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Authors are asked to verify whether the manuscript meets the below listed requirements. Manuscripts that do not meet the editorial requirements may be rejected.

Word limit

The editors of Problemy Prawa Prywatnego Międzynarodowego accept papers of up to 40 standard typewritten pages (approx. 100,000-120,000 characters with spaces, including footnotes).

Required components of the paper

The study should be accompanied by:

- a summary,

- key words,

- an appendix bibliography (a self-contained list of the literature on the subject relied on in the paper),

- information on the author's degree/title, position or function held, affiliation and contact details.

The abstract should be between 1,000 and 2,000 characters with spaces. The abstract should inform in a synthetic and clear manner about the subject and content of the study, research objectives and the method used, and in particular about the main theses and conclusions of the study.

Structure of the paper

Articles and glosses (academic articles) submitted for publication in Problemy Prawa Prywatnego Międzynarodowego should consist of the following parts:

- introduction/introductory remarks,

- chapters/sub-chapters (numbered),

- conclusion/summary (the conclusion should include conclusions from the research and analysis carried out).

Technical requirements

File format compatible with MS Word 2007 or later word processor.

Font typeface: Times (New Roman), basic text size: 12 points.

Line spacing: 1.5 lines.

Indentation: 0.6 cm (no space between paragraphs).

Style guidelines for footnote references

Style guidelines for footnote references for the Problemy Prawa Prywatnego Międzynarodowego can be downloaded here in pdf format.

1. Basic templates for bibliographic references

– book:

P. Lagarde, Recherches sur l'ordre public en droit international privé, LGDJ, Paris, 1959.

M. Pazdan, Prawo prywatne międzynarodowe, Wolters Kluwer, Warszawa, 2017.

– collective work:

International Encyclopedia of Comparative Law, vol. 3, Private International Law, ed. K. Lipstein, part I, Mohr Siebeck, Tübingen, 1986.

Rozprawy prawnicze. Księga pamiątkowa Profesora Maksymiliana Pazdana, red. L. Ogiegło, W. Popiołek, M. Szpunar, Zakamycze, Kraków, 2005.

Prawo prywatne międzynarodowe. Komentarz, red. J. Poczobut, Wolters Kluwer, Warszawa,  2017.

System Prawa Prywatnego, T. 20A, Prawo prywatne międzynarodowe, red. M. Pazdan, C.H. Beck, Warszawa, 2014.

– chapter in a book:

M.J. Bonnell, O. Meyer, The Impact of Corruption on International Commercial Contracts —  General Report, in: The Impact of Corruption on International Commercial Contracts, eds.  M.J. Bonnell, O. Meyer, Springer, Cham, 2015.

- chapter in a commentary or similar collective work:

K. Grzybczyk, w: System Prawa Prywatnego, T. 20A, Prawo prywatne międzynarodowe, red. M. Pazdan, C.H. Beck, Warszawa, 2014.

H. Meidanis, in: EU Succession Regulation No 650/2012. A Commentary. Eds. H. P. Pamboukis, Hart - Nomos, Athens - München - Oxford - Baden-Baden 2017

M. Jagielska, w: M. Jagielska, M. Kropka, M. Zachariasiewicz, M.A. Zachariasiewicz, Ł. Żarnowiec, Komentarz do rozporządzenia Parlamentu Europejskiego i Rady (WE) nr 593/2008 z dnia 17 czerwca 2008 r. w sprawie prawa właściwego dla zobowiązań umownych (Rzym I), LEX/el. 2013, kom. do art. 5.

– article in a journal:

M. Weller, Mutual Trust: In Search of the Future of European Union Private International Law, “Journal of Private International Law” 2015, vol. 11, no. 1.

J. Pawliczak, Rozwiązanie małżeństwa na podstawie prawa obcego a orzekanie o winie rozkładu pożycia, „Kwartalnik Prawa Prywatnego” 2017, nr 4.

C. Kohler, Application of the Succession Regulation by German courts — Selected Issues, „Problemy Prawa Prywatnego Międzynarodowego” 2020, vol. 26, https://doi.org/10.31261/PPPM.2020.26.04.

– a work published on a website/working paper (if date of publication is available it should be provided; a hyperlink and the access date must also be given):

A. Piątkowska-Borek, Czarna dziura jest naprawdę bardzo blisko Ziemi. Nowe odkrycie naukowców Europejskiego Obserwatorium Południowego (EOS), Wirtualna Poland, 8.05.2020, https://wiadomosci.wp.pl/czarna-dziura-jest-naprawde-bardzo-blisko-ziemi-nowe-odkrycie-naukowcow-europejskiego-obserwatorium-poludniowego-eos-6508412819375745a [dostęp: 17.02.2021].

