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Student research societies.

Over 40 student research societies operating at the Faculty of Law and Administration, University of Warsaw — student academic, research and organisational activity.

41 active research societies and student organisations

Student Society for Legal Professions

Academic supervisor

Dr habil. Tadeusz Zembrzuski

Cooperation between the Faculty of Law and Administration UW and the legal professional self-governments — advocates, legal counsels, court enforcement officers and notaries — as well as with the courts, public prosecutor's office and the Alumni Club. The collaboration includes meetings with representatives of the legal professions, workshops, simulations and student participation in selected classes held within legal traineeships. These initiatives help students better understand the realities of practising each profession and support an informed and responsible choice of career path.

Executive board (8) →

Maria Łukaszewicz — President
Iga Bocian — Secretary
Wiktoria Gadomska — Vice-President for Cooperation with the Bar (Advocates)
Aleksandra Kiełek — Vice-President for Cooperation with Legal Counsels
Aleksandra Sadowska — Vice-President for Cooperation with the Judiciary
Anna Koszyk — Vice-President for Cooperation with the Public Prosecutor's Office
Martyna Włodarczyk — Vice-President for Cooperation with Notaries
Kacper Wojda — Vice-President for Cooperation with Court Enforcement Officers

Student Society of Administrative Law

Academic supervisor

Prof. Dr habil. Rafał Stankiewicz

A society of students interested in administrative law — organising meetings, seminars and projects with practitioners and academics.

Executive board (4) →

Sebastian Juszczak — President of the Board
Marcelina Sługocka — Vice-President of the Board, Treasurer
Jakub Czekała — Vice-President of the Board
Weronika Wojturska — Secretary

Council of Student Research Societies of WPiA UW

A voluntary association of student research societies operating at the Faculty of Law and Administration UW (since 2002/2003). The Council operates through three bodies: the Assembly of Presidents, the Presidium and the Audit Committee.

Executive board (3) →

Hubert Taładaj — Chair
Krzysztof Jaworski — Vice-Chair
Monika Świderska — Vice-Chair

Interdisciplinary Student Society of Diplomacy and Law

Academic supervisor

Dr habil. Aleksander Gubrynowicz

Active since 2006. Promotes knowledge of diplomacy broadly understood and its implications for other fields of scholarship. Organises projects at the intersection of law and diplomacy.

Executive board (5) →

Jakub Jaros — President of the Board
Dominik Światkowski — Vice-President of the Board
Kinga Grzelczak — Officer for Academic Affairs
Mateusz Pawlikowski — Secretary
Maciej Teodorczyk — Treasurer

Student Society of Cyberspace and Social Media

Academic supervisor

Dr habil. Arwid Mednis

Online privacy, cybersecurity, profiling and the conscious use of the internet — at the intersection of law and technology.

Executive board (5) →

Szymon Piotrowski — President of the Board
Olga Cabak — Vice-President for External Relations
Kuba Obuchowski — Vice-President for Public Relations
Ewa Gutkowska — Vice-President for Academic Affairs
Jan Krajewski — Secretary of the Board

Student Society 'In Altum'

Academic supervisor

Prof. UW Dr habil. Tatiana Chauvin

A student initiative (since 2017) supporting civil society and substantive public debate — discussion meetings, Oxford-style debates and workshops.

Executive board (5) →

Hubert Taładaj — President
Jakub Brejdak — 1st Vice-President
Agnieszka Wójcik — 2nd Vice-President
Adam Alaszkiewicz — Secretary General
Karol Wojtas — Treasurer

Student Society of Comparative Law

Academic supervisor

Prof. UW Dr habil. Ryszard Piotrowski

Popularising comparative legal studies — meetings, publications, participation in and organisation of conferences.

Executive board (5) →

Szymon Grzeszyk — President
Joanna Rutkowska — Vice-President
Piotr Brzostek — Treasurer
Julia Sochacka — Secretary
Maria Kozłowska — Board Member

Student Society of Mediation, Negotiation and Arbitration

Academic supervisor

Dr Rafał Morek

One of the largest and oldest societies at WPiA — alternative dispute resolution (ADR) and weekly negotiation simulations.

