Radim Polèák

Date of Birth: 6. 18. 1978

Sex: M

 

Education

Mendel University Brno – Faculty of Business and Economics

2 semesters of management-economics in 1996/1997, then cancelled on own request due to studies at PrF MU and personal commercial activities.

In 1997 Civic Education Programme (CEP) certificate in macroeconomics.

 

Masaryk University Brno - Faculty of Law

Master degree in law (Mgr.) in 2002 - theme of thesis: “Legal aspects of domain names registration.”

Rigorous degree in commercial law (JUDr.) in 2003 – theme of thesis: “Law of domain names.”

Doctoral degree in commercial law (Ph.D.) in 2006 – theme of thesis: “Normative regulation of competition in information networks.”

 

Other

Since 2006 Czech Ministry of Education certified expert for distance education

 

Pedagogic activities

Recent:

  • Since 2002 guest lecturer at University of New York in Prague (MBA, BBA, Bc., HND)
  • Since 2003 full time assistant professor, recently senior assistant professor at MU Brno, Faculty of Law, Dept. of Legal Theory (bachelor, master, Ph.D.)
  • Since 2005 guest lecturer at the Judicial Academy of Czech Republic (professional education)
  • Since 2005 head of the Workgroup for Law and Information Technologies, Faculty of Law, Masaryk University Brno
  • Since 2007 Ph.D. tutor of Mgr. Tomas Scerba
  • Since 2008 Ph.D. tutor of Mgr. Terezie Smejkalova

Past:

  • Since 2003 till 2005 guest lecturer at Akademie Iuris (undergraduate).
  • In 2005 guest lecturer at University of Wales, Aberystwyth (masterú
  • Since 2005 till 2007 guest lecturer at Anglo-American College (BA hons.)
  • In 2005 guest lecturer at School of Arts, Charles University, Prague (master)
  • In 2006 guest lecturer at Western Moravian University, Trebic (bachelor)
  • In 2006 guest lecturer at University of Wales, Aberystwyth (master)
  • In 2006 guest lecturer at University of Pecs (Ph.D.)
  • In 2006 guest lecturer at the Czech Security and Intelligence Agency (professional education)
  • In 2006 head (together with prof. Dr. Andreas Wiebe, LL.M.) of joint project of MU Brno and WU Wien Summer School of ICT Law, Brno.
  • In 2006 guest lecturer at the Office of Public Defender of Rights (special seminar)
  • In 2007 guest lecturer at University of Wales, Aberystwyth (master)
  • In 2007 guest lecturer at ICRI, KU Leuven (research lecture on developments in Czech ICT law)
  • In 2007 guest lecturer at the Czech Security and Intelligence Agency (professional education)
  • In 2007 guest lecturer at University of Pécs (Ph.D.)
  • In 2007 head (together with prof. Dr. Andreas Wiebe, LL.M. and prof. Dr. Zsolt Balogh) of joint project of MU Brno, WU Wien and University of Pecs Summer School of ICT Law, Reichenau/Rax, Austria.
  • In 2008 guest lecturer at Gent University (LL.M.)
  • In 2008 guest lecturer at University of Aberystwyth (master)
  • In 2008 guest lecturer at Prague College (BA)
  • In 2008 head (together with prof. Dr. Andreas Wiebe, LL.M., Dr. Zsolt Balogh and Mag. Anna Zalesinska) of joint project of MU Brno, WU Wien, University of Pecs and University of Wroclaw Summer School of ICT Law, Wroclaw, Poland.
  • In 2008 guest lecturer at Erasmus University Rotterdam (master, Ph.D.)
  • In 2008 guest lecturer at the Czech Security and Intelligence Agency (professional education)
  • In 2008 guest lecturer at University of Pecs (Ph.D.)

