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The Environmental Impacts of Maritime Shipping; The aim is to establish, by using scientific method, whether our hypotheses according to which cruise ships are greater polluter than cargo ships in the Adriatic Sea is founded. The other question that should be considered within this research is whether air pollution from ships is already declining as a result of implementation of several international and European regulations obliging to emission reduction.

• Main topics and scope of influence:

1. Trends in the development of Public international law

2. Law of the sea in peace and in wartime

3. Peaceful settlement of international disputes

The main area of interest of this interdisciplinary research group is research and analysis of various impacts on the marine environment. Different anthropogenic impacts on the marine environment are analyzed, with special emphasis on effects of shipping in order to assess the impact and find appropriate ways to minimize the impact and protect the marine environment.

A professional skipper is engaged in 16-20 weeks of uninterrupted work during the season, which requires exceptional psychological and physical effort, especially if we take into account the extremely demanding sleeping conditions in the absence of any life routine.

For the jobs of sailors in the Merchant Navy, there is also no research on physical demands, psychological stress, and the quality of sleep while performing jobs.

 Lab-LEX researchers are working on three research themes: vulnerability, governance and litigation. Lab-LEX organizes study days, seminars and workshops on these subjects. Moreover, this laboratory is dedicated to developing strong international relationships, allowing regular contact and interactions with partner universities around the world.

The recent project aims to verify the research thesis whether and why the constitution of the Kingdom of Poland of 1815 should be deemed a formative factor of Polish political liberalism at the time of its birth. I have adopted the assumption, that the earlier stages of the development of Polish thought were of “protoliberal” nature, while the concept of “liberalism” did not begin to emerge until 1815.

The scope of research and scientific activity pivots on methods of pursuing the assumed objectives that drive social policy of both the European Union and the Member States. It encompasses promoting a high level of quality and sustainability of employment guaranteeing adequate and decent social protection, combating social exclusion and poverty, primarily however, improving working conditions conducive to social convergence across the EU.

Olga Śniadach has authored numerous studies and publications in the field of European Law. In her previous work she was concentrated on the European law as the law of integration, now she focuses on issues related to the integration and role of law in resolving global problems, such as food security.

· Ecosystem services protection

· Environmental justice

· Climate change law and liability

· Marine waters protection law

· Inland waters protection law

· Trade related environmental measures

· Nature protection law

· Oil and gas law

· Space resources management law

The Maritime Law Department conducts scientific and educational activities, as well as implements international and national projects and activities aimed also at popularizing science e.g. in cooperation with entrepreneurs from the maritime economy during the organization of scientific conferences on maritime law. Our scientific research generally focuses on determining the degree of legal compliance of domestic law with international maritime law, also in terms of enforcement of law in practice. These studies show a multifaceted and interdisciplinary character.