On 3 September 2025 at 11:00 AM, the public defence of the doctoral dissertation by Agnė Selvestravičiūtė-Borowiec will take place at the Faculty of Law of Vilnius University, in the Kazimieras Leonas Sapiega Auditorium (Room 302).
Title of the dissertation: “Statutory and Commercial Guarantees of Product Quality in Consumer Relations: Theoretical and Practical Problems”
Annotation:
This dissertation examines the regulation of legal and commercial guarantees of the quality of goods arising from consumer sales contracts, as established in Directive 2019/771 on certain aspects concerning contracts for the sale of goods, which replaced the Guarantees Directive 1999/44/EC. It analyzes whether the rules governing legal and commercial guarantees (given their theoretical nature and practical application) are compatible with sustainability. Taking into consideration, among other things, the European Union’s ‘green agenda’, the dissertation analyzes the role assigned to consumers and to legal and commercial guarantees of the quality of goods within the EU green transition; how the regulation of guarantees under Directive 2019/771 aligns with sustainability in consumer relations; and, based on the fundamental features of consumer and contract law, which underpin the dual nature of legal and commercial guarantees, reveals the theoretical reasons related to the origin of these guarantees that challenge their compatibility with sustainability.
The dissertation was prepared at Vilnius University between 2018 and 2025.
Scientific supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Danguolė Bublienė (Vilnius University)
Defence Board:
Chair – Prof. Habil. Dr. Gintaras Švedas (Vilnius University)
Members:
– Prof. Dr Tomas Davulis (Vilnius University)
– Prof. Habil. Dr Monika Namysłowska (University of Lodz, Republic of Poland)
– Prof. Habil. Dr Vytautas Nekrošius (Vilnius University)
– Assoc. Prof. Dr Vigita Vėbraitė (Vilnius University)
Venue:
Vilnius University, Faculty of Law,
Kazimieras Leonas Sapiega Auditorium (Room 302), Saulėtekio av 9, 10221 Vilnius, Lithuania.
The dissertation is available for review at the Library of Vilnius University and here.
The defence of dissertation can also be viewed remotely through this link.