2. The names are not distinguished by other type of font (capitals or different spacing, etc.).

3. If reference is made to publication the title of which is originally in an non-latin script (e.g. Cyrillic, Chinese, Hebrew) the citation should include atransliteration into Roman script (Latin characters).

4. If DOI is available it should be provided in a form of a hyperlink (at the end of the citation, after comma).

5. The references should include original abbreviations used in citations in a language of the publication (e.g. „ed.”, Hrsg.”, „vol.”, „Teil”, „Bd.”, „No.”, „Nr.”), except for the abbreviation „p.” used for a page/pages:P

P. Nygh, Foreign Status, Public Policy and Discretion, “International & Comparative Law Quarterly” 1964, vol. 13, p. 424—434.

6. A consecutive reference to the same authority requires usage of an abbreviated version (abbreviations such „op. cit.” or „ibidem” should not be used):

1 N. Joubert, La notion de liens suffisants avec l’ordre juridique (Inslandsbeziehung) en droit international privé, LGDJ, Paris, 2007, p. 78.

2 A. Mills, The Dimensions of Public Policy in Private International Law, “Journal of Private International Law” 2008, vol. 4, no. 2, p. 167; A.W. Wiśniewski, w: Prawo prywatne międzynarodowe. Komentarz, red. J. Poczobut, Wolters Kluwer, Warszawa, 2017, p. 456.

3 N. Joubert, La notion de liens..., p. 80—81.

4 M. Wojewoda, w: System Prawa Prywatnego, T. 20A, Prawo prywatne międzynarodowe, red. M. Pazdan, C.H. Beck, Warszawa, 2014, p. 122.

5 A. Mills, The Dimensions..., p. 168.

6 M. Wojewoda, w: System…, T. 20A, p. 133; A.W. Wiśniewski, w: Komentarz…, 2017, p. 460.

7. Case law references

- Polish case law

Uchw. SN (7) of 30.03.1992, III CZP 17/92, OSNC 1992, nr 11, poz. 186.

Post. SN of 11.08.2010, I CSK 62/10.

Wyr. SN of 20.11.2012, III CZP 58/12, Biuletyn SN 2012/11.

Wyr. SA w Katowicach of 18.10.2004 r., I ACa 565/04, OSAB, 2005, nr 2, poz. 3.

Wyr. NSA of 10.02.2011, II OSK 269/10.

- international courts and tribunals

Judgment of CJEU of 28.04.2009 in case C-420/07 Meletis Apostolides v. David Charles Orams i Linda Elizabeth Orams, ECR 2009, p. I-03571, ECLI:EU:C:2008:749.

Judgment of ECJ of 17.12.1970 in case 11/70 Internationale Handelsgesellschaft mbH v. Einfuhr- und Vorratsstelle für Getreide und Futtermittel, ECR 1970, p. 1125, ECLI:EU:C:1970:114.

Judgment of ECHR of 19.01.2017 in case Laborie v. France, No 44024/13, ECLI:CE:ECHR:2017:0119JUD004402413.

- references to foreign case law should be guided by the original citation format used most commonly in a country of origin of the given case, e.g.

Chaudhary v. Chaudhary [1984] 3 All ER 1017.

Mohamed v. Knott [1969] 1 QB 1.

OVG Münster, 7.03.1985, IPRspr 1985, h. 2.

OLG Koblenz, 11.01.2018, 2 U 138/17 AVAG.

Mertz v. Mertz, 271 N.Y. 466, 3 N.E.2d 597 (1936).

Dorado Beach Hotel Corp. v. Jernigan, 209 So.2d 669 (Fla.1968).

Schultz v. Boy Scouts of America, Inc, 65 N.Y.2d 189, 480 N.E.2d 679 (N.Y. 1985).

Cour de Cassation, 3.06.1966, Rev. crit. d.i.p., 1968, p. 64.

Cour de Cassation, 17.02.2004, D. 2004, p. 824.

8. Consecutive reference to the same case

- an abbreviated reference should be used, e.g.

₁ Judgment of CJEU of 28.04.2009 in case C-420/07 Meletis Apostolides v. David Charles Orams i Linda Elizabeth Orams, ECR 2009, p. I-03571, ECLI:EU:C:2008:749.

₂ Judgment of ECHR of 19.01.2017 in case Laborie v. France, No 44024/13, ECLI:CE:ECHR:2017:0119JUD004402413.

₃ Uchw. SN (7) of 30.03.1992, III CZP 17/92, OSNC 1992, nr 11, poz. 186.

₄ C-420/07 Apostolides.

₅ Laborie v. France.

₆ Uchw. SN (7) of 30.03.1992, III CZP 17/92.