Research/art/teacher profile of a person
Name and surname:
JUDr. Matúš Michalovič, PhD.
Document type:
Research/art/teacher profile of a person
The name of the university:
Comenius University Bratislava
The seat of the university:
Šafárikovo námestie 6, 818 06 Bratislava

I. - Basic information

I.1 - Surname
Michalovič
I.2 - Name
Matúš
I.3 - Degrees
JUDr., PhD.
I.4 - Year of birth
1990
I.5 - Name of the workplace
Comenius University Bratislava, Faculty of Law
I.6 - Address of the workplace
Šafárikovo nám. 6, Bratislava
I.7 - Position
Assistant professor
I.8 - E-mail address
matus.michalovic@uniba.sk
I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/29946
I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university
Law
I.11 - ORCID iD
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3846-3700

II. - Higher education and further qualification growth

II.1 - First degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University Bratislava, Faculty of Law
II.b - Year
2010/2013
II.c - Study field and programme
Law
II.2 - Second degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University Bratislava, Faculty of Law
II.b - Year
2013/2015
II.c - Study field and programme
Law
II.3 - Third degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University Bratislava, Faculty of Law
II.b - Year
2015/2018
II.c - Study field and programme
Administrative Law
II.4 - Associate professor
II.5 - Professor
II.6 - Doctor of Science (DrSc.)

III. - Current and previous employment

III.a - Occupation-position III.b - Institution III.c - Duration
Assistant professor Comenius University Bratislava, Faculty of Law since 29/8/2018
Operator on Green Line Ministry of Environment of the Slovak Republic 08/06/2020 - 31/10/2021
Chief State Adviser Slovak Inspectorate of the Environment 15/09/2021 - 31/12/2021

IV. - Development of pedagogical, professional, language, digital and other skills

V. - Overview of activities within the teaching career at the university

V.1 - Overview of the profile courses taught in the current academic year according to study programmes
V.1.a - Name of the profile course V.1.b - Study programme V.1.c - Degree V.1.d - Field of study
Environmental Law Law first law
V.2 - Overview of the responsibility for the delivery, development and quality assurance of the study programme or its part at the university in the current academic year
V.3 - Overview of the responsibility for the development and quality of the field of habilitation procedure and inaugural procedure in the current academic year
V.4 - Overview of supervised final theses
V.4.1 - Number of currently supervised theses
V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
6
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
4
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
0
V.4.2 - Number of defended theses
V.5 - Overview of other courses taught in the current academic year according to study programmes
V.5.a - Name of the course V.5.b - Study programme V.5.c - Degree V.5.d - Field of study
Legal Aspects of Climate Change Law first/second law
Environmental law of EU Law and economics second Law and economics

VI. - Overview of the research/artistic/other outputs

VI.1 - Overview of the research/artistic/other outputs and the corresponding citations
VI.1.1 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
61
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
34
VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
8
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
8
VI.1.3 - Number of citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
73
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
60
VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
31
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
31
VI.1.5 - Number of invited lectures at the international, national level
VI.1.a - Overall
6
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
4
VI.2 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
1

Právny rámec klimatických opatrení: komparácia rámcových klimatických zákonov v EÚ a návrh vybraných prvkov pre Slovensko.

V1_001 / Michalovič, Matúš (Autor) [UKOPASP] (100%).

Vomáčka, Vojtěch (Recenzent) Horvat, Matej (Recenzent) - Maslen, Michal (Recenzent).

1. vyd., Bratislava (Slovensko): C.H. Beck, 2026. – 178 s. [12,11 AH].

[tlačená forma]: text. – ISBN 978-80-8232-087-2

2

Advocating for environmental law - grounds of its status as an independent branch of law in Slovak legal doctrine.

V3_005 / Michalovič, Matúš (Autor) [UKOPASP] (50%) - Maslen, Michal (Autor) [TUTPRSPZ] (50%)

Text. – [recenzované]. – DOI 10.31261/PPGOS.2024.02.06.

Open access; Web of Science Core Collection; Emerging Sources Citation Index.

