Faculty of Law

Sukurta: 31 August 2013

tf9 Saulėtekio, LT-10222 Vilnius
Tel. 236 6162, 236 6185, fax 236 6163
E-mail:
www http://www.tf.vu.lt

Dean - Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tomas Davulis

STAFF

83 teachers (71 holding research degree), 75 doctoral students.

RESEARCH AREAS

Integration of the Legal System of Lithuania into the Legal System of European Union

DOCTORAL DISSERTATIONS MAINTAINED IN 2015

K. Bubnytė. The role of courts in the implementation of the European Convention on Human Rights in Lithuania.

M. Endrijaitis. Application of financial accounting standards for the purpose of legal entities taxation on corporate income tax.

J. Levon. Contribution to the fund of crime victims as a penal measure.

D. Miniotas. Assesment of vertical agreements restricting competition by their subject.

D. Murauskas. Instrumentalism in court decisions: argumentation after evaluation of social effects.

A. Paliukėnas. Sport activity contract.

L. Ulyashina. International legal standards in the field of human rights and their realisation.

D. Valančienė. Legal science in the face of the paradigm of old and new science.

G. Višinskis. Criminal responsibility for an act of arbitrariness.

MAIN CONFERENCES ORGANIZED IN 2015

National conferences:

Idea of the Constitution, Common Law and Constitutional Tradition in Lithuania and other national scientific events in the framework of Law Science Spring.

Economic Crisis and the Rule of Law.

Criminal Justice and Business.

International conference National Social Models: Changes of Employment and Social Relationships in Lithuania and European Union.

3rd international conference of PhD students and young researchers Security as the Purpose of Law. 

MAIN SCIENTIFIC ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2015

Kūris, E.(ed.); Andruškevičius, A., Isokaitė, I., Kriaučiūnas, D., Kūris, E., Lastauskienė, G., Lukas, M, Masnevaitė, E., Medelienė, A., Milašiūtė, V., Petrylaitė, D. , Petrylaitė ,V., Pūraitė-Andrikienė, D., Žalimas, D.  2015. Krizė, Teisės Viešpatavimas ir Žmogaus Teisės. Multi-Authored Monograph (in Lithuanian), 536 p., available at: http://www.tf.vu.lt/images/dotacija/Monografija-Krize-teises-viespatavimas-ir-zmogaus-teises-LT.pdf;

Kūris, E.(ed.); Andruškevičius, A., Isokaitė , I., Kriaučiūnas, D., Kūris, E., Lastauskienė, G., Lukas, M,, Masnevaitė, E., Medelienė, A., Milašiūtė, V., Petrylaitė, D. , Petrylaitė ,V., Pūraitė-Andrikienė, D., Žalimas, D.  2015. Crisis, the Rule of Law and Human Rights in Lithuania. Multi-Authored Monograph, 341 p., available at: http://www.tf.vu.lt/images/dotacija/Book-Crisis-the-rule-of-law-and-human-rights-in-Lithuania-EN.pdf

Meškauskaitė, L. 2015. Teisė į Privatų Gyvenimą, 336 p.

Mikalonienė, L. Uždarosios akcinės bendrovės akcininko teisės ir jų gynimo būdai. Monografija, 2015, 268 p.

 

DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE

9 Saulėtekio, building I, LT-10222 Vilnius
Tel.: 236 6167, 236 6168, fax: 236 6163
E-mail:

Head – Prof. Habil. Dr. Gintaras Švedas

STAFF 

Professors: Habil. Dr. G. Švedas, Dr. A. Abramavičius, Dr. J.  Prapiestis.
Assoc. professors: Dr. I. Michailovič (part-time), Dr. G. Goda, Dr. R. Merkevičius, Dr. G. Juodkaitė-Granskienė (part-time), Dr. P. Kuconis, Dr. G. Sakalauskas, Dr. R. Aliukonienė (part-time), Dr. A. Gorbatkov.
Lecturers: Dr. P. Veršekys, Dr. A. Vosyliūtė,  Dr. J. Namavičius, Dr. A. Juozapavičius (part-time), Dr. J. Levon, D. Stasiulis (part-time).
Assistants: (all part-time) G. Jasaitis, A. Meška, M. Aidukas, D. Prapiestis.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Substantive Criminal Law

