No. I (2024)

The editors are pleased to present issue 2024/I of the Pécs Journal of Interna- tional and European Law, published by the Centre for European Research and Education of the Faculty of Law of the University of Pécs.

In the Articles section, Sandra Fabijanić Gagro and Marissabell Škorić undertake an analysis of the implementation of the Istanbul Convention in the Repub- lic of Croatia in light of SDG-5. Nguyen Thi Quynh provides a comparative study of carrier liability in international conventions on the carriage of goods by sea. Judit Tóth and Erzsébet Kardosné Kaponyi elaborate on the concept of a ‘homo digitalis’ in light of relevant EU and Hungarian legislative (and societal) developments. Nguyen Thi Kim Cuc looks at how the protection of fundamen- tal rights corelates with the objectives of the EU’s Area of Freedom, Security and Justice.

In the Case Notes and Analysis section, Stjepan Novak reflects on constructive ab- sence in the decision-making process of the European Council, drawing broader conclusions from the practice as recently employed by Hungary.

In this issue’s Book Review, Mátyás Kiss provides an evaluation of the second edition of Understanding Cyber Warfare. Politics, Policy and Strategy, published by Routledge in 2023.

As always, a word of sincere gratitude is due to the anonymous peer reviewers of the current issue.

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