In: Prawne problemy górnictwa i ochrony środowiska [elektronický dokument] . – Katowice (Poľsko) : Wydzial prawa i administracji Uniwersytetu Ślaskiego. – ISSN (online) 2451-3431. – č. 2 (2024), s. 1-26 [online].

3

Building a legal framework for a soil carbon bank in Slovakia: Policy assessment and recommendations within the EU legal and policy context.

V3_004 / Michalovič, Matúš (Autor) [UKOPASP] (50%), Pavlovič, Maroš (Autor) [UKOPASP] (50%).

Text. – [recenzované]. – DOI 10.31261/PPGOS.2025.02.07.

Open access; Web of Science Core Collection; Emerging Sources Citation Index.

In: Prawne problemy górnictwa i ochrony środowiska [elektronický dokument] . – Katowice (Poľsko) : Wydzial prawa i administracji Uniwersytetu Ślaskiego. – ISSN (online) 2451-3431. – č. 2 (2025), s. 1-34 [online].

4

Bridging the gap between policy and practice: bio‐waste management in Slovakia.

V3_003 / Michalovič, Matúš (Autor) [UKOPASP] (100%).

Text. [recenzované]. DOI 10.21029/JAEL.2025.39.73.

Scopus; Open access.

In: Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Law [elektronický dokument]: Agrár- és Környezetjog. Miskolc-Egyetemváros (Maďarsko): CEDR - Hungarian Association of Agricultural Law. ISSN 1788-6171. Roč. 20, č. 39 (2025), s. 73-104 [online].

Kvartil Q: 2024, Scimago - Agricultural and biological sciences (miscellaneous) - Q3; 2024, Scimago - Law - Q3; 2024, Scimago - Renewable energy, sustainability and the environment - Q4.

5

Legal regulation facilitating the transition to a circular economy in the legal system of Slovakia.

V3_006 / Michalovič, Matúš (Autor) [UKOPASP] (100%).

Text. – [recenzované]. DOI 10.21029/JAEL.2024.36.51.

Scopus; Open access.

In: Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Law [elektronický dokument]: Agrár- és Környezetjog. Miskolc-Egyetemváros (Maďarsko): CEDR - Hungarian Association of Agricultural Law. ISSN 1788-6171. Roč. 19, č. 36 (2024), s. 51-71 [online].

VI.3 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs over the last six years
1

Právny rámec klimatických opatrení: komparácia rámcových klimatických zákonov v EÚ a návrh vybraných prvkov pre Slovensko.

V1_001 / Michalovič, Matúš (Autor) [UKOPASP] (100%).

Vomáčka, Vojtěch (Recenzent) Horvat, Matej (Recenzent) - Maslen, Michal (Recenzent).

1. vyd., Bratislava (Slovensko): C.H. Beck, 2026. – 178 s. [12,11 AH].

[tlačená forma]: text. – ISBN 978-80-8232-087-2

2

Advocating for environmental law - grounds of its status as an independent branch of law in Slovak legal doctrine.

V3_005 / Michalovič, Matúš (Autor) [UKOPASP] (50%) - Maslen, Michal (Autor) [TUTPRSPZ] (50%)

Text. – [recenzované]. – DOI 10.31261/PPGOS.2024.02.06.

Open access; Web of Science Core Collection; Emerging Sources Citation Index.

In: Prawne problemy górnictwa i ochrony środowiska [elektronický dokument] . – Katowice (Poľsko) : Wydzial prawa i administracji Uniwersytetu Ślaskiego. – ISSN (online) 2451-3431. – č. 2 (2024), s. 1-26 [online].

3

Building a legal framework for a soil carbon bank in Slovakia: Policy assessment and recommendations within the EU legal and policy context.

V3_004 / Michalovič, Matúš (Autor) [UKOPASP] (50%), Pavlovič, Maroš (Autor) [UKOPASP] (50%).

Text. – [recenzované]. – DOI 10.31261/PPGOS.2025.02.07.

Open access; Web of Science Core Collection; Emerging Sources Citation Index.

