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
On 4th of July already 15th European Law summer school has finished at Vilnius University. About thirty students from Germany, France, Lithuania and this year also from Ukraine received the certificates after attending successfully lectures and seminars on questions whether there is a crisis in rule of law in EU and its Member States. Students Read more
Famous professor Jeremy Sarkin of Lisbon Nova University visited VU Faculty of Law and had discussion with PhD students and scholars from social sciences about how to do research and what skills are needed to become a successful scholar. He also gave the lecture on the practical issues of preventing enforced disappearances of persons as regulated Read more
Internship at the EUROPEAN COMMISSION – DIRECTORATE-GENERAL FOR HUMANITARIAN AID AND CIVIL PROTECTION – ECHO: Duration: 4 months Timing: 1st September, 2018 to 31st January, 2019 Place: DG ECHO in Brussels (rue d’Arlon 88, 1040 Brussels) Placing: see attached document University relation: Candidates must be students from a NOHA member university (Vilnius University) at the Read more
On 3rd-5th of April representatives of the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman) institution visit Vilnius and different Lithuanian institutions. The trip was organised and financed by Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and VU Faculty of Law is responsible for coordinating different meetings in Lithuania. The visit started in Lithuanian Supreme Administrative Read more
Everyone is kindly invited to participate in the lecture of Justice Minister of Moldova and former President of Modova’s Consititutional Court Alexandru Tanase. He will give lecture in English on “Liberty and Security: New Challenges to the Effectiveness of the Rule of Law”. The lecture takes place on 1st of March, at 11 o’clock in Read more
On 11th of October students of Master programme International and EU Law had the possibility to visit the Court of Appeal of Lithuania. Visit coincided with the birthday of VU Faculty of Law. Students got acquainted with history of the Court and the building; were told main features of appeal proceedings in Lithuania and discussed Read more
On 28th of September judges from different EU Member States (Bulgaria, Croatia, Germany, Italy, Hungary, the Netherlands, Spain, Romania) visited VU Faculy of Law. They have been visiting Lithuania for two weeks according to the programme of EU. The judges were interested in the study programmes at VU Faculty of Law, peculiarities of doctoral studies Read more
On 18th of September law professor Douglas B.Mckechnie from U.S. Air Force Academy visited VU Faculty of Law and gave lecture on “U.S. Constitution and violent speech”. During the lecture students actively discussed about broad boundaries of freedom of speech in USA and leading cases of U.S. Supreme Court on these issues. Prof. Douglas B.Mckechnie Read more
On 18th of September the two-week lecture series about “U.S. Securities Law and Litigation“ has started. The lectures are taught by Vilnius University Faculty of Law guest from United States H. Michael Semler. The lecturer started his presentation about how to become a lawyer at the United States. During the new two weeks students and Read more
