Center of Ukrainian Law of the Law Faculty of Vilnius University continues its active work. Today, on 6 November, the Head of the Center, Assoc. Prof. Dr Indrė Isokaitė-Valužė, gave the presentation “European Commission’s Annual Report on Ukraine: Conclusions and the Assessment from the Lithuanian Perspective” at the international discussion “European Commission‘s Annual Report Read more
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Vilnius-Lviv: long-standing cooperation of faculties and its development
Memorandum of Cooperation between the Vilnius University Law Faculty and the Faculty of International Relations of the Ivan Franko National University of Lviv was signed during a visit to Lviv, Ukraine, this week, 15-18 July. Assoc. Prof. Dr Haroldas Šinkūnas, Dean of the VU Law Faculty, and Assoc. Prof. Dr Indrė Isokaitė-Valužė, Head of Read more
A series of training sessions in support of Ukraine’s preparations for EU membership was held
In cooperation with the Research Service of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, with which a Memorandum of Cooperation was signed in the spring, the VU Law Faculty has been actively promoting the policy of open science by disseminating and promoting the idea of EU law to the society of Ukraine as well as to the Read more
Members of the Research Service of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine visited the VU Law Faculty
On the 23rd of May, members of the Research Service of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine visited the VU Law Faculty. At the same time, VU Law Faculty, represented by the Dean, Assoc. Prof. Haroldas Šinkūnas, and the Research Service of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, represented by the Head of the Service, Lesia Read more
Law Faculty invited to events to discuss various legal issues
Last week, the VU Law Fcaulty invited to four events, where various topics were discussed: the achievements of Professor Stasys Vėlyvis, the institute of citizenship, Soviet and Russian crimes in Ukraine, and artificial intelligence assistants. The conference “Professor (HP) Stasys Vėlyvis (1938-2023) and Civil Procedure – Teacher and Disciples” was held at the Lithuanian Read more
Kateryna Latysh: overcoming accountability gaps in war times
MSCA4Ukraine fellow Kateryna is researching digital forensics at Vilnius University. She hopes her work will help international crime investigations in her home country and beyond. Fleeing Ukraine Heavy shelling by advancing Russian forces in the early months of 2022 left Kateryna and her family with no other choice but to flee their home in Read more
Discussion “Building the Path to Justice in Ukraine – Overcoming the Challenges of Evidence Gathering in a Time of War”
Two years since the beginning of Russia’s open aggression in Ukraine on 24 February 2022, Today, the Ukrainian Law Centre of the Faculty of Law of Vilnius University hosted a panel discussion “Building the Path to Justice in Ukraine – Overcoming the Challenges of Evidence Gathering in a Time of War”, where scholars and practitioners Read more
DR. K. LATYSH PARTICIPATED IN THE FORUM “HUMBOLDT4UKRAINE: SUPPORTING RESEARCHERS – SECURING UKRAINE’S INNOVATIVE FUTURE”
Dr. Kateryna Latysh, MSCA4Ukraine Postdoctoral Fellow, conducting a research project on “Digital forensic, open data source and artificial intelligence as tools of international security”, actively participated in many important HUMBOLDT4UKRAINE events, which helped stimulate discussions on the future of science and academia in Ukraine. The events brought together scholars and experts from more than 20 Read more
An international conference was held to discuss the aggression experienced by Ukraine
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
Challenges to civil and criminal proceeding have been discussed in international conference “New procedural instruments in post-pandemic reality”
On the 23rd of February 2023 the international conference “New procedural instruments in post-pandemic reality” was organized by the VU Faculty of Law. The event was organized in the framework of scientific project “Impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the justice system. Case study and suggested solutions”. The first part of the conference was mainly Read more