Juvenile Criminal Law

Penitentiary and Probation Law

Criminology

Qualification of Criminal Acts

Comparative Criminal Law

Criminal Policy

International and EU Criminal Law

Law of Criminal procedure

International and EU Criminal Procedure Law

Criminalistics

RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2015

Projects Supported by University Budget 

Theoretical and Practical Problems of Implementation of the legal acts of European Union as well as Criminal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure and Code on Punishment Execution. Prof. Habil. Dr. G. Švedas. 2011–2015. 

Within the framework of this project the theoretical and practical problems of implementation of the legal acts of European Union as well as Criminal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure and Code on Punishment Execution have been analysed.

Main publications:

Abramavičius, A., Švedas, G. 2015. Baudžiamoji atsakomybė už kyšininkavimą, prekybą poveikiu ir papirkimą: teisėkūros problemos ir Lietuvos Aukščiausiojo Teismo jurisprudencija. Šiuolaikinės baudžiamosios teisės tendencijos, Vilnius.

2. Швядас, Г. 2015. Влияние права Европейского Союза на институты общей части уголовного права Литвы. Šiuolaikinės baudžiamosios teisės tendencijos, Vilnius.

3. Prapiestis, J. 2015. Baudžiamoji kasacija: reforma dėl reformos. Šiuolaikinės baudžiamosios teisės tendencijos, Vilnius. 

National Research Projects

Scientific research project supported by Research Council of Lithuania Challenges in Harmonizing the Integrity and Novelties of the General Part of the Criminal Code. Prof. Habil. Dr. G. Švedas (Head), Dr. P. Veršekys, Dr. J. Levon. 2015–2017. 

According to the objectives of this scientific research (through an analysis of complex nature to determine whether the General Part of the Criminal Code of Lithuania during the decade of its validity has retained its integrity and ability to ensure the key tasks raised for this legal act; to prepare the study of the amendments of the General Part of the Criminal Code of Lithuania, their legal technique, its trends and influence on the application of the legal act; to explore the influence of the international, European Union law on the growth and innovation of the General part of the Criminal Code of Lithuania) the scientific research activities have been realised.

Main publication:

Švedas, G. 2015. Švelnesnis baudžiamasis įstatymas ir jo taikymo ribos Lietuvos teismų jurisprudencijoje. Teisė, nr. 97, p. 25–37.

International Research Projects 

The Role and Future of National Constitutions in European and Global Governance. Prof. Habil. Dr. G. Švedas, Assoc. Prof. Dr. I. Jarukaitis. 2014–2016.

Within the framework of this project the research activities have been realised to achieve the following objectives: 1) to carry out a comparative analysis on how constitutions reflect the transfer of powers from domestic to European and global institutions, and thus to what extent they provide legitimacy, and remain socially relevant, to the shift of the exercise of power to the transnational level; 2) to revisit constitutional values that have a continued importance in the contemporary globalising and pluralist legal setting, such as, the rule of law, legitimacy, etc.; 3) to explore the challenges increasingly highlighted in the context of global governance in relation to legitimacy, democratic control, accountability and the rule of law.

Study on minimum sanctions in the EU Member States. Prof. Habil. Dr. G. Švedas. 2014–2015.

This study on minimum sanctions in the EU Member States aimed at analysing which legal systems in the 28 EU Member States apply a concept of minimum sanctions, and how these national concepts differ from each other, particularly in relation to the degree of discretion that this concept leaves to the judiciary in sentencing, and to identify the impact, positive or negative, which minimum sanctions may have in Member States and in the EU as such.

Support to Justice Sector Reforms in the Ukraine. Prof. Habil. Dr. G. Švedas. 2015.

