On 12-13 May 2025, the VIII International Scientific Conference ‘Trends and Current Issues in Law, Security, Psychology and Communication’ was held in Opatija (Republic of Croatia). The event brought together legal scholars and practitioners, as well as those involved in legal psychology, legal communication, security and public administration from Ukraine, Romania, Slovakia, Kazakhstan and Singapore.

The conference was organised by the University of Rijeka, Jean Monnet Inter-University Centre of Excellence Opatija (Croatia) and Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University (Ukraine), with the support of PAR University (Croatia), E-Science Space (Poland), Centre for Strategic Innovation and Progressive Development (Ukraine).

The international scientific conference was dedicated to the challenges of the new legal order in 2025. In particular, the legal regulation of cyber people, chips, artificial intelligence (AI), security and ethics.

Olena Kozynets, Head of the Department of Law Enforcement and General Legal Disciplines, and Alla Nitchenko, Associate Professor of the Department, took an active part in the scientific discussions during the conference.

The representatives of the Chernihiv Polytechnic National University express their gratitude to the organisers for creating such a dynamic and meaningful platform for dialogue and cooperation, which encourages reflection.