Last week, the VU Law Fcaulty invited to four events, where various topics were discussed: the achievements of Professor Stasys Vėlyvis, the institute of citizenship, Soviet and Russian crimes in Ukraine, and artificial intelligence assistants. The conference “Professor (HP) Stasys Vėlyvis (1938-2023) and Civil Procedure – Teacher and Disciples” was held at the Lithuanian Read more
It is 20 years since of Lituania‘s accession to NATO in 2004, and marking this special anniversary was held an international conference “Euro-Atlantic Partnership: 20 Years of Lithuania’s NATO Membership and the Role of the Alliance in Changing International Geopolitical Landscape” where was discussed how to meet the challenges facing the Alliance today and Read more
Yesterday was held the discussion “16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence: the Impact of Gender Neutrality on Lithuanian and Polish Societies“, which was organised by the Polish Law School VU Law Faculty. Discussion focused on the protection of women from violence, speaking from a legal, criminological, and psychological point of view. The event Read more
VU Law Faculty on November 16th hosted a scientific-practical discussion on the challenges of administrative justice in Europe, which was organized and moderated by of prof. dr. Jurgita Paužaitė-Kulvinskienė. The speakers, legal experts and practitioners from Lithuania, France and Romania, discussed the importance of administrative courts and the peculiarities of their system in different Read more
Today, on the occasion of the upcoming Constitution Day, a discussion-conference “Thirty-one Years of the Constitution and the Thirtieth Anniversary of the Constitutional Court: what has been achieved and what is sustainable, and what is not so much” was held, which was organised by Prof. Dr. (HP) Egidijus Šileikis. Participants of the discussion – Read more
We are excited to inform you that, following last year’s success, the EUIPO is launching the 2nd edition of the EUIPO IP Intensive Programme addressed to the Pan-European Seal Universities’ students. This year’s Intensive Programme is organized in collaboration with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the European Patent Office (EPO), the European Commission (EC DG AGRI) and the Read more
The 18th European Law Summer School was concluded yesterday. All week, since September 6th, students had been listening lectures on topic “Europe in a state of emergency – with what Law?” (ger. „Europa im Ausnahmezustand – mit welchem Recht?“, fr. „L’Europe en état d’urgence – avec quel droit?“). This year, the annual event attracted Read more
Yesterday the VU Law Faculty hosted Professor Wanda Mastor, Associate Professor of Public Law and Director of the Centre of Comparative Law at the Capitol University. She gave a lecture on “A Tale of Two Constitutionalisms” and presented the differences between judicial review in Europe and in United States of America. In order to ensure Read more
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and digital technologies are becoming more and more widespread in society, leading to an ever closer scrutiny of the law in this area and a debate about possible changes. Today, at the interdisciplinary scientific conference “Challenges and Opportunities of the Digital Age in the Enforcement Process”, researchers from the VU Law Read more
The conference “One year after the amendment of the Law on Copyright: experiences and perspectives” was held on 26 April, which is World Intellectual Property Day. Event brought together researchers and practitioners from various fields of copyright and related rights to discuss the changes in the Law on Copyright and Related Rights. The event Read more
