Members of Our Center at the 30th World Congress for Medical Law in Antwerp

Ladies and Gentlemen,

we are pleased to announce that members of our Center, Prof. Maria Boratyńska, Krzysztof Ślaski and Michał Kropiwnicki, took part in the 30th World Congress for Medical Law “Expanding Boundaries of Health Law: Access, Innovation and Interdisciplinarity”, held on 5–7 August 2026 in Antwerp (Belgium), where they presented the following papers:

• “On the Implications of the Concept of Parental Autonomy in the Context of Futile Therapy for Children” – Prof. Maria Boratyńska;
• “La Nouvelle Procédure de la Modification de la Mention du Sexe dans les Actes de l’État Civil en Pologne à la Lumière des Solutions Adoptées par d’Autres Pays” [Eng. “The New Procedure for Changing the Gender Marker in Civil Status Records in Poland in the Light of Solutions Adopted in Other Countries”] – Krzysztof Ślaski;
• “Repenser l’Accès des Mineurs aux Soins de Santé Mentale : Lacunes Normatives et Nécessité d’un Modèle Fondé sur la Maturité” [Eng. “Rethinking Minors’ Access to Mental Health Care: Normative Gaps and the Need for a Maturity-Based Model”] – Michał Kropiwnicki.

The conference was an opportunity not only to present research findings, but also to establish new academic relationships with researchers from all over the world.

Participation in the conference was made possible by funding from the Excellence Initiative – Research University (IDUB) programme.

Congratulations on your successful presentations!