Spring of Legal Science 2024

“Spring of Legal Science” is an annual collection of the best works by Vilnius University Faculty of Law students. The research selected for the collection was evaluated by an authoritative jury, which first listened to original presentations by the researchers. Accuracy, the ability to present a legal problem, to identify different arguments for its solution, to confront them and to extract the best solution – these are the qualities of a legal professional that are necessary for a successful lawyer. But this is not the only reason why the legal profession is valued in society. The public, which is lost in the flow of different ideologies, interests and information, does not only expect procedural justice, but also, and above all, value-based justice. A humanistic approach to the human person, respect for individual freedom and awareness of the vulnerability of the individual, the ability to balance the particular interests of society and the subject – these are the qualities without which a legal professional cannot be imagined.

“For the authors of these articles, this is one of their first attempts at scientific research and making their ideas public. Nevertheless, the subject matter, the ideas and the conclusions of the articles leave no doubt that the attempt was a great success,” – Prof. Dr Rimantas Simaitis, PhD, one of the coordinators of the Student Scientific Society of the Faculty of Law, is the corresponding editor of this collection of articles.

“I am delighted to see the courage of these students – they are researching quite extraordinary topics that are relevant and important not only today, but also – especially today. They are dealing with issues whose legal regulation poses challenges now, but which will also continue to pose challenges in the future,” – Assoc. Prof. Dr Haroldas Šinkūnas, Dean of the Faculty of Law.