On 27-28 May 2021, Vilnius University Faculty of Law hosted a conference, “Investment Arbitration Reform and the Termination of Intra-EU Bilateral Investment Treaties”, discussing the status of Investor-State Dispute Settlement in Europe with the emphasis on its Eastern region. Dr Inga Martinkutė (Vilnius University) moderated the first panel of speakers focusing on the main narratives Read more
Journal of Intellectual Property, Information Technology and E-Commerce Law (JIPITEC) published an article written by VU Faculty of assoc. prof. dr. Laurynas Didžiulis. The publication is dedicated to EU Digital Content Directive And evolution of Lithuanian contract law. The author states that the Lithuanian pre-draft mostly reflects a cautious and conservative approach for implementation of the Read more
On Tuesday professor Vytautas Mizaras was appointed as a new Judge of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Lithuania by the Parliament of Lithuania. Vytautas Mizaras is a professor at the Vilnius University Faculty of Law department of Private Law, the head of the European Center for Private Law and Intellectual Property Law, the Read more
NOHA is an international association of Universities that aims to enhance professionalism in the humanitarian sector. Since 2012 Vilnius University, as a member of NOHA network, during the spring semester was organising a short in-class introductory course on humanitarian action for those who are involved in humanitarian action and feel the need to upgrade their Read more
VU Faculty of Law student Emilija Valentinaitė has continued her journey in the international project Law Without Walls (LWOW) even in the face of a pandemic. Emilija with her team white & case 1 successfully remotely presented a solution to the legal problem during the annual LWOW event – ConPosium. Emilija, please tell us about Read more
Agency for Science, Innovation and Technology (MITA) and Vilnius University (VU) invites startup teams to register for the third co-hort of the “TechHub” pre-acceleration program. During the program 25 startups will participate in a three-month training course, in which, with the help of personal mentors and innovation experts, will develop their ideas, get acquainted with Read more
Human rights promotion would not be achieved without tremendous work done by human rights defenders. On April 22, we discussed human rights promotion with Tomas Vytautas Raskevičius, the chair of Lithuanian Parliament Committee on Human Rights of Lithuanian Parliament. During the discussion we deepened the knowledge on human rights promotion from the standpoint of human Read more
We are excited to invite you to Become Vilnius University Student for a Day, the event taking place on 19-30 April. This is a great opportunity to step into the shoes of VU students and be part of online lectures or seminars. Lecturers and current students look forward to welcoming you! Why to join Become Read more
Vilnius University Faculty of Law would like to invite you to join CopyrightX. It is a 12-week course offered by Vilnius University Law Faculty and Harvard Law School about American copyright law. Students who manage to compete the course will be eligible to get a CopyrightX certificate. Lectures begin on March 1, 2021, so hurry Read more
Vilnius University team, consisting of second year law students Arnas Sabalys and Robertas Remeika, participated in one of the most prestigious mediation competition in the world. The competition, which took place between 5th-11th of February, was organised by ICC Paris for the 16th time this year and attracted 48 teams from 39 countries. Students participated Read more