In: Prawne problemy górnictwa i ochrony środowiska [elektronický dokument] . – Katowice (Poľsko) : Wydzial prawa i administracji Uniwersytetu Ślaskiego. – ISSN (online) 2451-3431. – č. 2 (2025), s. 1-34 [online].

4

Bridging the gap between policy and practice: bio‐waste management in Slovakia.

V3_003 / Michalovič, Matúš (Autor) [UKOPASP] (100%).

Text. [recenzované]. DOI 10.21029/JAEL.2025.39.73.

Scopus; Open access.

In: Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Law [elektronický dokument]: Agrár- és Környezetjog. Miskolc-Egyetemváros (Maďarsko): CEDR - Hungarian Association of Agricultural Law. ISSN 1788-6171. Roč. 20, č. 39 (2025), s. 73-104 [online].

Kvartil Q: 2024, Scimago - Agricultural and biological sciences (miscellaneous) - Q3; 2024, Scimago - Law - Q3; 2024, Scimago - Renewable energy, sustainability and the environment - Q4.

5

Legal regulation facilitating the transition to a circular economy in the legal system of Slovakia.

V3_006 / Michalovič, Matúš (Autor) [UKOPASP] (100%).

Text. – [recenzované]. DOI 10.21029/JAEL.2024.36.51.

Scopus; Open access.

In: Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Law [elektronický dokument]: Agrár- és Környezetjog. Miskolc-Egyetemváros (Maďarsko): CEDR - Hungarian Association of Agricultural Law. ISSN 1788-6171. Roč. 19, č. 36 (2024), s. 51-71 [online].

VI.4 - The most significant citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
1

Cited publication: Slovakia Needs a Comprehensive Act on Climate Change.

Citation: Balounová, Eva - Snopková, Tereza: Towards the adoption of climate change acts in the Visegrad Group countries. [elektronický dokument]. DOI 10.1111/reel.12566.

In: Review of european, comparative & international environmental law. Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons, 2024, Roč. 33, č. 3, s. 596-603 [tlačená forma

2

Cited publication: Legal regulation facilitating the transition to a circular economy in the legal system of Slovakia.

Citation: Hafurova, Olena - Yermolenko, Volodymyr - Novak, Tamara: Legal foundations for the development of a circular bioeconomy: Ukrainian and European dimensions. [elektronický dokument]. DOI 10.30525/2256-0742/2025-11-3-203-211

In: Baltic Journal of Economic Studies. Riga: Baltija publishing, 2025, Roč. 11, č. 3, s. 203-211 [tlačená forma] [online]. ISSN 2256-0742. ISSN (online) 2256-0963. OA; WOS CC; ESCI, s. 205.

3

Cited publication: Current Trends in the Slovak Legal System in the Area of Waste Management.

Citation: Fandel, Peter - Marišová, Eleonóra: Evaluating the Efficiency of Solid Waste Management in Municipalities of Slovakia Incorporating Information on Waste Targets: A DEA AR-I Approach. [elektronický dokument]. DOI 10.15244/pjoes/204195.

In: Polish Journal of Environmental Studies. Olsztyn: Hard, 2026, Roč. 35, č. 3, s. 3627-3654 [tlačená forma] [online]. ISSN 1230-1485. ISSN (online) 2083-5906. WOS CC; CCC; SCO; SCIE, s. 3628.

4

Cited publication: Challenges and perspectives of the legislative solution to the problem of the plots of land of unidentified owners in the Slovak Republic - defining public interest.

Citation: Barancová, Andrea - Saktorová, Ľubica: Legal and practical implications of digitizing the Slovakian cadastre: challenges and opportunities. DOI 10.33327/AJEE-18-7.4-a000121.

In: Access to justice in Eastern Europe. Kyjev: Publishing House VD "Dakor", 2024, Roč. 7, č. 4, s. 347-375 [tlačená forma] [online]. ISSN 2663-0575. ISSN 2663-0583. SCO; WOS CC; ESCI, s. 372.

5

Cited publication: Advocating for environmental law - grounds of its status as an independent branch of law in Slovak legal doctrine.

Citation: Števček, Marek - Ivančo, Marek - Blažek, Radovan: The role of civil law in environmental protection: liability, damages, and remedies from the perspective of Slovakia. DOI 10.21029/JAEL.2026.40.147.

