STAFF
Administration
Head of the Institute
(+370 5) 2101660
ingrida.macernyte@teise.org
Has been working at the Law Institute of Lithuania since 2003.
Doctor of Social Science (Law) in Law University of Lithuania (2002).
Master in Vilnius University, Faculty of Law (1998).
Master in Vilnius University, Faculty of Economics (1994).
Since 2019-03-25 - temporarily performing the duties of director of the Lithuanian Law Institute.
Since 2021-01-01 - Deputy Director of the Lithuanian Centre for Social Sciences - Head of the Institute of Law
Started working at the Institute – since 3 February 1992
Head of the Chancellery – until 31 December 2003.
From 1 January 2004 to 30 March 2011 – Head of the Registry.
From 1 April 2011 till the present – Administrator.
In addition to her main duties, she has held the post of Personnel Specialist at the Institute from 1 January 2008 to 30 October 2020 and Senior Personnel Manager at the Lithuanian Centre for Social Sciences from 2 January 2021 to 30 September 2022.
Started working at the Institute – 2019-03-26.
From 2019-03-26 – Chief Accountant.
From 2021-01-02 – Financial Controller.
Criminal Justice Research Department
LEKOSTRA project leader
(+370) 600 02517
skirmantas.bikelis@teise.org
Darbo institute pradžia – since 2008-04-18.
Research interests:
Organized crime and corruption control, confiscation of crime proceeds, drug control policies, detention, electronic monitoring.
International scientific profiles:
Publications:
Principal publications (from 2018):
Skirmantas Bikelis (2020), Pakartotinis įtartinos turto kilmės vertinimas – pateisinama viešojo intereso apsaugos priemonė ar žmogaus teisių pažeidimas? [Repeated Assets Investigation – Justifiable Measure for Public Interest Protection or Infringement of Human Rights?] Kriminologijos studijos 2020, vol. 8, p. 38–56.
Bikelis Skirmantas (2020), Modeling the Patterns of Civil Confiscation: Balancing Effectiveness, Proportionality and the Right to Be Presumed Innocent, Baltic Journal of Law & Politics 13:2 (2020), p. 24-48.
Bikelis Skirmantas (2021), Chasing Criminal Wealth: Broken Expectations for the Criminalization of Illicit Enrichment in Lithuania, Journal of Money Laundering Control, 21 Oct. 2021.
Bikelis Skirmantas, Nauburaitis Dainius (2019), Įstatymo taikymo atgal dilema ir civilinio turto konfiskavimo atvejis [Law Retrospectivity and Civil Confiscation] // Teisės problemos Nr. 2 (98).
Bikelis Skirmantas (2019), Nusikaltimo padarymo priemonių konfiskavimo problematika bylose dėl neatsargių nusikaltimų [Issues of Instrumentalities‘ Confiscation in Cases of Negligent Crime] // Teisės problemos. 2019. Nr. 1(97).
Bikelis Skirmantas, Mikšys Simonas (2018), Civilinio turto konfiskavimo perspektyvos Lietuvoje [Prospect of Civil Confiscation in Lithuania]. Mokslo studija [Scientific study]. Lietuvos teisės institutas.
Bikelis Skirmantas (2018), Suėmimo taikymo pokyčiai Lietuvoje: teisinės kultūros perspektyva [Trends In Prie-Trial Detention Practices In Lithuania: Persperctives Of Legal Culture] // Kriminologijos studijos, 2018/2.
Bikelis Skirmantas (2018), Nusikaltimo padarymo priemonės dalies konfiskavimas ar jos vertės dalies išieškojimas iš proporcingumo principo perspektyvos [Confiscation Of Part Of Crime Instrumentalities Or Part Of Their Value And Principle Of Proportionality] // Teisės problemos. 2018. Nr. 2 (96).
Bikelis Skirmantas (2018), Kardomosios priemonės – užstato – reguliavimo ir taikymo vertybinės ir praktinės dilemos [Fundamental And Practical Dilemmas In Regulation And Application Of Financial Bail In Criminal Cases] // Teisės problemos. 2018. Nr. 1 (95).
Research Projects:
2022 University of Turin and partners. Freezing ORders and Confiscation orders: Effort for common standards FORCE, co-funded by the European Commission (EC-GRANT AGREEMENT No 101046569). Researcher.
2016-2017 Institut fur Rechs- und Kriminalsoziologie (Wien) DETOUR – Towards Pre-trial Detention as Ultima Ratio. Researcher.
2014-2016 Law Institute of Lithuania. ,,Illegal trade of excise goods as multidimentional social phenomena and issues of effectiveness of control". Project funded by Lithuanian Council of Science (MIP-092/2014). Head of the research.
2013-2015 Parma University, Italy. FP7 research project for New European Crimes and Trust Based Policy. Researcher (WP: illegal trade of goods).
2013-2014 Law Institute of Lithuania. ,,Perspectives of Restorative Justice in Lithuania". Project funded by Lithuanian Council of Science (MIP-016/2013). Researcher.
April 2012 – December 2013 Law Institute of Lithuania. „Cutting Off criminal Gain: Interdisciplinary Perspectives of Confiscation Of Criminal Wealth". Project funded by Lithuanian Council of Science (SIN-14/2012). Head of the research.
Contractual Research:
2022, Vilnius, Technical support to the OECD in the drafting of an analytical report with recommendations for the design of the Action Plan of Lithuania’s National Anti-Corruption Agenda 2022-2033.
2022, Molėtai, National Courts’ Administration, training for judges Crime proceeds confiscation, extended powers of confiscation.
2021, Molėtai, National Courts’ Administration, training for judges Civil confiscation: fundamental and applied issues.
2020, Vilnius, Office of Prosecutor General, training for prosecutors, Civil confiscation: fundamental and applied issues.
2014, Chisinau, Moldova World Bank StAR initiative and Ministry of Justice of Moldova, training for judiciary, prosecution and anti-corruption bodies on implementation of liability for illicit enrichment.
Presentations at Conferences (from 2018):
2022, Malaga, Spain, 22nd European Cnference of the Criminology Society, Label Versus Content: Issues with the Recognition of Civil Confiscation Orders In Europe.
2022, Vilnius, Lithuania, 34th Baltic Criminological Seminar, Confiscating Proceeds from Latent Crime: Shift from Legal Precision towards Criminological Knowledge.
2021, ZOOM the 21st annual European Society of Criminologists conference. Fresh laws on civil confiscation in Lithuania and Ukraine: common issues, different approaches, disputable solutions.
2019, St. Peterburg, Russia, XXXII International Baltic Criminological Conference "Social control over crime: what to do?“ Eight Years of Criminalization of Illicit Enrichment: The Lithuanian Experience.
2019, Vilnius, Lithuania, Civil confiscation in Lithuania: a step forward or back? // Vilnius University, Issues with purposefulness of the legal regulation of civil confiscation in Lithuania.
Memberships
Professional Associations:
Association of Lithuanian Criminologists.
Editorial Board:
Criminological studies.
Catherine Appleton is a Visiting Research Professor at the Institute of Law at Lithuanian Centre for Social Sciences. She is also Senior Research Fellow at the Department of Mental Health, NTNU and the Centre of Research and Education in Security, Prisons and Forensic Psychiatry at St Olavs University Hospital, Noway, and Research Associate at the School of Law, University of Nottingham, UK. Her research focuses on 'ultimate penalties' and the question of how societies respond to their most serious crimes. Her book, Life Imprisonment (2019), co-authored with Emeritus Professor Dirk van Zyl Smit, was awarded the 2020 outstanding book awards from both the European Society of Criminology and the Division of International Criminology of the American Society of Criminology. She has acted as expert advisor for Amnesty International, the Council of Europe, the Helsinki Committee for Armenia, The Norwegian Mission for the Rule of Law in Moldova, and the United Nations. She is an Executive Board member of Penal Reform International and is Co-Director of prisonHEALTH.
Publications
Books
Van Zyl Smit, D., Appleton, C. and VuCong, G. (2023) Life Imprisonment in Asia. Shanghai: Palgrave Macmillan.
Van Zyl Smit, D. and Appleton, C. (2019) Life Imprisonment: A Global Human Rights Analysis. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press (currently being translated into Spanish). Awarded the 2020 Outstanding Book Award 2020 of the Division of International Criminology of the American Society of Criminology and the 2020 European Society of Criminology Book Award.
Van Zyl Smit, D. and Appleton, C. (eds.) (2016) Life Imprisonment and Human Rights. Oxford: Hart/Bloomsbury.
Appleton, C. (2010) Life after Life Imprisonment. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Awarded the 2011 British Society of Criminology Book Prize.
Burnett, R. and Appleton, C. (2004) Tackling Youth Crime In Partnership. Oxford: Russell House Publishing.
Book chapters
Van Zyl Smit, D. and Appleton, C. (2023) ‘Asian Life Imprisonment in Worldwide Perspective’ in D. van Zyl Smit, C. Appleton and G. VuCong (eds.) Life Imprisonment in Asia. Shanghai: Palgrave Macmillan.
Appleton, C. and van Zyl Smit, D. (2016) ‘The Paradox of Reform: Life Imprisonment in England and Wales’, in D. van Zyl Smit and C. Appleton (eds). Life Imprisonment and Human Rights. Oxford: Hart/Bloomsbury.
Van Zyl Smit, D., Appleton, C. and Benford, G. (2016) ‘Introduction’, in D. van Zyl Smit and C. Appleton (eds). Life Imprisonment and Human Rights. Oxford: Hart/Bloomsbury.
Appleton, C. (2015) ‘Lone Wolf Terrorism in Norway’, in C. Walker (ed.) Contingencies, Resilience and Legal Constitutionalism. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge.
Appleton, C. and Walker, C. (2015) ‘The Penology of Terrorism’, in G. Lennon and C. Walker (eds.). Routledge Handbook of Law and Terrorism. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge.
Journal articles
Appleton, C. and Gilman, H. (2022) ‘When life means death: Some reflections on whole life orders’, Prison Service Journal, July 2022: 261: 4-8.
Van Zyl Smit, D. and Appleton, C. (2018) ‘Life Imprisonment: The Modern Ultimate Penalty?’ New Philosopher, February-April 2018: 88-93.
Appleton, C. (2015) ‘Life without Parole’, Oxford Handbooks Online, Oxford University Press.
Appleton, C. (2014) ‘Lone wolf terrorism in Norway’, Special Issue on ‘Legal Perspectives on Contingencies and Resilience in an Environment of Constitutionalism’, International Journal of Human Rights, 18(2): 127-142.
Appleton, C. and Grøver, B. (2007) ‘The pros and cons of life without parole’, British Journal of Criminology, 47(4): 597-615.
(+370 5) 2497591
simonas.nikartas@teise.org
Started working at the Institute – since 2017-03-07.
Research interests:
Probation and community sanctions, experiences of punishment, discretion of criminal justice officers, rights of convicted persons, legal aid in criminal justice.
International scientific profiles:
Publications:
Principal publications (from 2018):
Nikartas, Simonas, Jarutienė, Liubovė (2022), Individualising probation conditions in cases of domestic violence: The study of sentencing practice in Lithuania // European Journal of Probation: SAGE Publications, p. 1-20.
Nikartas, Simonas, Tereškinas, Artūras (2021), Women’s pains of punishment: Experiences of female offenders serving community sentences in Lithuania // Probation Journal: SAGE Publications, p. 1-20. ISSN 0264-5505. eISSN 1741-3079. 2021. DOI: 10.1177%2F02645505211069443.
Nikartas, Simonas, Vaičiūnienė, Rūta, Rinkevičiūtė, Gintarė (2020), Probation officers’ discretionary decisions in responding to probation violations: The case of Lithuania // Probation Journal, 68, 1, p. 28-46. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications. ISSN 0264-5505. eISSN 1741-3079. DOI: 10.1177%2F0264550520980057.
