91桃色

Faculty of Law

Sukurta: 15 June 2020

tf9 Saul臈tekio ave., block 1, LT-10222 Vilnius
Tel. 236 6185,
E-mail:

Dean 鈥 Prof. Dr. Tomas Davulis

 

 

STAFF

111 teachers (incl. 85 holding research degree), 6 research fellows (incl. 2 holding research degree), 45 doctoral students.

DEPARTMENTS OF THE FACULTY

Department of Criminal Justice
Department of Private Law
Department of Public Law

RESEARCH AREAS

Integration of the Legal System of Lithuania into the Legal System of European Union
Efficiency of Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure Law and Punishment Execution Law
Lithuanian Legal Tradition and Dynamics of Conception of Law
Efficiency of Private Law

DOCTORAL DISSERTATIONS MAINTAINED IN 2019

D. Veli膷kait臈. Public interest and the conditions for its implementation in the field of architecture.

MAIN CONFERENCES ORGANIZED IN 2019

7th international conference of PhD students and young researchers: Law 2.0: New Methods, New Laws

Annual meeting of members of Nanterre Network

International seminar of PhD students: 25 Years after Maastricht: Achievements, Failures and Challenges of the EU Criminal Justice Area

Spring of Law Science 2019: Private Law Research: Is the Legal System in Lithuania Ready to Address the Challenges of Internationalization?

MAIN SCIENTIFIC ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2019

Jarukaitis, I., 艩vedas, G. The Constitutional experience of Lithuania in the context of European and global governance challenges. In: National Constitutions in European and Global Governance: Democracy, Rights, the Rule of Law: National Reports. Editors: Anneli Albi, Samo Bardutzky. Hague: T.M.C. ASSER Press, 2019, p. 997鈥1046. doi: 10.1007/978-94-6265-273-6;

Mikalonien臈, L. The individual creditor鈥檚 right to hold a corporate shareholder liable for an insolvent company鈥檚 obligations outside bankruptcy. Proceedings: The Lithuanian View. European Business Organization Law Review. 2019, 20(4): 801鈥821; ISSN: 1566鈥7529 (Print) 1741鈥6205 (Online). doi: 10.1007/s40804-018-0126-2;

Did啪iulis, L. International Encyclopedia for Contracts: Lithuania. Alphen aan den Rijn: Wolters Kluwer, 2019. 381 p. Available from:

Petrylait臈, D. et al. 2019/1 EELC鈥檚 Review of the Year 2018. European Employment Law Cases. Utrecht: Eleven International Publishing. 2019, 1: 2鈥18. doi: 10.5553/EELC/187791072019004001002.

DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE

9 Saul臈tekio ave., block 1, LT-10222 Vilnius
Ph. 236 6167, 236 6168
E-mail:

Head 鈥 Prof. Habil. Dr. Gintaras 艩vedas

STAFF

Professors: Habil. Dr. G. 艩vedas, Dr. A. Abramavi膷ius, Dr. A. Gutauskas, Dr. J. Prapiestis.
Associate Professors: Dr. G. Goda, Dr. A. Gorbatkov, Dr. G. Juodkait臈-Granskien臈, Dr. P. Kuconis, Dr. R. Merkevi膷ius, Dr. I. Michailovi膷, Dr. G. Sakalauskas.
Associate Professors of Practice: G. Jasaitis, A. Me拧ka.
Assistants: Dr. J. Levon, Dr. J. Namavi膷ius, Dr. P. Ver拧ekys, Dr. A. Vosyli奴t臈.
Lecturers: Dr. A. Juozapavi膷ius, Dr. G. Vi拧inskis, M. Aidukas, V. Kilinskas, D. Prapiestis, Doctoral students: J. Bagd啪ius, M. Dobrovolskis, A. Kudaibergenov, U. Markevi膷i奴t臈, L. Martinaityt臈, L. Mickevi膷i奴t臈, I. M. Ragai拧yt臈, R. Steponavi膷i奴t臈, L. 艩ivickait臈, Alaa Al Dakour Al Aridi.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Efficiency of Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure Law and Punishment Execution Law
Substantive Criminal Law
Juvenile Criminal Law
Penitentiary and Probation Law
Criminology
Qualification of Criminal Acts
Comparative Criminal Law
Criminal Policy
International and EU Criminal Law
Law of Criminal Procedure
International and EU Criminal Procedure Law
Criminalistics

RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2019

Projects Supported by University Budget

Challenges of New Technologies and Artificial Intelligence to the Criminal Justice. Head 鈥 Prof. Habil. Dr. G. 艩vedas. 2019鈥2021.
Research on the challenges that new technologies and artificial intelligence imply to the penal law, penal process and execution of punishments, problems of international and EU legal acts, criminal code, criminal procedure code and punishment execution code and application of the laws and other legal acts, related to them, jurisprudence of national and international courts, and, also, factors and tendencies of penal politics in Lithuania was developed and academically motivated recommendations and publications were prepared.

Main publications:

Jarukaitis, I., 艩vedas, G. The Constitutional experience of Lithuania in the context of European and global governance challenges. In: National Constitutions in European and Global Governance: Democracy, Rights, the Rule of Law: National Reports. Eds: Anneli Albi, Samo Bardutzky. Hague: T.M.C. Asser Press. 2019, 997鈥1046. doi: 10.1007/978-94-6265-273-6.

Levon, J., Murauskas, D. Baud啪iamosios atsakomyb臈s u啪 draud啪iamus biomedicininius tyrimus 寞tvirtinimas Lietuvoje [Introduction of Criminal Liability for Prohibited Biomedical Researches in Lithuania]. 罢别颈蝉臈. 2019, vol. 113: 64鈥79. doi: 10.15388/Teise.2019.113.4

National Research Projects

Challenges to the Systemic Nature of the Special Part of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Lithuania (CRIMCODE-SPEC). 03-06-2019鈥30-06-2022. Prof. Habil. Dr. G. 艩vedas, Prof. Dr. J.Prapiestis, Dr. P. Ver拧ekys, Dr. A. Vosyli奴t臈. Activity Research Group Projects sponsored by Research Council of Lithuania (Project Financing Agreement No. S-MIP-19-18 / (1.78) SU-1074).

