The article analyzes the attitide of Lithuanian lawyers (advocates) towards the peaceful settlement of disputes and mediation, which are embedded in Lithuanian law, are started to be applied in practice in Lithuanian courts ...

There is a great need to measure the differences of crime rates over time and space. However, it is obvious that the actual crime rate can never be accurately measured. Inexact measuring methods need to be used or crime ...

This publication examines the problems faced by Lithuanian courts in applying a more lenient penalty than provided for by law under the provisions of paragraph 2 of Article 62 of a Criminal Code. It has been noted that the ...

The Constitution adopted on 25 October 1992 did not outline the processes for appointing and relieving the prosecutor general from duty. Between that year and 2003, the Seimas changed these procedures on more than one ...

The author examines the provisions of one of the most currently debated articles of the Criminal Code, Article 1891, by assessing them from the perspective of validity and legal thinking. After the research is presented, ...

This article gives an overview of the emergence and development of causation as a scientific category, as well as a specific criminal law institute, in the sources of philosophy and law. Causation content is analysed in ...

This work analyses additional criteria for evaluating the reliability of the testimony of certain groups of witnesses that are not directly specified in the Criminal Procedure Code, but are formed in court practice. Case ...

The paper focuses on the gaps in national law in preventing repetitive violence and adopting a general strategy for the prevention of violence against women. The national legislation of the Republic of Lithuania is evaluated ...

During the first year of existence of an independent Lithuanian government, Petras Leonas worked successfully as the minister for justice and internal affairs, framing the structures for national justice, administration ...

Trafficking in human beings is a serious crime and abuse of an individual’s fundamental rights and dignity. It involves the exploitation of vulnerable persons who are traded by criminals as commodities for the sole purpose ...