 

Professional activities

Recent:

  • Since 2005 – panelist of the .eu ADR arbitration court for .eu domain names.
  • Since 2007 – expert advisor to Petr Machalek LLP
  • Since 2007 – executive officer of Auditorium publishing house
  • Since 2007 – member of Ministerial Expert Committee for eJustice, Ministry of Justice of the Czech Republic
  • Since 2008 – expert advisor to Lukas Prudil LLP

Past:

  • Till 2002 – counsel for Vysocanka, s.r.o. and KP GROUP, s.r.o.
  • Since 2002 till 2003 - lawyer and legislative specialist at Dept. of Law and Legislature, Southern Moravian Regional Authority.
  • In 2008 – Expert to PRE, a.s. – digital archiving of documents

 

Scientific activities

Recent:

  • Since 1999 member of Press Syndicate of Czech rep.
  • Since 2005 member of editorial board of EMP Jurisprudence magazine
  • Since 2005 member of the Faculty of Law research team (research project no. 0021622405)
  • Since 2007 member of the publication committee, Masaryk University, Faculty of Law
  • Since 2007 editor-in-chief of Masaryk University Journal of Law and Technology

Past:

  • In 2003 General Chair of international conference Cyberspace 2003: Normative Framework, Brno
  • Since 2003 till 2006 member of Workgroup of EMP, Judicial Academy and Ministry of Justice for advanced education of judges on use of case law
  • In 2004 General Chair of international conference Cyberspace 2004: Normative Framework
  • In 2005 General Chair of international conference Cyberspace 2005
  • In 2005 member of expert group for development of euRID domain names dispute resolution policy
  • In 2005 member of organizational committee of the international conference Autumn in Law 2005, Brno
  • In 2005 member of organizational committee of the conference State-mediated legal aid, Brno
  • In 2006 General Chair of international conference Cyberspace 2006.
  • In 2006 member of the organizational committee of the international conference Autumn in Law 2006, Brno
  • In 2006-2007 national rapporteur for Czech Republic and Slovakia, EC project no. MARKT/2006/09/E.
  • In 2007 member of the organizational committee of international conference Lex Informatica, Vienna
  • In 2007 member of the organizational committee of the international conference Autumn in Law 2006, Brno
  • In 2007 member of the organizational committee of the international conference Autumn in Law 2007, Brno
  • In 2007 member of the editorial board of Studia Iuridica (issued by University of Pecs)
  • In 2007 general chair of international conference Cyberspace 2007, Brno
  • In 2008 general chair of international conference Lex Informatica 2008, Prague
  • In 2008 member of the organizational committee of the international conference Autumn in Law 2008, Brno
  • In 2008 general chair of international conference Cyberspace 2008, Brno

 

 