Publishing of 91桃色 Research Papers Journal 罢别颈蝉臈 (Law). Prof. Dr. T. Davulis, Prof. Habil. Dr. G. 艩vedas, Prof. Dr. J. Machovenko. 01-04-2019鈥31-12-2021. 28-01-2019 No. S-LIP-19-41/(1.78) SU-273, vol. 110鈥113.

Objectives, Effectiveness, Problems and Perspectives of the Monitoring of Suspects and Convicts by Electronic Means. Development of Competence in a Research Internship in a Project Funded by Lithuanian Research Council. University of Greifswald, Germany. Dr. G. Sakalauskas. 15-07-2019鈥28-07-2019. 20-05-2019 No. (1.78E) SU 977.
Result: a scientific article is being prepared and will be published in 2020.

International Research Project

The Institute of Law Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences: Controlling Illicit Trade of Tobacco in Era of Fast Change. Expert: Prof. Habil. Dr. G. 艩vedas, 2018鈥2020.

COST Global Atrocity Justice Constellations (JUSTICE360) Project (O-COST-19-71). Prof. Habil. Dr. G. 艩vedas 鈥 National partner. 2019鈥2022

EU-funded Project: Modernisation of Master Programmes for Future Judges, Prosecutors, Investigators with Respect to European Standard on Human Rights (CRIMHUM). 15-01-2019鈥14-01-2022. Prof. Habil. Dr. G. 艩vedas, Prof. Dr. A. Abramavi膷ius, J. Prapiestis. No. 2018-3614/001-001.

Contractual Research

Preparation of the Study on the Quality Standards of Judicial Procedural Decision, and Training Organization. Prof. Dr. T. Davulis, Prof. Habil. Dr. G. 艩vedas, Prof. Dr. V. Nekro拧ius, Assoc. Prof. Dr. J. Pau啪ait臈-Kulvinskien臈, Assoc. Prof. Dr. V. V臈brait臈, A. Brazdeikis. 19-11-2018, No. 41P-172A-(4.11)/TPS-2200-2085.

MAIN R&D&I (RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION) PARTNERS

The Jagiellonian University in Krakow, (Poland)
The Institute of Law Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences 鈥 ILS PAS (Poland)
Faculty of Law and Administration, University of Lodz (Poland)
Kubane State University, Faculty of Law (Russian Federation)
Faculty of Law, University of Frankfurt am Main (Germany)

OTHER RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

Prof. Habil. Dr. G. 艩vedas 鈥

  • editor-in-Chief of the Journal 罢别颈蝉臈 (Law),
  • editorial board member of the journal New Journal Of European Criminal Law,
  • advisory board member of the journal Ius Novum (Quarterly of the Faculty of Law and Administration of Lazarski University in Warsaw),
  • senior editor of the journal 罢别颈蝉臈s Ap啪valga (Law Review),
  • member of the Management Committee of ECLAN;
  • Contact point for Lithuania at ECLAN (European Criminal Law Academic Network),
  • editorial board member of the journal 艩t谩t a Pr谩vo鈥 (State and Law) (Matej Bel University, Bansk谩 Bystrica, Slovakijos Republika).

Prof. Dr. A. Abramavi膷ius 鈥

  • editorial board member of the journal 罢别颈蝉臈 (Law),
  • editorial board member of the journal Jurisprudence (Periodical reviewed research papers),
  • editorial board member of the journal Komorni Listy (Journal of Executors / Bailiffs Chamber of the Czech Republic),

Prof. Dr. J. Prapiestis 鈥

  • editorial board member of the journal 罢别颈蝉臈 (Law),
  • editorial board member of the journal Jurisprudence (Periodical reviewed research papers),
  • editorial board member of the journal 罢别颈蝉臈s Problemos (Legal Issue)s,
  • editorial Board Member Law Bulletin of Kuban State University, Kubane State University, Russia.Assoc.

Prof. Dr. G. Sakalauskas -

  • editorial board member of the journal Kriminologijos Studijos (Studies of Criminology),
  • editorial board member of the journal Nowa Kodyfikacja Prawa Karnego (New Criminal Law Codification) (A scientific quarterly, published by the Faculty of Law, Administration and Economics of the University of Wroclaw, Poland),
  • member of Lithuanian Association of Criminology;
  • Chairman of Lithuanian Association of Criminology;
  • member of International Penal and Penitentiary Foundation (IPPF).

Assoc. Prof. Dr. G. Juodkait臈-Granskien臈 鈥

  • scientific committee member of the journal Law and Forensic Science;
  • editorial and scientific committee member of Kharkiv Institute of Forensic Science named after Prof. Bokarius;
  • member of the Presidium of Congress of Criminalists of Ukraine,

BEST REPORTS DELIVERED AT CONFERENCES ABROAD

  • Prof. Habil. Dr. G. 艩vedas. European Union Criminal Law: Challenges for Ukraine and Lithuanian Experience. Ukraine, Kharkiv, National Academy of Law, October 26, 2019.
  • Prof. Habil. Dr. G. 艩vedas. The Role of Criminal Law in Fighting Illicit Trade of Tobacco Products: a Comparative EU Perspective 鈥 the Case of Lithuania. Poland, Warsaw, Institute of Legal Sciences, Polish Academy of Sciences, December 11, 2019.
  • Dr. J. Levon. Baud啪iamosios teis臈s mokslo ir studij懦 i拧拧奴kiai Lietuvoje [Challenges of Criminal Law Science and Studies in Lithuania]. Conference: Mi臋dzynarodowe seminarium naukowe. Modele kszta艂cenia prawniczego w perspektywie por贸wnawczej. Szanse i zagro偶enia dyscyplin historyczno-prawnych w nowym systemie oceny jako艣ci bada艅 naukowych [International Scientific Seminar. Models of Legal Education in a Comparative Perspective. Opportunities and Threats of Historical and Legal Disciplines in the New Scientific Quality Assessment System]. University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland, October 23, 2019.
  • Assoc. Prof. Dr. G. Sakalauskas. Sentencing by Non-Judicial Entities in Lithuania. Conference organized by International Penal and Penitentiary Foundation (IPPF): Legality, non-arbitrariness and administrative and judicial discretion in sentencing and enforcement of sentences. Valparaiso University, Valparaise, Chile, March 14, 2019.

