ENG The community of Vilnius University Faculty of Law has been deeply affected by the Russian aggression and war in Ukraine. We firmly stand together with Ukraine and Ukrainian people in this fight for freedom, democracy, human dignity, and rule of law. Not only our people but also Vilnius University as an institution has already Read more
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Vilnius University expresses its support for Ukraine
Expressing support for the state and people of Ukraine and responding to recent events, Vilnius University (VU) offers free education and financial assistance to Ukrainian students if their higher education aspirations are disrupted. Support action for the Ukrainian academic community has also begun; everyone can participate. “The news of the night is the fulfillment of the 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 February 1, 2022, so hurry Read more
VU Law Professor: Migration at the Border of Belarus is Neither Legal nor Illegal
Migrants entering Lithuania from Belarus are subject to lower standards, which may also lead to disregarding the rights of other vulnerable groups by labeling them as a threat, says Aurelijus Gutauskas, professor at the Faculty of Law of Vilnius University and judge at the Supreme Court of Lithuania. In the VU podcast „Science without Sermons“, Read more
Members of Law Faculty community were awarded in the festive ceremony
On the 21 of December during the festive meeting of the Vilnius University (VU) Senate the most deserving members of the VU academic community were honored. This year the award for the best lecturer of the Faculty of Law was given to the lecturer of the Department of Public Law dr. Dovile Pūraitė-Andrikienė. „I sincerely 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
Distinguished guests congratulated VU Faculty of Law on its anniversary
On the 11th of October Vilnius University Faculty of Law celebrated its 380th anniversary. During the celebratory Faculty council meeting faculty community was honored by several guests, who joined the event: His Excellency President of the Republic of Lithuania Gitanas Nausėda, Rector of Vilnius University Rimvydas Petrauskas, Chairman of the Council of Judges Sigita Rudėnaitė, Read more
2024 The European Society of International Law annual conference will take place in Vilnius
The Law Faculty of Vilnius University will be glad to welcome international lawyers to Vilnius in 2024. President of the European Society of International Law Prof. Dr. Pierre d’Argent said, “VU Law Faculty’s bid to host the 2024 ESIL Annual Conference in Vilnius has been accepted with enthusiasm and gratitude by the Board”. The topic of Read more
Students greeted by the administration of VU Faculty of Law
On the 10th of September students of Master programme “International and EU Law” and Erasmus+ visiting students were greeted virtually by the Dean of the Law Faculty prof. Tomas Davulis, assoc. prof. dr. Vigita Vėbraitė and foreign students administrator Ingrida Rabačiauskaitė. All participants of the event were happy that quite many Erasmus+ programme students (more Read more
Turkish website presents Master degree programme of VU Faculty of Law
Turkish Website “E-mails to a young lawyer” writes about Vilnius University Faculty of Law. Assoc. prof. dr. Vigita Vėbraitė spoke with the representative of the website. She says that Vilnius University Faculty of Law would be happy to welcome more students from Turkey. Life in Vilnius is dynamic, but it is also simple and easy Read more