VAIČAITIS VAIDOTAS, Assoc. Prof. Dr.
Main areas of scientific interest, research and expertise
Lithuanian constitutional law, history of constitutionalism, comparative constitutional law, philosophy of law, history of law.
Education
- 2014 acquired a Master‘s of History degree, Faculty of History, Vilnius University.
- 2008 acquired a Master‘s of Religious Studies degree, Centre for Religious Studies and Research, Vilnius University.
- 2001 acquired a Doctor of Law degree, Faculty of Law, Vilnius University.
- 2000 acquired a Master‘s of Legal Theory (LL.M.), European Academy of Legal Theory, Brussels, Belgium.
- 1993 acquired a Master‘s of Law degree, Faculty of Law, Vilnius University.
Main publications
- Vaičaitis, Vaidotas. The multi-stage adoption of the 1992 Lithuanian Constitution in comparative perspective and some constitutional paradoxes // Juridiskā zinātne = Journal of the University of Latvia. Law. Rīga : Latvijas Universitāte. ISSN 1691-7677. eISSN 2592-9364. 2023, no. 16, p. 7-17. DOI: 10.22364/jull.16.01
- Vaičaitis, Vaidotas. Constitutional Law Lithuania // International encyclopaedia for constitutional law / editors: André Alen, David Haljan, Michele Colucci, Roger Blanpain, Frank Hendrick. Amsterdam : Wolters Kluwer, 2023. ISBN 9789065449443. p. 1-118.
- Vaičaitis, Vaidotas. Constitutional status of presidents in the French and Lithuanian Republics // Etudes parlementaires. Les figures contemporaines du chef de l’État en régime parlementaire. / Vanessa Barbé, Bertrand-Léo Combrade, Basile Ridard : Bruylant, 2023. ISBN 9782802772804. p. 97-113
Main scientific and research projects
- 2019 manager of the LSC State Lithuanian Studies and Dissemination Program 2016-2024 in the project of the VII call I competition “Judicial power in modern society”. The project was financed by the Lithuanian Science Council. More information.
Membership in editorial boards
- Since 2023 editorial board member of the scientific journal of Religion, Philosophy, Comparative cultural studies and Art “Logos”.
- 2020 scientific expert of the scientific journal “Acta Juris Stetinensis” (University of Szczecin, Poland).
- 2018 scientific expert of the scientific journal “Journal of the University of Latvia”.
- 2018 scientific expert of the scientific journal “International Journal of Constitutional Law, Oxford Academic”.
Significant expert activity, membership
- 2021-2024 member of the Certification Commission for Prosecutors.
- 2020-2022 member of the Study Evaluation Committee.
- 2019-2025 full member of the Group of Independent Experts on the European Charter of Local Self-Government (GIE) for Lithuania.
- 2018-2023 member of the Association for the Development of Baltic Studies (AABS).
- 2016-2023 expert of Lithuanian Science Council.
- 2016-2021 member, vice-chairman, chairman of the VU Central Academic Ethics Commission.
- 2014-2017 member of the Permanent Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission
- 2008-2012 member of the Central electoral commission of the Republic of Lithuania.
- 2005-2023 member of the International Association of Constitutional Law.
Popularization of science
- Vaidotas A. Vaičaitis. Does the amendments to the Lithuanian Electoral Code, which reduced the minimum number of votes necesseray for the election of Member of Parliament, not contradict the Lithuanian Constitution? 2024-09-30.
- Vaidotas A . Vaičaitis. Constitutional concept of impeachment in Lithuania in context of the December 5, 2023 decision of the Lithuanian Constitutional Court. Comment on Teise.Pro 2023-12-17.
- Vaidotas A. Vaičaitis. Decision of the Lithuanian Constitutional Court on constitutionality of so-called covid passport. Comment on Teise.Pro, 2023-10-14.
Languages
Lithuanian, English, Russian, French and Italian.