MOST IMPORTANT CASES OF THE PARTICIPATION OF RESEARCHERS IN WORKING GROUPS OR COMMISSIONS SET UP BY STATE AUTHORITIES, STATE AND MUNICIPAL INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANISATIONS, AND BUSINESS ENTITIES

  • Prof. Habil Dr. A. Abramavi膷ius 鈥 Member of the Criminal Code Supervisory Commission, Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Lithuania;
  • Assoc. Prof. Dr. G.Sakalauskas 鈥 Head of Lithuanian Association of Criminologists
  • Prof. Habil, Dr. G. 艩vedas 鈥 Member of the Law Reform Working Group Concealed by the President of Ukraine. Foreign expert;
  • Prof. Habil Dr. G. 艩vedas 鈥 National contacts point of European Criminal Law Academic Network (ECLAN) in Lithuania. Member of the executive committee.

CONSULTATIONS PROVIDED BY THE UNIT TO THE PUBLIC OR ECONOMIC ENTITIES

  • Prof. Habil. Dr. G. 艩vedas. Evaluation of 13 monograph projects submitted by the Institute of Legal Sciences of the Polish Academy of Sciences Excellence in Legal Research. Promoting Polish achievements in the area of legal sciences abroad;
  • Dr. J. Levon. Conclusion for the European Commission Compliance Assessment of Framework Decision 2008/909/JHA. 2018鈥2019.

DEPARTMENT OF PRIVATE LAW

9 Saul臈tekio ave., block 1, LT-10222 Vilnius
Ph: 236 6169, 236 6170
E-mail:

Head 鈥 Prof. Habil. Dr. Vytautas Nekro拧ius

STAFF

Professors: Habil. Dr. V. Mikel臈nas, Habil. Dr. V. Nekro拧ius, Dr. A. Dambrauskait臈, Dr. T. Davulis, Dr. V. Mizaras, Dr. D. Petrylait臈.
Professors of Practice: R. Bir拧tonas, 艩. Keserauskas, E. Tamo拧i奴nien臈.
Associate Professors: Dr. T. Bagdanskis, Dr. D. Bublien臈, Dr. L. Did啪iulis, Dr. L. Mikalonien臈, Dr. P. Miliauskas, Dr. V. Petrylait臈, Dr. R. Simaitis, Dr. D. Solovei膷ik, Dr. A. Taminskas, Dr. J. Usonis, Dr. V. V臈brait臈.
Associate Professors of Practice: G. Bartkus, A. Driukas.
Assistants: E. Bakanauskas, A. 艩erni奴t臈.
Lecturers: Dr. S. Avi啪a, Dr. S. Barakauskas, Dr. S. Drazdauskas, Dr. N. Gaubien臈, M. Juonys, Dr. N. Kasiliauskas, Dr. T. Kontautas, A. Maciejevski, Dr. J. Maculevi膷, M. Matiukas, Dr. V. Mitkevi膷ius, Dr. V. Nikitinas Dr. A. Paliuk臈nas, Dr. I. Povilaitien臈, Dr. K. Pranevi膷ien臈, A. 艩uminas, Dr. V. Terekhov, Dr. E. Tamo拧i奴nait臈-Samaitien臈, Dr. T. Varapnickas, Dr. E. Zemlyt臈, S. Cirtautait臈鈥揔aminskien臈, S. Bronu拧ien臈, R. Juzikien臈, J. Jonis.
Doctoral students: J.Bartkus, E. Bakanauskas, I. Breskien臈, S. Bronu拧ien臈, L. Dzindzel臈tait臈- 艩alt臈, M. Gedeikis, J. Jarusevi膷ius, V. Kontrimas, E. Kurelaityt臈, V. Kuzminskas, L. Matveichuk, S. Okin膷yc, A. Pliner, A. Selvestravi膷i奴t臈, O. Shev膷enko, A. 艩erni奴t臈, G. Taminskait臈, M. 沤ukauskait臈.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Efficiency of Private Law
Harmonisation and unification of private law according to the EU law
Influence of EU law and European private law to the Lithuanian national civil law and civil procedure law
Flexibility and compatibility of social security of the regulation of labour law
Civil law
Civil procedure
Labour law
Social security law
Roman private law
Arbitration
Employment contract
Labour disputes
Collective agreement
Competition law
Corporate law
Law on Torts
Intellectual property law
Enforcement and bankruptcy in civil procedure
Family law
Public procurement law
International private law
International and EU civil law
International and EU civil procedure
International and EU labour law
International and EU social security law

RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2019

Projects supported by the Budget of 91桃色

New Forms of Business Organization and Digitization of Justice. Head 鈥 Prof. Habil. Dr. V. Nekro拧ius. 2019鈥2021.
Research on the execution and regulation of the legal regulations of new business forms and possibilities to digitalize them, problems of national and EU legal acts on civil law, civil process and analysis of labor law and jurisprudence of national and international courts, and, also, the new tendencies of legal regulation of private law in the digitalization era was developed and academically motivated recommendations and publications were prepared.

