Given the risks of the Covid-19 pandemic, it was decided that at least until 2021 April 1, all subjects in the spring semester of all study programs in Vilnius University Faculty of Law will be performed remotely, including interim exams (if possible – also final exams). This applies for subjects implemented by VU Faculty of Law lecturers and Read more
VU Faculty of Law scholars participate in EU Commission’s funden project SCAN (Small Claims Analysis Net). In order to dessiminate to results webinar “EU Small Claims Procedure: Quo Vadis?” (Lithuanian „ES nedidelių sumų nagrinėjimo procedūra: quo vadis?“) was organized on the 20th of January. Assoc. prof. Rimantas Simaitis, Assoc. prof. Vigita Vėbraitė and Milda Markevičiūtė Read more
On Thursday, the Parliament of the Republic of Lithuania appointed Giedrė Lastauskienė, Associate Professor of the Department of Public Law at Vilnius University Faculty of Law, to become a judge of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Lithuania. Egidija Tamošūnienė and Artūras Driukas, partnership professors of the Department of Private Law, were also appointed Read more
Committee of the Parties to the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings elected the Chairman of the Criminal Cases Division of the Supreme Court of Lithuania and a Professor of Criminal Justice at Vilnius University (VU) Faculty of Law Aurelijus Gutauskas to be a member of the Group of Experts Read more
The Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U) has recently announced the launch of our 2021 student application, which will feature a virtual event this spring 2021. The Clinton Global Initiative University is looking for higher education student leaders who are committed to take action in their community to address a pressing challenge. We are looking Read more
VU Faculty of Law lecturer dr. Inga Martinkutė published her article on the overview of conceptual problems in the Max Planck Encyclopedia of Comparative Constitutional Law published by Oxford University Press. She discussed how different states protect private property, where are the limits of private property, which cultures and traditions prioritise individual interest in property, Read more
International publisher “Springer” has published a book written by Vilnius University Faculty of Law scholars „Legal Developments during 30 Years of Lithuanian Independence”. This book provides an overview of selected major areas of legal and institutional development in Lithuania since the Restoration of Independence in 1990. The respective 4 chapters discuss changes in fields varying Read more
Edward Elgar Publishing has just published a book “Competition and Regulation in the Data Economy” written by the scholar of VU Faculty of Law dr. Gintarė Surblytė-Namavičienė. Book provides a much-needed examination of the legal issues arising from the data economy, particularly in the light of the expanding role of algorithms and artificial intelligence in Read more
Vilnius University Faculty of Law together with Institute of Law of Taras Shevchenko KNU together perform a joint scientific project “Strengthening alternative dispute resolution in Ukraine and Lithuania: search for a solution for cross-border disputes”. On the 22nd of October online seminar “Sharing Lithuanian Best Practice of Alternative Dispute Resolution in Ukraine” took place on Read more
This week Vilnius university (VU) Faculty of Law commemorates the Constitution Days (Kodi’2020) at the initiative of the VU Student Representation of the Faculty of Law (VU SA TF). During the celebration assoc. prof. dr. Vaidotas A. Vaičaitis gave a lecture remotely on the history of the development of the Constitution, and in the evening Read more