Nikartas, Simonas, Paliauka, Justinas, Tereškinas, Artūras (2021), A Police Officer or a Social Worker? Research on the Professional Roles of Probation Officers // Filosofija. Sociologija, 2021, 32, 2, p. 126-132. Vilnius: Lietuvos mokslų akademija. ISSN 0235-7186. eISSN 2424-4546.
Nikartas, Simonas (2020), Privatization of criminal justice in Eastern Europe // Criminal Justice and Privatisation. Key Issues and Debates / Edited by Philip Bean. London: Routledge. Taylor & Francis Group, 2020, p. 215-230. ISBN 9781138330948. eISBN 9780429447525.
Nikartas, Simonas, Jarutienė, Liubovė (2022), The Dignity of Punishment: Vulnerable Prisoners’ Rights in Lithuania. Limantė, Agnė, Pūraitė-Andrikienė, Dovilė (red.) Legal Protection of Vulnerable Groups in Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Poland. Cham: Springer Cham, p. 409. (European Union and its Neighbours in a Globalized World, ISSN 2524-8928, eISSN 2524-8936; 8). ISBN 9783031069970. eISBN 9783031069987. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-06998-7.
Nikartas, Simonas (2020), Community sanctions: a real alternative to imprisonment or expansion of punishment? The case of Lithuania // Przestępczosc XXI wieku Szanse i wyzwania dla kryminologii. Warsaw: Wolters Kluwer, 2020, p. 501-514. ISBN 9788381870153. ISSN 1897-4392.
Tereškinas, Artūras, Vaičiūnienė, Rūta, Nikartas, Simonas, Jarutienė, Liubovė (2021), Women in the Lithuanian criminal justice system: from sentencing practices to punishment experiences. Vilnius: Žara, Lietuvos socialinių mokslų centro Teisės institutas, 195 p. ISBN 9789986343776.
Vaičiūnienė, Rūta, Nikartas, Simonas, Apolevič, Jolanta, Povilaitytė, Vita, Dodig Hundric, Dora, Ricijaš, Neven, Mirosavljevic, Anja, Mandic, Sabina, Pitsela, Angelika, Nouskalis, Georgios, Karagiannidis, Charalampos, Giagkou, Anastasia, Mavrou, Christine (2020), Individual Assessment of Suspected or Accused Children: insights into good practice in the light of the Directive (EU) 2016/800 / Ed. Rūta Vaičiūnienė. Vilnius: Žara, Law Institute of the Lithuanian Centre for Social Sciences, 216 p. ISBN 9789986343707.
Limantė, Agnė, Jočienė, Danutė, Nikartas, Simonas, Totoraitis, Laurynas (2020), Towards Effective Legal Aid: International Legal and Practical Standards. Vilnius: Lietuvos teisės institutas, 181 p. eISBN 9789986704690.
Nikartas, Simonas (2019), Individual contribution of probation officer in seeking probation goals: results of empirical research // Teisės problemos: mokslo darbai, 2019, 97, 1, p. 103-115. Vilnius: Lietuvos teisės institutas. eISSN 2351-6364.
Nikartas, Simonas (2018), More probation, less prisoners? Is the expectation of reducing the rate of imprisonment justified? // Jurisprudencija / Jurisprudence: mokslo darbai, 2018, 25, 2, p. 380-401. Mykolo Romerio universitetas. Vilnius: Mykolo Romerio universitetas. ISSN 1392-6195. DOI: 10.13165/JUR-18-25-2-04.
Research Projects:
National projects:
2019-2021, Defeminised criminal justice: female offenders’ penalties and their experiences of punishment (FemiJust). This project has received funding from the Research Council of Lithuania (LMTLT), agreement No S-MIP-19-39. Duration of the project 01/07/2019 - 31/03/2021. Senior researcher.
2019, Research on the experiences of Lithuanian emigrants in punishment during research internship in the United Kingdom. Duration of the Internship: 9/4/2019 – 10/12/2019. This project has received funding from European Social Fund (Project No. 09.3.3-LMT-K-712-14-0174) under grant agreement with the Research Council of Lithuania (LMTLT). Researcher.
2014-2016, Illegal Trade of Excise Goods as Multidimentional Social Phenomenon and the Issues of Control. Project financed by the Research Council of Lithuania. Researcher.
2013-2015, Illegal Trade of Excise Goods as Multidimentional Social Phenomenon and the Issues of Control. Project financed by the Research Council of Lithuania. Researcher.
2012-2013, Homicide in Lithuania: Criminological Research. The project funded by Research Council of Lithuania under the programme "Social challenges to national security". Junior researcher. Duration: 2012.03.01 - 2013.12.31.
International projects:
2017-2019, Enhancement of Legal Aid Quality: General Standards for Different Systems (QUAL-AID). The project is funded by the European Commission, duration: 2017.01 - 2019.01. Leader and senior researcher of the project.
2020-2021, Legal aid for children in criminal proceedings: developing and sharing best practices (LA CHILD). Project website: https://lachild.eu/. The Project is co-funded by the Justice Programme of the European Union, duration: 2020.02.01 – 2021.12.31.
2019-2020, Procedural safeguards of accused or suspected children: improving the implementation of the right to individual assessment (IA-CHILD). The project is funded by the European Commission, duration: 2019.01 – 2020.12. Senior researcher.
2018-2020, Increasing the Organizational Capacity of the Women and Children Sections of the Gendarmerie General Command. The project is funded by the European Commission. Project duration: March 2018–March 2020. Expert of the project.
2013-2015, Re-socialisation of Offenders in the EU: Enhancing the Role of the Civil Society (RE-SOC). The project funded by European Commision funds under the programme "Criminal Justice". Duration: 2013.02.01 – 2015.01.31. Researcher.
2017-2019, Overview of the availability, comparability and consistency of administrative statistical data on recorded crime and on the stages of the criminal justice process. European Commission. National expert of the project.
2014-2015, Study on paving the way for future policy initiatives in the field of fight against organised crime: the effectiveness of specific criminal law measures targeting organised crime (AMOC). Funded by European Commission Directorate-General Migration and Home Affairs. National expert.
European Sourcebook of Crime and Criminal Justice Statistics, 4th and 5th editions. National expert.
2011, JUSTICE Programme project “Material Detention Conditions, Execution of Custodial Sentences and Prisoner Transfer in the EU Member States”. National expert.
2009-2011, Community Engagement for Civic Order, Policing and Security. The project funded by European Commission funds under the programme "Integrating and Strengthening the European Research Area". Duration: 2009.11.01 - 2011.10.31.
Contractual Research:
"Study of the effectiveness and quality of the state-guaranteed legal aid system". Government Strategic Analysis Center. The criteria for evaluating the effectiveness and quality of the state-guaranteed legal aid system and the methodology for their application have been prepared.
Other academic activities:
2014-2016, Chairman of the Association of Lithuanian Criminologists.
Conferences Organisation:
2017, Scientific conference "Resocialization without imprisonment: the need for reinvestment of the correctional system", November 9, 2017, Vilnius, Lithuania.
2016, Conference of the Association of Lithuanian Criminologists "Crime prevention in Lithuania: when science meets practice", April 8, 2016, Ministry of Justice, Vilnius, Lithuania.
2015, Conference of the Association of Lithuanian Criminologists "Criminology in Lithuania: theory and practice", June 26-27, 2015, Vilnius University, Faculty of Philosophy, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Presentations at Conferences (from 2018):
2022, 22nd Annual Conference of the European Society of Criminology, "Lithuanian offenders experiences of punishment in England", Malaga, Spain.
2022, Baltic criminologists seminar "Criminology in a changing context: answers of today – questions for tomorrow?". Report "Lithuanian offenders serving sentences in England: attitudes and needs in a different social and cultural environment", Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania.
2021, The best of the worst and permanently bad. Life-sentenced prisoners. Distance international scientific conference organized by the University of Warsaw, 2021, November 18-19. Presentation "Providing (false) hope of release?" Life imprisonment in Lithuania" (together with C. Appleton and G. Šleinotaitė), Warsaw, Poland.
2021, 21st Annual Conference of the European Society of Criminology "Reasonable girls you visit for a "check-in": women offender's attitudes towards probation officers" (together with A. Tereškinas), online.
2021, International scientific conference "A just punishment for women?" Punitive practices and women offenders' experiences, "Pains of probation: experiences of Lithuanian women under community supervision", online.
2020, 20th annual conference of the European Society of Criminologists "Women experiences serving community sanctions in Lithuania: first results of qualitative research“, online.
2019, European Society of Criminology Community Sanctions and Measures Working Group Conference, "Probation officers decision making in the context of strict and punitive environment: the case of Lithuania", Cambridge, UK.
2018, 18th Annual Conference of the European Society of Criminology, presentation "Discretionary decision making by probation officers in Lithuania: drifting between community safety and offender's resocialization", Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
2018, European Society of Criminology Community Sanctions and Measures Working Group Conference, "How probation officers perceive their influence achieving goals of probation?", Vienna, Austria.
Academic Visits:
2019.04.09 – 2019.12.10, Cambridge University, Institute of Criminology (UK). Research on the experiences of Lithuanian emigrants in punishment during research internship in the United Kingdom.
2019.09.05 – 2020.09.05, Cambridge University, Institute of Criminology, visiting scholar.
2010.02.01 – 2010.03.31, Orhus University (Denmark).
Memberships
Professional Associations:
Since 2011, Member of the Lithuanian Association of Criminologists.
2014-2016, Chairman of the Association of Lithuanian Criminologists.
2014-2018, 2021 – now, Member of the Board of the Lithuanian Association of Criminologists.
Member of the European Society of Criminology.
Member of the Working Group on Community Sanctions and Measures of the European Society of Criminology.
Editorial Board:
Since 2021, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the Scientific Journal "Criminology Studies".
Started working at the Institute – since 2020-09-01.
Research interests:
Criminal law, criminal procedural law.
International scientific profiles:
Publications:
Principal publications (from 2018):
Pranka D. (2021), The Price of Medical Negligence – Should it Be Judged by the Criminal Court in the Context of the Jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights? Baltic Journal of Law & Politics, 2021, Volume 14 (1).
Pranka D. (2020), In Search for the Just Sentence: imposition of milder sentence for illegal disposal of large or very large quantity of narcotic or psychotropic substances. Teisės problemos, 2020/1 (99).
Pranka D. (2019), Criminal liability for illegal disposal of narcotic and psychotropic substance - problems in court practice and lack of regulation. Teisės problemos, 2019/2 (98).
Contractual Research:
2018, Pranka D., Gelžinytė V., Substitution of fine with other penalties: existing procedure and room for its improvement. Science study, 2018, Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Lithuania.
Other academic activities:
2012 – now, Lecturer, University of Applied Social Sciences.
Presentations at Conferences (from 2018):
2022, Presentation: Criminal Liability Nuances of Medical Negligence During the Covid-19 Pandemic. April 29, 2022, Vytautas Magnus university, Kaunas, Lithuania.
2021, Presentation: The Price of Medical Negligence – Should it Be Judged by the Criminal Court in the Context of the Jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights? May 28, 2021, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Started working at the Institute – since 2010-10-04.
Research interests:
Criminal procedure, Criminal law, Constitutional law.
International scientific profiles:
Publications:
Principal publications (from 2018):
Discontinuation of the Criminal Case by Judgement and Presumption of Innocence: Problem Aspects in the Context of International and Constitutional Law. Teisės problemos. 2020, No. 1, p. 26-56 (the article in the peer-reviewed journal of the Law Institute in Lithuanian language).