Main publications:

Nekro拧ius, V. Zapobieganie nadu偶yciu praw procesowych w postepowaniu cywilnym na Litwie, 艁otwie i w Estonii. In: Nadu偶ycie prawa procesowego cywilnego. Redakcja naukowa: Pawe艂 Grzegorczyk, Marcin Walasik, Feliks Zedler. Warszawa: Wolters Kluwer Polska. 2019, 621鈥628.

Bir拧tonas, R. Komercini懦 paslap膷i懦 direktyvos 寞gyvendinimas Lietuvos teis臈je [Implementation of Trade Secrets Directive into Lithuanian Law]. 罢别颈蝉臈. 2019, vol. 110: 8鈥23. doi: 10.15388/Teise.2019.110.1

National Research Projects

Protection of Copyright in the Creative Industries. Grant Agreement 19-11-2018, No. S/AGT-16(6.91)/2018/LSS-220000-2092. Prof. Dr. R. Bir拧tonas, J. Liauksminait臈. 2018鈥2020.

Publishing of 91桃色 Research Papers Journal 罢别颈蝉臈 (Law). Prof. Dr. T. Davulis, Prof. Habil. Dr. G. 艩vedas, Prof. Dr. J. Machovenko. 01-04-2019鈥31-12-2021. 28-01-2019, No. S-LIP-19-41/ (1.78) SU-273; vol.110鈥113.

International Research Projects

EU-funded Project: Small Claims Analysis Net (SCAN). Grant Agreement No. 800830. JUST-AG-2017/JUST-JCOO-AG-2017. Assoc. Prof. Dr. R. Simaitis, M. Markevi膷i奴t臈, 2018鈥2020;

EU project Network of Experts on intra EU-Mobility - Free Movement of Workers and Social Security Coordination (MoveS). European Commission, EFTHEIA; DELOITTE E Consulting & Advisory. Prof. Dr. V. Petrylait臈, national expert. 2018鈥2019.

Research in Order to Review Common Directive of Product Safety. Project funded by the European Commission (Civil Consulting GmBH). Prof. Dr. V. Mizaras, expert. 2019鈥2020.

International Research Project Concerning Abuse of Bargaining Power in the Food Supply Chain. The project is funded by the EU and the Polish Science Foundation. The promoter is the University of Bia艂ystok, Poland, together with universities of other EU countries. Prof. Habil. Dr. V. Mikel臈nas.

Contractual Research

Preparation of the study on the quality standards of judicial procedural decision and training organization. Prof. Dr. T. Davulis, Prof. Habil. Dr. G. 艩vedas, Prof. Dr. V. Nekro拧ius, Assoc. Prof. Dr. J. Pau啪ait臈-Kulvinskien臈, Assoc. Prof. Dr. V. V臈brait臈, A. Brazdeikis. 19-11-2018, No. 41P-172A-(4.11)/TPS-2200-2085.

Research by the team of scientists on the civil liability of notaries: April-December 2019 (8 months). The contract between 91桃色 and the Lithuanian Chamber of Notaries, which funded the research. 25-04-2019. Assoc. Prof. Dr. L.Mikalonien臈, Prof. Dr. V. Mikel臈nas, Dr. T. Varapnickas, Dr. E. Zemlyt臈.

Patent Protection: Application of EU Directive 2004/48/EB. European Patent Organization. Prof. Dr. V. Mizaras.

MAIN R&D&I (RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION) PARTNERS

European Law Institute, Vienna (Austria)
Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition, Munich (Germany)
The British Institute of International and Comparative Law, London (United Kingdom)
University of Szczecin, Szczecin (Poland)
University of Warsaw, Warsaw (Poland)

OTHER RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

Prof. Habil. Dr. V. Mikel臈nas 鈥

  • editorial board member of the journal 罢别颈蝉臈s Problemos (Legal Issues),
  • editor-in-Chief (compiler) of the journal Arbitra啪as. Teorija ir Praktika (Arbitration. Theory and Practice),
  • advisory board member of the journal European Review of Private Law,
  • member of the European Law Institute, Vienna (Austria);
  • Ordinary Member of the International Association of Procedural Law,
  • member-expert of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences,

Prof. Habil. Dr. V. Nekro拧ius 鈥

  • editorial board member of the journal 罢别颈蝉臈 (Law),
  • editorial board member of the journal 罢别颈蝉臈s Problemos (Legal Issues),
  • scientific Council member of the journal Przegl膮d Prawa Egzekucyjnego (Review of Enforcement Law),
  • editorial board member of the journal Polski Proces Cywilny (Polish Civil Procedure),
  • ordinary member of the International Association of Procedural Law
  • member of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences,
  • member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in Hague (PCA),
  • Council member of Lithuanian Lawyers鈥 Association;
  • editorial board member of Studies in Law and Economics.

Prof. Dr. T. Davulis 鈥

  • editorial board member of the journal 罢别颈蝉臈 (Law),
  • Scientific Directors鈥 board member of the E-Journal of International and Comparative Labour Studies (Italy),
  • editorial board member of the journal Cultures juridiques et politiques (Peter Lang Publishers),
  • editorial board member of the journal of University of Latvia Legal Science / Latvijas Universit膩tes 啪urn膩ls Juridisk膩 zin膩tne;
  • editorial board member of the journal Studia Prawnicze / Legal Studies (Journal of the Faculty of Law, Administration and International Relation of the Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Krak贸w University, Republic of Poland);
  • editorial board member of the journal 孝褉褍写芯胁芯械 懈 褋芯褑懈邪谢褜薪芯械 锌褉邪胁芯 (Republic of Belarus);
  • member of the European Network of Legal Experts in the fields of employment, social affairs and equality between women and men of the European Network of Legal Experts;
  • scientific committee member of the European Labour Law Network,
  • foreign member of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (NAS),
  • Council member of the International Network of Doctoral Studies in Law;
  • Council member of Lithuanian Lawyers鈥 Association;
  • member of Collegium of the Ministry of Internal Affairs;
  • President of the European Law Lithuanian Association;
  • Series Cultures juridiques et politiques (Peter Lang Publishers);
  • Vestnik ENU im. L.N. Gumyleva. Serija Pravo.

