Last week, on 16-17 May, the VU SCIC library hosted the 11th International Network of Doctoral Studies in Law conference “Law and Beyond: Anything New on the Legal Front?”, which is for PhD students and young legal researchers from different countries. The conference speakers were welcomed by Assoc. Prof. D. Vigita Vėbraitė, Vice-Dean for Read more
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 to Read more
On 26 January, during the Winter Graduation Ceremony of the Vilnius University Law Faculty, the winners of the Kazimieras Motieka Foundation Prize for the best doctoral dissertation of the academic year, Dr. Justinas Bagdžius and Dr. Alaa Al Dakour Al Aridi, were announced and awarded. This prize (EUR 2,500 for each) was awarded in Read more
The joint project “Legal and Social Study of Institutions Limiting or Destroying Legal Capacity” (VANITS) by Kornelia Krutulytė, a PhD student at the VU Law Faculty and Dr. Rasa Genienė, assistant at the Institute of Sociology and Social Work, Faculty of Philosophy of VU has won the competition of the Vilnius University Promotion Fund and Read more
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
We kindly invite you to read a special publication for the 9th international PhD students conference, which took place in 2022. Conference was organised by the International Network of Doctoral Studies in Law. This publications contains 11th reports, which were presented during the conference by PhD students and young researchers from various countries. Publication Read more
On 16-17 of March, PhD students of the VU Faculty of Law participated in the annual seminar organised by the International Doctoral Studies Network. This year, doctoral students studying at the Network’s partner universities were invited by the University of Lodz to discuss Law and Values, with the discussions being moderated by scholars from Read more
Congratulations to Justinas Bagdys, who successfully difended dissertation on topic “Exemption from Criminal Liability under Surety” It is the first time when the subject of thesis is sureties in criminal cases. The main objective of this thesis is to comprehensively examine and evaluate the legal establishment and overall regulation of the exemption from criminal Read more
Congratulations to Agnė Andrijauskaitė, who successfully defended disertation on topic “The Principles of Administrative punishment under the ECHR”! This thesis explores the principles of administrative punishment within the legal framework of the Council of Europe with a special emphasis on the case law of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). It was concluded that Read more
Congratulations to Alaa Al Dakour Al Aridi, who successfully defended disertation on topic “”The Problem of Hybrid War in International Law”! Dissertattion contains a research of hybrid warfare actions and international law. The thesis seeks to reveal whether current international law can address the challenges of hybrid war. Link to dissertattion is there.