The aim of this project was screening of the role of the Ministry in its key competencies, assessment of strategic planning, analytical and research capabilities of the Ministry as well as of its role and performance on the operational level.

Twinning Project No. HR/2011/IB/JH/03 TWL Strengthening the work of the Judicial Academy through curriculum development and training in the use of expert witnessing (CRO WIT). Assoc. Prof. Dr. G. Juodkaitė – Granskienė. 2015.

The experts analysed Croatian regulations in using expert witnessing, existing developments in the sphere of the judiciary and judicial training. All data analysed was compared to global and Lithuanian judicial training best practices. The analysis of Croatian training system showed lack of permanent training programmes related to the use of special knowledge in criminal and civil procedures. Therefore, trainings were performed in 3 regional centres of the Judicial Academy under newly developed programme consisting of 6 training curricula, 250 judges, prosecutors were trained.

Main publication:

Juokaitė-Granskienė, G., Paužaitė-Kulvinskienė, J., Šimonis, M., Minkevičius, S. 2015. Lietuvos Respublikos teisės ir praktikos atitikimas teismo eksperto veiklos tarptautinį reglamentavimą. Kriminalistika ir teismo ekspertizė: mokslas, studijos, praktika XI, recenzuojamų mokslinių straipsnių rinkinys, Vilnius.

Project FP7-SEC-2013.1.6-1 – Framework and Tools for (semi) Automated Exploitation of Massive Amounts of Digital Data for Forensic Purposes - Integration Project. Assoc. Prof. Dr. G. Juodkaitė – Granskienė. 2014–2017.

Project was purposed for creation of new methodology and technique for optimization of IT examinations by means of new technologies and involvement of the customer in the examination process. During the project and after experiments AdLab and Summation technologies were integrated into the workflow, case data processing was centralised, and the customer was involved into the data review process.  Guidelines on AdLab and Summation Applications in Forensic IT Examinations were prepared and CDs containing presentations and training material for law enforcement officers developed.

Juodkaitė-Granskienė, G., Chaževskas, A., Benetis, V. 2015. Best practices of IT examination in Lithuania. DataFocus 2015, international conference on digita evidences, 31 March 2015, Zagreb, Croatia.

Scientific Partnership in the Project Alternatives to coercive sanctions to drug law offences and drug-related crime. Dr. A. Vosyliūtė. 2015.

Scientific research represents the Study of Lithuanian laws and literature related to the alternatives to coercive sanctions in Lithuania. Searching and analyzing of statistics regarding the use of alternative sanctions and, relevant other information and data; completing the questionnaire which covered: a description of the sanctions available in Lithuania; information about the use of these sanctions in practice and evaluations of the effectiveness of these sanctions in Lithuania. 

MAIN R&D&I (RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION) PARTNERS

Ministry of Justice (Lithuania)
Prosecutor General Office (Lithuania)
Supreme Court of Lithuania
Appeal Court of Lithuania
Prison Department (Lithuania) 

OTHER SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES 

Prof. Dr. A. Abramavičius –

Prof. Dr. J. Prapiestis – 

Assoc. Prof.  G. Goda –

Prof. Habil. Dr. G. Švedas –

Assoc. Prof.  Dr. G. Sakalauskas – 

  • editorial board member of the journal Sveikatos ir socialinių mokslų taikomieji tyrimai: sandūra ir sąveika. 

Assoc. Prof.  Dr. G. Juodkaitė-Granskienė –

  • chairman of organizing committee of 11th international scientific–practical conference Criminalistics and Forensic Science: Science, Studies, Practice. Vilnius, June 25–27, 2015. 

Dr. J. Levon –

  • member of organizing committee of the conference Criminal Justice and Business organized by Faculty of Law, Vilnius University. Vilnius, October 16, 2015.

