KoDi’20 conference
On October 21st, 2020, Two topics were discussed during the Constitution Day’20 (KoDi’20) conference:
- “Legal recognition of same-sex families: prohibition cannot be allowed”
- “How much city is there in the Constitution?”
The European Union and other countries of the world with a Western legal tradition increasingly legally recognize same-sex family relationships. However, Lithuania is currently one of the few EU member states that has not given legal recognition to same-sex family relationships. Lithuanian law does not provide for the possibility for same-sex persons to enter into marriage or partnership. During this conference, speaker Tomas Vytautas Raskevičius discussed the legal recognition of same-sex families.
Tomas Vytautas Raskevičius – Human rights expert. Member of the Vilnius City Municipality Council. Freedom Party candidate for the Seimas.
Article 17 of the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania specifies that the capital of the state of Lithuania is the city of Vilnius – the long-standing historical capital of Lithuania. Have you ever wondered how many cities are in the Constitution? During this conference, speaker Remigijus Šimašius presented the importance and meaning of the city in the context of the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania.
Remigijus Šimašius – Alumni member of VU TF, Lawyer, former Lithuanian Minister of Justice and member of the Seimas, Mayor of Vilnius.
The moderator of the conference – Ignas Malinauskas.
During the conference an award was presented – the Constitution Cup.
The event was broadcast on the Konstitucijos Dienos’20 (KoDi’20) Facebook page.