Aspects of Procedural Justice of Investigation of Criminal Acts in Court. Kriminalistika ir teismo ekspertologija: mokslas, studijos, praktika / Criminalistics and forensic expertology: science, studies, practice / Криминалистика и судебная экспертология: наука, обучение, практика. XV, book 1. Comp. by Gabrielė Juodkaitė-Granskienė. Kaunas: Lietuvos teismo ekspertizės centras, Lietuvos kriminalistų draugija, Mykolo Romerio Universitetas, 2019, p. 343-361, ISBN 9789986555469 (the article in the peer-reviewed book – collection of papers of international conference, in Lithuanian language).
Research Projects:
Cutting Off Criminal Gain: Interdisciplinary Perspectives of Confiscation of Criminal Wealth. Carried out by the Law Institute and Vilnius University in 2012-2013, funded by the Research Council of Lithuania.
Other legal activities and experience:
Chief Advisor of the Criminal Division of the Supreme Court of Lithuania (at the court since 2007).
Senior Advisor of the Legal Department of the Office of the Seimas (the Parliament) of the Republic of Lithuania (at the Department during the years of 2001–2007), expertise of the drafts of laws and other legal acts of the Parliament and representation of the Parliament at the Constitutional Court.
Member of the Prosecutor Performance Evaluation Commission, formed by the Prosecutor General of the Republic of Lithuania (since 2021).
Member of the Criminal Procedure Code of the Republic of Lithuania Review Committee, formed by the Minister of Justice of the Republic of Lithuania (since 2017).
Presentations at Conferences (from 2018):
Aspects of Procedural Justice of Investigation of Criminal Acts in Court. In the XV International Congress "Criminalistics and Forensic Expertology: Science, Studies, Practice" held on 19-21 September 2019 in Kaunas (Lithuania) by Criminalists Association of Lithuania, Forensic Science Centre of the Ministry of Justice of Lithuania and Mykolas Romeris University (the presentation in Lithuanian language).
Practice of the Supreme Court of Lithuania Concerning Guarantees of Human Rights in Criminal Procedure. In the scientific-practical conference "Actualities and Problematics of the Protection of Human Rights in Criminal Procedure" held on 13 December 2018 in Kaunas by the Law Institute, Vytautas Magnus University and Kaunas Regional Court (co-author with assoc. prof. Juodkaitė-Granskienė and Svetlana Melničenko, the presentation in Lithuanian language).
Criminological Research Department
(+370 5) 2497591
Started working at the Institute – since 2015-12-01.
Research interests:
Sociology of imprisonment and correctional programming, sociology of gender with a focus on domestic violence, critical criminology, youth justice.
International scientific profiles:
Publications:
Principal publications (from 2018):
Michalovič, I., Vaičiūnienė, R. Justickaja, S., Viršilas, V. (2022), Challenges to an Individualized Approach Toward Batterers Intervention Programs in the Context of Coordinated Community Response to the Intimate Partner Violence in Lithuania, Journal of Family Violence. DOI: 10.1007/s10896-022-00467-6/
Vaičiūnienė, R., Arta Idrissi, Artūras Tereškinas (2022), „Gender-specific strategies of adaptation to imprisonment in a Lithuanian women’s correctional facility“. The Routledge Handbook of Women‘s Experiences of Criminal Justice, ed. Issla Mason and Natalie Booth. New York: Routledge.
Michailovič, I., Justickaja, S., Vaičiūnienė, R., Banach-Gutierrez, J. (2022), Domestic Violence Against Women in Lithuania and Poland: Seeking Adequate Protection of Victims. Legal Protection of Vulnerable Groups in Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Poland. Edited by Agnė Limantė, Dovilė Pūraitė-Andrikienė. Cham: Springer Cham, 2022. p. 409. (European Union and its Neighbours in a Globalized World, ISSN 2524-8928, eISSN 2524-8936 ; 8). ISBN 9783031069970. eISBN 9783031069987. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-06998-7.
Tereškinas, A., Vaičiūnienė, R., Jarutienė, L. (2022), Gender and Sentencing in Lithuania: More Mercy for Women? // Laws: 2022, 11, 5, p. 1-15. MDPI AG. ISSN 2075-471X. eISSN 2075-471X. DOI: 10.3390/laws11050070.
Limantė, A., Vaičiūnienė, R., Apolevič, J. (2022), Child-Friendly Legal Aid and Individual Assessment of Children in Conflict with the Law: Building the Basis for Effective Participation // International journal of environmental research and public health: A Further Look at Risk Behaviors in Adolescents: An Update on Assessment Instruments, Explanation Models, and Interventions Focused on Individual and Environmental Risk/Protective Factors : 2022, 19, 1, p. 1-17. MDPI. ISSN 1660-4601. eISSN 1660-4601. DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19010017.
Michailovič, I., Justickaja, S., Vaičiūnienė, R., Viršilas, V. (2021), Change in domestic violent behaviour: perspectives for developing work with perpetrators in Lithuania. Vilnius: Lietuvos socialinių mokslų centro Teisės institutas, 2021. 116. ISBN 9786099623955. eISBN 9786099623962.
Tereškinas, A., Vaičiūnienė, R., Nikartas, S., Jarutienė, L. (2021), Women in the lithuanian criminal justice system: from sentencing practices to punishment experiences. Vilnius: Žara, Lietuvos socialinių mokslų centro Teisės institutas, 2021. 195 p. ISBN 9789986343776.
Vaičiūnienė, R. (editor); Nikartas, S., Apolevič, J., Povilaitytė, V., Dodig Hundric, D., Ricijaš, N., Mirosavljevic, A., Mandic, S., Pitsela, A., Nouskalis, G., Karagiannidis, Ch., Giagkou, A., Mavrou, Ch. (2020), Individual Assessment of Suspected or Accused Children: insights into good practice in the light of the Directive (EU) 2016/800 / Edited by Rūta Vaičiūnienė. Vilnius: Žara, Lietuvos socialinių mokslų centro Teisės institutas, 2020. 216 p. ISBN 9789986343707.
Nikartas, S., Vaičiūnienė, R., Rinkevičiūtė, G. (2020), Probation officers’ discretionary decisions in responding to probation violations: The case of Lithuania // Probation Journal. Thousand Oaks, CA: 2020, 68, 1, p. 28-46. SAGE Publications. ISSN 0264-5505. eISSN 1741-3079. DOI: 10.1177/0264550520980057.
Sakalauskas, G. (editor), Jarutienė, L., Kalpokas, V., Vaičiūnienė, R. (2019), Conditions of imprisonment and premisses for social integration of prisoners. Vilnius: Lietuvos teisės institutas, Žara, 2019. p. 1-512. ISBN 9789986343493.
Michailovič, I., Justickaja, S., Vaičiūnienė, R, Kalpokas, V., Visockas, E. (2019), Towards the effective cooperation between police and other stakeholders: model for the identification, support and prevention of domestic violence.Vilnius: Lietuvos teisės institutas, 2019. p. 70 l. eISBN 9789986704638.
Slade, G., Vaičiūnienė, R. (2018), In comparative perspective: The effects of incarceration abroad on penal subjectivity among prisoners in Lithuania // European Journal of Criminology: 2018, 15, 2, p. 217-234. Sage Publications Ltd. ISSN 1477-3708. eISSN 1741-2609. DOI: 10.1177/1477370817726716.
Vaičiūnienė, R. (2018), Killing Time in Prison: Purposeful Activities and Spare Time in Lithuanian Correctional Facilities // The Journal of Power Institutions in Post-Soviet Societies: The Evolution of Prisons and Penality in the Former Soviet Union: 2018, 19, p. 1-16. Centre for Research and Study on Post-Soviet Societies and Institutions. ISSN 1769-7069. DOI: 10.4000/pipss.5082.
Vaičiūnienė, R., Viršilas, V. (2018), The implementation of social rehabilitation measures in Lithuanian correctional institutions: the improvement of existing practices. Vilnius : Lietuvos teisės institutas, 60 l. eISBN 9789986704546.
Research Projects:
2020 – 2021, Changes in domestic violent behavior: perspectives for developing work with perpetrators at institutional and communal levels (SMEAK). Senior Research Fellow. Project partner - Lithuanian Probation Service. Project budget ~ 110 000 eur.
2020 – 2021, Legal aid for children in criminal proceedings: developing and sharing best practices (LA CHILD). Senior Research Fellow. Project partners - Belgium (Defence for Children (DCI-Belgium)) and Albania (Center of Integrated Legal Services and Practices (CILSP).
2019 – 2021, Defeminised criminal justice: female offenders’ penalties and their experiences of punishment (FemiJust). Senior Research Fellow. The project partners – Cambridge Institute of Criminology and Vytautas Magnus University. Project budget: 145 724 Eur.
2019 – 2020, Procedural safeguards of accused or suspected children: improving the implementation of the right to individual assessment (IA-CHILD). Project leader/ Senior Research Fellow. Project partners - Croatia, Greece, Cyprus, Belgium.
2018 – 2020, Increasing the organizational capacity of the Women and children sections of the Gendarmerie general command. Project partner (leading) - Lithuanian Police Department under the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania. Project budget ~ EUR 1.65 million.
2018 – 2019, Towards the effective cooperation between police and other stakeholders: model for the identification, support and prevention of domestic violence” (POSIB). Research fellow. Project budget 70000 eur.
Presentations at Conferences (from 2018):
2021-11-30, Vaičiūnienė Rūta. „Implementing batterer intervention programs: the importance of inter-institutional cooperation and coordinated response“. International conference „The Change of Domestic Violent Behaviour: Working with Perpetrators at Institutional and Community Levels“, Vilnius.
2021-06-23, Vaičiūnienė Rūta, Jarutienė Liubovė. Gender & Sentencing in Lithuania: more mercy for women? International conference „A just punishment for women? Punitive practices and female offenders‘ experiences“, Vilnius.
2021-02-11, Vaičiūnienė, Rūta, Nikartas, Simonas. Legal aid for children in Lithuania (Presentation of LA CHILD research results.). Conference “Legal aid for children in criminal proceedings: child-friendly legal aid at focus”, Vilnius.
2021, Rūta Vaičiūnienė, Artūras Tereškinas. „Defeminised criminal justice: female offenders’ crimes and penalties in Lithuania“. 20st Annual Conference of the European Society of Criminology. Criminology in a time of pandemic.
2019-03-28/29, Vaičiūnienė Rūta. “Doing prison work: inconsistent institutional identities and roles of prison officers”. International seminar of Working Group on Prison Life and the Effects of Imprisonment (European Society of Criminology). Amsterdam, Netherlands.
2019-03-08, Vaičiūnienė Rūta, Michailovič Ilona. “Towards the effective cooperation between police and other stakeholders: model for identification, support and prevention of domestic violence”, International meeting of The European Organisation of Prison and Correctional Services, EuroPris and Confederation of European Probation, CEP. Vilnius.
Academic Visits:
2019-03-28/29, Participation in workshop (Working Group on Prison Life and the Effects of Imprisonment of European Society of Criminology), Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Memberships
Professional Associations:
Member of the Board of the Lithuanian Criminologists Association.
Member of European Society of Criminology, member of ESC Prison Working Group.
Editorial Board:
2021 – Present. Member of editorial board in scientific journal Kriminologijos studijos (Criminological studies).
Science Promotion (from 2018):
16 September 2021, “LRT Klasika” podcast “72 Shades”: A conversation about the expression of masculinity and femininity in prisons, the impact of sexuality on the social position and behaviour of individuals.
4 July 2019, Start FM's "Law Clinic Live." The programme focuses on the conditions of imprisonment in Lithuanian correctional facilities feel.