Executive board (5) →

Emilia Banaś — President
Agata Motyka — Vice-President
Aleksandra Lipowska — Vice-President
Magdalena Gaca — Treasurer
Tadeusz Pyzel — Secretary

Student Society of Political and Legal Thought 'Ius et Civitas'

Academic supervisor

Prof. Dr habil. Adam Bosiacki

One of the oldest societies at the Faculty — meetings and conferences devoted to political and legal doctrines.

Executive board (3) →

Kamil Słomiński — President
Krzysztof Jaworski — Vice-President for Finance
Krzysztof Osiński — Vice-President for Organisational Affairs

Student Society of Competition and Consumer Protection Law

Academic supervisor

Prof. UW Dr habil. Cezary Banasiński

Promoting competition and consumer protection law — with a focus on developing practical skills.

Executive board (5) →

Jan Siesicki — President of the Board
Magdalena Żalińska — Vice-President of the Board
Paulina Alicja Wieteska — Vice-President of the Board
Karol Kanclerz — Board Member
Jakub Sobieski — Board Member

Student Society of Banking Law

Academic supervisor

Prof. Dr habil. Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz

+ Dr Paweł Widawski

Founded in 2002 — one of the largest societies at WPiA UW. Cooperation with law firms and banks; projects include the ABC of Banking Law, the Academy of Banking Law and the Congress of Banking Law and Financial Technology.

Executive board (7) →

Klaudia Proniewska — President of the Board
Aleksandra Korniluk — Vice-President of the Board
Wiktor Morawski — Vice-President of the Board
Wiktoria Jeżewska — Board Member
Dominika Kosmalska — Board Member
Przemysław Ziętarski — Board Member
Mateusz Grabczuk — Board Member

Student Society of European Law

Academic supervisor

Dr Maciej Kułak

Students interested in EU law and the law of its Member States — building legal awareness and cooperating with European institutions.

Executive board (4) →

Monika Woźniak — President
Ariel Sławiński, Hubert Taładaj — Vice-Presidents
Justyna Kanas, Karolina Szymońska — Board Members
Witold Janas — Board Member

Student Society of French Law and Romance Legal Culture

Academic supervisor

Prof. UW Dr habil. Tatiana Chauvin

Comparative meetings with practitioners and academics — a forum for discussion of the differences between legal systems.

Executive board (5) →

Natalia Gałązka — President
Paulina Perkowska — Vice-President
Dominik Światkowski — Vice-President
Weronika Kuzara — Secretary
Magdalena Oleksik — Treasurer

Student Society of Constitutional Law 'Legislator'

Academic supervisor

Prof. Dr habil. Marek Zubik

+ Dr Jan Podkowik

Constitutional law, electoral law and the legislative process. Founder of the National Council of Student Constitutional Law Societies.

Executive board (4) →

Kamil Kapica — President of the Board
Jakub Ferek — Vice-President of the Board
Katarzyna Cłapińska — Secretary
Michał Ilasz — Board Member

Student Society of Medical and Pharmaceutical Law 'Ius et Medicina'

Academic supervisor

Prof. UW Dr habil. Maria Boratyńska

Medical and pharmaceutical law broadly understood — cooperation with the Medical University of Warsaw, law firms and pharmaceutical companies.

Executive board (3) →

Anna Purchała — President
Aleksandra Michalska — Vice-President / Secretary
Bartłomiej Gorczycki — Treasurer

Student Society of Labour Law WPiA UW

Academic supervisor

Dr habil. Michał Raczkowski

Expanding and promoting knowledge of Polish and European labour law — research, analysis and discussion of current and proposed solutions.