Prof. Dr. V. Mizaras 鈥

  • editorial board member of the journal 罢别颈蝉臈 (Law),
  • editorial board member of the Queen Merry Journal of Intellectual Property Law,
  • member of the European Law Institute Working Group on EU Copyright Law,
    www.europeanlawinstitute.eu;
  • member of the International Association for the Advancement of Teaching and Research in Intellectual Property (ATRIP),
  • member of the Alumni organization at Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition Law, www.ip.mpg.de;
  • National reporter by Common Core of European Private Law Project Security Rights in Immovable Property (editors Cornelius van der Merve (South Africa), Gary Walt (UK), Francesca Fiorentini (Republic of Italy).

Prof. Dr. D. Petrylait臈 鈥

  • editorial board member of the E-Journal of International and Comparative Labour Studies (Italy),
  • editorial board member of the journal Studia z Zakresu Prawa Pracy i Polityki Spo艂ecznej (Krakow University, Poland),
  • editorial board member of the journal European Employment Law Cases (EELC),

Assoc. Prof. Dr. P. Miliauskas 鈥

  • editorial board member of the Athens journal of Law ATINER (Athens Institute for Education and Research),

Assoc. Prof. Dr. R. Simaitis 鈥

  • Chairman of the Working Group on Mediation of the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ-GT-MD),
  • Arbitrator of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Dispute (ICSID),
  • member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb).

Assoc. Prof. Dr. V. V臈brait臈 鈥

  • member of the Scientific Association for International Procedural Law / Wissenschaftliche Vereinigung f眉r Internationales Verfahrensrecht;
  • editorial board member of the journal Access to Justice in Eastern Europe,

Assoc. Prof. of Practice G. Bartkus 鈥

  • Arbitrator of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Dispute (ICSID),
  • member of the Informal Company Law Expert Group (ICLEG) of European Commission. 2014鈥2019;
  • member of Advisory Board of Corporate Mobility in the European Union project of the European Trade Union Institute (ETUI), Maastricht University;
  • member of Drafting group of the European Model Company Act (EMCA).

Assoc. Prof. Dr. V. Petrylait臈 鈥

  • National Reporter of the journal European Employment Law Cases (EELC),

BEST REPORTS DELIVERED AT CONFERENCES ABROAD

  • Petrylait臈, D. Human Rights as Labour Rights? International research conference Employment Law in a Time of Uncertainty: 22nd Irish European Law Forum, UCD The Sutherland School of Law, Dublin, Republic of Ireland, December 6, 2019;
  • Petrylait臈, V. Understanding of Social Risk in Lithuanian Social Security and its Reflection in National Legislation. International research conference The Role of Social Risk as the Premises for Shaping Social Benefits Systems (Including Legal, Economic and Social Challenges in the Modern State), Wroc艂aw, Republic of Poland, July 7, 2019;
  • V臈brait臈, V. Measures to Strengthen Confidence in Judiciary in Lithuania. International research conference, Gda艅sk, Republic of Poland, October 2019;
  • Nekro拧ius, V. Access to Justice in Lithuanian Legal System. Cracow, September 20鈥21, 2019;
  • Bir拧tonas, R. The Implementation of the Trade Secrets Directive in the Baltic States: A Step towards Partial Harmonisation. International research conference Legal Science: Functions, Significance and Future in Legal Systems. University of Latvia, Riga, Republic of Latvia, October 18, 2019.

MOST IMPORTANT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL AWARDS RECEIVED FOR R&D ACTIVITIES

  • Prof. Dr. Vytautas Mizaras has been named the best lecturer of the year of 2019 at 91桃色, Faculty of Law;
  • Prof. Dr. Vytautas Mizaras 鈥 Order of Merit of the Italian Republic [Commendatore Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana]. Date of the Presidential Decree of the Republic of Italy 鈥 January 14, 2019.

MOST IMPORTANT PARTICIPATION CASES OF RESEARCHERS IN WORKING GROUPS OR COMMISSIONS SET UP BY STATE AUTHORITIES, STATE AND MUNICIPAL INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANISATIONS, AND BUSINESS ENTITIES

  • Prof. Habil. Dr. V. Mikel臈nas. Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Lithuania. Member of Civil Code Oversight Committee;
  • Prof. Habil. Dr. Vytautas Nekro拧ius, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Rimantas Simaitis, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vigita V臈brait臈 鈥 members of the Working group on the Code of Civil Procedure Supervisory Committee, Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Lithuania;
  • Prof. Dr. Vytautas Mizaras 鈥 Member of the Chief Prosecutor Selection Commission (Order No. I-42 of the Prosecutor General of the Republic of Lithuania of 7 February 2018);
  • Prof. Dr. Ram奴nas Bir拧tonas 鈥 Chairman of the Lithuanian Commission for Copyright and Related Rights.

CONSULTATIONS PROVIDED BY THE UNIT TO THE PUBLIC OR ECONOMIC ENTITIES

  • Prof. Habil. Dr. Vytautas Nekro拧ius. Conclusions for the Ministry of Justice, Constitutional Court of the Republic of Lithuania;
  • Prof. Habil. Dr. Vytautas Nekro拧ius. Scientific Conclusions for the Lithuanian Chamber of Notaries.