National and International Awards:
On February 10th 2020, Virgilijus Kulikauskas, Director of the Prison Department under the Ministry of Justice, presented a letter of appreciation on the occasion of the 101st anniversary of the founding of the Lithuanian Penitentiary System, to Rūta Vaičiūnienė, Senior Researcher at the Law Institute, for her significant scientific contribution and initiatives in improving the process of resocialisation of convicts in the Lithuanian Penitentiary System.
Started working at the Institute – since 2016-01-14.
Research interests:
Criminology, victimology, penitentiary law.
International scientific profiles:
Publications:
Principal publications (from 2018):
I.O. Savchenko, S.L. Babych, Uscila R. (2021), Some issues on forensic psychological examination of victims enduring domestic violence. Theory and Practice of Forensic Science and Criminalistics, Ukraine.
Tvaronavičienė A., Uscila R. (2021), The system of evaluation of mediators’ qalifications in Lithuania: model and application experience ADR – local solutions in a global context: monograph / pod redakcją Magdaleny Tabernackiej, Wydział Prawa, Administracji i Ekonomii Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego.
Uscila R. (2020), Smurtas artimoje aplinkoje: negalią turinčių nukentėjusiųjų situacijos įvertinimas (Domestic violence: assessment of the situation of victims with disabilities), Pedagogika / Pedagogy, 138 (2).
Uscila R. (2020), Nuteistųjų dinaminė priežiūra bausmių vykdymo sistemoje (Dynamic supervision of convicts in the system of execution of sentences). Criminalistics and forensic expertology: science, studies, 16.
Uscila R. (2020), Dinaminio saugumo koncepcija laisvės atėmimo vietose (The concept of dynamic security in imprisonment facilities). Mokslo studija, Lietuvos teisės institutas.
Uscila R. (2020), Vaiko minimalios priežiūros priemonių taikymo praktikos įvertinimas Lietuvoje (Assessment of the practice of applying minimum child care measures in Lithuania). Mokslo studija, Kazimiero Simonavičiaus universitetas.
Uscila R. (2019), Intervencinė smurtinį elgesį keičianti programa, jos taikymas Lietuvoje: praktiniai ir teoriniai aspektai (Intervention program for changing violent behavior, its application in Lithuania: practical and theoretical aspects). Criminalistics and Forensic expertology: science, studines, practice. Vilnius, I tomas, p. 491-508, ISBN 978-9986-555-46-9.
Uscila R. (2018), Analysis of crunubal acts related to theuse, possesion of drugs and psychotropic substances and the system of execution of punishment. Criminalistics and Forensic expertology: science, studines, practice. Odessa,Ukraine, 2018. ISBN 978-966-916-610-42.
Research Projects:
2020-2022, Strengthening the capacity of State bodies and local level referral mechanisms to provide safety and support to victims of domestic. The project is funded by the European Union under the Twinning program (project No. AZ / 16 / ENI / JH / 01/19 (55)). Duration of the project: 01/09/2020 – 31/01/2022. Together with the Law Institute of the Lithuanian Center for Social Sciences, the project is implemented by the State Committee for Family, Women and Children Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Ministry of Social Security and Labour of the Republic of Lithuania (managing partner), Vilnius University Faculty of Law, the European Social Fund Agency, and the Ludwig Boltzmann Gesellschaft - Institute of Human Rights (junior partner).
Presentations at Conferences (from 2018):
2022 September 8-10, R. Uscila. „The practice of half-way houses for convicts in Lithuania“. XVIIIth international congress „Criminalistics and forensic expertology: science, studies, practice“, Vilnius.
2022, September 29-30, R. Uscila. International conference "The second Nordic - Baltic roundtable and study visit of the Gender-Based Violence. Topic: Gender-based violence - challenges and opportunities: Services for the victims and perpetrators. „Help and Services for the Perpetrators in Lithuania“. II Panel: Help and Services for the Perpetrators, Tampere, Finland.
National and International Awards:
2019, Lithuanian Police Acknowledgement for the conference speaker for the initiative to create a safer environment "The most active safe neighbourhood Group 2019".
2019 May 24, Letter of appreciation from the Minister of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania for the work in the Commission evaluating the projects dealing with the prevention of crime and other offences and the community initiatives’ good practice.
2018 May 18, Dr. Rokas Uscila, Deputy Director of the Law Institute, was awarded a certificate of appreciation presented by the Dean of the Faculty of Philosophy of Vilnius University Prof. Dr. Arūnas Poviliūnas, for the cooperation arranging internship for the students of the Master's Degree in Legal Psychology programme.
Started working at the Institute – since 2020-03-02.
Research interests:
Sports law, doping, match-fixing, cultural criminology.
International scientific profiles:
Publications:
Principal publications (from 2018):
Zaksaitė, S. (2022), „Anti-cheating protection measures in chess: current state of play”. Crime Prev Community Saf 24, p. 255–265.
Zaksaitė S. (2022), “Violence, Pregnant with Peace: Criminological Reading of Lars von Trier”, Criminological studies, 9, p. 151-172. doi: 10.15388/CrimLithuan.2021.9.6.
Zaksaitė S. (2020), “Cheating in chess: a call for an integrated disciplinary regulation”, Criminological studies, 8, p. 57-83. doi: 10.15388/CrimLithuan.2020.8.3.
Zaksaitė S., Virbalytė-Dimšienė B. (2022), Interaction between unfair play, cheating and the spirit of sport: ambiguities of the use of inhalers containing beta-2 agonists in Olympic sports. Sport science, No. 1, p. 66-71.
Research Projects:
2020-2022, The criminal case and events of January 13: legal, criminological and historical research. Budget: 104 000 €. Contract No. S-LIP-20-14. Project Leader.
Presentations at Conferences (from 2018):
2022, Presentation at the International Conference “European trends and challenges of criminal policy”. Presentation title: “Crimes against humanity: victimological aspect”, 29 April 2022.
2020, Presentation at the International Conference "The history of violence against women: from theoretical to empirical perspectives" (online). Presentation title: “Sexual harassment and abuse in sport”, 26 November 2020.
2018, The 18th Annual Conference of the European Society of Criminology “Crimes Against Humans and Crimes Against Humanity. Implications for Modern Criminology”. Conference paper: The works of Lars von Trier: Cultural and other Criminology.
Memberships
Professional Associations:
Member of the Lithuanian Association of Criminologists.
Editorial Board:
Journal of Criminological Studies.
Science Promotion (from 2018):
2022, “Case of the century”: winning language games and goals missed down the right wing. Naujasis Židinys – Aidai, 2022, No. 3.
2022, On cultural images and the war that happens not in the film. In portal 15min.lt.
National and International Awards:
2012, Acknowledgment “For the Development of Sports Law” by the Department of Physical Education and Sports under the Government of the Republic of Lithuania.
Started working at the Institute – since 2015-07-15.
Research interests:
Domestic violence, stalking, offender rehabilitation, conditional release (parole).
International scientific profiles:
Publications:
Principal publications (from 2018):
Tereškinas, A., Vaičiūnienė, R., Jarutienė, L. (2022). Gender and Sentencing in Lithuania: More Mercy for Women?. Law, 11(5), p. 70.
Laurinaitytė, I., Michailovič, I., Jarutienė, L. (2022). Dealing with stalking cases in Lithuania: The role of public perceptions and legal response. Behavioral Sciences & the Law, 40, p. 660–676.
Nikartas, S., Jarutienė, L. (2022). The dignity of punishment: Vulnerable prisoners‘ rights in Lithuania. A. Limantė, D. Pūraitė-Andrikienė (eds.), Legal Protection of Vulnerable Groups in Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Poland, European Union and its Neighbours in a Globalized World 8, p. 247-262.
Nikartas, S., Jarutienė, L. (2022). Individualising probation conditions in cases of domestic violence: The study of sentencing practice in Lithuania. European Journal of Probation, 14(2), p. 128-147.
Jarutiene, L. (2021). Parole practises in Lithuania: Factors predicting court decisions. European Journal of Probation, 13(3), p. 301-319.
Sakalauskas, G., Jarutienė, L., Kalpokas. V., Vaičiūnienė, R. (2020). Conditons of imprisonment and premisses of social integration of prisoners, Vilnius: Žara.
Research Projects:
1 July 2019 – 31 March 2021, Junior research fellow at a project “Defeminized criminal justice: Female offenders’ penalties and their experiences of punishment” funded by the Research Council of Lithuania (S-MIP-19-39). Budget: 145.724 Eur.
2 February 2021 – 31 December 2022, Junior research fellow at a project “Stalking and its relation to domestic violence: perception, prevalence and response in Lithuania” funded by the Research Council of Lithuania (S-GEV-21-4). Budget: 100.000 Eu.
Other academic activities:
October-December 2021, teaching Erasmus students in module “Introduction to forensic psychology”, seminars for forensic psychology master students in modules “Psychological assessment in law enforcement system” and “Psychological counseling in law enforcement system”.
Conferences Organisation:
20 October, 2022, Panevėžys, Lithuania. International conference “The perspectives for rehabilitation of women sentenced to prison“.
Presentations at Conferences (from 2018):
The risk factors for physical violence in cases of intimate partner stalking, 21-24 September 2022 22nd Annual conference of the European Society of Criminology Challenges and opportunities in virtaully and pshysically connected Europe: The need for criminology.
Legal response to stalking in Lithuania: the analysis of court practice, 27-28 June 2022 35th Baltic Criminological Seminar Criminology in a changing context: answers of today – questions for tomorrow?
Experiences of Stalking in the Context of Intimate Partner Violence, 8-10 September 2021 21st Annual conference of the European Society of Criminology Criminology in a time of pandemic.
Gender and sentencing in Lithuania: More mercy for women? 23 June 2021 International conference A just punishment for women? Punitive practices and female offenders‘ experiences.
The association between personality traits and criminogenic risk faktors of domestic violence perpetrators, 7 May 2021 18th Conference for junior scientists in psychology The face of contemporary psychology.
Science Promotion (from 2018):
3 December 2021 Round table discussion “Criminalization of stalking: pros and cons”.
16 Semtember 2021 an event at science festival Spaceship Earth „Do you know what stalking is and how you should respond to it?“.
17 June 2022 participating in a discussion on domestic violence in LRT radio show „Lithuania Daily“.
Department of Publishing and Management
Duties of the Head of the Department performs from 2021-02-01.
Position:
Research fellow, language editor.
Research interests:
Cognitive linguistics, metaphor studies, language of law, legal terminology, problems of naming of socially vulnerable persons.
International scientific profiles:
Publications:
Principal publications (from 2018):
Gedzevičienė D. (2022), Metaphorical Terms Denoting Intellectual Disability in Lithuanian Official Documents: Social Implications. Metaphor in Legal Discourse / Edited by I. Šeškauskienė. Cambridge Scholars Publishing, p. 50–80. ISBN 1527578496.
Gedzevičienė D. (2021), Change of Terms Defining Intellectual Disability and Its Levels in Lithuania and Change-determining Factors. Terminologija, Vol. 28, p. 114–152. doi.org/10.35321/term28-06.
Gedzevičienė D. (2019), Metaphor and Irony in the Public Criminological Discourse of Lithuania. East European Politics and Societies and Cultures, 2019, Vol. 33, No. 2, p. 400–422.
Gedzevičienė D. Blogųjų naujienų diskursas Lietuvos sovietmečio spaudoje (Bad News Discourse in the Lithuanian Soviet Press). In: Respectus Philologicus, 2018, t. 34, Nr. 39, p. 61–72.
Gedzevičienė D. (2018), Lithuanian metaphorical legal terms. Taikomoji kalbotyra, 2018, No. 10, p. 26–44.
Contractual Research:
2019, Lithuanian metaphorical legal terms – Target Language Seminars for the LT Translation Unit, General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union, Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175 - 1048 Brussel – Belgium, 25/10/2019.