Executive board (4) →

Paulina Wolszczak — President
Kacper Królikowski — Vice-President
Anna Czeboćko — Vice-President
Artur Wojtyński — Vice-President

Student Society of Procedural Law

Academic supervisor

Prof. Dr habil. Maria Rogacka-Rzewnicka

+ Prof. Dr habil. Karol Weitz, Dr Marcin Cieśliński, Dr Katarzyna Girdwoyń, Dr Aleksandra Orzeł-Jakubowska

Criminal and civil procedure — workshops, meetings with representatives of the legal professions, trial simulations and the National Conference on Criminal Procedure.

Executive board (4) →

Arkadiusz Domasat — President of the KNPProces Board
Gabriela Gracjasz — Vice-President for Criminal Procedure
Aleksander Leszczyński — Vice-President for Civil Procedure
Marta Czekalska — Secretary and Treasurer

Student Society named after Paulina Kuczalska-Reinschmit

Academic supervisor

Prof. UW Dr habil. Jakub Urbanik

Active since 2017/2018. Human rights and a forum for discussing socially significant topics (the 'On the Grounds of the University' series).

Executive board (5) →

Antonina Dębska — President
Zuzanna Nowicka — Vice-President
Dominika Kuna — Administrator
Aleksandra Musiał — Treasurer
Alicja Rojan — Board Member

Student Society of Capital Markets Law

Academic supervisor

Prof. Dr habil. Aleksander Chłopecki

For over 10 years — M&A regulation, investment funds, financial instruments and private equity. Projects: Rynkologia, the Corporate Law Academy and the Capital Markets Law Tournament.

Executive board (6) →

Bartosz Rytel — President
Jan Ośka — Vice-President
Michał Tokarz — Vice-President
Paulina Rudzińska — Board Member
Marlena Kudła — Board Member
Konrad Nazarowski — Board Member

Student Human Rights Forum

Academic supervisor

Prof. UW Dr habil. Marcin Wiącek

Established in 2007. Interdisciplinary knowledge of human rights and freedoms — preparing students for careers in NGOs and governmental and international institutions.

Executive board (4) →

Klaudia Kowalczyk — President
Monika Woźniak — Vice-President
Martyna Pustoszkin — Secretary
Aleksandra Kochman — Treasurer

Student Society of Social and Commercial Insurance

Academic supervisor

Dr habil. Magdalena Szczepańska

Active since 2007 — commercial and social insurance. Meetings with experts, conferences, publications and support for the Chair of Insurance Law.

Executive board (5) →

Jan Wojciechowski — President
Kamil Słomiński — Vice-President for Social Insurance, Secretary
Jakub Wysocki — Vice-President for Commercial Insurance
Paulina Czeredys — Vice-President for Promotion
Magdalena Dobosz — Vice-President for Finance

Student Society of Sports Law 'Ius et Sport'

Academic supervisor

Prof. UW Dr habil. Andrzej Wach

+ Dr Karolina Tetłak

Popularising sports law — a broad view of sport including law, athletes, journalists, agents, clubs and federations.

Executive board (7) →

Michał Liszka — President of the Board
Hubert Taładaj — Vice-President
Piotr Iwańczyk — Vice-President
Adam Mikoś — Board Member
Jakub Osuch — Board Member
Jakub Trojanowski — Board Member
Artur Sadowski — Board Member

Student Association of Legal Ethics

Academic supervisor

Dr Paweł Skuczyński

Promoting legal culture and disseminating legal ethics among law students.

Executive board (6) →

Kacper Nowacki — President
Jan Podgórski — Vice-President
Zuzanna Marciniak — Secretary
Jeremi Wnorowski — Treasurer
Maksymilian Materkowski — Board Member
Jakub Skibiński — Board Member

LAW & ART

Academic supervisor

Dr Kamil Kopania

An interdisciplinary project at the intersection of law, art and economics — for students of law, art history, economics and the arts academies.

