MILAŠIŪTĖ VYGANTĖ, Assoc. Prof. Dr.
Main areas of scientific interest, research and expertise
International law, history of international relations and international law, protection of human rights under international, EU and national law.
Education
- 2007 acquired a Doctor of Law degree, Faculty of Law, Vilnius University.
- 1999 acquired a Master’s of International Law degree, M.I.L., Faculty of Law of Lund University (Sweden) and Raul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law.
- 1999 acquired a Master’s of Law degree, Faculty of Law, Vilnius University.
Main Publications
- Andruškevičius, Arvydas; Isokaitė, Indrė; Kriaučiūnas, Deividas; Kūris, Egidijus (autorius, redaktorius); Lastauskienė, Giedrė; Lukas, Mindaugas; Masnevaitė, Elena; Medelienė, Aistė; Milašiūtė, Vygantė; Petrylaitė, Daiva; Petrylaitė, Vida; Pūraitė-Andrikienė, Dovilė; Žalimas, Dainius. Krizė, teisės viešpatavimas ir žmogaus teisės : kolektyvinė monografija / Egidijus Kūris (moksl. red.). Šiauliai : Titnagas, 2015. 536 p. ISBN 9786098176049. eISBN 9786098176063. Prieiga per internetą: <http://www.tf.vu.lt/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Monografija-Krize-teises-viespatavimas-ir-zmogaus-teises-LT.pdf>.
- Milašiūtė, Vygantė. Transitional justice cases against Lithuania at the European Court of Human Rights // 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. 3-18. DOI: 1007/978-3-030-54783-7_1.
- Milašiūtė, Vygantė. Socioekonominių teisių apsauga pagal EŽTK = Protection of socio-economic rights under the ECHR // Teisė. Vilnius: Vilniaus universiteto leidykla = Vilnius University Publishing House. ISSN 1392-1274. 2020, t. 115, p. 42-54. DOI: 15388/Teise.2020.115.3.
Main scientific and research projects
- From 2020 vice chair of COST (Horizon 2020) project CA19143 “Global Digital Human Rights Network”.
- 2019-2022 researcher in the Vilnius University Faculty of Law project “Constitutional Consciousness as a Means of Addressing the Crisis of Discourse and Lack of Democracy in the European Union”. The project was financed with the funds of the Lithuanian-Polish invitation “Daina” administered by the Lithuanian Science Council (Project financing agreement No. S-LL-19-4 / LSS-220000-1395). More information.
Membership in editorial boards
- Until 2020 member of the editorial board in the journal “Legal Problems”.
Popularization of science
- Milašiūtė, V. Legal expert: some countries do not use the term “genocide”, calling it an escalation of the conflict. Comment on Lrt.lt show “Good morning, Lithuania”, 2022.04.26
- Milašiūtė, V. The legal expert doubts the effectiveness of the physical barrier at the border – the protection of human rights also applies when approaching the border. Comment on Lrt.lt, 2021.09.07
- Milašiūtė, V. Lawyer on the behavior of Belarusian border guards against migrants recorded by VSAT: human rights were not guaranteed. Comment on the Lrt.lt show “Good day, Lithuania”, 2021.09.02
Languages
Lithuanian, English, Russian and French.