In: Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Law: Agrár- és Környezetjog. Miskolc-Egyetemváros: CEDR - Hungarian Association of Agricultural Law, 2026, Roč. 21, č. 40, s. 147-167 [online]. ISSN 1788-6171. OA; SCO, s. 164.

VI.5 - Participation in conducting (leading) the most important research projects or art projects over the last six years
1

Title: Optimization of the sanction mechanism in the field of environmental protection and increasing its effectiveness

Number: APVV-23-0645

Provider: Agency for the Promotion of Research and Development

Duration: 1.7.2024 – 30.6.2028

Position: member of the research team

Link: https://www.flaw.uniba.sk/veda/granty-a-projekty/domace-granty-a-projekty/apvv/optimalizacia-sankcneho-mechanizmu-v-oblasti-ochrany-zivotneho-prostredia-a-zvysenia-jeho-efektivnosti-apvv-23-0645/

2

Title: Energy efficiency of buildings in the Slovak Republic: improving the organizational and legal framework in light of new EU requirements

Number: APVV-24-0543

Provider: Agency for the Promotion of Research and Development

Duration: 1.9.2025 – 31.8.2029

Position: member of the research team

Link: https://www.flaw.uniba.sk/veda/granty-a-projekty/domace-granty-a-projekty/apvv/energeticka-hospodarnost-budov-v-sr-zlepsenie-organizacneho-a-pravneho-ramca-vo-svetle-novych-poziadaviek-eu-apvv-24-0543/ ; https://ehb.flaw.uniba.sk/

3

Title: Effective Land Development

Number: APVV-19-0494

Provider: Agency for the Support of Research and Development

Duration: 1.7.2020 – 30.6.2024

Position: member of the research team

4

Title: Legal Regulation of Spent Nuclear Fuel Management

Number: APVV-18-0534

Provider: Agency for the Support of Research and Development

Duration: 1.7.2019 – 30.6.2022

Position: member of the research team

5

Title: Waste and Constructions - Modeling the Efficiency of Alternative Options

of Administrative Cooperation

Number: APVV-20-0076

Provider: Agency for the Support of Research and Development

Duration: 1.7.2021 – 30.6.2024

Position: Team Member

6

Title: Environmental and Climate Change Education for Law Students

Number: Jean Monnet Module 611974-EPP-1-2019-1-SK-EPPJMO-MODULE

Provider: Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency

Duration: 1.9.2019 – 31.8.2022

Position: Team Member

VII. - Overview of organizational experience related to higher education and research/artistic/other activities

VIII. - Overview of international mobilities and visits oriented on education and research/artistic/other activities in the given field of study

VIII.a - Name of the institution VIII.b - Address of the institution VIII.c - Duration (indicate the duration of stay) VIII.d - Mobility scheme, employment contract, other (describe)
Tilburg Law School, Tilburg University Tilburg, the Netherlands 01/09/2017 - 15/2/2018 Ryoichi Sasakawa Young Leaders Fellowship Fund - research stay
The Law Faculty of Charles University Prague, Czech Republic 11/3/2019 - 15/3/2019 Short-term study-scientific stay of an employee of Comenius University in Bratislava at a partner university on the basis of bilateral agreements
Faculty of Law and Administration of University of University of Silesia in Katowice Katowice, Poland 29/11/2021 - 03/12/2021 Short-term study-scientific stay as a part of fulfilling the grant task
Faculty of Law and Administration of University of University of Silesia in Katowice Katowice, Poland 13/11/2023 - 19/13/2023 Short-term study-scientific stay as a part of fulfilling the grant task
European University Faculty of Law, Social Sciences and Humanities Tbilisi, Georgia 04/05/2026 - 08/05/2026 Short-term teaching stay under the Erasmus+ Staff Mobility for Teaching programme (STA).

IX. - Other relevant facts

IX.a - If relevant, other activities related to higher education or research/artistic/other activities are mentioned

Main organizer of the Summer School of Environmental and Climate Law.

Date of last update
2026-10-16