On April 19th the Faculty of Law of Vilnius University hosted a lecture by David Schultz, Professor of Political Science and Law at Hamline University (USA), on “Democracy in the Courts: the Courts and the 2024 U.S. Presidential Elections”. The lecture focused on the role of the courts in the US elections, given that one Read more
Methodological lecture “Analytical dialogue – from knowledge to understanding” was held for the University community at the Law Faculty on September 27th. The lecture was led by an enthusiast and practitioner of the analytical method prof. Charles Szypszak (the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) and Assoc. Prof. Donatas Murauskas (VU Law Faculty). Read more
On 13-15 September this year, Masaryk University Faculty of Law hosted the XIX International Congress “Criminalistics and Forensic Expertology: Science, Studies, Practice”. Members of the Department of Criminal Justice at the Law Faculty of the Vilnius University, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gabrielė Juodkaitė-Granskienė and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Andrej Gorbatkov, moderated the first session of the Read more
As we learn from the Hollywood movies, USA lawyers are notoriously eloquent, and trials in this country often reminds plays. While the image of lawyers in the movies may not necessarily match the reality, US lawyers do have exceptional analytical, quick-thinking, and responsive skills. One of the prerequisites for this ability is the analytical Read more
This week, at the invitation of Gintautas Bartkus, associate professor of partnership and lawyer, VU Law Faculty hosted Carmelo Massimo De Iuliis, professor of the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart. Professor held live and online lectures on corporate law to the faculty members. Prof. Carmelo Massimo De Iuliis presented the EU competences in Read more
On the 18th and 19th Vilnius University Faculty of Law of Vilnius hosted the 10th International Conference of PhD students and young researchers “The Good, the Bad and the Legal: Balance between Stability and Disruptions of Law”. More than 30 PhD students from Lithuania, Poland, Germany, France, Belgium, Portugal and Slovenia participated in the scientific Read more
The Dean of VU Faculty of Law assoc. prof. dr. Haroldas Šinkūnas, the Vice-Dean for Studies assoc. prof. dr. Vigita Vėbraitė, prof. Dr. Tomas Davulis, and dr. Elena Masnevaitė this week visited the Faculty of Law and Administration of the University of Szczecin in Poland. Activities of the Lithuanian Law Centre at the Faculty and Read more
10th International Conference of PhD Students and Young Researchers “The Good, the Bad and the Legal: Balance between Stability and Disruptions of Law” will take place in Vilnius on 18-19 of May 2023. Call for abstracts is open until the 1st of April. Detailed call for abstracts can be found here. PRELIMINARY SECTIONS ►Law and Read more
Didier Reynders, member of the European Commission responsible for justice, visited Vilnius University yesterday. During the visit, he met with VU Rector Prof. Rimvydas Petrauskas and assoc. prof. dr. Haroldas Šinkūnas, the Dean of Vu Law Faculty. The discussion after the meeting was attended by D. Reynders, prof. R. Petrauskas, assoc. prof. dr. H. Šinkūnas, Read more
Vilnius University Faculty of Law would like to invite you to join CopyrightX. It is a 12-week course offered by Vilnius University Law Faculty and Harvard Law School about American copyright law. Students who manage to compete the course will be eligible to get a CopyrightX certificate. Lectures begin on February 6, 2023, so hurry Read more