MOST IMPORTANT RESEARCH DISSEMINATION ACTIVITIES

  • Assoc. Prof. Dr. Paulius Miliauskas. Presentations at Lithuanian National Radio and Television 鈥淟abas rytas鈥 ["Good morning"] broadcasts on topics of public interest;
  • Prof. Dr. Vytautas Mizaras. 鈥濫S autori懦 teisi懦 bendroje skaitmenin臈je rinkoje direktyva: politik懦 bei lobist懦 kompromisas, galimai tapsiantis standartiniu eksperimentu visuomenei鈥 [EU Digital Single Market Copyright Directive: Compromise between Politicians and Lobbyists that Potentially Will Become an Experiment on the Society]. 罢别颈蝉臈Pro, 2019. Available from:
  • Prof. Dr. Vytautas Mizaras. 鈥淔acebook pralaim臈jimas ES Teisingumo Teisme (byla C-18/18): ar teiginys 鈥瀓is yra 鈥瀎a拧ist懦鈥 partijos narys鈥 b奴t懦 ekvivalenti拧kas teiginiui 鈥瀓is yra 鈥瀔omunist懦 partijos鈥 narys鈥 [Facebook's defeat at the EU Court of Justice (Case C-18/18): Would the statement "he is a member of the "fascist" party" be equivalent to the statement "he is a member of the 鈥渃ommunist鈥 party]. 罢别颈蝉臈Pro.lt, 2019. Available from: );
  • Professors of Practice Dr. Ram奴nas Bir拧tonas, J奴rat臈 Liauksminait臈. Public lecture 鈥濳aip apsisaugoti k奴r臈jui visuotinio kopijavimo laikais?鈥 [How to Protect the Creator in Times of Global Copying?]. Lithuanian Writers Union, Vilnius, December 4, 2019.

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC LAW

9 Saul臈tekio ave., block 1, LT-10222 Vilnius
Ph: 236 6175
E-mail:

Head 鈥 Assoc. Prof. Dr. Haroldas 艩ink奴nas

STAFF

Professors: Dr. J. Machovenko, Dr. B. Sudavi膷ius, Dr. E. 艩ileikis.
Professors of Practice: Dr. L. Me拧kauskait臈, Dr. A. Normantas, Dr. V. Vasiliauskas.
Associate professors: Dr. J. Galginaitis, Dr. J. Gumbis, Dr. I. Isokait臈鈥揤alu啪臈, Dr. G. Lastauskien臈, Dr. V. Mila拧i奴t臈, Dr. J. Pau啪ait臈鈥揔ulvinskien臈, Dr. H. 艩ink奴nas, Dr. V. A. Vai膷aitis, Dr. S. 沤alimien臈, Dr. I. 沤vaig啪dinien臈.
Associate professor of Practice: D. Kriau膷i奴nas.
Assistants: Dr. R. Bak拧evi膷ien臈, Dr. D. Murauskas, Dr. J. Zaleskis, Dr. D. Valan膷ien臈, Dr. R. Svetikait臈, Dr. K. Gudas, dr. M. Endrijaitis, Dr. N. Bruskina, Dr. A. Ju拧kevi膷i奴t臈鈥揤ilien臈, Dr. L. Pa拧kevi膷ien臈, Dr. D. Valan膷ien臈,
Lecturers: Dr. J. Apolevi膷, Dr. L. Butkevi膷ius, Dr. J. Baltrimas, Dr. R. Vai拧vilien臈, Dr. E. Leonait臈, Dr. G. Pa啪ereckait臈, Dr. G. Surblyt臈鈥揘amavi膷ien臈, Dr. J. Viena啪indyt臈, Dr. N. Bruskina, Dr. U. Gaili奴nien臈, dr. A. Gedmintait臈, Dr. L. Gri拧kevi膷, dr. P. Gruodis, Dr. R. Latvel臈, Dr. M. Limantas, , Dr. D. Po拧ka, Dr. G. U啪ubalis, Dr. D. P奴rait臈 鈥 Andrikien臈, Dr. L. Urbait臈, Dr. A. Petkevi膷i奴t臈, DR. D. Prapiestyt臈, Dr. J. Viena啪indyt臈, I. Martinkut臈, J. Salad啪ius, G.Taluntyt臈.
Junior Researcher: E. Ruzgyt臈, K. Mickut臈.
Junior Assistant: P. Grici奴nas.
Doctoral students: A. Andrijauskait臈, S. Bareikyt臈, M. Borusevi膷i奴t臈, I. Burneikait臈, P. Grici奴nas, R. Janeckait臈, L. Kanarskien臈, T. Luko拧ius, A. Makhmetov, K. Mickut臈, R. Mockus, J. Poderis, R. Rudauskien臈, E. Ruzgyt臈, G. Strikait臈, E. 艩ilvait臈, K. K. 艩irvelis, L. Totoraitis, V. Turonis.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Lithuanian Legal Tradition and Dynamics of Conception of Law
Theory of law
Theory of state
History of law
History of state
Legal sociology
Legal philosophy
Constitutionalization
Constitutional justice
Constitutional principles
Parliamentarism, Ombudsmen
Administrative courts
Principles of public administration
Ecological responsibility
Problems of the taxes鈥 administration
Public international law
Diplomatic and consular law
EU law
EU institutional law
Humanitarian law
EU substantial law
NATO and its legal framework
NGO and its legal framework
Comparative law of modern legal systems
Law of refugees
Private international law
Legal informatics in global and EU context
Law of international organizations
History of international relations
Law of treaties
EU constitutional law
Case law of the European Union Court of Justice
Human Rights in Europe and EU
Law of the sea
International trade law.

RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2019

Projects Supported by University Budget

Problems of Democracy, Legal State and Human Rights in the Digital Age. Assoc. Prof. Dr. H. 艩ink奴nas. 2019鈥2021.
Research on theoretical and practical constitutional and democratic issues of the history of law of Lithuanian Republic, challenges that the rule of law, courts and law enforcement authorities and, also, human rights encounter in the digital age was developed and academically motivated recommendations and publications were prepared.