Presentations at Conferences (from 2018):
2022, Gedzevičienė D. Metaphorical Terms Denoting Intellectual Disability in Lithuanian Official Documents: Social Implications. Online discussion - presentation of the book “Metaphor in Legal Discourse” (2022, Cambridge Scholars Publishing). Vilnius University, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 31/05/2022.
2020, Gedzevičienė D. Terminology Denoting Intellectual Disability and Its Influence on Social Attitudes. Scientific seminar “Terminology: matters of science and practice“. Institute of the Lithuanian Language, Vilnius, Lithuania, 16/10/2020.
Science Promotion (from 2018):
2020, Interview "The name of the diagnosis - a ticket to social exclusion?" for the newspaper "Bičiulystė" (newspaper of Lithuanian Society of Disabled Persons).
Started working at the Institute – since 2020-01-06.
Legal System Research Department
exercising functions of the Head of the Department,
VAM project Research Fellow
Started working at the Institute – since 2018-02-01.
Research interests:
Labour Law, Legal Regulation of Non-discrimination, Equal Opportunities for Women, Impact of the Ageing Population on the Labour Law.
International scientific profiles:
Publications:
Principal publications (from 2018):
Ambrazevičiūtė, K., „Protection of Elderly Employees in the Ageing Society: Experience of Lithuania and Estonia“ in „Legal Protection of Vulnerable Groups in North-Eastern Europe – Trends and Perspectives“, (ed..Limantė A., Pūraitė-Andrikienė D.). Springer. Cham: Springer, 2022. ISBN: 9783031069970 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-06998-7.
Ambrazevičiūtė, K., Kavoliūnaitė-Ragauskienė E., Ragauskas P. „Korupcija privačiame sektoriuje“ (monografija) („Corruption in the private sector” (monograph)). Vilnius: Lietuvos teisės institutas, 2020. eISBN 978-9986-704-71-3.
Ambrazevičiūtė, K. „Civilinių gynimo būdų taikymas korupcinių veikų atveju privačiajame sektoriuje“ („Civil Remedies for Corruption in the Private Sector“). Vilnius: Lietuvos teisės institutas, 2020. eISBN 978-9986-704-67-6.
Ambrazevičiūtė K., Pivorienė J. „Lithuania“ in „Extended Working Life Policies. International Gender and Health Perspectives“ (ed. Á. N. Léime; J. Ogg; M. Rašticová; D. Street; C. Krekula; M. Bédiová; I. Madero-Cabib ). Cham: Springer, 2020. ISBN 978-3-030-40984-5. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-40985-2_25.
Ambrazevičiūtė K., Birštonas R. „Darbuotojo pareiga saugoti komercines paslaptis ir kitą konfidencialią informaciją: grėsmė laisvei pasirinkti darbą?“ („Employee’s Duty not to Disclose Trade Secrets and Other Confidential Information: Threat to Freedom to Choose a Job?“). Teisės problemos: mokslo darbai. 2019 Nr. 2 (98). ISSN 2351-6364.
Ambrazevičiūtė K. „Korupcija darbo santykiuose“ („Corruption in Labor Relations“). Teisės problemos: mokslo darbai. 2019. Nr. 1. ISSN 2351-6364.
Ambrazevičiūtė, K., Kavoliūnaitė-Ragauskienė E., Ragauskas P. „Atsakomybės už korupciją privačiame sektoriuje teisinis reguliavimas“ („Legal Regulation of Responsibility for Private Sector Corruption“). Vilnius: Lietuvos Teisės Institutas, 2018. ISBN 978-9986-704-56-0.
Research Projects:
2020-09-01–2022-10-31. Postdoctoral fellow at the project „Ensuring Equal Opportunities for Women in Labour Relations in the Baltic States: A Comparative Analysis” fund ed by Social Funds of European Union. Implemented at Law Institute of the Lithuanian Centre for Social Sciences. Budget: 66 499,55 euros.
2012.03.01 – 2013.12.31. Junior Research Fellow at Project “Social, Economic and Legal Measures for Stability and Development of Families” funded by The Research Council of Lithuania. Implemented at The Law Institute of the Lithuanian Centre for Social Sciences. Budget: 213 500 litas.
Contractual Research:
2019-02-11. Client: Judge of the Constitutional Court. Opinion in Constitutional Justice Case no. 11/2018. Teisės e-aktualijos. Vilnius: Lietuvos teisės institutas. 2019, 2 (17), p. 20-26. eISSN: 2335-8998.
2018-12-10. Client: Chief Official Ethics Commission. Opinion on the Functions Performed by the Members of the Election Commissions of the President of the Republic of Lithuania, the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania, the European Parliament and municipal councils of the Republic of Lithuania. Teisės e-aktualijos. Vilnius: Lietuvos teisės institutas. 2019, 1 (16), p. 33-37. eISSN 2335-8998.
2014-06. Client: Architects‘ Chamber of Lithuania. Co-author of the scientific analysis „Peculiarities of Architects’ Professional Self-Government in Lithuania”.
Other academic activities:
2013 – 2018. PhD Candidate. Mykolas Romeris university, Faculty of Law, Institute of Private Law. Dissertation topic: Enforcement of Right to Work of Older People in Ageing Society. Dissertation deals with the legal issues of non-discrimination, equality, constitutional and labour law.
Lecturer. Mykolas Romeris university, Faculty of Law, Institute of Private Law. Subjects taught: Labor Law, Problems of Legal Regulation of Labor Relations, Labor Law and Civil Law, Non-discrimination in Labor Law, Fundamentals of Law. Supervising BA theses, reviewing BA theses.
Presentations at Conferences (from 2018):
2022 – 10 – 14. Opportunities for Women in the Labor Market: from Security to Flexibility. 2nd National Social Policy Conference „Life Path and Its Crises: How (Does) Lithuanian Social Policy Work?” Vilnius, Lietuva.
2022-06-23. The Labour Law Challenges for Women Caregivers in an Ageing Society: A View from Lithuania. University of Ljubljana Faculty of Law conference „Reforma institutov prava varstva svetnosti”. Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Academic Visits:
2022-05-04 – 2022-05-20. Faculty of Law, University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia. Visiting Researcher.
2021-11-21 – 2021-12-07. School of Law, Tartu University, Estonia. Visiting Researcher.
2016-04-04 – 2016-06-04. Faculty of Law, Ghent University, Belgium. Researcher (Erasmus+ internship).
Memberships
Professional Associations:
2015-2019 COST IS1409 Gender and health impacts of policies extending working life in western countries, Substitute member of Lithuania.
Science Promotion (from 2018):
2022-09-01. Ambrazevičiūtė K. More Opportunities for Caregivers: Changes to the Labor Code. In: Teise.Pro.
2019-09-10. Ambrazevičiūtė K. Interview „How much longer will we watch „Farai“?” In: Alfa.lt.
Started working at the Institute – since 2015-07-01.
Research interests:
Private International Family Law, Technology and Human Rights, Human Rights, Justice Reforms.
International scientific profiles:
Publications:
Principal publications (from 2020):
Limantė, A., Tereškinas, A., Vaičiūnienė, R. (2023), “Gender-Based Violence and Law: Global Perspectives and Eastern European Practices”. Routledge, 2023, ISBN 9781032469348.
Limantė, A., Pūraitė – Andrikienė, D. (eds) (2022), “Legal Protection of Vulnerable Groups in Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Poland: Trends and Perspectives”. Springer, 2022, ISBN 9783031069970.
Ruggeri, L., Limantė, A., Pogorelčnik Vogrinc, N. (2022), “The Regulation of Matrimonial Property and Property of Registered Partnerships”. Intersentia, 2022. ISBN 9781839701993.
Limante, A. (2023), “Protecting Vulnerable Groups in Europe: Highlights from Recent Case Law of the European Court of Human Rights”. The International Journal of Human Rights, DOI: 10.1080/13642987.2023.2297311 (SNIP: 1.420 (2022)).
Limante, A. (2023), “Bias in Facial Recognition Technologies Used by Law Enforcement: Understanding the Causes and Searching for a Way Out”. Nordic Journal of Human Rights, DOI: 10.1080/18918131.2023.2277581 (SNIP: 0.279(2021)).
Limante, A., Vaiciuniene, R., Zekas, T. (2022), “Accessibility of Legal Aid to Children in Conflict with the Law: Bringing the General Concept to Practice”. Baltic Journal of Law & Politics. Vol.15, no.2, 2022, pp.152-173. https://doi.org/10.2478/bjlp-
Limante, A., Vaiciuniene, R., Apolevic, J. (2021), “Child-friendly legal aid and individual assessment of children in conflict with the law: building the basis for effective participation”. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022, 19(1), 17; https://doi.org/10.3390/
Limante, A. (2021), “Prorogation of Jurisdiction and Choice of Law in EU Family Law Regulations”. Journal of Private International Law, 17:2, 334-360, doi: 10.1080/17441048.2021.1953253 (SNIP 2.058 (2020)).
Limante, A. (2021), “The E.E. decision (C-80/19) sheds light on notaries acting as ‘courts’ and on a few other notions within the context of the Succession Regulation”. European Papers- A Journal on Law and Integration, Vol. 6, 2021, No 1, pp. 45-55 (European Forum, 29 March 2021), doi: 10.15166/2499-8249/450 (SNIP 1.131).
Limante, A., Pogorelčnik Vogrinc, N. (2021), “Party Autonomy in the Context of Jurisdictional and Choice of Law Rules of Matrimonial Property Regulation”. Baltic Journal of Law & Politics, (2020) Vol. 13(2), 135-158, https://doi.org/10.2478/bjlp-
Research Projects:
2022-2024 Project “Protection of international families with links to the European Union post-Brexit: Collaborative Scotland-EU partnership”. The project is funded by the Royal Society of Edinburgh under the Saltire Facilitation Network Award Scheme and led by University of Aberdeen. Project countries: UK, BE, HR, PL, LT, IT, IR. Network partner.
2021-2023 Project funded by the Lithuanian Research Council "Government Use of Facial Recognition Technologies: Legal Challenges and Possible Solutions" (VeidAI). Researcher.
2021-2023 Project co-funded by the EU: “E-training on EU Family Property regimes” (EU-FamPro). Project countries: IT, LT, ES, HR, SL. Lithuanian Team Leader, Researcher and Trainer.
2020-2022 Project co-funded by the EU: "Legal aid for children in criminal proceedings: developing and sharing best practices" (LA CHILD). Project countries: LT, BE, AL. Project Leader and Researcher.
2018-2020 Project co-funded by the EU: "4 EU training sessions on family law regulations for Cross-border Lawyers and Social Services" (C.L.A.S.S.4EU). Project countries: IT, LT, PT, HU. Lithuanian Team Leader, Researcher and Trainer.
2017-2019 Project co-funded by the EU: "Enhancing the Quality of Legal Aid: General Standards for Different Countries" (QUAL-AID). Project countries: LT, NL, DE. Researcher.
2015-2017 Project co-funded by the EU: "EU Judiciary Training on Brussels IIa Regulation: From South to East". Project countries: IT, LT, ES, HR. Lithuanian Team Leader, Researcher and Trainer.
Contractual Research:
2022-2023, Moldova, Short-term expert in the EU-funded project “Enhance transparency, accountability of and access to the judiciary system in the Republic of Moldova” implemented by CPVA (Lithuania) and Expertise France.
2020-2022, Azerbaijan, Expert in the Twinning Project “Strengthening the Capacity of State Bodies and Local Level Referral Mechanisms to Provide Safety and Support to Victims of Domestic Violence in Azerbaijan”.
