Research projects

• Investigating Gender-Based Discrimination: Unveiling the Underlying Mechanisms (UnveilGBD) (2024-2026)

Project supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr Ilona Michailovič. Programme Fellow: Dr Giulia Lausi (Sapienza University of Rome). Project is funded by HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-PF-EF Postdoctoral Fellowships – ERA-Fellowship program.

• DEUCE (Digitising EU Uncontested Claim Enforcement) (2024-2026).

Project manager: Prof. Dr R. Simaitis, members: Assoc. Prof. Dr V. Vėbraitė, Dr M. Markevičiūtė. The project is funded by the European Commission E-Justice program.

• Conflict Resolution with Equitative Algorithms (CREAIII) (2024-2026).

Project manager: Prof. Dr R. Simaitis, members: Dr M. Markevičiūtė, Dr M. Žukauskaitė-Tatorė. The project is funded by the European Commission E-Justice program.

• I-tools to Design and Enhance Access to justice (IDEA) (2024-2026).

Project manager: Prof. Dr R. Simaitis, members: Assoc. Prof. Dr V. Vėbraitė, Dr M. Markevičiūtė. The project is funded by the European Commission E-Justice program.

• Protecting Working Conditions in the Platform Economy: Moldovian-Lithuanian Social Dialogue (2023-2025).

Project manager: Prof. Dr T. Davulis, members: Dr L. Gasparėnienė, Dr R. Remeikienė, Dr. A. Paliukėnas, Dr E. Raistenskis. Horizon Europe Social Prerogative and Specific Competencies Lines. Newsletters: June, September.

• HI-PRIX Health Innovation Next Generation Payment & Pricing Models, HORIZON-HLTH-2022-IND-13 (2023–2025).

Project manager: Dr L. Murauskienė, members: Assoc. Prof. Dr Murauskas, Dr A. Beržanskytė, Dr M. Jakubauskienė, B. Erasti (for more information see: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101095593).

• Protection of the Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms in Time of War in Ukraine and Limits of Derogation in Time of Emergency (2024-2025).

Team: Assoc. Prof. Dr I. Michailovič, Assoc. Prof. Dr V. Milašiūtė. EURIZON Remote research fellowships program.

• Impacts of Socio-Economic Development on Crimes: A Multidisciplinary Approach (2023-2026).

Team: Dr R. Remeikienė, Dr L. Gasparėnienė. Funded by Östersjöstiftelsens’ funding for research on the Baltic Sea Region and Eastern Europe 2023.

• Protecting Work and Income in the Digital Economy: a Case Study of Platform Workers (2022–2024).

Team: Dr L. Gasparėnienė, Dr R. Remeikienė, Prof. Dr R. Lazutka, Dr A. Paliukėnas, Dr N. Česiulis. Research Group Projects are funded by the Research Council of Lithuania. Project results.

• Publishing of Vilnius University Research Papers Journal Teisė (Law). (126-129 vol.) (2022–2024).

Project manager: Prof. Dr T. Davulis, members: Prof. Habil. Dr G. Švedas, Prof. Dr J. Machovenko.

• Digital forensic, open data source and artificial intelligence for international criminal liability: the case of Russian war crimes in Ukraine (2023-2024).

Project manager: Dr K. Latysh, supervisor: Prof. Dr G. Juodkaitė-Granskienė. Project funded by programme MSCA4 Ukraine.

• The Predictors of Criminal Risk for Convicts in Emerging Adulthood (2022–2024).

Project manager: Assoc. Prof. Dr G. Sakalauskas, the project is being carried out by Dr V. Klimkienė. The Postdoctoral fellowship project is funded by the Research Council of Lithuania.

• Acceleration of legal framework promoting transition to renewable energy – in dubio pro futura (2023-2025).

Supervisor: Prof. Dr J. Paužaitė-Kulvinskienė, the project is being carried out by: Dr L. Žilinskienė. Project funded by the Research Council of Lithuania call for postdoctoral fellowships.

• Protection of Whistle-Blowers in Criminal Proceedings (2023-2027).

Project manager: Prof. Habil. Dr G. Švedas, student: I. Gagas. Project funded by the Research Council of Lithuania call for postdoctoral fellowships.

• Digital Technologies in the Process of Execution of Court Decisions: An Analysis of Prototypical Models (2023-2024).

