The Faculty of Law of Vilnius University and the Faculty of Law of Paris Nanterre University, with the support of the Embassy of the Republic of France in Lithuania, implemented the French Law School programme in 2014-2015.
The programme is aimed at 3rd – 4th year law students who wish to pursue doctoral studies in Lithuania and France, it is also useful for lower and upper year law students, students of legal translation, young lawyers and legal researchers and practitioners who wish to improve their competences and deepen their theoretical and practical knowledge of the law of the French Republic and the European Union.
The programme consisted of 8 intensive courses on French and European Union law, i.e. the main subjects of French and European Union public and private law, and special seminars on the methodology of preparation for doctoral studies. The training was held in French at the Faculty of Law of Vilnius University. Active and consistent participation in the programme provided an opportunity to improve French legal language skills under exceptional conditions at the French Institute in Lithuania.
A renewed French Law School programme is currently under preparation and will start in the academic year 2022-2023.
- Graduates of the French Law School programme were presented with joint certificates of completion from Vilnius University and the University of Paris Ouest – Nanterre La Défense at the headquarters of the French Institute in Lithuania on 20 April in 2016.
- French Law School Programme 2014-2015
Graduates of the Faculty of Law of Vilnius University who have completed additional studies under the French Law School programme and successfully enrolled in the PhD programme at Paris Nanterre University:
- Gabrielė Taminskaitė-Kočiūnė
The topic of the dissertation “Le principe de solidarité et son fonctionnement dans les systèmes juridiques des États-providence. Exemples de la France et de la Lituanie”.
Defended in 2022. Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Tomas Davulis and Prof. Dr. Éric Millard.
- Simona Vilkelytė
The topic of the dissertation “Les aspects problématiques de l’harmonisation du droit de la succession a l’Union Européenne”.
In preparation. Supervisors: Prof. habil. dr. Valentinas Mikelėnas and Prof. dr. Philippe Guez.