BORUSEVIČIŪTĖ MIRANDA, PhD Student

Main areas of scientific interest, research and expertise

Lithuanian constitutional law and constitutional law of the United States, theories of constitutional interpretation, comparative constitutional law, philosophy of law and legal theory, political theory, the three branches of government, the lawmaking process.

Education

• From 2019 Doctoral studies at Vilnius University Faculty of Law, dissertation in progress on the topic “Judicial Self-Government in Lithuania: Developments and Prospects”.
• 2018 acquired a Master’s of Public Law degree. Faculty of Law, Vilnius University.
• 2016 acquired a Master’s of Law degree. Faculty of Law, Vilnius University.
• 2010 acquired a Bachelor’s of Political Science degree. Faculty of Social Sciences, Klaipeda University.

Main publications

• Borusevičiūtė, Miranda. Originalizmo kaip konstitucijos interpretavimo teorijos šiandienos iššūkiai = The challenges of originalism as a theory of constitutional interpretation today // Teisė. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. ISSN 1392-1274. eISSN 2424-6050. 2022, t. 125, p. 100- 113. DOI: 10.15388/Teise.2022.125.6.
• Borusevičiūtė, Miranda. Kaip Konstitucijos sergėtojai susilpnino aukščiausių grandžių bendrosios kompetencijos teismų teisėjų nepriklausomumo apsaugą // Vilnius University Open Series: Kelyje su konstitucija: recenzuotų mokslinių straipsnių rinkinys. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla, 2022. ISBN 9786090707920. eISBN 9786090707937. eISSN 2669-0535. p. 33-52. DOI: 10.15388/KSK.2022.3

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Significant expert activity, membership

• 2021 – at the request of the Chairman of the Human Rights Committee of the Parliament (Seimas) of the Republic of Lithuania, an opinion was submitted on the draft Law on the Legal Status of Foreigners.

Popularization of science

• Boruševičiūtė. On the Draft Law on Criminalizing the Desecration of Religious Beliefs in a House of Worship or Place of Worship: Objection, Calls for Norm Invention. Article in Teise.Pro, 2023.06.12.
• Boruševičiūtė. Assessment of the Constitutional Court Ruling of 24 January 2023 on the Restriction of Freedom of Economic Activity Following the Declaration of Quarantine – Well Done. Article in Teise.Pro, 2023.02.02.
• Boruševičiūtė. The Purpose of the Annual Report on the Rule of Law in the Context of the Lithuania Chapter: The European Commission Shows Too Much Optimism. Article in Teise.Pro, 2022.10.07.

Languages

Lithuanian, English and Russian.