Project manager: Dr N. Gaubienė, PhD student: L. Dzindzelėtaitė-Šaltė. Project funded by the Vilnius University Promotion Fund.

• Legal and Social Study of Institutions Limiting or Destroying Legal Capacity (2023-2024).

Project member: K. Krutulytė. Project funded by the Vilnius University Promotion Fund.

• The Issue of the Recovery from Digital Assets in the Execution Process (2023-2024).

Project manager: Dr K. Pranevičienė, student: M. Sazdevičius. Project funded by the Research Council of Lithuania call for student research during semesters.

• Copyright and Related Rights Law Commentary (2022–2024).

Project manager: Prof. Dr R. Birštonas, members: Prof. Dr V. Mizaras, Dr J. Liauksminaitė. The project is funded by the Lithuanian Council of Culture.

• Alternatives to Imprisonment in Post-Soviet States (2021–2024)

Project manager: Prof. Habil. Dr G. Švedas, members: Assoc. Prof. Dr J. Levon. The project is funded by Lithuanian-Polish call “DAINA2” and administered by the Lithuanian Science Council.

• Conflict Resolution with Equitative Algorithms 2 – CREA2 (2022-2024).

Project manager: Assoc. Prof. Dr R. Simaitis, members: Assoc. Prof. Dr V. Vėbraitė, M. Markevičiūtė, M. Žukauskaitė-Tatorė. The project is funded by the European Commission E-Justice program (for more information see: https://www.scanproject.eu/).

• “Quasi-impeachment” Procedure in Lithuanian Local Government (2022–2023).

Project manager: Prof. Dr J. Paužaitė-Kulvinskienė, student: R. Urbanavičius. The project is funded by the Research Council of Lithuania.

• Transformation of the Execution Process in the Digital Age (2020–2023).

Project manager: Prof. Habil. Dr V. Nekrošius, the project is being carried out by Dr N. Gaubienė. The postdoctoral fellowship project was funded by the Research Council of Lithuania.

• Individual Constitutional Complaint in Lithuania: The New Constitutional Institute as an Effective Tool for the Protection of Human Rights and Freedoms (2020–2022).

Project manager: Prof. Dr (HP) E. Kūris, the project is being carried out by Dr D. Pūraitė-Andrikienė. The postdoctoral fellowship project is funded by the Research Council of Lithuania.

• Challenges of Technological Innovation to the Principles of Legal Liability (2020–2022).

The project manager: Prof. Habil. Dr G. Švedas, the project is being carried out by Dr J. Baltrimas. The postdoctoral fellowship project is funded by the Research Council of Lithuania.

• Restrictions on Economic Freedom in Line With the Principles of the Green Economy (2021–2023).

The project manager: Prof. Dr (HP) E. Kūris, the project is being carried out by Dr A. Juškevičiūtė-Vilienė. The postdoctoral fellowship project is funded by the Research Council of Lithuania.

• EFFORTS – towards a more Effective Enforcement of Claims in Civil and Commercial Matters within the EU (2020–2022).

Project manager: Assoc. Prof. Dr R. Simaitis, members: Assoc. Prof. Dr V. Vėbraitė, M. Markevičiūtė. Project is funded by Civil Justice Programme of the European Commission (more information: https://efforts.unimi.it/).

• NAWA: Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Judicial Processes: Practice and Proposals (2021–2022).

Memebr: Assoc. Prof. Dr V. Vėbraitė (for more information see: https://nawa.gov.pl/en/nawa-programmes). The project is funded by the Cooperation Programme of Polish National Agency.

• Model of the Interaction of Labor Market and Social Support Policies and Development of Methodologies for Its Implementation (2021–2023).

Project manager: Prof. Dr R. Lazutka, members: Dr L. Gasparėnienė, Dr R. Remeikienė, Prof. Dr B. Gruževskis, Dr S. Krutulienė. Call by the Research Council of Lithuania “Scientific research carried out by high- level research groups aimed at creating results corresponding to topics of R&D activity relevant to economic sectors, which could later be commercialized”.

• Analysis of Lithuanian case law on prosecutions (2021).

Project manager: Assoc. Prof. Dr I. Michailovič, member: student J. Zokaitė. Project is funded by the European Social Fund.

