VU Law Faculty has started the spring by lecture “Are Societal Values Reflected in the ECtHR Practice? Examples from the Baltic States” which was held by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Donatas Murauskas on March 1st. At first D. Murauskas presented the discourse of human rights, which, according to him, today is essentially equal to the Read more
Dr. Donatas Murauskas (VU Law Faculty) and Prof. Grant Christensen (Stetson University College of Law) covered the legal issues faced by the indigenous communities in the USA and matters related to their tribal sovereignty during the discussion “Civil rights for native Americans”, which was held online on April 24th. In the first part of Read more
Yesterday Minister of Justice, Evelina Dobrowolska awarded persons, who have been working in institutions of justice field and making efforts to defense, strentghen and nurture human rights. The awards named „For merits in the field of human rights – 2022“ are dedicated to commemoration of International Human Rights Day. Part of the awards were given Read more
Human rights are the base for prosperity and development of our society, so let’s cherish them. Happy Human Rights Day!
On Friday Professor Dr Wolff Heintschel von Heinegg, the President of the of the International Society for Military Law and the Law of War and Mr Alfons Vanheusden, the Assistant Secretary-General visited VU Faculty of Law. In the meeting and discussion, moderated by assoc. prof. Dr. Indrė Isokaitė – Valužė, Mr. A. Vanheusden presented activity Read more
Students of Master programme “International and European Law” and Erasmus+ programme visiting students were greeted today by the Vice-Dean for Academic Affairs assoc. prof. dr. Vigita Vėbraitė and coordinator for International studies Jurgita Mickevičiūtė. This year more than 50 students will start their studies in master programme. That is the largest number of students in Read more
Rape is a war crime” – the international campaign launching with this message will raise awareness about gender-based violence in war zones and provide help to victims of sexual violence. The initiators of the information campaign – the Vilnius University (VU) Faculty of Law, the Centre Against Human Trafficking and Exploitation (KOPŽI) and the Ukrainian Read more
President of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), Robert Spano, visited Vilnius University on 29 April. There, he met with representatives of the University and the Rector, Professor Rimvydas Petrauskas, and took part in a discussion on the European Convention on Human Rights. President Robert Spano, Lithuanian Judge Egidijus Kūris, and Deputy Registrar Abel Read more
What would the next generation of human rights include? Are the states ready to expand their obligations regarding environment? On March 24, we discussed the relation between human rights and environment with John Knox, Henry C. Lauerman professor of international law at Wake Forest University School of Law. The discussion was led by Dr. Donatas Read more
Migrants entering Lithuania from Belarus are subject to lower standards, which may also lead to disregarding the rights of other vulnerable groups by labeling them as a threat, says Aurelijus Gutauskas, professor at the Faculty of Law of Vilnius University and judge at the Supreme Court of Lithuania. In the VU podcast „Science without Sermons“, Read more
