In the article the concepts of internal waters and jurisdiction are analysed. It is noted that the criminal jurisdiction in states internal waters was formed upon the decision of courts of France and Great Britain on the ...

The author discusses the prevailing issues concerning the high seas. At first, the genesis of the concept “high seas” is considered by exposing the status of the high seas. According to the 1982 UNO Convention on the ...

The author of the article points out that the importance of international treaties has increased in the international community’s life. The article overviews the dynamics of international treaties signed by the Republic ...

The article is based on a paper „The European Union and Human Rights“, delivered in the conference „Problems of harmonization of Lithuania’s Law with the European Union Law“ organised by the Institute of International Law ...

International agreements are considered to be the main source of contemporary international law. As the number of concluded international agreements has increased, certain branches of international law, like international ...

Treaty Establishing a Constitution for Europe is the European Union document, reflecting its unanimity and new quality in general. The term itself – Treaty Establishing a Constitution for Europe – is absolutely new in ...

Development of contemporary international law is determined by its qualitative changes. If contemporary international law was compared with classical international law, the major transformation which occurred was in the ...

In this paper article 15 of the Convention and legal relationship related thereto are analysed. At the beginning of the article the limitations of human rights allowed by the Convention are discussed. These are reservations ...

The article presents a geographic position of the Arctic. Legal regimes of the Arctic and the Antarctic are compared. In a geographical terms, the Arctic is part of the ocean that is covered by ice, and Antarctic is a ...