 

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC LAW

9 Saulėtekio, building I, LT-10222 Vilnius
Tel..: 236 6175, fax: 236 6163
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Head – Assoc. Prof. Dr. Haroldas Šinkūnas

STAFF

Professors: Dr. B. Sudavičius, Dr. E. Kūris (part-time), Dr. J. Machovenko, Dr. S. Mitkus (part-time), Dr. Gracienne Lauwers (part-time), Dr. E. Šileikis, Dr. A. Andruškevičius, Dr. D. Žalimas.

Associate professors: Dr. R. Bakševičienė (part-time), Dr. L. Butkevičius, Dr. J. Galginaitis (part-time), Dr. J. Gumbis, Dr. I. Jarukaitis,  Dr. G. Lastauskienė, Dr. A. Medelienė (part-time), Dr. A. Normantas, Dr. L. Meškauskaitė (part-time),  Dr. A. Paulauskas (part-time),  Dr. H. Šinkūnas (part-time), Dr. V. A. Vaičaitis, Dr. S. Žalimienė, Dr. I. Žvaigždinienė, Dr. Paužaitė-Kulvinskienė. 

Lecturers: Dr. N. Bruskina (part-time), Dr. L. Griškevič (part-time), Dr. I. Danėlienė (part-time), Dr. V. Milašiūtė (part-time), Dr. V. Vasiliauskas (part-time), Dr. M. Vasiliauskas (part-time), Dr. A. Veršelytė(part-time), J. Zaleskis (part-time),  Dr. E. Matulionytė (part-time), Dr. D. Murauskas (part-time), Dr. R. Svetikaitė (part-time), Dr. A. Stonys (part-time), Dr. I. Isokaitė, Dr. R. Latvelė (part-time), Dr. A. Limantė (part-time), Dr. M. Limantas (part-time), Dr. E. Leonatė (part-time), Dr. M. Lukas (part-time), Dr. L. Paškevičienė (part-time), Dr. D. Poška (part-time), G. Užubalis (part-time), Dr. A. Rauličkytė (part-time), Dr. D. Valančienė (part-time), J. Saladžius (part-time), D. Kriaučiūnas (part-time), Dr. E. Masnevaitė.

Assistants: R. Vaišvilienė, G. Pažereckaitė, J. Vienažindytė, K. Jonuška (all part-time).

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Theory of law
Theory of state
History of law
History of state
Legal sociology
Legal philosophy
Constitutionalization
Constitutional justice
Constitutional principles
Parliamentarism, Ombudsmen
Administrative courts
Principles of public administration
Ecological responsibility
Problems of the taxes’ administration
Public international law
Diplomatic and consular law
EU law
EU institutional law
Humanitarian law
EU substantial law
NATO and its legal framework
NGO and its legal framework
Comparative law of modern legal systems
Law of refugees
Private international law
Legal informatics in global and EU context
Law of international organizations
History of international relations
Law of treaties
EU constitutional law
Case law of the European Union Court of Justice
Human Rights in Europe and EU
Law of the sea
International trade law

RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2015

Projects Supported by University Budget

Lithuanian Legal Tradition and Dynamics of Conception of Law. Assoc. Prof. H. Šinkūnas, Prof. Dr. E. Šileikis. 2015.

In 2015 the scholars of the Department researched the following issues: holistic approach to legal research; the system of institutions adjudicating administrative sanctions; reasoning with precedents by the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Lithuania; individual constitutional complaint as an effective instrument of protection of human rights. On the whole, 19 articles were published, 3 reports were presented at various international and national conferences.

Main publications:

Juškevičiūtė-Vilienė, A. 2015. Lietuvos, Lenkijos ir Vokietijos ūkinės veiklos laisvės konstitucinių pagrindų lyginamieji aspektai. Teisė, vol. 96, p. 162–186.

Levičev, V. 2015. Teisėtyros metodologinio spektro analizė. Teisė, vol. 95, p. 100–110.

Pūraitė-Andrikienė, D. 2015. Konstitucinės justicijos proceso teisė kaip teisės šaka: teoriniai aspektai. Teisė, vol. 95, p. 151–167.

History of the Lithuanian Public Law of the 13th–20th Centuries. Prof. J. Machovenko. 2015.