2018-2020, Turkey, Expert in the Twinning Project “Increasing the Organizational Capacity of the Women and Children Sections of the Gendarmerie General Command”.
2017-2019, Ukraine, Expert in the Twinning Project “Implementation of the Best European Practices with the Aim of Strengthening the Institutional Capacity of the Apparatus of the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights to Protect Human Rights and Freedoms (Apparatus)”.
Other academic activities:
2005-2020 University lecturer. Vilnius University Faculty of Law (Lithuania), European Humanities University (Lithuania), Khazar University (Azerbaijan).
Conferences Organisation:
2022, International conference “Facial Recognition in the Modern State”.
2021, International conference “Legal aid for children in criminal proceedings: child-friendly legal aid at focus”.
2019, International conference “Meeting Directive 2016/1919: the New Age of Legal Aid”.
Presentations at Conferences (from 2018):
2022, Speaker and moderator in the International Seminar “Practical Challenges in the Application of the Twin Regulations””. Almeria (Spain) 19 September 2022. Presentation: “Why party autonomy should be strengthened across the EU family law instruments?”.
2022, Speaker and moderator in the international conference „Facial Recognition in the Modern State” . Online, 15 September 2022. Presentation: “Faces of War: Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine and Military Use of FRT”.
2022, Speaker at the international conference “Sense and Sensibility in Cross-Border Cases: Couples’ Property”. Opatija (Croatia)/online, 30 June 2022. Presentation: “Jurisdiction Scheme in the Twin Regulations”.
2021, Speaker at the “World Congress on Justice with Children” event - a roundtable discussion „Making child-friendly legal aid a reality – learnings and outputs from the LA Child project”. Online 2021-11-17.
2021, Speaker at Católica Graduate Legal Research Conference “Protection of Vulnerable Groups: Today and Beyond”, 28-29 October 2021 (Lisbon, Portugal). Presentation: “Protecting Vulnerable Groups in Europe: Recent Case Law of the European Court of Human Rights”.
2021, Speaker at the International Legal Aid Group Conference „International Legal Aid Group Conference 22-24 June 2021“, 22-24 June 2021. Presentation: “Legal aid for children in conflict with the law in Europe: towards child-friendly legal aid?”.
2021, Speaker at the conference organised by International Academy of Family Lawyers (IAFL) “Introduction to European Family Law ‘Virtual Kyiv’ Webinar”, 19 March 2021. Presentation: “Party autonomy to choose jurisdiction and applicable law for matrimonial property in Europe”.
2019, Presentation in international conference “Meeting Directive 2016/1919: the New Age of Legal Aid”. Vilnius, 27 June 2019. Presentation “Right to legal aid in the international and EU law: towards the quality of legal aid”
2019, Participation and presentation “Quality of legal aid: presentation of research results” in the event organised by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) “Equal access to justice for all: ensuring quality of legal aid services in criminal cases”, in the frame of the 28th session of the CCPCJ 2019. 23 May 2019, Vienna (Austria).
Memberships
Professional Associations:
Member of the Humanities and Social Sciences Expert Committee at the Research Council of Lithuania.
Member of the International Legal Aid Group (ILAG).
Member of Camerino University PhD program external board.
Science Promotion (from 2018):
Limantė, A., Pogorelčnik Vogrinc, N., & Ruggeri, L. (2022). Authors speaking: Lucia Ruggeri, Agnė Limantė, Neža Pogorelčnik Vogrinc about their publication The EU Regulations on Matrimonial Property and Property of Registered Partnerships. Intersentia.com, 1-3.
Limantė, A. (2022). Why people in Russia are afraid to protest against government? Facial rcognition technologies as a tool to deter from protests. (LT: Kodėl Rusijoje žmonės bijo protestuoti prieš valdžią? Veido atpažinimo technologijos kaip priemonė, atgrasanti nuo protestų.) Teise.Pro.
Limantė, A. ir Rutkauskas, A. (2021). Provocative inscriptions on T-shirts in the ECHR case Z.B. v. France - when does freedom of expression end? (LT: Provokuojantys užrašai ant marškinėlių EŽTT byloje Z.B. prieš Prancūziją – kada saviraiškos laisvė nebeginama?) Teisė.Pro.
Limantė, A. (2021). A. Limantė: are we moving towards appropriate legal aid for children? (LT: A. Limantė: ar einame vaikams tinkamos teisinės pagalbos link?) Infolex.lt.
Limantė, A. (2020). Surrogacy during a pandemic. (LT: Surogatinė motinystė pandemijos metu.) Teise.Pro.
Limantė, A. (2020). "Rights of future generations" - emerging fourth generation human rights? (LT: “Ateities kartų teisės” – besiformuojančios ketvirtosios kartos žmogaus teisės? ) Teise.Pro.
Limantė, A. (2019). Lithuania Introduces Individual Constitutional Complaint. Verfassungsblog.
Limantė, A. (2019). "You can't fight against love": the Constitutional Court passed a ruling on issuing a residence permit to a same-sex Lithuanian spouse. (LT: „Prieš meilę nepakovosi“: Konstitucinis Teismas priėmė nutarimą dėl leidimo gyventi išdavimo tos pačios lyties lietuvio sutuoktiniui.) Infolex.lt.
Limantė, A. (2018). Corruptor burgers and a golden loaf of bread. (LT: Korupciоnieriaus burgeriai ir auksinis duonos kepalas.) Delfi.lt.
Limantė, A. (2018). Book review: An Ever More Powerful Court? The Political Constraints of Legal Integration in the European Union, by D. Sindbjerg Martinsen (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2015, ISBN 9780198753391). JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, 56(1), 197-198.
National and International Awards:
2017, Young Scientist Fellowship awarded by the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences.
2013, King’s College London. Prize for Best Dissertation on the MA in EU Law. Master thesis: "Transformation of the Western Balkans through the Application of EU Accession Conditionality: lessons learnt and way ahead".
Started working at the Institute – since 2021-06-01.
Research interests:
Research explores the interplay between law, technology, and politics, and focuses on automated decision-making, Internet policy, data privacy and discrimination law, and human rights in the digital age.
International scientific profiles:
Publications:
Principal publications (from 2018):
M. Žalnieriūtė (2022), ‘Reforming the Australian Framework for International Data Sharing,’ International Data Privacy Law, Volume 12 (4), p. 332–345.
M. Žalnieriūtė (2022), ‘Big Brother vs UK’, American Journal of International Law, Vol 116(3), p. 585-592.
M. Žalnieriūtė (2022), ‘Data Transfers after Schrems II: The EU – US Disagreements over Data Privacy and National Security’, Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, Vol 55(1), p. 1-48.
M. Žalnieriūtė (2022), ‘A Struggle for Competence: National Security, Surveillance and the Scope of EU Law at the Court of Justice of European Union,’ Modern Law Review, 85(1), p. 198-218.
S. Amankavičiūtė and M. Žalnieriūtė (2022), ‘Failing to Recognize Objectification and Sexualization of Women as Systemic Discrimination: Workplace Harassment Reforms in Australia,’ Harvard Journal or Law and Gender, Online.
M. Žalnieriūtė (2021), ‘Burning Bridges: Facial Recognition Technology and Public Space Surveillance in the Modern State’ Columbia Science and Technology Law Review, Vol 22(2), p. 284-307.
M. Žalnieriūtė, L. Bennett Moses and G. Williams (2021), ‘The Rule of Law “By Design?’ Tulane Law Review, Vol 95 (5), p. 1063-1101.
M. Žalnieriūtė and G. Churches (2021), ‘Rejecting the Transatlantic Outsourcing of Data Protection in the Face of Unrestrained Surveillance’ Cambridge Law Journal, 80(1), p. 8-11.
M. Žalnieriūtė, (2021), ‘Transparency-Washing”: The Corporate Agenda of Procedural Fetishism’ Critical Analysis of Law, Vol 8(1), p. 39-53.
M. Žalnieriūtė and C. Weiss (2020), ‘Reconceptualizing Intersectionality in Judicial Interpretation: Moving Beyond Formalistic Discrimination Accounts on Islamic Covering Prohibitions’. Berkeley Journal of Gender, Law and Justice, Vol 35(1), p.71 – 90 (published in May 2021 due to Covid-19).
M. Žalnieriūtė (2020), ‘Google LLC vs CNIL,’ American Journal of International Law, Vol 114(2), p. 261-267.
M. Žalnieriūtė (2020), ‘The Future of Data Retention Regime in the EU After Qadrature Du Net and Privacy International Judgments’, American Society of International Law Insights, 24 (28).
G. Churches and M. Žalnieriūtė (2020), Contracting Out” Human Rights in International Law: Schrems II and the Fundamental Flaws of the US Surveillance Laws, Harvard International Law Journal.
M. Žalnieriūtė (2020), ‘Human Rights Rhetoric in Global Internet Governance: New ICANN Bylaw on Human Rights’, Harvard Business Law Review, Vol 10, p. 1-19.
M. Žalnieriūtė and G. Churches (2020), ‘When a Like is not a Like: A New Fragmented Approach to Data Controllership,’ Modern Law Review, Vol 83 (4), p. 861-876.
M. Žalnieriūtė (2020), ‘Beyond the Governance Gap in International Domain Name Law: Bringing the UDRP in Line with Internationally Recognized Human Rights,’ Stanford Journal of International Law, Vol 56(1), p. 79-122.
M. Žalnieriūtė (2020), ‘Reinvigorating Human Rights in Internet Governance: The UDRP Procedure Through the Lens of International Human Rights Principles,’ Columbia Journal of Law and the Arts, Vol 43 (1), p. 197 – 236.
M. Žalnieriūtė (2019), ‘From Human Rights Aspirations to Enforceable Obligations by Non-State Actors in the Digital Age: The Case of Internet Governance and ICANN’ Yale Journal of Law and Technology, Vol. 21, p. 278 – 335 (nominated for CALD Award 2020-early career best article).
M. Žalnieriūtė, L. Bennett Moses and G. Williams (2019), ‘Rule of Law and Automation in Government Decision-Making,’ Modern Law Review, Vol. 82(3), p. 425 – 255.
M. Žalnieriūtė and S. Milan (2019), ‘Internet Architecture and Human Rights: Beyond Human Rights Gap,’ Policy & Internet, Vol 11(1), p. 6-15.
M. Žalnieriūtė (2018), ‘Developing a European Standard for International Data Transfers after Snowden: Opinion 1/15 on the EU-Canada PNR Agreement’, Modern Law Review, Vol. 81(6), p. 1046-1063.
Research Projects:
2021-2023, Research Fellow, Lithuanian Research Council, ‘Government Use of Facial Recognition Technologies: Legal Challenges and Solutions’ (R. Matulionytė, M. Žalnieriūrė, A. Limantė, E. Kavoliūnaitė (EUR 150,000).
2020-2026, Associate Investigator, Australian Research Council, Centre of Excellence ‘Automated Decision-Making and Society’ CE200100005, led by Professor Julian Thomas, RMIT University (one of 24 Associate Investigators, lead of the Institutions programme at the UNSW node). $31.8 mln. AUD.
2021-2024, Chief Investigator, Australian Research Council, DECRA, ‘AI Decision-Making, Data Privacy and Discrimination Laws’. $426,530 AUD.
2016-2018, Postdoctoral researcher, Melbourne Law School Postdoctoral Fellowship ‘Digital Rights of Marginalized Groups: LGBTI & Big Data’. $375,000 AUD.
Contractual Research:
2021-2022, Australasian Institute of Judicial Administration, ‘AI Decision-Making and the Courts’ (M. Žalnieriūtė, L. Bennett Moses, M. Legg, F. Bell). $12,074 AUD.
