PRAPIESTIS JONAS, Prof. Dr.

Main areas of scientific interest, research and expertise

Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure Law, Criminal Cassation, Constitutional Law.

Education

1993 acquired a Research Council of Lithuania degree of Candidate of Legal Sciences as the degree of the Doctor of Law.
1982 acquired a Candidate of Legal Sciences degree.
1982 post-graduate studies, the Moscow Lomonosov State University.
1975 acquired a Law degree, Faculty of Law, Vilnius University.

Main publications

Prapiestis, Jonas; Prapiestis, Darius. Development of the Justice System in Lithuania: Revolution, Evolution or Involution? // Legal Developments During 30 Years of Lithuanian Independence: Overview of Legal Accomplishments and Challenges in Lithuania / editors: Švedas, Gintaras, Murauskas, Donatas. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2021. ISBN 9783030547820. eISBN 9783030547837. p. 75-99. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-54783-7_5.
Prapiestis, Jonas. Faculty of Law of Vilnius University – Creator of the Legal System of the Independent State of Lithuania // Towards the Supremacy of Law: a vollection of peer-reviewed Scientific Articles. Vilnius: Vilnius University Faculty of Law, 2019. ISBN 9786094681943. eISBN 9786094681936. p. 261-279. Online access: <http://www.tf.vu.lt/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/teises_virsenybes_link_145x205mm_INTERNETUI_geras.pdf> [last accessed on July 30, 2019].
Prapiestis, Jonas. At the Origins of the Restoration of Statehood and its Constitutional Consolidation. Jurisprudence, 19(3). Vilnius: Mykolas Romeris University, 2012. p. 859-888. Online access: https://ojs.mruni.eu/ojs/jurisprudence/article/view/63

Main scientific and research projects

2019-2022 senior researcher in the project “Challenges of Systematicity of the Special Part of the Criminal Code” (CRIMCODE-SPEC). The project was financed by the Research Council of Lithuania.
2016 short-term expert in the European Union project “Support to Justice Sector Reforms in Ukraine”.
2015 short-term expert of the Research Council of Lithuania in the expert evaluation of doctoral studies at Mykolas Romeris and Vytautas Magnus Universities.
2012-2014 expert in the project Database “Lituanistika” of the Research Council of Lithuania.

Membership in editorial boards

Member of the board of editors of the scientific journal “VU mokslo darbai. Teisė”.
Member of the board of editors of the scientific journal “Jurisprudence”.

Significant expert activity, membership

Since 2022 member of the Selection Board for candidates for election as judges.
Since 2021 member of the Selection Board for candidates for the position of prosecutor.
2018-2022 member of the Commission of Emeritus, Affiliation and the Leaders of Honour of Vilnius University.
Since 2012 head of the Committee of the Law Integrated Study Programme at the Faculty of Law of Vilnius University.
Since 2005 member of Vilnius University Senate. 2008-2022 member of the Study Committee of the Senate of Vilnius University.
Since 2004 member of the Council of the Faculty of Law of Vilnius University.

Awards

2017 Badge of Honour of the Border Guard, the Badge of Honour of the State Border Guard Service under the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania.
2017 Angelas Sargas (Guardian Angel), the First-Degree Police Distinction Badge of the Police Department under the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania.
2017 For Services to the Judicial System First-Degree Distinction Badge (Badge No. 1) of the Council of Judges of Lithuania.
2017 Juozas Vilkutaitis – Keturakis Medal of the Chamber of Notaries of Lithuania.
2016 For Services to Justice Badge of Honour of the Ministry of Justice.
2015 Medal of the 25th Anniversary of Lithuania’s Independence of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania.
2011 Vilnius University Rector’s diploma “University Teacher of the Year”.
2003 Commander’s Cross of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas
2000 Medal of Independence of Lithuania.

Popularization of science

Languages

Lithuanian, Russian and French.