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PRAPIESTIS JONAS, Prof. Dr.

Main areas of scientific interest, research and expertise

Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure Law, Criminal Cassation, Constitutional Law.

Education

  • 1993 acquired a Research Council of Lithuania degree of Candidate of Legal Sciences as the degree of the Doctor of Law.
  • 1982 acquired a Candidate of Legal Sciences degree.
  • 1982 post-graduate studies, the Moscow Lomonosov State University.
  • 1975 acquired a Law degree, Faculty of Law, Vilnius University.

Main publications

  • Prapiestis, Jonas; Prapiestis, Darius. Development of the Justice System in Lithuania: Revolution, Evolution or Involution? // Legal Developments During 30 Years of Lithuanian Independence: Overview of Legal Accomplishments and Challenges in Lithuania / editors: Švedas, Gintaras, Murauskas, Donatas. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2021. ISBN 9783030547820. eISBN 9783030547837. p. 75-99. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-54783-7_5.
  • Prapiestis, Jonas. Faculty of Law of Vilnius University – Creator of the Legal System of the Independent State of Lithuania // Towards the Supremacy of Law: a vollection of peer-reviewed Scientific Articles. Vilnius: Vilnius University Faculty of Law, 2019. ISBN 9786094681943. eISBN 9786094681936. p. 261-279. Online access: <http://www.tf.vu.lt/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/teises_virsenybes_link_145x205mm_INTERNETUI_geras.pdf> [last accessed on July 30, 2019].
  • Prapiestis, Jonas. At the Origins of the Restoration of Statehood and its Constitutional Consolidation. Jurisprudence, 19(3). Vilnius: Mykolas Romeris University, 2012. p. 859-888. Online access: https://ojs.mruni.eu/ojs/jurisprudence/article/view/63

More publications.

Main scientific and research projects

  • 2019-2022 senior researcher in the project “Challenges of Systematicity of the Special Part of the Criminal Code” (CRIMCODE-SPEC). The project was financed by the Research Council of Lithuania.
  • 2016 short-term expert in the European Union project “Support to Justice Sector Reforms in Ukraine”.
  • 2015 short-term expert of the Research Council of Lithuania in the expert evaluation of doctoral studies at Mykolas Romeris and Vytautas Magnus Universities.
  • 2012-2014 expert in the project Database  “Lituanistika” of the Research Council of Lithuania.

Membership in editorial boards

  • Member of the board of editors of the scientific journal “VU mokslo darbai. Teisė”.
  • Member of the board of editors of the scientific journal “Jurisprudence”.

Significant expert activity, membership

  • Since 2022 member of the Selection Board for candidates for election as judges.
  • Since 2021 member of the Selection Board for candidates for the position of prosecutor.
  • 2018-2022 member of the Commission of Emeritus, Affiliation and the Leaders of Honour of Vilnius University.
  • Since 2012 head of the Committee of the Law Integrated Study Programme at the Faculty of Law of Vilnius University.
  • Since 2005 member of Vilnius University Senate. 2008-2022 member of the Study Committee of the Senate of Vilnius University.
  • Since 2004 member of the Council of the Faculty of Law of Vilnius University.

Awards

  • 2017 Badge of Honour of the Border Guard, the Badge of Honour of the State Border Guard Service under the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania.
  • 2017 Angelas Sargas (Guardian Angel), the First-Degree Police Distinction Badge of the Police Department under the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania.
  • 2017 For Services to the Judicial System First-Degree Distinction Badge (Badge No. 1) of the Council of Judges of Lithuania.
  • 2017 Juozas Vilkutaitis – Keturakis Medal of the Chamber of Notaries of Lithuania.
  • 2016 For Services to Justice Badge of Honour of the Ministry of Justice.
  • 2015 Medal of the 25th Anniversary of Lithuania’s Independence of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania.
  • 2011 Vilnius University Rector’s diploma “University Teacher of the Year”.
  • 2003 Commander’s Cross of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas
  • 2000 Medal of Independence of Lithuania.

Popularization of science

Languages

Lithuanian, Russian and French.