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
This year 31 students have started master studies in the program “International and European Law”, all of them arrived from various countries: Ukraine, Georgia, France, Latvia, Mexico, India, Cameroon, Pakistan, Morocco, Bangladesh, Azerbaijan. VU Law Faculty accepted 27 Erasmus students from Germany, France, Spain, Portugal, Slovakia, Japan and Turkey. This semester they will study Read more
Today, the community of the Vilnius University Law Faculty welcomed the new academic year with the shining sun and the greetings of the guests. September 1st is a special celebration for the academic community, especially for the first-year students, who are starting a new phase and taking their first steps in the field of Read more
Yesterday, the Supreme Court of Lithuania hosted the award ceremony for the best Master’s thesis of 2023. The event, which has already become a tradition, is taking place for the eighth time this year. Each year Vytautas Magnus University, Mykolas Romeris University and Vilnius University submit up to 5 best final Master of Law 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
Today, on the initiative of the Embassy of Lithuania in Israel and the VU Law Faculty, the Jewish Law Summer School “7th Historical Jewish Law Moot Court – The Rabbinic Tribunal of Vilnius” started at Vilnius University. The participants were welcomed by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vigita Vėbraitė, Vice-Dean for Studies of the VU Law Read more
Divya Negi came to Lithuania to study Master‘s degree program “International and European Law” at the Law Faculty of Vilnius University. While being a student and living in Vilnius, she experienced a new and interactive study process among international students and got to know Lithuanian culture. Divya shares her impressions and thoughts in this Read more
Vilnius University Faculty of Law is the first Lithuanian institution of legal education. Here is the place where the academic experience retained and cherished for centuries and the young, energetic staff’s expertise and mature approach to work merge. Everyone who is interested in law, its history and various achievements of contemporary legal science is welcome Read more
Short online course 23 – 25 May 2023 This year celebrating its 30th anniversary, NOHA is an international association of universities that aims to enhance professionalism in the humanitarian sector. Since 2012 Vilnius University, as a member of NOHA network, during the spring semester was organising a short in-class introductory course on humanitarian action. 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
