Department of Public International Law
Associate Professor
email: kaminski@if.uj.edu.pl
Lawyer and sociologist, graduate of the Faculty of Law and Administration of the Silesian University in Katowice, the Faculty of Philosophy of the Jagiellonian University in Cracow and the European Academy of Law Theory in Brussels. Professor at the Institute of Legal Sciences of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw (Department of Public International Law) and lecturer at Jagiellonian University (Department of Comparative Studies of Civilizations). Repeatedly awarded for his achievements in scientific work (among others by the Foundation for Polish Science, the European Law Foundation, the Rector of the Jagiellonian University). Member of the Council of the National Science Center (2012-2016). Ad hoc judge at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg (term 2014-2016). Council of Europe expert on freedom of expression and media freedom. Collaborator and legal expert for many national and international NGOs involved in the protection of human rights, including the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights, Article XIX, Amnesty International, Justice Initiative, Open Society Institute, European Foundation for Human Rights. Legal representative in numerous proceedings before the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg; represented, among others, families of victims of the Katyn massacre.
He specializes in human rights law, especially the European Convention on Human Rights. Other areas of research interest include public international law, comparative law (including analysis of legal cultures), and legal theory.
Editor-in-Chief of „Kwartalnik o Prawach Człowieka”, member of the Editorial board of „Europejski Przegląd Sądowy”; and regular reviewer of several national and international scientific journals.