Main publications:

沤altauskait臈-沤alimien臈, S., Mulevi膷ien臈, S., Davulis, T., Dan臈nien臈, I., Jara拧i奴nas, E., Mila拧i奴t臈, V., Saudargait臈, I., Leonait臈, E., Jablonskait臈-Martinaitien臈, I., Aleksejev, M. Europos S膮jungos pagrindini懦 teisi懦 chartijos, kaip individuali懦 teisi懦 gynybos standarto, taikymas supra- ir nacionaliniu lygmenimis: kolektyvin臈 monografija. Ed. 沤altauskait臈-沤alimien臈, S. A collective monograph. Vilnius: 91桃色 Press. 2019, 440 p. Internet access: <

Machovenko, J., 艩ink奴nas, H. Establishment of a judicial system and ensuring independence of judges in Lithuania, 1918鈥1920. Acta Universitatis Wratislaviensis. 2019, vol. 327: 269鈥283. doi: 10.19195/0524-4544.327.17

National Projects

Development of the database Lituanistika (09.3.3-ESFA-V-711-01-0002). Prof. Dr. J. Machovenko - Legal Expert, 2016鈥2019.

International legal science event: Judicial Power in Modern Democracy (JPinMD). July 29, 2019, No. S-LIP-19-82 / (1.78) SU-1627 (Reg. data: 31-07-2019). Assoc. Prof. Dr. V. A. Vai膷aitis.
On November 13鈥15, 2019, international scientific conference Judicial Power in Modern Society was held in 91桃色 and on 15th of November the introductory report Role of Constitutional Courts in the Modern Society was published, 

International Lithuanian-Polish Scientific Research Constitutional Consciousness as a Tool for Overcoming Discourse Crisis and Lack of Democracy in the European Union. Assoc. Prof. Dr. J. Pau啪ait臈-Kulvinskien臈 2018鈥2020. Funded by the Lithuanian Science Council.

International Research Projects

International academic research Development of Common European Good Administration Provisions and their Importance to the National law of the Countries Members of the Council of Europe, funded by the fund of science of Germany, with University of Administrative Sciences Speyer (Federal Republic of Germany). Assoc. Prof. Dr. J. Pau啪ait臈-Kulvinskien臈, A. Andrijauskait臈. 2017鈥2020.

Platform of international academic research Freedom of Establishment of Institutions of Higher Education and Universities in the Countries members of European Union, funded by the fund of science of Germany, with University of Sigmund Freud in Vienna (Republic of Austria), Assoc. Prof. Dr. J. Pau啪ait臈-Kulvinskien臈. 2017鈥2018.

International network of academic research (Network of International administrative act) with universities: Maastricht University, University of Lisbon, University of Lyon, etc. Assoc. Prof. Dr. J. Pau啪ait臈-Kulvinskien臈, A. Andrijauskait臈. 2019鈥2021.

Constitutional Consciousness as a Remedy for the Crisis of Discourse and Democratic Deficit in the European Union (ConReDeAssoc. Prof. Dr S. 沤alimien臈 (I. Jarukaitis), Assoc. Prof. Dr J. Pau啪ait臈-Kulvinskien臈, R. Ragulskyt臈-Markovien臈, P. Grici奴nas 01-01-2019 鈥 31-12-2021 Lithuanian-Polish Call 鈥淒aina鈥, administered of the Research Council of Lithuania (Project Financing Agreement No. S-LL-19-4 / LSS-220000-1395).

Contractual Research

Preparation of the study on the quality standards of judicial procedural decision, and training organization. Prof. Dr. T. Davulis, Prof. Habil. Dr. G. 艩vedas, Prof. Dr. V.Nekro拧ius, Assoc. Prof. Dr. J. Pau啪ait臈-Kulvinskien臈, Assoc. Prof. Dr. V. V臈brait臈, A. Brazdeikis. 2018-11-19, Nr. 41P-172A-(4.11)/TPS-2200-2085. 2018鈥2019.

Participation in the project Preparation of a Study on Application of Quality Standards of Judicial Procedural Decisions and Organization of Training implemented by the Law Faculty of 91桃色. Assoc. Prof. Dr. J. Pau啪ait臈-Kulvinskien臈, E. 艩ilvait臈, S. Bareikyt臈.

MAIN R&D&I (RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION) PARTNERS

The European Public Law Organization (EPLO)
Faculty of Law and Administration, University of Lodz (Poland)
University of Regensburg, Law Faculty (Germany)
Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition, Munich (Germany)
German University of Administrative Sciences Speyer (Germany)

OTHER RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

Prof. Dr. J. Machovenko 鈥

  • executive secretary of the journal TEIS臇 / LAW,
  • editorial board member of the journal Studia z dziej贸w Pa艅stwa i prawa polskiego,

Prof. Dr. B. Sudavi膷ius 鈥

  • editorial board member of the journal Law Enforcement Review (Omsk University),
  • member of Organization of public finances and tax law of Central and Eastern European countries (Bialystok, Poland);
  • member of European Public Law Organization, Athens (Greece);
  • editorial board member of Central and Eastern European Legal Studies, Athens (Greece);
  • scientific council member of the Centre of Organization of Public Finances and Tax Law of Central and Eastern European countries (CEE), Bialystok (Poland).

Prof. Dr. E. 艩ileikis 鈥

  • editorial board member of the journal 罢别颈蝉臈 (Law),

Assoc. Prof. Dr. I. Isokait臈-Valu啪臈 鈥

  • President of the European Union Studies Association.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. V. Mila拧i奴t臈 鈥

  • editorial board member of the journal 罢别颈蝉臈s Problemos (Legal Issues),
  • National liaison officer at the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. H. 艩ink奴nas 鈥

  • editorial board member of the journal Studia Wyborcze (Electoral Studies) (Interdisciplinary Scientific Journal of electoral law and referendum, issued by Lodz Scientific Society),

Assoc. Prof. Dr. V. A. Vai膷aitis 鈥

  • member of the International Association for Constitutional Law (IACL-AIDS),
  • board member of national section of the International Association for Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy (IVR),

Assoc. Prof. Dr. S. 沤alimien臈 鈥

  • editorial board member of the journal Administracin臈 jurisprudencija (Administrative Jurisprudence) (published by Supreme Administrative Court of Lithuania). .