2018, Australian National Transport Commission ‘Privacy and Data Protection Regulatory framework for C-ITS and AV Systems’ (D. Vaile, M. Žalnieriūtė, L. Bennett Moses).
2016, World Health Organization, ‘Digital Marketing of Junk Foods to Children’ (M. Tatlow-Golden, E. Boyland, M. Žalnieriūtė, E. Handsley) (EUR 50,000).
2014-2015, Article 19, two reports on ‘Human Rights and ICANN’ (M. Žalnieriūtė) (EUR 10,000).
2014-2016, Council of Europe, ‘ICANN, Fundamental Rights and Freedoms’ (M. Žalnieriūtė) (EUR 15,000).
Policy Reports & Commissioned Expert Studies
June 2022, F. Bell, L. Bennett Moses, M. Legg, J. Silove and M. Zalnieriute ‘AI Decision-Making and the Courts: A Guide for Judges, Tribunal Members and Court Administrators’, Report for Australiasian Institute on Judicial Administation.
December 2020, United Nations Internet Governance Forum Dynamic Coalition on Platform Responsibility, Glossary of Platform Law and Policy Terms.
2018, D. Vale, M. Žalnieriūtė ir L. Bennett Moses ‘The Privacy and Data Protection Regulatory Framework for C-ITS and AV Systems,’ Report for the National Transport Commission.
2016, M. Tatlow-Golden, E. Boyland, J. Jewell, M. Žalnieriūtė, E. Handsley, J. Breda, ‘Tackling Food Marketing to Children in a Digital World: Trans-Disciplinary Perspectives,’ World Health Organization, Office for Europe, Copenhagen, Denmark.
2015, M. Žalnieriūtė, ‘ICANN’s Corporate Responsibility to Respect Human Rights,’ Policy Brief for Article 19: Global Campaign for Free Expression, London.
2015, M. Žalnieriūtė, ‘Issue Report for the Cross Community Working Party on ICANN’s Corporate and Social Responsibility to Respect Human Rights: Practical Recommendations for ICANN,’ London.
2014, M. Žalnieriūtė ir T. Schneider, ‘A Council of Europe Analysis on ICANN’s Procedures and Policies in the Light of Human Rights, Fundamental Freedoms and Democratic Values,’ Council of Europe, Strasbourgh, (citations and mentions by EU Parliament, EU Commission).
Invitations for Oral Expert Evidence or Policy Roundatbles:
11 October 2021, Australian Digital Transformation Agency, Digital Identity Roundtable, Sydney, Australia (Online), (roundtable by invitation).
August 16, 2021, Australian Department of Home Affairs, Strengthening Australia’s Cyber Security Regulations and Incentives, Sydney, Australia (Online), (roundtable by invitation).
14 July 2021, Australian Digital Transformation Agency, Digital Identity Roundtable, Sydney, Australia (Online), (roundtable by invitation).
30 March 2021, Australian Department of Home Affairs, Co-Design of Governance Rules Town Hall, Discussion of Security Legislation Amendment (Critical Infrastructure) Bill 2020, Canberra, Australia (Online), (townhall by invitation).
24 March 2021, NSW Prime Minister & Cabinet, Department of Customer Service, Rountable on review of Data Sharing Act 2016, Sydney, Australia (Online), (rountable by invitation).
30 October 2020, M. Žalnieriūtė, NSW Prime Minister & Cabinet, Rountable on the Data Availability and Transparency Bill (2020), Sydney, Australia (Online), (rountable by invitation).
28 May 2020, Legal and Social Issues Committee, Parliament of Victoria, Inquiry into Victorian Anti-Vilification Laws, Melbourne, Australia, Online, (oral evidence by invitation).
14 February 2020, Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security, Canberra, Australia, (oral evidence by invitation).
3 July 2015, 32nd Plenary Meeting of the Consultative Committee of the Convention for the Protection of Individuals with Regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data [ETS No 108], Strasbourg, France, (expert oral evidence by invitation, fully funded).
27-28 April 2015, 57th Meeting of the International Working Group on Data Protection in Telecommunications, Seoul, Republic of Korea, (expert oral evidence by invitation, fully funded).
25-27 March 2015, 35th Meeting of the Bureau of the Consultative Committee of the Convention for the Protection of Individuals with Regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data [ETS No 108], Paris, France, (expert evidence by invitation, fully funded).
Other academic activities:
Chief Investigator, Australian Research Council, Early Career Discovery Award (2021-).
Associate Investigator, Australian Research Council, Centre of Excellence ‘Automated Decision-Making and Society’ (2021-).
Senior Fellow (non-resident), Law Institute of the Lithuanian Centre for Social Sciences (2021-).
Associate Fellow, UK Higher Education Academy (2021-).
Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law and Justice, UNSW Sydney, Australia (2020-).
Research Fellow, Allens Hub for Technology, Law & Innovation, UNSW, Australia (2018-2020).
Post-Doctoral Fellow, Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne, Australia (2016-2018).
Fellow (non-resident), Centre for Media, Data and Society, Central European University, Budapest, Hungary (2015-).
Director, Progressive Platform for Human Rights, Vilnius, Lithuania (2014-).
Fellow, Centre for Internet & Human Rights, Berlin (2014-2016).
Legal Correspondent, Privacy Laws & Business, London (2013).
Legal Researcher, Privacy International, London (2013).
Teaching Assistant to Giovanni Sartor, Professor of Legal Informatics and Legal Theory, European University Institute, Florence, Italy (2012-2013).
PhD Researcher, European University Institute, Florence, Italy (2011-2014).
Submissions to Public Inquiries (available on SSRN, Austlii, UNSW Law Research Papers)
S. Amankavičiūtė, H. Pringle, M. Žalnieriūtė, ‘The Role of Sexist Abuse and Objectification in Women’s Activism,’ Submission to the Thematic Report on Girls’ and Young Women’s Activism for the 50th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, October 2021.
M., Žalnieriūtė, ‘From Digital Platforms to Facial Recognition Technologies: Structural Challenges to Women’s Activism’, Submission to the Thematic Report on Girls’ and Young Women’s Activism for the 50th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, September 2021.
L. Bennett Moses, L. Land, M. Žalnieriūtė, S. Zhao, K. Nicholson, S. Sisson, M. Tani Bertuol, S. Zlatanova, G. Brown, S. Krebbs, Submission: Australian Data Strategy Discussion Paper, August 2021.
M. Žalnieriūtė, ‘Open Justice and Technology: Courts, Tribunals and Artificial Intelligence’, Submission to NSW Law Reform Commission Open Justice Review, August 2021.
S. Zhao S, K. Nicholson, L. Bennett Moses, M. Žalnieriūtė, Submission to Inquiry on Australian Government Digital Identity Legislation Position Paper, July 2021.
H. Pringle, M. Žalnieriūtė, S. Amankavičiūtė, ‘Addressing Harrasment as Systemic Discirmination: Realizing CEDWA’s Promise of Susbtantive Equality’, Submission to Senate Education and Employment Committee, Inquiry into the Sex Discrimination and Fair Work (Respect at Work) Amendment Bill 2021, July 2021.
M. Žalnieriūtė, ‘Protests and Public Space Surveillance: From Metadata Tracking to Facial Recognition Technologies’, Submission to Thematic Report for the 50th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, July 2021.
M. Žalnieriūtė and L. Bennet Moses, ‘The Rule of Law and Counter-Terrorism’, Submission to Thematic Report to United Nations General Assembly 76, June 2021.
M. Žalnieriūtė, ‘Promoting ICT Capacity Building and Open Education in the Era of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Technologies’, Submission to UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education, 28 June 2021.
M. Žalnieriūtė, ‘From Data Retention to Facial Recognition Technologies: Counter-Terrorism Implications for Human Rights and the Rule of Law’, Submission to Thematic Report for the United Nations General Assembly 76, June 2021.
L. Bennett Moses, M. Žalnieriūtė, Submission to NSW Department of Communities and Justice, Inquiry into Privacy and Personal Information Protection Amendment Bill 2021, June 2021.
M. Žalnieriūtė, ‘Gender Justice and Freedom of Expression: From Public Spaces to Digital Platforms and Facial Recognition Technologies’, Submission to the Thematic Report on the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression and Gender Justice for the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly, June 2021.
S. Amankavičiūtė, H. Pringle, M. Žalnieriūtė, ‘Freedom of Expression of Women in the Public Sphere: From Objectification to Technology Facilitated Sexual Violence’, Submission to the Thematic Report on the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression and Gender Justice for the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, June 2021.
M. Žalnieriūtė, ‘Technology and the Courts: Artificial Intelligence and Judicial Impartiality’, Submission to Australian Law Reform Commission Review of Judicial Impartiality, June 2021.
L. Bennett Moses, M. Žalnieriūtė, R. Nicholls M. Yastreboff, and B. Di Marco, Submission to Department of Home Affairs, Inquiry into Draft Critical Infrastructure Asset Definition Rules, May 2021.
L. Bennett Moses, F. Johns, L. Land, D. Vaile, M. Žalnieriūtė, M. Yastreboff, S. Zhao, K. Nicholson and T. de Sousa and M. Whitty, Submission to Inquiry into Data Availability and Transparency (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2020, March 2021.
L. Bennett Moses, Z. Bednarz, G. Churches, J. Cooper, S. Hartridge, D. Joyce, M. Yastreboff, M. Žalnieriūtė, Submission to Attorney General’s Department, Review of the Privacy Act 1988, December 2020.
L. Bennett Moses, G. Churches, F. Johns, L. Parnaby, M. Žalnieriūtė, Submission to National Data Commissioner, Data Availablility and Transparency Bill 2020, November 2020.
G. Churches and M. Žalnieriūtė, Submission to UNESCO’s Consultation on Ethics of Artificial Intelligence, July 2020.
L. Bennett Moses, G. Churches, M. Žalnieriūtė, A. Byrnes, J. Scully, K., Kemp, and G. Greenleaf, Submission to Senate Select Committee on COVID-19 re Privacy Amendment (Public Health Contact Information) Bill 2020, 13th May 2020.
L. Bennett Moses, L. Chappell, G. Churches, M. Žalnieriūtė, A. Byrnes, J. Scully, K., Kemp, and G. Greenleaf, Submission to Federal Attorney General, Privacy Amendment (Public Health Contact Information) Bill 2020 (exposure draft) 11th May 2020.
L. Bennett Moses, G. Churches, M. Žalnieriūtė, A. Byrnes, J. Scully, K., Kemp, and G. Greenleaf, COVIDSafe App - Submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights, May 7, 2020.
L. Bennett Moses, M. Žalnieriūtė, and D. Hartstein, Rob Nicholls, Submission to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s Ad Tech Inquiry, April 2020.
G. Churches, M. Žalnieriūtė, L. Bennett Moses, M. Murdocca, Submission to PJCIS’ Review of the effectiveness of the Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (International Production Orders) Bill 2020, April 2020.
G. Churches and M. Žalnieriūtė, Supplementary Submission to Review of the Mandatory Data Retention Regime prescribed by Part 5-1A of the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 (Cth) (‘TIA Act’) March 2020.
L. Bennett Moses, S. Narrain, M. Žalnieriūtė, Submission to Inquiry into Victorian Anti-Vilification Laws, December 9 2019.
E. Watson, G. Churches L. Bennett Moses, M. Žalnieriūtė, Australia’s 2020 Cyber Security Strategy Submission to the Department of Home Affairs October 30, 2019.
M. Žalnieriūtė, Submission to the United Nations Human Rights Council’s Inquiry into New and Emerging Technologies, 15th October 2019.
L. Bennett Moses, G. Churches, E. Watson and M. Žalnieriūtė, Submission to the Data Sharing and Release Legislative Reforms Discussion Paper (October 8, 2019).
