While some people associate summer period with a long-awaited rest, others try to spend it as productively as possible. Franziska Lechner, fifth-year law student at the Austrian University of Innsbruck, has chosen two-weeks practice at the Vilnius University Faculty of Law. She is more than pleased with this decision – although there is a lot Read more
On 4th of July already 15th European Law summer school has finished at Vilnius University. About thirty students from Germany, France, Lithuania and this year also from Ukraine received the certificates after attending successfully lectures and seminars on questions whether there is a crisis in rule of law in EU and its Member States. Students Read more
Dean of VU Faculty of Law prof. Tomas Davulis has been named a Knight in the Order of Academic Palms (Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Palmes académiques) by the French Government. The decoration is given to those who have advanced the cause of French culture, education. The honour acknowledges involvement of Tomas Davulis in the establishment of Read more
On the 25th of June VU Faculty of Law and Maastricht University Faculty of Law signed a memorandum to collaborate in the fields of education and research. Both parties agreed to work together, and develop their collaborative work with an aim to set-up executive education in Vilnius with a clear objective to reach the entire Read more
On 14-18 of May 7th spring school of international universities association NOHA (Network on Humanitarian Action) has taken place at Vilnius University. It has been organised by Vilnius University and Warsaw University. Spring school was also dedicated to commemorate 10 years anniversary of NOHA Network. So far network consists of 12 European and 14 global partner universities. Read more
Famous professor Jeremy Sarkin of Lisbon Nova University visited VU Faculty of Law and had discussion with PhD students and scholars from social sciences about how to do research and what skills are needed to become a successful scholar. He also gave the lecture on the practical issues of preventing enforced disappearances of persons as regulated Read more
Dr. Karolis Gudas, who lectures energy law at VU Faculty of Law, published a book “The Law and Policy of International Trade in Electricity Access to and Development of Cross-Border Electricity Transmission Infrastructure under EU and WTO Frameworks”. The book examines the legal guarantees provided under the European Union (EU) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) rules for Read more
From 16th till 20th of April spring law school was held at Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. The spring school was organised by Faculties of Law of Shevchenko National University of Kyiv and Vilnius University and it was devoted to “Impact of European Union law on the national legal systems: experiences of Lithuania and Ukraine”. Read more
On 3rd-5th of April representatives of the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman) institution visit Vilnius and different Lithuanian institutions. The trip was organised and financed by Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and VU Faculty of Law is responsible for coordinating different meetings in Lithuania. The visit started in Lithuanian Supreme Administrative Read more
Dr. Justas Namavičius, who works as assistant professor in department of criminal justice of VU Faculty of Law has been appointed as the judge to Court of Appeal of Lithuania. He gave his oath on the 26th of March in the Presidency of Lithuania.
