BRUSKINA NIKA, Assist. Prof. Dr.

Fields of Expertise

Protection of Human Rights, Transitional Justice, Diplomatic and Consular Law, Public International Law

Selected Projects

A legal expert in the international project ”International Justice for the Communist Crimes“ (project organised by Platform of European Memory and Conscience, the Czech Republic), 2014-10-13 – 2015-05-31
BRUSKINA, N. Reparation to the Nazi Victims: the influence of the United States of America [lt. Nacionalsocialistinio režimo aukų patirtos žalos atlyginimas: Jungtinių Amerikos Valstijų įtaka]. The Conference „PhD students’ internships at research centers abroad“ [lt. Doktorantų stažuotės užsienio mokslo centruose 2012–2013“ (Project “Promotion of Student Scientific Activities” Nr. VP1-3.1-ŠMM-01-V-02-003], Research Council of Lithuania, Vilnius, 2013-10-11

Publications

BRUSKINA, N. The Crime of Genocide Against the Lithuanian Partisans: A Dialogue Between the Council of Europe and the Lithuanian Courts. European Papers, 2020, vol. 5, No 1, p. 137-159.
BRUSKINA, N. The Reopening of Proceedings After the Judgment of the ECtHR in Cases Against Lithuania [lt. Proceso atnaujinimas po EŽTT sprendimų bylose prieš Lietuvą]. Teisė, 2019, t. 113, p. 27-49.
BRUSKINA, N. Unlawful construction: the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights. In: Teisės viršenybės link: recenzuotų mokslo straipsnių rinkinys. Moksl. red. Sudavičius, B. Vilnius: Vilniaus universiteto leidykla, 2019, p. 55-75. ISBN 978-609-468-194-3.
BRUSKINA , N. Bad and Good Faith of the Applicant in the Restitution Process: the Case-Law of the ECtHR. Teisė, 2018, t. 108, p. 7-21.
BRUSKINA, N. Applicants’ Failure to Cooperate with State Authorities in the Process of Restoration of Property Rights: Case-Law of ECtHR [lt. Pareiškėjų atsisakymas bendradarbiauti su valstybės institucijomis nuosavybės teisių atkūrimo procese: EŽTT praktika]. Teisė, 2018, t. 108, p. 22-34.
BRUSKINA, N. Возмещение морального вреда жертвам политических репрессий по праву Российской Федерации в свете практики Европейского Суда по Правам Человека [en. Compensation for non-pecuniary damages to the victims of political repressions under the domestic law of the Russian Federation in the light of the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights]. Актуальные проблемы Российской государственности и права: сборник материалов Международной научно-практической конференции (27 ноября 2014 г.). Под общ. ред. Андреева, В. В.; Иванова, М. Г. Чебоксары: РИО ЧКИ РУК, 2015, p. 236-245.
BRUSKINA, N. Compensation for the forced labour during World War II: the case-law of the European Court of Human Right. [lt. Kompensacija iš Vokietijos už priverčiamąjį darbą Antrojo pasaulinio karo metu Europos Žmogaus Teisių Teismo praktikoje]. Teisė, 2013, t. 86, p. 87-102.
BRUSKINA, N. Law on Good Will Compensation for immovable property of Jewish religious communities in context of international and European Union law. [lt. Lietuvos Respublikos geros valios kompensacijos už žydų religinių bendruomenių nekilnojamąjį turtą įstatymas tarptautinės ir Europos Sąjungos teisės kontekste]. Teisė, 2012, t. 83, p. 138-159.
BRUSKINA, N. Compensation for Damages Sustained by Natural Persons during World War II on Account of Acts of Nazi Germany: Practice of Lithuanian Courts in Light of International Law and European Union Law. Baltic Yearbook of International Law, 2011, vol. 11, p. 113-134.
BRUSKINA, N. State Compensation to Victims of Crimes of Nazi and Communist Regimes: Interface between International and Domestic Law: doctoral dissertation [lt. Valstybės kompensacija nacių ir komunistinių režimų nusikaltimų aukoms: tarptautinės ir nacionalinės teisės sąveika: daktaro disertacija]. Vilnius: Vilnius University, 2014. 425 p.

