LEONAITĖ ERIKA, Senior lecturer Dr.
Main areas of scientific interest, research and expertise
Development of human rights protection standards.
Education
- 2013 acquired a Doctor of Law degree, Faculty of Law, Vilnius University.
- 2004 acquired a Master’s of Law degree, Faculty of Law, Vilnius University.
Main publications
- Juozapavičius, Audrius; Leonaitė, Erika. Procedūriniai įrodymų leistinumo aspektai baudžiamajame procese = Procedural aspects of admissibility of evidence in criminal proceedings // Teisė. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. ISSN 1392-1274. eISSN 2424-6050. 2021, t. 121, p. 80-97. DOI: 10.15388/Teise.2021.121.5.
- Žaltauskaitė-Žalimienė, Skirgailė; Mulevičienė, Salvija; Davulis, Tomas; Danėlienė, Ingrida; Jarašiūnas, Egidijus; Milašiūtė, Vygantė; Saudargaitė, Ieva; Leonaitė, Erika; Jablonskaitė-Martinaitienė, Inga; Aleksejev, Miroslav; Žaltauskaitė-Žalimienė, Skirgailė (redaktorius). Europos Sąjungos pagrindinių teisių chartijos, kaip individualių teisių gynybos standarto, taikymas supra- ir nacionaliniu lygmenimis : kolektyvinė monografija = Quantitative study on the recourse to the provisions of the charter when defending individual rights in the national governmental and judicial authorities in Lithuania. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla, 2019. 440 p. ISBN 9786090702512. eISBN 9786090702529. Access via Internet: <http://www.tf.vu.lt/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/LExxx_2019_ES_pagrindiniu_teisi%C5%B3_chartijos.pdf> [Accessed 11/11/2019].
Main scientific and research projects
- 2019-2021 national coordinator, expert in the project “Defense rights in the process of proving”. The project coordinator is Fair Trials International, the project was partially financed by the Justice Programme of the European Union.
- 2018-2021 national coordinator, expert in the project “Strengthening the procedural rights of suspects through practice-oriented lawyer training and networking”. The project was coordinated by the Catalan Bar Council and financed by the Justice Program of the European Union.
- 2017-2019 manager and expert in the project “Effective protection of victims’ rights”. The project was coordinated by the Human Rights Monitoring Institute and financed by the Justice Program of the European Union
Significant expert activity, membership
- 2021 National expert of the Council of Europe regarding the recommendation of the Committee of Ministers No. (2010)5 on the implementation of measures to combat discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity.
- Since 2019 membership in the Legal Resilience Group of the European Competence Center for Combating Hybrid Threats (Hybrid Coe).
Popularization of science
- E. Leonaitė. There is a place for all cultures in international law. Article in Delfi.lt, 2018-07-08.
- E. Leonaitė. Topic of the day. Auditor of the Seimas: if migrants were to go to court because of the current living conditions, it is likely that Lithuania would lose the cases. Comment on the LRT show, 2022-01-25.
Languages
Lithuanian, English and Russian.