Justyna Krzywkowska

PhD in law, cannonist

She finished 3 fields of graduate studies: law (UMK), theology (UWM) and canon law (UKSW). In November 2010 she was awarded an academic degree of a doctor in law at the Faculty of Canon Law at the Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw. 

In the years 2004-2008 she held a position of a notary of the Metropolitan Court of Warmia Archdiocese in Olsztyn. In 2006 she was appointed a writer in the beatification process of the God’s servant – Stanisław Hozjusz. In the years 2006-2012 she was a member of the Committee responsible for Family of First Synod of Warmia Archdiocese. To show respect to undertaken studies in the field of canon process regarding annulment of marriage, she was appointed to the team of experts of the Legal Board of Polish Bishop’s Conference to prepare all-Polish standards concerning church advocates in 2009. Since 2010 she has been cooperating with the Corpus of Church Advocates in Poland.

Since 1 October 2006 she has been employed at the Department of Canon Law and Law on Religious Denominations at the Faculty of Law and Administration of the UWM in Olsztyn, and since 1 January 2011 she has been working as an assistant professor. She lectures on canon law and law on religious denominations.

She has been a member of the Association of Polish Canonists (since 2009) and a member of Polish Society of Law on Religious Denominations (since 2011). She participated in numerous conferences devoted to canon law. She was a co-editor of 6 reviewed collective works:  

  • Rodzina w prawie [Family in law], ed. M. Różański, J. Krzywkowska, Olsztyn 2013.
  • Jak przygotować do małżeństwa? [How to prepare for marriage?] ed. R. Sztychmiler, J. Krzywkowska, Olsztyn 2013.
  • Problemy z sądową ochroną praw człowieka [Problems with human rights protection in courts], vol. 1-2, ed. R. Sztychmiler, J. Krzywkowska, Olsztyn 2012.
  • Współpraca sądów ze stronami procesowymi i adwokatami [Cooperation between courts and litigants and advocates], ed. R. Sztychmiler, J. Krzywkowska, Olsztyn 2011.
  • Małżeństwo na całe życie? [Marriage for our whole lives?], ed. R. Sztychmiler, J. Krzywkowska, Olsztyn 2011.
  • Małżeństwo i rodzina w prawie kanonicznym, polskim i międzynarodowym [Marriage and family in canon, Polish and international laws], ed. T. Płoski, J. Krzywkowska, Olsztyn 2008.

She is an author of over 20 scientific articles. In 2011 she received the UWM President’s Award (individual II degree) for academic merit.