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
MSCA4Ukraine fellow Kateryna is researching digital forensics at Vilnius University. She hopes her work will help international crime investigations in her home country and beyond. Fleeing Ukraine Heavy shelling by advancing Russian forces in the early months of 2022 left Kateryna and her family with no other choice but to flee their home in Read more
Two years since the beginning of Russia’s open aggression in Ukraine on 24 February 2022, Today, the Ukrainian Law Centre of the Faculty of Law of Vilnius University hosted a panel discussion “Building the Path to Justice in Ukraine – Overcoming the Challenges of Evidence Gathering in a Time of War”, where scholars and practitioners Read more
Dr. Kateryna Latysh, MSCA4Ukraine Postdoctoral Fellow, conducting a research project on “Digital forensic, open data source and artificial intelligence as tools of international security”, actively participated in many important HUMBOLDT4UKRAINE events, which helped stimulate discussions on the future of science and academia in Ukraine. The events brought together scholars and experts from more than 20 Read more
On February 24, marking the year of Russian aggression in Ukraine, the Faculty of Law of Vilnius University, in cooperation with Ivan Franko National University of Lviv and Newcastle University, organized the international conference “Russia’s Aggression Against Ukraine: the Year Nobody Expected”. During the conference, ambassadors, scientists and practitioners drew attention to Russia’s brutal Read more
On the 23rd of February 2023 the international conference “New procedural instruments in post-pandemic reality” was organized by the VU Faculty of Law. The event was organized in the framework of scientific project “Impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the justice system. Case study and suggested solutions”. The first part of the conference was mainly 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
“If we have all evidences, why should we wait? If people wait, they will stop to believe in justice”, – during today online meeting shared his thoughts Andriy Kostin, the General Prosecutor of Ukraine. He emphasized an importance to establish tribunal with an aim to bring to justice persons responsible for the aggression against Read more
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
An online conference “Current Challenges for the Legal Systems of Lithuania and Ukraine: 2022” has succesfully taken place on June 10, 2022 at the Faculty of Law of Vilnius University. The conference was held at the innitiative of the dean of the Faculty of Law prof. dr. Tomas Davulis. The dean has stressed that one Read more