Conferences and seminars

  • 2002 – international conference Euroconformity of Czech commercial law, Brno, proceedings contribution titled „Some aspects of euroconformity of Czech electronic signatures act.“
  • 2003 – international conference Principle of equality and principle of protection, Brno, proceedings contribution titled “Aequm et bonum: Nothing for readers of law.”
  • 2003 – international conference Cyberspace 2003: Normative framework, Brno, paper and proceedings contribution titled “Law and other normative systems in Cyberspace”
  • 2004 – international conference Legal-philosophic heritage of I. Kant and recent regal thinking, Brno, paper and proceedings contribution titled “Kant’s criticism in toolbox of modern lawyer.”
  • 2004 – international conference Food, drinks and European scholarship, Brno, proceedings contribution titled “The drink as a factor of efficiency of law in postmodern situation.”
  • 2004 – international workshop Use of European case law, Brno, paper titled “Case law a a part of positive law.”
  • 2004 – international conference E-government in Czechien un Sachsen, Lengenfeld, paper and proceedings contribution titled Normensynergie und E- Government als Mittel einer effektiven Verwaltung
  • 2004 – international conference Cyberspace 2004: Normative framework, Brno, paper and proceedings contribution titled “Why norms in cyberspace?”
  • 2004 – international conference Legal responsibility for damage, Brno, proceedings contribution titled “Enterprise and some objects of damage in information networks.”
  • 2005 – international round table Awareness of European law in Czech justice, member of the panel
  • 2005 – international workshop Education in use of case law, Brno, paper titled “To reasoning of use of case law by Czech and European courts.“
  • 2005 – international conference DGRI East Meets West, Prague, paper titled “Czech ICT law report.”
  • 2005 – international workshop Recent practice of annotations of case law, Brno, paper titled “On-line sources of case law.”
  • 2005 – international conference Critical Legal Conference, Canterbury, paper titled “Normativity and Resistance: Cyberspacial evidence for the causa.”
  • 2005 – international workshop European and Czech judiciary, Brno, paper titled “The court as an information structure.”
  • 2005 – international conference ECLET meeting 2005, Wroclaw, paper titled “Recent tendencies in Czech research of ICT law.”
  • 2006 – international workshop Vienna Club Meeting 2006, Wien, paper titled „Possibilities and perspectives of Central European ICT Law Research and Education“.
  • 2006 – international conference “New Media Programmes in the Czech Republic challenges and perspectives” – Prague - paper titled „Workgroup for Law and ICT MUFL.“
  • 2006 – international workshop Recent developments in ICT law, Brno, workshop chair
  • 2006 – international conference KnowRights 2006, Wien, paper titled „Kingdom of IT and IP Law and the Quest for Legitimacy“
  • 2006 – international conference Case law in theory and practice, Praha, paper titled „Needs for ICT Case Law“
  • 2006 – international conference Selected Aspects of Application of European Law, Bratislava, paper titled “Internet and Direct Application of EC Antitrust Law”
  • 2006 - international workshop Vienna Club Meeting II/06, Pecs, member of the panel
  • 2006 – international conference LEDICT 2006, Hanover, paper titled “Requirements for Doctoral Studies in ICT Law”
  • 2006 – symposium of The International Academy of Comparative law, Utrecht, delegate
  • 2006 – international workshop Symposion of Czech and Slovak young legal theoreticians, Otradice, workshop chair
  • 2. 11. 2006 – international conference Recent issues of technology law, Praha, delegate
  • 2. 11. 2006 – international conference Autumn in Law, Brno, paper titled “Domain Disputes“
  • 14. 12. 2006 – international workshop On-Line Freedom of Information in Hungary, Brno, workshop chair
  • 12. 1. 2007 – 13. 1. 2007 – international conference Judicial Deliberations, Rotterdam, delegate
  • 1. 3. 2007 – international conference Managing your e-business, Praha, paper titled “Intellectual Property On-Line“
  • 16. 2. 2007 – international conference EPSIplis Life after the Directive, addressing the next frontier of legal barriers, Den Haag, member of the panel
  • 9. 3. 2006 – international workshop Research Agreements in Academia, Brno, workshop chair
  • 16. 3. 2007 – international workshop Vienna Club Meeting 1/07, Bratislava, member of the panel
  • 22. 3. 2007 – international workshop The Cybercrime Convention and Cyberterrorism, Brno, workshop chair
  • 2007 – international conference K odkazu Jaroslava Kalaba, paper titled “Pragmatism in Kallab’s Legal Thinking”
  • 20. 4. 2007 – international conference Data Protection and Data Retention, Pécs, paper titled “Shortly to Some of the Contemporary Regulatory Paradoxes in the Personal Data Protection Laws“
  • 6.7. – 7.7. 2007 – international conference Lex Informatica, Vienna, workshop chair and paper titled “The Code and Complexity: Can the Code Stand the Lessig's Challenges?”
  • 10.10. 2007 – national conference Autumn in Law – paper titled “Responsibility of ISPs”
  • 2007 – international conference Cyberspace 2007 – workshop chair and keynote titled “Silent Order in Cyberspace”
  • 15.2. 2008 – international workshop TRIPOD, CVUT Prague, paper titled “Intellectual property and ICT”
  • 2008 - International conference On Line Crime Reporting, Preston – paper titled “Recent developments in Czech eJustice”
  • 2008 - International conference BILETA 2008, Glasgow – paper titled “Recent Regulatory Paradoxes in European Data Protection”
  • 2008 – international workshop On-line property, Leuven – paper titled “Elements in on-line property”
  • 24.7. – 25.7. 2008 – international conference Lex Informatica 2008, Prague – workshop chair and paper titled “A Note on Legitimacy of Law on the Internet”
  • 2008 – national workshop Implementation of ICT in Justice, Brno – workshop chair and paper titled “Key Principles of eJustice”
  • 2008 – international conference Autumn in Law 2008, Brno – paper titled “Re-Use of Public Sector Information”
  • 2008 International conference Know Right 2008, Krakow – paper titled “Global Information Assembling – Viewing Data Retention Just as a Child Play”
  • International conference E-Justice und IT-Recht in der richterlichen und anwaltlichen Praxis, Passau – paper titled “eJustice in the Czech Republic”
  • 28 – 29 November 2008 – international conference Cyberspace 2008 – workshop chair and keynote titled “Changes”

 

Languages

fluent in: Czech, Slovak, English

passive knowledge: German, Russian, Latin