One monograph has been written and prepared for publishing, 9 articles were published, 10 reports were presented at various international and national conferences and 1 doctoral dissertation was maintained.

National Research Projects

Research Council of Lithuania. Challenges of the Economic Crisis (Recession) to the Rule of Law and Human Rights (Project No VPI-3.1-ŠMM-07-K-03-085). Prof. Dr. E. Kūris (head), Prof. Dr. D. Žalimas, Assoc. Prof. Dr. D. Petrylaitė, Prof. Dr. A. Andruškevičius, D. Kriaučiūnas, Assoc. Prof. Dr. G. Lastauskienė, Dr. M. Lukas, Assoc. Prof. Dr. A. Medelienė, Dr. V. Petrylaitė, Dr. I. Isokaitė, Dr. E. Masnevaitė, Dr. V. Milašiūtė. 2013–2015.

The group of researchers published 10 articles in the journal VU Scientific Works. Law and combined all of the project’s results into two versions of the collective monograph – one in Lithuanian language and a shortened version in English. Also, the final results of the study were presented at the national conference in September, 2015.

Main publications:

Kūris, E. 2015. Ekonominė krizė ir teisinė sistema: įtampų triada. Teisė,vol. 94, p. 7–24. Interactive, link: http://www.zurnalai.vu.lt/teise/article/view/7346/5344

Kūris, E. (ed.) [authors: Andruškevičius, A., Isokaitė, I., Kriaučiūnas, D., Kūris, E., Lastauskienė, G., Lukas, M., Masnevaitė, E., Medelienė, A., Milašiūtė, V., Petrylaitė, D., Petrylaitė, V., Pūraitė-Andrikienė, D., Žalimas, D.]. 2015. Krizė, teisės viešpatavimas ir žmogaus teisės. Šiauliai: AB „Titnagas“, 536 p. Interactive, link: http://www.tf.vu.lt/images/dotacija/Monografija-Krize-teises-viespatavimas-ir-zmogaus-teises-LT.pdf

Kūris, E. (ed.) [authors: Andruškevičius, A., Isokaitė, I., Kriaučiūnas, D., Kūris, E., Lastauskienė, G., Lukas, M., Masnevaitė, E., Medelienė, A., Milašiūtė, V., Petrylaitė, D., Petrylaitė, V., Pūraitė-Andrikienė, D., Žalimas, D.]. 2015. Crisis, the Rule of Law and Human Rights in Lithuania. Šiauliai: SC „Titnagas“, 352 p. Interactive, link: http://www.tf.vu.lt/images/dotacija/Book-Crisis-the-rule-of-law-and-human-rights-in-Lithuania-EN.pdf

Research Council of Lithuania. EU Charter of Fundamental Rights as the Application of the Standard for the Protection of Individual Rights at Supranational and National Levels.  Assoc. Prof. Dr. S. Žalimienė (head), Prof. Dr. T. Davulis, Dr. I. Danėlienė, Dr. S. Kavalnė. 2014–2016.

The scientific research is aimed at the analysis of the relevant legal regulation and application of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union on the national and supranational levels, as well as the determination of the problems of the protection of individual rights, and identification of the standard of fundamental rights protection within the Charter.

Main publication:

Kavalnė, S.; Danėlienė, I. 2015. Europos Sąjungos pagrindinių teisių chartija kaip individualių teisių gynimo instrumentas. Jurisprudence. Scientific works, No. 22 (2), doi: 10. 13165/JUR-15-22-2-03. 

Research Council of Lithuania. History of Lithuanian Constitutionalism. Assoc. Prof. Dr. V. A. Vaičaitis (head), Prof. J. Machovenko, Dr. L. Griškevič, Assoc. Prof. Dr. J. Paužaitė-Kulvinskienė. 2014–2015.

According to this project, the monograph History of the Lithuanian Constitutionalism has been written and prepared for publishing, 5 articles were published, 4 reports were presented at various international and national conferences.

