Today, the community of the Vilnius University Law Faculty welcomed the new academic year with the shining sun and the greetings of the guests. September 1st is a special celebration for the academic community, especially for the first-year students, who are starting a new phase and taking their first steps in the field of Read more
The Dean of VU Faculty of Law assoc. prof. dr. Haroldas Šinkūnas, the Vice-Dean for Studies assoc. prof. dr. Vigita Vėbraitė, prof. Dr. Tomas Davulis, and dr. Elena Masnevaitė this week visited the Faculty of Law and Administration of the University of Szczecin in Poland. Activities of the Lithuanian Law Centre at the Faculty and Read more
After 7-months the team of the Faculty of Law of Vilnius University – Gabija Breiterytė, Justė Kavaliauskaitė, Vytautas Vaicekauskas and Haroldas Kupstas – finished their journey at the 30th “Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot competition”. This competition is unofficially considered to be the Olympics of international commerce and arbitration. The main part Read more
On 28 March 2023, the Faculty of Law of Vilnius University hosted a Comparative Expert Assessment of Research and Development (R&D) Activities which is organized by Research Council of Lithuania (further – RCL). RCL compiled a panel of legal experts, which evaluated Faculty’s of Law research level in the field of law. During the Read more
Today the Council of the VU Law Faculty appointed assoc. professor dr. Vida Petrylaitė as the new head of the Department of Private Law. Congratulations on new position! Assoc. prof. dr. Vida Petrylaitė researches EU social security law, balancing work and family obligations and labor law. She has published more than 40 scientific publications Read more
Today, the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania appointed dr. Danguolė Bublienė, associate professor of the Department of Private Law at the VU Law Faculty, as the President of the Supreme Court of Lithuania. 81 members of the Seimas voted for the judge of the aforementioned court, 10 against, and 18 parliamentarians abstained. “I Read more
On February 24, marking the year of Russian aggression in Ukraine, the Faculty of Law of Vilnius University, in cooperation with Ivan Franko National University of Lviv and Newcastle University, organized the international conference “Russia’s Aggression Against Ukraine: the Year Nobody Expected”. During the conference, ambassadors, scientists and practitioners drew attention to Russia’s brutal Read more
Yesterday during an event in VU Law Faculty was presented a collection of 18 peer-reviewed scientific articles about public law problems – „Kelyje su Konstitucija” (english: “On the road with the Constitution”), which is dedicated to prof. dr. Augustinas Normantas on the occasion of his anniversary. During the event the book was gave in Read more
Didier Reynders, member of the European Commission responsible for justice, visited Vilnius University yesterday. During the visit, he met with VU Rector Prof. Rimvydas Petrauskas and assoc. prof. dr. Haroldas Šinkūnas, the Dean of Vu Law Faculty. The discussion after the meeting was attended by D. Reynders, prof. R. Petrauskas, assoc. prof. dr. H. Šinkūnas, Read more
On January 26th graduates of Vilnius University Law Faculty have received their diplomas. The Ceremony took place in th Church of St. Johns. Diplomas were given to graduates of integral and sessional studies and to graduates of master programs: “Criminal justice”, “ES business law”, “International and European Law”. 42 students successfully graduated studies in Read more
