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VĖBRAITĖ VIGITA, Assoc. Prof. Dr.
Main areas of scientific interest, research, and expertise
Civil procedure, alternative dispute resolution methods (involving mediation), notary, and international dispute resolution.
Education
- 2009 acquired a Doctor of Law degree, Faculty of Law, Vilnius University.
- 2005 acquired a Master‘s of Law degree, Faculty of Law, Vilnius University.
Main publications
- Nekrošius, Vytautas; Vėbraitė, Vigita. Evolution of the Lithuanian civil procedure: objectives and reality // Legal developments during the 30 years of Lithuanian independece: overview of legal accomplishments and challenges in Lithuania / eds.: Gintaras Švedas, Donatas Murauskas. Cham: Springer, 2021. ISBN 9783030547820. eISBN 9783030547837. p. 101-117. DOI: 1007/978-3-030-54783-7_6.
- Vėbraitė, Vigita. The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on Lithuanian civil justice // Civil courts coping with Covid-19 / ed.: Bart Krans and Anna Nylund. The Hague: Eleven International Publishing, 2021. ISBN 9789462362048. p. 123-127. Online access: <https://boeken.rechtsgebieden.boomportaal.nl/publicaties/9789462362048#5>.
- Remeikienė, Rita; Gasparėnienė, Ligita; Fedajev, Aleksandra; Vėbraitė, Vigita. The role of ICT development in boosting economic growth in transition economies // Journal of international studies: Centre of Sociological research. ISSN 2306-3483. eISSN 2071-8330. 2021, vol. 14, no. 4, p. 9-22. DOI: 14254/2071-8330.2022/14-4/1.
Main scientific and research projects
- 2021-2022 senior researcher in the project “EFFORT – Strengthening more effective claims in civil and commercial cases in the EU” ((2019) 7263870-25/11/2019). The project was financed under the European Commission measure STEP UP Protection. More information about the project. More information.
- 2021-2022 chief researcher in the project “Impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on judicial processes: practice and proposals”. The project was funded by the Polish National Agency for Scientific Cooperation.
- 2019-2020 senior researcher in the “EU Small Sum Procedure Analysis Network (SCAN)” project. Project was financed by the European Union Commission.
Membership in editorial boards
- Member of the editorial board of scientific journal “Access to Justice in Eastern Europe”.
Significant expert activity, membership
- Chairperson of the Board of the VU Law Faculty Alumni Society.
- Chairperson of the VU Central Academic Ethics Commission.
- Chairperson of the Lithuanian Society of Lawyers.
- Member of the working group at the Ministry of Justice “Civil Procedure Code Supervision Committee”.
- Member of the Judicial Mediation Commission under the Council of Judges.
Popularization of science
- S. Limontaitė. Unable to recover debt? 5 steps to get your money back. Comment 15min.lt, 2021-09-17.
- V. Vėbraitė. Lecture “Mediation in Lithuania”, 2016
- V. Vėbraitė. Clearer terms when buying goods in online stores abroad. Comment on Delfi.lt, 2016-08-02.
Languages
Lithuanian, English, German and Russian.