 6 areas. All contributions are highly professional and interesting and can contribute to further creative scientific work.
Ako správne pracovať s prameňmi práva Európskej...
Dominika Becková • Radoslav Benko • Valéria Ružičková
Studies of the European Union law may hardly be possible without making use of its sources. Lots of types of legal rules, several forms of judicial decisions as well as a wide spectrum of criteria used while searching among legal acts of the European Union and case-law of its courts in search engines on the official websites of the European Union may, however, appear confusing, thereby making the work with sources of the European Union law more complicated and prolonging it. Methodology Guide „How to Work Correctly with the Sources of the European Union Law“ aims to help students to understand the system of sources of the European Union law as well as the sources themselves, offer them tips and advice useful during their search and thus contribute to the adoption of fundamental procedures for working with them.
Marketing a fundraising mimovládnych...
For a non-governmental organization to be successful, it must focus, among other things, on its main goal of spreading its vision and mission to another area. It can achieve success by increasing its visibility and raising awareness about its activities in society, sending a clear message, and maintaining transparency. The monograph deals with specific areas in which non-profit NGOs are active, i.e. marketing and fundraising. Both these areas are of key importance for the NGO’s success, therefore they require particular attention. It is well known that NGOs lack proper support in Slovakia and their funding is insufficient given the demand for their services. NGOs therefore search for multiple sources of funding and use marketing as a tool. The monograph explains the importance of NGOs in the non-profit sector and justifies the tools they employ when navigating the commercial space.
Vybrané kapitoly z epistemológie (v kontexte...
Vybrané kapitoly z epistemológie sú dielom viacročnej bádateľskej práce autora a tiež istým zúročením požiadaviek z pedagogickej praxe tohto predmetu. Kapitoly v tejto syntetizujúcej podobe publikované ešte neboli a som presvedčený, že práve v tejto podobe môžu nadobudnúť vyššiu hodnotu a väčší reálny dosah na našich študentov filozofie.
Jednotlivé kapitoly sú zamerané na problém poznania v súčasnosti, predovšetkým na problém kritiky metafyziky a na otázky kreovania postmetafyzického myslenia. Nie je žiadnou náhodou, že spoločným menovateľom predložených textov je F. Nietzsche, filozof, ktorý zásadným spôsobom ovplyvnil a naďalej ovplyvňuje terajšie filozofické diskusie a myšlienkové pohyby.
Kapitoly sú písané tak, aby viedli našich študentov či iných čitateľov k premýšľaniu, teda ku kritickému mysleniu, k osobnému rastu a k odbornej samostatnosti.
Do akej miery sa mi podarilo moje zámery a ciele naplniť, to nechávam na čitateľovi.
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Vybrané kapitoly z axiológie (v kontexte...
Vybrané kapitoly z axiológie sú dielom viacročnej bádateľskej práce autora a tiež istým zúročením požiadaviek z pedagogickej praxe tohto predmetu. Kapitoly v tejto syntetizujúcej podobe publikované ešte neboli a som pre-svedčený, že práve v tejto podobe môžu nadobudnúť vyššiu hodnotu a väčší reálny dosah na našich študentov filozofie.
Jednotlivé kapitoly sú zamerané na problém rozpadu tradičných hodnôt, ústiaci často až do nihilizmu a straty zmyslu ľudského bytia. Nie je náhodou, že spoločným menovateľom predložených textov je F. Nietzsche, filozof, ktorý prvý vyzval k prehodnoteniu všetkých hodnôt, ale aj F. Dostojevskij, ruský filozofujúci spisovateľ, ktorý sa na problém nihilizmu, na problém zničotenia hodnôt pozerá inak.
Cieľom predmetných textov je doslova až provokatívne osloviť našich študentov tak, aby otázky spojené so zmyslom vlastnej existencie riešili samostatne a kreatívne, lebo, ako som presvedčený, naša doba je veľkou výzvou k novým, originálnym myšlienkam, k axiologickým súdom, ktoré vždy predchádzali tým kognitívnym.
Do akej miery sa podarilo moje zámery a ciele naplniť, nechávam na čitateľovi.
Umelá inteligencia z pohľadu práva
Valéria Ružičková (ed.)
For the XIV Year of Student Symposium on International Law and European Law under the topic „Artificial Intelligence from the Perspective of Law“, students of the Faculty of Law and the Faculty of Science prepared several papers regarding current questions related to the ongoing development of the artificial intelligence. From the legal point of view, the papers regard the importance of the artificial intelligence in human activities in space, its impact on fundamental rights, development of new human rights in relation to its application in healthcare and nursing care as well as personal data protection while making use of the artificial intelligence. Apart from the papers concerning the artificial intelligence from the legal perspective, two of the papers regard the artificial intelligence from the scientific perspective, explaining the importance of the artificial intelligence in localization in indoor environment as well as its importance in prediction of healthcare costs.
Slovenčina pre prekladateľov a tlmočníkov
This textbook is designated for the students of translation and interpreting study programmes. The increase of linguistic competence in foreign language, but also in mother tongue is an inevitable part of the preparation of translators and interpreters. The low linguistic competence is often one of the reasons of the unsatisfactory quality of translation. The main aim of this book is to provide the material for the consolidation of linguistic terminology and for the improvement of oral and written utterances in the Slovak language. Consequently, the textbook encompasses the theoretical and the practical part. The theoretical part summarizes the basic knowledge of language levels. In the practical part, there is the brief description of the selected orthoepic, morphological, syntactic, lexical and stylistic norms of the standard Slovak with the reference to the relevant literature offering deeper analysis of the given problem. Then practical exercises verifying the mastering of linguistic norms follow. At the end of the book, there is the little Slovak-English dictionary of the selected linguistic terms that may help students in their study of the English linguistics.
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Healthy and active aging of participants at the...
Tatiana Kimáková • Štefan Tóth • Ivan Uher
The scientific monograph is devoted to active and healthy aging, its basic indicators, involutional changes, or the relationship between healthy aging and lifestyle. Adopting a healthy lifestyle and actively participating in health care for yourself are important elements in all stages of our lives, and therefore in healthy aging. We describe the possibilities of older people to slow down the adverse changes associated with aging through education and educational activities of various types. The scientific monograph also includes our own research focused on overall health and selected lifestyle risk factors, especially consumption of various food groups, smoking, alcohol, physical activity and stress of participants at the University of the Third Age at Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, Slovak and foreign university students at the Medical Faculty of the Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice. The scientific monograph is appropriate for the scientific community, students of medical and natural sciences, public health for all three degrees of university study.
100 Years of Treaty of Trianon – Diplomacy,...
Erik Štenpien • Ivan Svatuška (eds.)
The Collection of scientific Contributions of the International scientific conference: 100 Years of Treaty of Trianon – Diplomacy, State and Law on the Turn of the Century.
The presented publication is the first of a series of proceedings published within the solution of the grant APVV-19-0419. The conference took place from 14 to 15 October 2021 with the participation of experts from Slovakia, Hungary and Poland. The ambition of the research team, composed of legal historians and positive lawyers from three countries, is to provide a comprehensive, unbiased view of the peace negotiations that resulted in the Treaty of Trianon with Hungary. The conference, the result of which is the presented collection, was devoted to the causes of possible disputes in Europe - focusing on diplomacy and constitutional development of Central European countries at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, ie in the period immediately preceding the outbreak of World War I.