VU Faculty of Law lecturer dr. Inga Martinkutė published her article on the overview of conceptual problems in the Max Planck Encyclopedia of Comparative Constitutional Law published by Oxford University Press. She discussed how different states protect private property, where are the limits of private property, which cultures and traditions prioritise individual interest in property, Read more
International Relations
The implementation of the Twinning project in Azerbaijan starts
On 30 June 2020 the European Union Delegation to Azerbaijan announced that Lithuanian institutions together with Austrian colleagues were awarded the contract to implement EU Twinning Project “Strengthening the capacity of State bodies and local level referral mechanisms to provide safety and support to victims of domestic violence in Azerbaijan”. The leading member state in the project Read more
Admission to doctoral studies in 2020 at VU Faculty of Law
Vilnius University Faculty of Law is the first Lithuanian institution of legal education. Here is the place where the academic experience retained and cherished for centuries and the young, energetic staff’s expertise and mature approach to work merge. Everyone who is interested in law, its history and various achievements of contemporary legal science is welcome Read more
Students participated in Willem C Vis Moot #2020 virtually
Willem C Vis Moot #2020 journey has come to an end. Four days of intensive pleading rounds online were challenging, yet very much rewarding for our students – Gabrielė Raižytė, Rūta Vaicekauskaitė, Karolis Šikšnys, Gabrielius Matonis, Ainis Augustas Petrulis and Vilius Norvaišas. The competition gathered (or, rather, connected :)) some 300 university teams from all Read more
NOHA spring school in humanitarian action 2020 is cancelled
NOHA Spring School 2020 has been cancelled due to coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Project coordinators: Dr. Gabija Grigaitė-Daugirdė, NOHA director Lina Urbaitė, NOHA coordinator noha@tf.vu.lt Law Faculty Vilnius University Saulėtekio ave. 9, 1st building LT-10222, Vilnius, Lithuania Additional information https://www.vu.lt/en/ (website of Vilnius University) http://www.vbplatforma.org/EN (website of NDGO Platform)
Conference of PhD Students and Young Researchers “The future decade of EU Law” is cancelled
Due to the outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19) the conference this year is unfortunately postponed. The date of next year conference will be announced later. The Conference is the annual event of The International Network of Doctoral Studies in Law, which was founded by Vilnius University Faculty of Law, Frankfurt am Main J.W. Goethe University 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
Invitation to participate in the simulation of the WTO negotiations
The Model WTO is the biggest simulation of the WTO negotiations which will take place from the 2nd to the 9th of April 2020 in St. Gallen and Geneva, at the Graduate Institute and the WTO Headquarters. The conference aims to bring together 72 bright students from all over the world who will represent 12 countries in Read more
Registration to LWOW project has been opened
Vilnius University Faculty of Law students are invited to participate in the international project Law without walls (LWOW), which is designed to encourage law students and professionals to use technology as a handy tool to solve legal problems and celebrates its 10th anniversary this year! LWOW is focused on building intergenerational, multi-disciplinary exchange and community Read more
International seminar of PhD students took place at Paris Nanterre University
On the 17th-18th of October fifth international seminar of PhD students has taken place at Paris Nanterre University. This time the topic of the seminar was devoted to methodological questions in contemporary law. PhD students discussed different topics: from historical approach to law to challenges to regulated contractual liability for robot failure or methods to Read more