International Research Projects

Data Collection and Research Service on Fundamental Rights Issues – FRANET. Dr. M. Vasiliauskas. 2014–2018.

The Project is aimed at legal research and providing information on human rights issues to the European Union Fundamental Rights Agency. Experts from the Law Faculty of Vilnius University: Dr. M. Vasiliauskas (Supervisor), Prof. Dr. D. Žalimas, Assoc. Prof. Dr. S. Žalimienė, Assoc. Prof. Dr. I. Jarukaitis, Assoc. Prof. Dr. R. Bakševičienė, Assoc. Prof. Dr. J. Paužaitė Kulvinskienė, Dr. I. Isokaitė, Dr. E. Leonaitė, L. Urbaitė.

In 2015 the researchers have contributed to the FRA Annual Report by drafting separate parts thereof on different issues of human rights. These included racism and intolerance, rights of the child, Roma integration, EU Charter on Fundamental Rights, etc. Under this Project the information is submitted after a survey, collection and analysis of both, legislation and practice of relevant institutions of Lithuania. The members of the Project are also asked by FRA for thematic submissions on a particular aspect of human rights according to the additional inquiries.

International Scholarship in the Republic of Moldova under the Academic Fellowship Programme of the Higher Education Support Program of Open Society Foundations. Prof. Dr. D. Žalimas. 2013–2015.  

Within the framework of this project a number of activities outlined in the Departmental Development Plan and International Scholar Work Plan has been achieved as well as the academic meetings, reviews, consultations, workshops with the host Faculty members and students on the theme of defining programs and support measures for graduating students to integrate into professional carriers, on the using Moodle platform and IT tools in teaching law, and on the PhD and LLM students final graduation phase and international standards for academic writing have been realised.

MAIN R&D&I (RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION) PARTNERS

National Court Administration (Lithuania)
Supreme Administrative Court of Lithuania
Lithuanian Law Institute (Lithuania)
State Commission of the Lithuanian Language (Lithuania)

OTHER SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES

Prof. Dr. B. Sudavičius –

  • editorial board member of the journal Central and eastern European legal studines (Athens, Greece). http://www.eplo.eu;
  • reviewer of the periodical publication Публичные финансы и налоговое право. Ежегодник (Voronezh, Russia), http://www.vsu.ru.

Prof. Dr. J. Machovenko – 

Prof. Dr. E. Šileikis –

Prof. Dr. D. Žalimas –

  • editorial board member of the Baltic Yearbook of International Law Review, http://www.brill.nl/m_brill.asp?sub=6;
  • editorial board member of the Periodical of University of Latvia Latvijas Universitãtes žurnãls Juridiskã zinãtne ;
  • head of academic activities of EIUC in Lithuania (European Inter-University Centre for Human Rights and Democratisation) in charge of study programme.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. S. Žalimienė –

  • editorial board member of the journal Administrative Jurisprudence of Supreme Administrative Court of Lithuania.

Assoc. Prof.  Dr. V. A. Vaičaitis –

  • editorial board member of the  journal Legisprudence;
  • member of the International Association of Constitutional Law, IACL;
  • member of the International Association for the Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy (IVR).

Assoc. Prof. Dr. I. Jarukaitis –

  •  editorial board member of the journal Administrative Jurisprudence of Supreme Administrative Court of Lithuania.

Dr. V. Milašiūtė –

  • editorial board member of the  journal of Lithuanian Law Institute  Legal Problems.

R. Juozapaitienė –

  • member of the Iuris Canonici Medii Aevi Consociatio;
  • member of the Societas Classica;
  • member of the European Society for Comparative Legal History, ESCLH.

J. Randakevičiūtė –

  • editor of the book 3rd International Conference of PhD Students and Young Researchers. Security and the Purpose of Law. 9-10 April 2015. Vilnius: Vilnius University, Faculty of Law, 2015. 