Lect. Dr. A. Ju拧kevi膷i奴t臈-Vilien臈 鈥

  • editorial board member of the journal Przegl膮d Prawa Konstytucyjnego,  .

Lect. Dr. D. Valan膷ien臈 鈥

  • scientific committee member of the international conference Mokslas ir praktika. Aktualijos ir perspektyvos [Science and Practice. Topicalities and Perspectives]. 2019;
  • member of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Research Network;
  • member of The Society for Evolutionary Analysis in Law (SEAL);
  • member of The Cambridge Neuroscience Society (CamBRAIN).

BEST REPORTS DELIVERED AT CONFERENCES ABROAD

  • Ju拧kevi膷i奴t臈-Vilien臈, A. Samorz膮d zawodowy a Sejm w Republice Litewskiej [Professional Self-Government and the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania]. Conference: Samorz膮d a parlament, reprezentacja, prawotworstwo i wspolpraca. Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, Poland. April 26, 2019.
  • Andrijauskait臈, A. The Principle of Legality and Administrative Punishment under the ECHR: A Fused Protection, Conference of EGPA [The European Group For Public Administration], Belfastas, UK, September 11鈥13, 2019.
  • Pau啪ait臈-Kulvinskien臈, J. International Administrative Act in Lithuanian Administrative Courts' Case-Law. Conference of Network for International administrative, University of Lisbon, Portugal, October 31, 2019.
  • Pau啪ait臈-Kulvinskien臈, J. The Application of the EU Law in Lithuanian Administrative Court Praxis at the EJTN training on Conflict of Norms. Multi-level protection in the Application of Fundamental Rights, Ljubljana (Slovenia), April 14鈥15, 2019.
  • Vai膷aitis, V. A. The Concept of Contemporary Constitutionalism. Yale Baltic Studies Visiting Fellows Reunion Conference, November 20鈥21, 2019. Available at:

MOST IMPORTANT PARTICIPATION CASES OF RESEARCHERS IN WORKING GROUPS OR COMMISSIONS SET UP BY STATE AUTHORITIES, STATE AND MUNICIPAL INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANISATIONS, AND BUSINESS

  • Assoc. Prof. Dr. V. A. Vai膷aitis. Member of the Group of Independent Experts on the European Charter of Local Self-Government:
  • Dr. D. Valan膷ien臈:
    o Research group member at Neuro-Relationships, Lithuanian University of Sport.
    o Research group member at Human Rights and Technologies, 91桃色, Faculty of Law.
    o Member of Law History Centre, 91桃色, Faculty of Law.
  • Assoc. Prof. Dr. J. Pau啪ait臈-Kulvinskien臈. Member of working group of the Minister of Justice of the Republic of Lithuania on the Improvement of the Law on Administrative Proceedings.

CONSULTATIONS PROVIDED BY THE UNIT TO THE PUBLIC OR ECONOMIC ENTITIES

  • Prof. Dr. J. Machovenko. Participated in the essays contest, organized by 鈥濵okslo sriuba鈥 [Science Soup], blog for the popularization of astronomy 鈥淜onstanta 42鈥 and webpage technologijos.lt. The aim of the contest is to popularize sciences and to encourage people who are interested in it represent scientific discoveries in popular manner and to improve their abilities to perform such tasks 鈥17 essays were evaluated. January 2019.
  • Assoc. Prof. Dr. V. A. Vai膷aitis. Publication Ar Partizan懦 deklaracija tapo Lietuvos Respublikos teisin臈s sistemos dalimi? [Did the Partisan Declaration become part of the legal system of the Republic of Lithuania?]. Available from:
  • T. Luko拧ius. Publication Liuteris ir teis臈 [Luther and Law]. Teise.pro. Available from:
  • Prof. Dr. E. 艩ileikis. Opinion delivered on July 30, 2019, to the Judicial Council at its request on the comprehension of the Article 115 (5) and the Article 116 of the Constitution (in the context of the specific status of judges of the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Lithuania suspected or accused of criminal activities).
  • Prof. Dr. E. 艩ileikis. Attended and spoke at the Seimas Human Rights Committee meeting on November 13, 2019, at the invitation of this Committee (on the draft law of the change of the Amending Article 74 of the Constitution, No. XIIIP-3867).

MOST IMPORTANT RESEATCH DISSEMINATION ACTIVITIES

  • Prof. Dr. E. 艩ileikis. Referendumo 寞statymo nauja redakcija: konstitucini懦 寞statym懦 s膮ra拧o blizgesys ir skurdas [Recast of the Referendum Law: Shine and Poverty in the List of Constitutional Laws], July 21, 2019. 罢别颈蝉臈Pro. Available from: ()
  • Dr. D. P奴rait臈-Andrikien臈 & Dr. A. Ju拧kevi膷i奴t臈-Vilien臈. GovTech: Europos S膮jungos valstybi懦 tendencijos, i拧拧奴kiai ir j懦 sprendimo galimyb臈s [GovTech: Tendencies, Challenges and Opportunities to Solve Them in EU Member States]. 罢别颈蝉臈Pro, November 26, 2019. Available from,
  • Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pau啪ait臈-Kulvinskien臈 J. Nuo gero administravimo principo verslo reguliavime iki asmens biometrini懦 duomen懦 panaudojimo vie拧ajame administravime [From the Principle of Good Administration in Business Regulation to the Use of Personal Biometrics in Public Administration]. 罢别颈蝉臈Pro, June 2019. Available from: