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VĖBRAITĖ VIGITA, Assoc. Prof. Dr.

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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.
  • 2008 acquired a LL.M of Law degree, Frankfurt am Main J.W. Goethe 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.

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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.

Awards

2023 Ministry of Justice award “For merits in the field of human rights”

Popularization of science

Languages

Lithuanian, English, German and Russian.