• Posting Of Workers: Enhancing Administrative Cooperation and Access to Information (2020–2022).

Project manager: Prof. Dr D. Petrylaitė, memebrs: Assoc. Prof. Dr V. Petrylaitė, Assoc. Prof. Dr J. Usonis, Assoc. Prof. Dr P. Miliauskas (for more information see: https://stepup-protection.com/). The project is funded under European Commission STEP UP Protection – Stepping up The European cooperation and communication among Public and Private organizations for the PROTECTION of posted workers‘ rights.

• Modernisation of Master’s studies for judges, prosecutors and interrogators in Belarus and Ukraine (2019–2022).

Project manager: Prof. Habil. Dr G. Švedas, members: Prof. Dr A. Abramavičius, Prof. Dr J. Prapiestis. The project is funded by the Erasmus+ programme.

• Constitutional Consciousness as a Remedy for the Crisis of Discourse and Democratic Deficit in the European Union (2019–2021).

Project manager: Prof. Dr S. Žalimienė, members: I. Jarukaitis, Prof. Dr J. Paužaitė-Kulvinskienė, R. Ragulskytė-Markovienė, P. Griciūnas. The project is funded under Lithuanian-Polish Call “Daina”, administered of the Research Council of Lithuania.

• Challenges to the Systemic Nature of the Special Part of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Lithuania (CRIMCODE-SPEC) (2019–2022).

Project manager: Prof. Habil. Dr G. Švedas, members: Prof. Dr J.Prapiestis, Assoc. Prof. Dr A. Vosyliūtė, PhD student R. Žiedė, D. Prapiestis. Activity Research Group Projects sponsored by Research Council of Lithuania.

• Strengthening the capacity of State bodies and local level referral mechanisms to provide safety and support to victims of domestic violence in Azerbaijan (2020–2021).

Project manager: Prof. Dr T. Davulis, members: Prof. Dr A. Gutauskas, Prof. Dr J. Paužaitė-Kulvinskienė, Assoc. Prof. Dr G. Juodkaitė-Granskienė, Assoc. Prof. Dr I. Michailovič, Dr D. Puraitė-Andrikienė, Assoc. Prof. A. Meška. The project is funded under European Commission.

• Strengthening of Alternative Dispute Resolution in Lithuania and Ukraine: Finding the Cross-Border Solution (2020–2021).

Project manager: Prof. Habil. Dr Vytautas Nekrošius, members: Assoc. Prof. Dr V. Vėbraitė, Assoc. Prof. Dr J. Paužaitė-Kulvinskienė, PhD student Miglė Žukauskaitė. The project is funded by Cooperation Programme in Science and Technology of Lithuania and Ukraine.

• Organizational, economic and legal prerequisites for optimising psychological assistance for professionals working under extreme circumstances (2020).

Project manager: Prof. Dr T. Davulis, members: Prof. Dr A. Bagdonas, L. Gasparėnienė, R, Remeikienė, E. Raistenskis. Project funded by Research Council’s of Lithuania Call, intended to prepare solutions for the consequences of the COVID19 pandemic.

• Small Claims Analysis Net (SCAN) (2018–2020).

Project manager: Assoc. Prof. Dr R. Simaitis, members: Assoc. Prof. Dr V. Vėbraitė. The project is funded by Civil Justice Programme of the European Commission.

• Protection of Copyright in the Creative Industries (2018–2020).

Project manager: Prof. Dr R. Birštonas. The project is financed by the Lithuanian Council of Culture under the programme of the Culture Support Fund “Creative Activities and Protection of Copyright and Neighbouring Rights”, measure “Protection of Copyright and Neighbouring Rights”.

• The Role of National Constitutional Guarantees in Protecting Freedom of Economic Activity in Lithuania and Germany (2018).

Project is funded by the Baltic-German Higher Education Office through the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Germany.

• The constitutional principle of legality in criminal law – concept and interaction with the objectives of punishment.

Project is funded by the Operational Programme for Investment of European Union Funds.

• Convergence and Divergence of Corporate Legal Forms: Is the Lithuanian Legal Framework Attractive in an International Context? (2015–2017).

Project manager: Prof. Habil. Dr V. Mikelėnas. Members: Assoc. Prof. Dr L. Mikalonienė, Assoc. Prof. Dr A. Tikniūtė, Dr P. Miliauskas, PhD student M. Žukauskaitė and PhD student V. Mitkevičius. Project funded by Research Council of Lithuania.

