On 27-28 May 2021, Vilnius University Faculty of Law hosted a conference, “Investment Arbitration Reform and the Termination of Intra-EU Bilateral Investment Treaties”, discussing the status of Investor-State Dispute Settlement in Europe with the emphasis on its Eastern region. Dr Inga Martinkutė (Vilnius University) moderated the first panel of speakers focusing on the main narratives 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
Journal of Intellectual Property, Information Technology and E-Commerce Law (JIPITEC) published an article written by VU Faculty of assoc. prof. dr. Laurynas Didžiulis. The publication is dedicated to EU Digital Content Directive And evolution of Lithuanian contract law. The author states that the Lithuanian pre-draft mostly reflects a cautious and conservative approach for implementation of the Read more
On Tuesday professor Vytautas Mizaras was appointed as a new Judge of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Lithuania by the Parliament of Lithuania. Vytautas Mizaras is a professor at the Vilnius University Faculty of Law department of Private Law, the head of the European Center for Private Law and Intellectual Property Law, the Read more
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 for those who are involved in humanitarian action and feel the need to upgrade their Read more
VU Faculty of Law student Emilija Valentinaitė has continued her journey in the international project Law Without Walls (LWOW) even in the face of a pandemic. Emilija with her team white & case 1 successfully remotely presented a solution to the legal problem during the annual LWOW event – ConPosium. Emilija, please tell us about Read more
Human rights promotion would not be achieved without tremendous work done by human rights defenders. On April 22, we discussed human rights promotion with Tomas Vytautas Raskevičius, the chair of Lithuanian Parliament Committee on Human Rights of Lithuanian Parliament. During the discussion we deepened the knowledge on human rights promotion from the standpoint of human Read more
We are excited to invite you to Become Vilnius University Student for a Day, the event taking place on 19-30 April. This is a great opportunity to step into the shoes of VU students and be part of online lectures or seminars. Lecturers and current students look forward to welcoming you! Why to join Become Read more
If you have obtained a recognized qualification of a Bachelor of Laws or an equivalent qualification of a jurist from institutions of higher education, you are inited to apply to our renewed Master programme “Internationald and European Law” at Vilnius University Faculty of Law. You can choose from three tracks: International and Human Rights; Tech Read more
The final three winners of the Cobalt Leaders Scholarship are finally named. Congratulations to Robertas Remeika, Dominykas Mečanec and Rugilė Hokušaitė! They received these scholarships for their motivation, social activeness and readiness for the future challenges. Scholarships are awarded in coopeartion betwwen Cobalt law firm, Vilnius University students union at faculty of law and VU Read more