Executive board (6) →

Magdalena Komorowska — President of the Board
Karolina Miłkowska — Vice-President of the Board
Kamil Siekierzyński — Secretary of the Board
Karolina Ponikowska — Treasurer of the Board
Małgorzata Król — Board Member
Katarzyna Cłapińska — Board Member

Student Society of Intellectual Property Law WPiA UW

Academic supervisor

Prof. Dr habil. Krystyna Szczepanowska-Kozłowska

Protection of intangible assets, copyright and industrial property law, competition law, law of new technologies, the internet, IT, telecommunications, advertising and e-business. Organiser of the IP Challenge competition.

Executive board (3) →

Aleksandra Janas — President of the Board
Magdalena Piśko — Vice-President of the Board
Weronika Judka, Magdalena Koneczna, Kacper Manasterski, Daria Siembida, Zofia Szewczuk — Board Members

Student Society of Open-Source Intelligence

Academic supervisor

Prof. Dr habil. Paweł Waszkiewicz

Open-source intelligence and the use of social media in gathering information — focused on the practice of the modern lawyer.

Executive board (5) →

Katarzyna Bayer — President of the Board
Marta Czekalska — Vice-President of the Board
Stanisław Rabczuk — Secretary
Paulina Kargul — Treasurer
Hubert Dębniak — Board Member

Stanisław Batawia Student Society of Criminology

Academic supervisor

Dr habil. Agnieszka Gutkowska

+ Dr Małgorzata Dziewanowska

Criminology, forensics, criminal law and related disciplines — a friendly atmosphere and the personal commitment of its members.

Executive board (7) →

Emilia Jankiewicz — President
Aleksandra Mirecka — Vice-President
Beata Wilczopolska — Vice-President
Julia Szcześniak — Secretary
Wiktor Wojnar — Member
Aleksandra Krupa — Member
Gabriela Pendras — Member

Student Society of Latin American Law

Academic supervisor

Dr Karolina Tetłak

+ Dr Piotr Grzebyk

The Warsaw Latin Convention project — promoting and developing legal, economic and academic relations between Poland and Latin America.

Executive board (3) →

Anna Urbaniak — President
Małgorzata Żuk — Vice-President
Kacper Iwanowski — Vice-President

Student Society of New Technologies Law WPiA UW

Academic supervisor

Prof. Dr habil. Wojciech Kocot

Blockchain, Big Data, cybersecurity, esports, IoT, FinTech, AI and cloud computing — meetings with experts, conferences and study trips.

Executive board (6) →

Magdalena Piśko — President
Kacper Manasterski — Vice-President
Monika Gac — Board Member
Zuzanna Choińska — Board Member
Jan Duthel — Board Member
Mikołaj Ostoja-Ciemny — Board Member

Student Society of Legal History 'Iustitias Vestras Iudicabo'

Academic supervisor

Dr Andrzej Bielecki

Popularising knowledge of Polish legal history and the general history of state and law — substantive meetings and activity on social media.

Executive board (5) →

Błażej Bawolik — President
Igor Łapin — Vice-President
Przemysław Majkowski — Secretary
Daniel Grandys — Treasurer
Piotr Romaniuk — Board Member

Student Society of Company Law

Academic supervisor

Dr habil. Dominika Wajda

+ Prof. Dr habil. Adam Opalski

Commercial companies and the conduct of business activity in Poland — meetings with practitioners, thematic series and national conferences.

Executive board (6) →

Mateusz Sus — President
Konrad Grussy — Vice-President
Tina Karwowska — Vice-President
Jakub Sitarski — Treasurer
Bartosz Tulej — Secretary
Anna Molenda — Member

Student Society of Animal Rights

Academic supervisor

Dr habil. Anna Zientara

Animal rights protection and related legislation — debates, conferences, workshops and cooperation with experts and NGOs.

Executive board (7) →

Alicja Kucharska — President
Oliwia Andrzejewska — President
Alicja Cyra — Vice-President
Maria Piwońska — Treasurer
Agnieszka Balcerzak — Secretary
Patrycja Kosmowska — Member
Martyna Madej — Member

Utriusque Iuris

Academic supervisor

Dr habil. Jan Rudnicki

The second-oldest society at WPiA UW (since 1997) — Roman and canon law. Weekly meetings, the Ius Controversum competition and the 'Poronin' freshers' camp.