• Training on alternative dispute resolution as an approach for ensuring of human rights (2013–2016).

Project manager: Prof. Habil. Dr V. Nekrošius, members: Assoc. Prof. Dr V. Vėbraitė, E. Semėnas. The project involved 10 universities from Germany, Poland, Italy, Lithuania, Ukraine and Belarus.

• Challenges to the integrity and (re)harmonisation of the General Part of the Criminal Code (2015–2017).

Project manager: Prof. Habil. Dr G. Švedas, members: Dr P. Veršekys, Dr J. Levon. Project funded by Research Council of Lithuania.

• Application of EU Charter as a Standard of Individual Rights’ Defense at Supra- and National Levels (2014–2016).

Project manager: Assoc. Prof. Dr S. Žalimienė, members: Prof. Dr T. Davulis, Assoc. Prof. Dr S. Kavalnė, Dr I. Danėlienė. Project funded by Research Council of Lithuania.

• Ways of Implementation of the Right to Civil Proceedings within a Reasonable Time (2014–2016).

Project manager: Prof. Habil. Dr V. Nekrošius, members: Assoc. Prof. Dr V. Vėbraitė, Assoc. Prof. Dr R. Simaitis, Dr A. Brazdeikis. The project funded by Research Council of Lithuania.

• Development of Mediation Network in Civil and Criminal Cases to foster European Wide Settlements of Disputes (2014–2016).

Project manager: Assoc. Prof. Dr V. Vėbraitė, PhD student N. Toleikytė. Project is funded by Erasmus Strategic Partnership project.

• Crisis, the Rule of Law and Human Rights in Lithuania (2013–2015).

Project manager: Prof. (HP) Dr E. Kūris, members: Prof. Dr A. Andruškevičius, Prof. Dr D. Žalimas, Assoc. Prof. Dr D. Petrylaitė, Assoc. Prof. Dr G. Lastauskienė, Assoc. Prof. Dr A. Medelienė, Dr I. Isokaitė, Dr V. Milašiūtė, Dr E. Masnevaitė, lect. D. Kriaučiūnas. This research was funded by the European Social Fund under the Global Grant measure.

• Establishing a legal-administrative model for labour relations and state social insurance (2014–2015).

Project manager: Prof. Dr T. Davulis. Project is funded by the European Social Fund and public funding.

• History of Lithuanian constitutionalism (2014–2015).

Project manager: Assoc. Prof. Dr V. Vaičaitis, members: Prof. Dr (HP) J. Machovenko, Assoc. Prof. Dr J. Paužaitė-Kulvinskienė, Dr L. Griškevič. The project funded by Research Council of Lithuania.

Student summer placement

• In Pursuit of Human-Centric Regulation of Artificial Intelligence: Promise or Achievable Reality? (2024).

Supervisor: Dr N. Gaubienė, student: E. I. Šapkauskaitė. Research Council‘s of Lithuania funding for students research projects.

• Protection  against domestic violence: does the legal framework reflect the actual trends? (2024).

Supervisor: assist. Dr E. Masnevaitė, student: A. Tarvydaitė. Research Council‘s of Lithuania funding for students research projects.

• Research of the possibilities to use e-justice and the ethical artificial intelligence in the dispute resolution process (2024).

Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr R. Simaitis, student: N. Biltauere. Research Council‘s of Lithuania funding for students research projects.

 

Student research during the summer

• Challenges of therapeutic jurisprudence in Lithuanian criminal justice: reconciliation of the perpetrator and the victim (2023).

Supervisor: Prof. Dr I. Michailovič, student: U. Jakaitytė. Research Council‘s of Lithuania funding for students research projects.

 

Student research during the semester

• The Issue of the Recovery from Digital Assets in the Execution Process (2023–2024).

Supervisor: Dr K. Pranevičienė, student: M. Sazdevičius. Research Council‘s of Lithuania funding for students research projects.

• Quasi-impeachment Procedure in Lithuanian Local Government (2022–2023).

Supervisor: Prof. Dr J. Paužaitė-Kulvinskienė, student: R. Urbanavičius. Research Council‘s of Lithuania funding for students research projects.