Dr. I. Isokaitė –

  • organising committee member of the conference The Idea of Constitution, the European Common Law and the Lithuanian Constitutional Tradition. Vilnius, February 04, 2015;
  • President of the European Union Studies Association.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. H. Šinkūnas –

  • organising committee member of the conference The Idea of Constitution, the European Common Law and the Lithuanian Constitutional Tradition. Vilnius, February 04, 2015.

R. Vaišvilienė – 

  • director of NOHA Lithuania (Network on Humanitarian Action, International Network association).

 

DEPARTMENT OF PRIVATE LAW

9 Saulėtekio, LT-10222 Vilnius
Tel.: 236 6169, 236 6170, fax: 236 6163
E-mail:

Head  - Prof. Dr. Vytautas Mizaras, Prof. Habil. Dr. Vytautas Nekrošius (since 2015 09 01)

STAFF

Professors: Dr. T. Davulis (part-time), Habil. Dr. V. Mikelėnas, Dr. V. Mizaras, Habil. Dr. V. Nekrošius.

Associate professors: Dr. T. Bagdanskis, Dr. A. Bitinas, Dr. D. Bublienė (part-time), Dr. L. Mikalonienė , Dr. D. Petrylaitė, Dr. R. Simaitis (part-time),  Dr. D. Soloveičik (part-time,) Dr. A. Taminskas, Dr. J. Usonis, Dr. V. Vėbraitė.

Lecturers: Dr. S. Aviža (part-time), Dr. A. Brazdeikis (part-time), Dr. L. Didžiulis, Dr. S. Drazdauskas (part-time),  Dr. K. Janušauskaitė (part-time), Dr. N. Kasiliauskas (part-time), Dr. Š. Keserauskas (part-time), Dr. T. Kontautas (part-time), Dr. J. Maculevič, Dr. B. Martišienė, Dr. P. Miliauskas, Dr. V. Nikitinas (part-time) Dr. A. Paliukėnas (part-time), Dr. V. Petrylaitė, Dr. I. Povilaitienė (part-time), Dr. M. Rimkevičius (part-time), Dr. G. Urbanavičiūtė (part-time), Dr. J. Truskaitė-Paškevičienė (part-time), Dr. E. Zemlytė (part-time).

Assistants (all part-time): M. Austys, S. Cirtautaitė-Kaminskienė, M. Matiukas, V. Mitkevičius, A. Pliner.

RESEARCH INTERESTS 

Harmonisation and unification of private law according to EU law
Influence of EU law and European private law to the Lithuanian national civil law and civil procedure law
Flexibility and compatibility of social security of the regulation of labour law
Civil law
Civil procedure
Labour law
Social security law
Roman private law
Arbitration
Employment contract
Labour disputes
Collective agreement
Competition law
Corporate law
Law on Torts
Intellectual property law
Enforcement and bankruptcy in civil procedure
Family law
Public procurement law
International private law
International and EU civil law
International and EU civil procedure
International and EU labour law
International and EU social security law

RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2015

Projects Supported by University Budget

The Harmonisation of Civil Law and the Results of the Convergence in Europe on Lithuanian Civil Law of Lithuania. Prof. Habil. Dr. V. Mikelėnas. 2012–2015.

Within the framework of this research the unification results of civil law and civil procedure law at European Union and international levels have been analysed as well as the influence of the unification results of civil law and civil procedure law to Lithuanian civil law system and the practical use of these achievements in reforming Lithuanian statutory law has been explored. During the research special attention was paid to Lithuanian case law analysis to determine whether Lithuanian courts refer to civil law and civil procedure law unification results.

Main publication:

Развитие гражданского процессуального права в Литве в период 1990-2015 гг. Евразийский гражданский процесс: 25-летию стран СНГ и Балтии. Под ред. Д.М. Малешина. Москва,  Статут, 2015, с. 176–202

National Research Projects

Research Council of Lithuania. Convergence and Divergence of Companies: Is the Lithuanian Company Law Attractive in the International Context? Prof. Habil. Dr. V. Mikelėnas (Head), Assoc. Prof. Dr. L. Mikalonienė, Assoc. Prof. Dr. A. Tikniūtė, Lecturer Dr. P. Miliauskas. 2015–2017.