Executive board (6) →

Paulina Golańska — President
Maria Lipiec — Vice-President
Eliza Chojecka — Vice-President
Maciej Wilk — Secretary
Aleksandra Sitkiewicz — Treasurer
Joanna Głowacka — Board Member

Student Society of German Legal Thought

Academic supervisor

Prof. UW Dr habil. Adam Szafrański, Prof. UW Dr habil. Łukasz Żelechowski

Founded in March 2021. Deepens and popularises knowledge of the law, doctrines and case law of German-speaking countries — lectures, conferences and workshops.

Student Society 'Criminal Procedure in Practice'

Criminal procedure and related fields (substantive criminal law, forensics, criminology and forensic medicine) — workshops, simulations and study visits.

Executive board (7) →

Bartosz Dąbrowa — President of the Board
Agata Starkowska — Vice-President of the Board
Hubert Wróbel — Vice-President of the Board
Piotr Dalczyński — Secretary of the Board
Anna Kaczmarek — Board Member
Aleksandra Sitkiewicz — Board Member
Norbert Zarosa — Board Member

Student Society of Penal Sciences

Academic supervisor

Dr habil. Magdalena Błaszczyk

Penal sciences — criminal law and related fields, among students interested in exploring this subject more deeply.

Executive board (5) →

Agata Starkowska — 1st President
Jakub Cugier — 2nd President
Aleksandra Zalewska — Vice-President
Karolina Kałęka — Secretary
Norbert Zarosa — Treasurer

Student Society of Chinese Law and Economy

Academic supervisor

Dr habil. Piotr Grzebyk

Issues relating to the Middle Kingdom — from an international and comparative perspective. Flagship project: the Warsaw-Beijing Forum, organised in cooperation with the China University of Political Science and Law.

Executive board (7) →

Mateusz Krzysztof Kulig — Chair
Anna Małgorzata Sajdak — Vice-Chair
Mary Shamborska — Vice-Chair
Marta Gurbała — Secretary
Mateusz Roman Skuplik — Treasurer
Barbara Borkowska — Board Member
Adam Bartosik — Board Member

Student Society of Tax Law

Academic supervisor

Prof. Dr habil. Witold Modzelewski

Active since 1999. Substantive meetings with the Chair of Financial Law UW, law firms and consultancies. 'Tax Bridges' project — cooperation with tax-law societies from other universities.

Student Society of East Asian Law and Economy

Academic supervisor

Dr habil. Piotr Grzebyk

Asia Pacific-Poland Association (APPA) — East Asia, with a particular focus on Hong Kong. Meetings and Poland–East Asia relations.

Executive board (7) →

Katarzyna Borowiec — Chair
Mateusz Krzysztof Kulig — Vice-Chair
Zuzanna Pudło — Vice-Chair
Mary Shamborska — Secretary
Marta Gurbała — Treasurer
Maria Teresa Patorska — Board Member
Basia Borkowska — Board Member

Student Society of Mental Health Protection

Academic supervisor

Dr Katarzyna Syroka-Marczewska

Founded in 2022 — mental health protection from a legal perspective. Diagnosing problems, discussion and seeking solutions — meetings with experts, conferences and workshops.

Executive board (4) →

Kinga Ziółkowska — President
Dominika Przyborowska — Vice-President
Agnieszka Balcerzak — Treasurer
Alicja Kucharska — Secretary

Student Society of Legal Logic and Argumentation

Academic supervisor

Prof. UW Dr habil. Sławomir Lewandowski

Logic and the theory and practice of legal argumentation — workshops, debates, critical thinking and the analysis of legal texts.

Executive board (5) →

Ignacy Grzegorzewicz — President
Jakub Grebieszkow — Vice-President
Monika Pycia — Vice-President
Paweł Jasiński — Secretary
Jeremi Wnorowski — Treasurer

Want to found a new society or join one?

Contact the Council of Student Research Societies of WPiA UW