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
Guest lectures
Representatives of the International Society for Military Law and the Law of War visited VU Faculty of Law
On Friday Professor Dr Wolff Heintschel von Heinegg, the President of the of the International Society for Military Law and the Law of War and Mr Alfons Vanheusden, the Assistant Secretary-General visited VU Faculty of Law. In the meeting and discussion, moderated by assoc. prof. Dr. Indrė Isokaitė – Valužė, Mr. A. Vanheusden presented activity Read more
The Socratic Teaching Method discussed at the Law Faculty
On October 3, prof. Charles Szypszak (the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Government) introduced the Socratic teaching method to the Law Faculty members. The Socratic method is a pedagogical technique that is widely applied in the US law schools, making the US legal education exceptional. Prof. Szypszak talked about the specificity Read more
Fellowships for Early-Stage-Career and Senior Researchers in the Field of Law at the University of Graz
The Faculty of Law of the University of Graz opens a call for applications for fellowships aimed at ambitious early-stage-career and senior researchers with an outstanding international reputation. The call for applications for the following fellowships is open from 19th November until 5th December 2021: Land Steiermark (Province of Styria) Fellowships: 4 Fellowships (not restricted in Read more
Invitation to Join a Course on American Copyright Law – CopyrightX
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
Discussing Interaction of Human Rights in Europe and the US
Diverging human rights standards in the US and Europe discussed in the guest lecture of Dr. Donatas Murauskas at Wake Forest University School of Law, USA on 24 February 2020. The lecture titled “The U.S. Effect: Influences on the Case Law of the European Court of Human Rights” focused on specific examples how the difference Read more
Experience from Harvard CopyrightX Course at Vilnius University
In the spring of 2019, Vilnius University Faculty of Law (“VU TF”) and Harvard Law School (“HLS”) implemented cooperation on an educational project to promote knowledge about American copyright law. CopyrightX is a twelve-week interactive lecture series on United States copyright law organized by Harvard Law School and affiliate institutions around the world. Forty VU Read more
Lisa Renee Pomerantz: The regulation of labour law is either a little behind, or very much behind
Over the last couple of decades, the internet and social media have brought significant changes to the workplace. Employers and employees find each other online, workforce is more mobile, diverse and the transition to an information economy has changed the nature of work. Visiting professor from USA Lisa Renee Pomerantz, who has forty years of Read more
Germany’s ambassador to Lithuania Angelika Viets gave a lecture on populism in Europe
On the 12th of November Germany’s ambassador to Lithuania Angelika Viets visited VU Faculty of Law and gave lecture on “Symphony or March – which sound in Europe? Populism and right-wing political movements: Challenges in Germany and Europe”. It was ambassador’s first lecture in Lithuanian universities. During her speech ambassador expressed worries about rise of Read more
Data protection officer certification course for the first time in the Baltic States
We kindly invite you to participate in Data Protection Officer Certification course organized by Maastricht University European Centre on Privacy and Cyber Security in collaboration with Vilnius University which will be held on 5-9 November in Vilnius. The course will be delivered by world-class practitioners from the Netherlands, Belgium, Lithuania. More information and registration.