OER Osteuropa Recht

This article examines the possibility and the application of monetary non-pecuniary damages in the case of infringement of a legal person’s good name under Polish law. This article analyses how non-pecuniary damages to a legal person can be...

The contribution illustrates principal deficiencies of the existing tax dispute resolution system in Serbia, with a special focus on the absence of court specialisation in tax matters. The core of the paper presents the author’s research...

The Court of Appeal recently decided that the termination of a continuing distribution relationship between two companies is permissible, emphasizing the continuous nature of obligations. The difference between termination and rescission was...

This commentary provides a comprehensive analysis of the judgment issued by the Polish Supreme Court on 31 March 2020 (ref. II CSK 124/19), which centers on the liability of ecclesiastical legal persons for damages attributed to the pedophile...

This commentary provides an analysis of the Polish Supreme Court’s resolution from February 26, 2021 (ref. III CZP 24/20), which addresses the complexities surrounding holographic wills, particularly regarding the designation of beneficiaries. The...

The Supreme Court's ruling in case II CSKP 765/22 analyzed contract termination effects under art. 494 of the Civil Code, involving a disagreement between a cardiology health institution and a hospital. The Court found that termination led to...

This article analyses the implementation of the provisions of Directive 2019/771 to the Law of Ukraine No. 3153-IX dated 10 June 2023 “On Consumer Protection”, which shall enter into force on 7 July 2024 or after the end of martial law in...

The Russian war of aggression in Ukraine and the perceived geopolitical contestation in the Western Balkans necessitated a serious relaunch of the European Union’s (EU) enlargement policy, the “EU’s most effective foreign policy” according...

The new law of Ukraine on administrative procedures came into force 2023 after a long period of work on several draft laws. The discussions during the drafting period show, how the understanding of the importance of administrative procedures for the...

Queen Olga of the Hellenes, consort of King Georgios I. since 1867, was a former Grand Duchess of Russia; a granddaughter to Czar Nicholas I. as well as a niece to Czar Alexander II. Having fulfilled her Queen consort duties, which were mainly...

Since 2021, Bulgaria’s parliamentary system has been weakened by a series of preliminary elections coupled with the inability of the winning parties to form a stable majority government. This situation has led to a concentration of significant...

Since 2018, all important competences for the accreditation of educational institutions have been transferred from the previously uniform Ministry of Education to a supervisory authority that reports directly to the government. The constitutional...

Bulgaria is one of the countries whose municipalities are large by European standards and comprise more than 20 localities on average. Nevertheless, most municipalities in this small member state of the European Union are underfunded, as they...

As of 1 August 2023, Bulgarian law provides for a new legal form to organise legal entities: the company with variable capital. This legal form is intended to allow modern companies in the IT sector to enter the market without requiring large...

Judicial counselling and special legal guardianship, as protective measures for the adult natural person, are part of the legislative amendment to the Romanian Civil Code by Law 140/2022 on some protective measures for persons with intellectual and...

This article presents both the strengths and weaknesses of the Polish local government structure from a dogmatic and an empirical perspective. On the whole, the establishment of a three-tier local government structure in Poland in 1990 should be...

In Romania, the main law governing insolvency proceedings is Law no. 85/2014 on Insolvency Prevention and Insolvency Proceedings, comprising provisions regarding the prevention procedures and the legal framework for reorganisation and bankruptcy....