The project’s scientific activities included meetings with the representatives of the Ministry of Economy as the institution responsible for the preparation of laws governing the legal forms of enterprises, identification of organizations operating in Lithuania, which could be relevant for cooperation according to the criteria agreed in the group, analysis of collected material for scientific project and preparation of scientific publications.

Research Council of Lithuania. Ways of Implementation of the Right to Civil Proceedings within a Reasonable Time. Prof. Habil. Dr. V. Nekrošius (Head), Assoc. Prof. Dr. R. Simaitis, Assoc. Prof. Dr. V. Vėbraitė, Dr. A. Brazdeikis.

Within the framework of this national project 6 articles have been written. Also statistics about civil cases in Lithuanian cours have been analysed; some intermediate results of the project have been presented to legal practitioners in Lithuania and legal scholars in Max Planck Institute for Regulatory Procedural Law.

International Research Projects

Participation in Erasmus Strategic Partnership Project Development of Mediation Network in Civil and Criminal Cases to foster European Wide Settlements of Disputes (participating researchers: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vigita Vėbraitė, Neringa Toleikytė).

Intensive cours of lectures for the students from Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Italy have been organised in Riga. 6 students from Vilnius University Faculty of Law have participated in the intensive course. Textbook on mediation has been prepared.

Participation in EU TEMPUS Programme Project Training on Alternative Dispute Resolution as an Approach for Ensuring of Human Rights.

More information: http://tradir.bsu.by/en/ According to this project professors and assoc. professors of Vilnius University Faculty of Law participated in seminars and conferences in Ukraine and Belarusia and presented their papers on arbitration, mediation and labour disputes in these events. Also partners from Ukraine and Belarus constantly are advised by the Faculty of Law staff how to prepare and organize master programmes.   

European Project on Collective Redress (Focus on collective redress). The Law Faculty of Vilnius University is a partner of the British Institute of International and Comparative Law (London, UK). Project coordinators: Dr. Eva Lein, Dr. Duncan Fairgrieve, grant by the European Commission (JUST/2011-2012/JCIV/AG/3398).  Prof. V. Mizaras, Assoc. Prof. Dr. D. Bublienė, Dr. M. Rimkevičius. More information: http://www.collectiveredress.org/collective-redress/staff.

Contractual Research

Scientific Project Labour Relations and the Establishment of Legal Administrative Model for the State Social Insurance was carried out by Vilnius University, Mykolas Romeris University and the Social Research Center Consortium commissioned by the Ministry of Social Security and Labour of the Republic of Lithuania.  Prof. T. Davulis. More information: www.socmodelis.lt.

Common Core of European Private Law Security Rights in Immovable Property: national report. Editors: Cornelius van der Merve (South Africa), Gary Walt (UK), Francesca Fiorentini (Italy), Prof.V. Mizaras, Assoc. Prof. A. Smaliukas.

MAIN R&D&I (RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION) PARTNERS

Lithuanian Law Institute (Lithuania)
Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition (Munich, Germany)
The British Institute of International and Comparative Law (London, United Kingdom)
Lithuanian chamber of Notaries (Lithuania)
Lithuanian chamber of Bailiffs (Lithuania)

OTHER SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES

Prof. Habil. Dr. V. Mikelėnas –

Prof. Habil. Dr. V. Nekrošius –

Prof. Dr. T. Davulis –

Prof. Dr. V. Mizaras –

Assoc. Prof. Dr. D. Petrylaitė-

Assoc. Prof. Dr. A. Smaliukas –

  • National reporter by Common Core of European Private Law project Security Rights in Immovable Property (editors Cornelius van der Merve (South Africa), Gary Walt (UK), Francesca Fiorentini (Italy).

Dr. P. Miliauskas – 

  • editorial board member of the Athens Journal of Law: ATINER – Athens Institute for Education and Research.

Dr. M. Rimkevičius –

Assoc. Prof. Dr. D. Bublienė –