First school of Lithuanian Law has been opened at Szczecin University

On the 17th of November School of Lithuanian Law was officially opened at Szczecin University. It is first such school in Poland. One hundred students of the Faculty of Law and Administration of Szczecin University will have the opportunity to listen to lectures on various branches of Lithuanian law. Cooperation agreement between Vilnius and Szczecin Read more

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First year students got acquainted with the work ethics and principles of behavior of judges

How the judge should talk with participants in the case? What kind of behaviour is not pattern? Today first year students if VU Law Faculty got to know about work ethics and behavioral principles of judges. Lecture was organised by assist. prof. dr. Elena Masnevaitė and students prepared performances related to difficult situations and violations Read more

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Congratulations to doc. dr. Danguolė Bublienė and doc. dr. Gabrielė Juodkaitė–Granskienė!

Congratulations to dr. Danguolė Bublienė, Associate professor at the Department of Private Law in the VU Law Faculty, and dr. Gabrielė Juodkaitė – Granskienė, Associate professor at Deprtment of Criminal law, who were appointed by the Seimas as chairpersons of the Civil Cases Division and the Criminal Cases Division of the Supreme Court of Lithuania, Read more

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General Prosecutor of Ukraine: “If people wait, they will stop to believe in justice”

  “If we have all evidences, why should we wait? If people wait, they will stop to believe in justice”, – during today online meeting shared his thoughts Andriy Kostin, the General Prosecutor of Ukraine. He emphasized an importance to establish tribunal with an aim to bring to justice persons responsible for the aggression against Read more

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Speaker of the Parliament visited the VU Law Faculty

VU Law Faculty was visited by Viktorija Čmilytė – Nielsen, the Speaker of the Republic of Lithuania Parliament. Teachers, alumni and students had an opportunity to talk with the Speaker of the Parliament and play simultaneous. Chess game involved 10 players of the Law Faculty community and all of them had one opponent – Viktorija Read more

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The role of judiciary discussed with the expert from the University of North Carolina

  “What is the judicial role today?”. One of the most difficult questions of law. The difference between the US and European legal systems, important judgments of the Supreme Court of the United States, the importance of comparative studies discussed with Prof. Charles Szypszak, who is Albert Coates Distinguished Professor of Public Law and Government Read more

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The President of the EU Court of Justice, Professor Koen Lenaerts was awarded the Title of Honorary Doctorate of VU

Congratulations to prof. Koen Lenaerts, the President of the Court of Justice of the European Union, who today was awarded by the Vilnius University Title of Honorary Doctorate. This is an honorable award dedicated for his input creating European law system in Lithuania and proclaiming Vilnius University in Europe Union. Prof. Koen Lenaerts keeps close Read more

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The international conference on the occasion of the 30 years anniversary of the Constitution

Law Faculty of Vilnius University organized an international conference „The 30th Anniversary of the 1992 Lithuanian Constitution and Constitutional Challenges in the 21st Century“, which was dedicated to the occasion of the 30 years anniversary of the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania. Scholars and practicioners of law from Lithuania and abroad read their reports, Read more

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Vytautas Mizaras, Professor of the Department of Private Law and Judge of The Constitutional Court, received the award

Vytautas Mizaras, Professor of the Department of Private Law in The VU Law Faculty and Judge of The Constitutional Court,  was awarded on the occasion of the National Day of the Republic of Austria. J. E. Yvonne Tončić-Sorinj, Ambassador of the Austria in Lithuania, gave in an honorable award – medal “Silver badge of honor Read more

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Representatives of the International Society for Military Law and the Law of War visited VU Faculty of Law

On Friday Professor Dr Wolff Heintschel von Heinegg, the President of the of the International Society for Military Law and the Law of War and Mr Alfons Vanheusden, the Assistant Secretary-General visited VU Faculty of Law. In the meeting and discussion, moderated by assoc. prof. Dr. Indrė Isokaitė – Valužė, Mr. A. Vanheusden presented activity Read more

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