Honors and Recognitions

Judge and Chairperson of the Chamber of Judges, 8th European Human Rights Moot Court Competition, Eastern regional round, the Supreme Court of Lithuania, Lithuania, 29-02-2020 and 01-03-2020
A peer reviewer of certain articles to be published in the journal “Teisė”
The award of the students of full-time studies for the workshops on public international law “The Best Workshop Runner of the Year”, 2011
A member of the Centre of International and European Union Law (at the Faculty of Law, Vilnius University)
A member of the European Union Studies Association

Thought Leadership

N. Bruskina. The case-law of the Supreme Court of Lithuania and the Supreme Administrative Court of Lithuania: the reopening of domestic court proceedings in the cases which are similar to the cases in which the ECtHR found a violation of the ECHR [lt. LAT ir LVAT praktika atnaujinant procesą bylose, panašiose į bylas, kuriose nustatytas Konvencijos pažeidimas]. Comment on Teise.pro, 2020-04-14.
N. Bruskina. Individual application before the ECtHR: is it the ground for suspension of domestic court proceedings? [lt. Individuali peticija EŽTT: pagrindas bylai sustabdyti?]. Comment on Teise.pro, 2020-04-28
N. Bruskina. The Nazi and the Communist past: the recent case-law of the European Court of Human Rights [lt. Nacių ir komunistinė praeitis: naujausia Europos Žmogaus Teisių Teismo praktika]. A series of lectures, University of Lodz, Faculty of Law and Administration, Poland, 2019-04-04 – 2019-04-05 (Erasmus+ teaching visit).
N. Bruskina. International crimes: the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights [lt. Tarptautiniai nusikaltimai: EŽTT praktika]. International conference “Genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity – theoretical and practical aspects“. Prosecutor General’s Office of the Republic of Lithuania, Vilnius, 2019-01-24.
N. Bruskina. Inadmissibility of individual application before the European Court of Human Rights. An abuse of the right of individual application [lt. Individualios peticijos EŽTT nepriimtinumas. Piktnaudžiavimas individualios peticijos teise]. Comment on Teise.pro, 2019-01-14.
N. Bruskina. The Soviet past: the jurisprudence of the ECtHR in cases against Lithuania. Memory Laws in Post-Transitional Democracies: Case Studies from Post-Communist States Conference, Warsaw, Poland, 2018-10-05.
N. Bruskina. The investigation and prosecution of the international crimes, committed during the Communist regime: searching for some guidelines in the case-law of the ECtHR. University of Warsaw, Faculty of Law and Administration, Poland, 2017-06-12.
N. Bruskina. The proceedings in the European Court of Human Rights as a tool to seek historical truth in the Nazi and Communist cases. Annual Conference of the Historical Dialogues, Justice and Memory Network. NIOD Institute for War, Holocaust, and Genocide Studies. “Confronting Violent Pasts and Historical (In)Justice“, Amsterdam, 2016 -12 01 – 2016-12-03.
N. Bruskina. Summarising the case-law of the ECtHR on the criminal responsibility for the crimes, committed during the Communist regime. Discussion seminar “JUSTICE 2.0″, the Supreme Administrative Court of the Czech Republic, Brno, 2016-02-19.
N. Bruskina. Obligation of states to investigate and prosecute Communist crimes under international law. Presentation of the results of the Project „International Justice for the Communist Crimes“, European Parliament, Brussels, Belgium, 2015-05-27.
N. Bruskina. Interaction of Domestic Law of United States of America with Domestic Laws of Other Countries Dealing with Reparation for Nazi Crimes. The international conference of PhD students and young researchers “The Interaction of National Legal Systems: Convergence or Divergence?”/ Vilnius University, Faculty of Law, 2013-04-25 – 2013-04-26.