G. Churches, M. Žalnieriūtė, and G. Greenleaf, NSW Needs a Strong Mandatory Data Breach Scheme: Submission to NSW Data Breach Notification Inquiry, 23rd August 2019.
M. Žalnieriūtė, L. Bennett Moses and G. Williams, Submission to the Senate Community Affairs References Committee’s Inquiry into Centrelink's Compliance Program, 09 October 2019.
L. Bennet Moses, G. Williams, M. Žalnieriūtė, Submission to the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters Inquiry into the 2019 Federal Election, 20th September 2019.
M. Žalnieriūtė, L. Bennett Moses, J. Boughey, L. Burton, and N. Bhathela, Submission to the OHCHR Thematic Report to the United Nations General Assembly on Digital Technology, Social Protection and Human Rights, June 4, 2019.
G. Churches, M. Žalnieriūtė, L. Bennett Moses, Does Australia Need Comprehensive Facial Recognition System? Submission to Review of the Identity-matching Services Bill 2019 and the Australian Passports Amendment (Identity-matching Services) Bill 2019, September 2019.
M. Žalnieriūtė and G. Churches, Submission to Review of the Australian Federal Mandatory Data Retention Regime), June 28, 2019.
D. Vaile, S. Wijeyaratne, G. Churches, and M. Žalnieriūtė, Submission Telecommunications Data Retention Review, July 19, 2019.
M. Žalnieriūtė and O. Gould-Fensom, Artificial Intelligence: Australia’s Ethics Framework Submission to the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science, June 3, 2019.
C. Compton, F. Johns, L. Bennett Moses, M. Žalnieriūtė, G.S. Goodwin-Gill, and J. McAdam, Submission to the UNHRC’s Global Virtual Summit on Digital Identity for Refugees ‘Envisioning a digital identity ecosystem in support of the Global Compact on Refugees’, April 30, 2019.
N. Bhathela, L. Bennett Moses, M. Žalnieriūtė, R. Clarke, K. Manwaring, and K. Bowrey, F. Bell, and M. Kearnes, Response to ‘Artificial Intelligence: Governance and Leadership’ White Paper Consultation by Australian Human Rights Commission, March 13, 2019.
L. Bennett Moses, R. Buckley, F. Johns, G. Greenleaf, K. Kemp, M. De Leeuw, K. d Manwaring, A. Maurushat, M. Žalnieriūtė, Response to Australian Prime Minister and Cabinet, Issues Paper on Data Sharing and Release, January 1, 2019.
A. Yu, A. Lo, L. Bennett Moses, R. Clarke, B., Farbenblum, D., Joyce D; M. De Leeuw, K. Manwaring, J. Nolan, M. Žalnieriūtė, Response to Australian Human Rights Commission, Issues Paper on Human Rights and Technology, August 2018.
Conferences Organisation:
International Conference, Facial Recognition in Modern State, 15th September, 2022, Online.
International Conference, Money Power and AI, Sydney, Australia, November, 2021, Online.
Presentations at Conferences (from 2018):
M. Žalnieriūtė, ‘Power and Protest: Facial Recognition Technology and Public Space Surveillance, International Conference on Facial Recognition in Modern State, 15th September, 2022, Online.
M. Žalnieriūtė, ‘Power and Protest: Facial Recognition Technology and Public Space Surveillance, iCON Annual Conference, 4-6 July, 2022, Wraclaw, Poland.
M. Žalnieriūtė “Debunking Big Tech Procedural Fetishism: A Call for a New Digital Constitution’, Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Law International Workshop ‘Digital Constitution: On the Transformative Potential of Societal Constitutionalism’, 17-18 June, 2022, Frankfurt, Germany (Online).
M. Žalnieriūtė, “Privacy and Facial Recognition Technologies’, Tallinn Conference on Privacy, Data Protection and New Technologies’, 16-17 June 2022 in Tallinn, Estonia (by invitation).
M. Žalnieriūtė, ‘The Rule of Law and Facial Recognition Technology’, 9th Biennial Surveillance & Society Conference of the Surveillance Studies Network, June 1-3 2022 in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
M. Žalnieriūtė, guest lecture on “The Rule of Law and AI” at “Law and Automation” JD Elective at Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne, 12 April 2022 (Online, by invitation).
M. Žalnieriūtė, ‘Networking with Administrative Law and Public Law and Technology Scholars’, ICON Networking Event, 10 December 2021 (online, by invitation).
M. Žalnieriūtė, ‘A Global Public Emergency: The Pandemic and Mission Creep in India, South Africa and Chile, iCON Annual Conference, 9-11 July, 2021 (Mundo, Online).
M. Žalnieriūtė, ‘Technology and the Judicial Role’, Australasian Law Academics Association Conference, July 4-6 2021, Sydney, Australia.
M. Žalnieriūtė, ‘Transparency Washing’, Transparency in the Digital Environment Conference, 7th May 2021, Center of Ethics, University of Toronto (Online).
M. Žalnieriūtė, ‘The Rule of Law by Design?’, AI and the Rule of Law: Regulation and Ethics, Annual Conference 2020, organized by the Information Law and Policy Centre, Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, University of London, 19th – 20th November 2020, London, UK (Online).
M. Žalnieriūtė, ‘The Rule of Law by Design?’, EU Commission, Digitranscope Institute, 5-9 October, 2020 Florence, Italy (Online).
M. Žalnieriūtė, ‘How Technology has Changed Public Law and How We Must Respond in the Classroom’ Public Law in the Classroom Conference, UNSW Law, 20th February 2020 Sydney, Australia, (by invitation of the Programme Committee).
M. Žalnieriūtė, ‘The Rule of Law by Design?’, Asian Law & Society Annual Conference, 12-15 December 2019, Osaka, Japan.
M. Žalnieriūtė, ‘Data Privacy and Autonomous Vehicles’ World Legal Summit, Allens, 1st August 2019, Sydney, Australia (by invitation).
M. Žalnieriūtė, ‘Data, Surveillance and Retreat of Politics’, Digital Citizens’ Conference, University of Melbourne, July 24-27 2019, Melbourne, Australia (by invitation, fully funded).
M. Žalnieriūtė, ‘Digital Justice Implications in Automation of Government Decision-Making,’ 5th Biennial Crime, Justice and Social Democracy International Conference, Surfers Paradise, Australia, 15—17th July 2019 (by invitation, fully funded as a recipient of an ‘Emerging Scholar of Note’ award).
M. Žalnieriūtė, ‘Rule of Law and Automation in Government Decision-Making,’ EuroDIG: European Dialogue on Internet Governance, The Hague, The Netherlands, 18-20th June 2019.
M. Žalnieriūtė, ‘Technology, business and human rights’ session chair at academic forum, Innovate Rights: New Thinking on Business and Human Rights Conference, UNSW Sydney, 14-16 May 2019 (by invitation of the Programme Committee).
M. Žalnieriūtė, ‘Implications for the Rule of Law in Government Decision-Making’, Ethics of Data Science Conference, University of Sydney, Australia, 27-29 March 2019.
M. Žalnieriūtė, ‘Rule of Law Implications in Automated Government Decision-Making,’ International Conference on Cyberlaw, Cybercrime & Cybersecurity, New Delhi, India, 14-16th November 2018 (by invitation).
M. Žalnieriūtė, ‘Rule of Law and Automation in Government Decision-Making,’ UNSW Sydney Faculty of Law Seminar Series, 10th September 2018.
M. Žalnieriūtė, ‘Responsibilities of Internet Platforms for Tackling Online Abuse Against Women & Other Marginalized Groups’, Asia-Pacific Internet Governance Forum, Port Vila, Vanuatu, 14-16th August 2018 (by invitation as a recipient of APrIGF Fellowship).
M. Žalnieriūtė, ‘ICANN Human Rights Bylaws – Strengths and Weaknesses,’ ICANN 62, Panama City, Panama, 25-28th June 2018 (fully funded, as an NCSG Executive Com member).
M. Žalnieriūtė, ‘Big Data, Data Privacy and Discrimination,’ Meridian 180 Global Summit, Digital Humanity: Risks and Opportunities, 15-17th June 2018, Hong Kong SAR (fully funded, by invitation).
Memberships
External Roles in Policy Engagement:
Member, UN Internet Governance Forum Dynamic Coalition on Gender and Internet Governance (2021-).
Member, United Nations Internet Governance Forum Coalition on Platform Responsibility (2021-).
Mentor, Diverse Women in Law, Mentoring Program, Sydney (2019 – present).
Member, International Committee, Australian Privacy Foundation (2016 –).
Member, Non-Commercial User Constituency, ICANN (2015 – ).
Member, Founding Group, Australian Digital Rights Watch (2016).
Member, Executive Committee, Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group, ICANN (2015 – 2018).
Founding Director, SapfoFest: Queer Summer Festival, Lithuania (2013 – ).
Founding Director, Progressive Platform for Human Rights, Lithuania (2015 – ).
Disciplinary:
Assessor, Australian Research Council (2021 -).
Assessor, Research Council of Norway (2021 -).
Member, Governance Council, Australian Society for Computers and Law (2021 -).
Research Lead, ‘AI and Law’ Allens Hub for Technology, Law & Innovation, UNSW Sydney (2021 -).
Research Lead, ‘Technologies and Rule of Law’, Allens Hub for Technology, Law & Innovation UNSW Sydney (2019-2020).
Referee, Frontiers in Sociology.
Referee, University of Melbourne Law Review.
Referee, Oxford University Press.
Referee, Hart Publishing, Bloomsbury.
Referee, UNSW Law Journal.
Referee, Internet Policy Review.
Referee, Monash University Law Review.
Referee, Law, Technology and Humans.
Referee, Melbourne Journal of International Law.
Referee, Alternative Law Journal.
Referee, Law Institute Journal.
Referee, International Journal of Law and Information Technology.
Referee, International Data Privacy Law.
Referee, Policy & Internet: An International Journal of Public Policy.
Referee, Science and Engineering Ethics.
Faculty and University Service:
LGBTIQ+ Ally (2021 –).
LGBTIQ+ Champions Working Group, UNSW Sydney (2021 –).
Member, UNSW SWAN Award Self-Assessment Team, USNW Sydney (2021 –).
Member, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Committee, UNSW Law & Justice (2021 –).
Member, Indigenuous Legal Edcuation Committee, UNSW Law & Justice (2021 –).
Staffing Advisory Committee, School of Global & Public Law, UNSW Law & Justice (2021 –).
Convenor and Organizer, Book Writing Group, UNSW Law & Justice (2021 –).
First Responder (workplace sexual harrasment), UNSW Sydney (2021 –).
Member, Women in Research Network, UNSW Sydney (2018 –).
Australian and New Zealand Law and History Society (applying).
Law, Literature and Humanities Association of Australasia (applying).
Higher Education Academy.
Digital Constitutionalism Network.
Australian Human Rights Institute, UNSW Sydney.
Data Protection Scholars Network.
Australian Society for Computers and Law.
Digital Law Association.
Global Business and Human Rights Scholars Association.
Biometrics Institute, Australia.
Australasian Law Academics Association.
Meridian 180 Network for Transpacific Dialogue.
Feminist Internet Research Network, Association for Progressive Communications.
International Society for Public Law (ICON-s).
International Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR).
International Association for the Study of Sexuality, Culture and Society (IASSCS).
Non-Commercial User Constituency (NCUC) of Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).
Internet Society.
Science Promotion (from 2018):
M. Žalnieriūtė, ‘How Public Space Surveillance is Eroding Political Protests in Australia’, Verfassungsblog | On Matters Constitutional, 14th December 2021.
M., Žalnieriūtė, “Wie die Überwachung des öffentlichen Raums den politischen Protest in Australien aushöhlt” Verfassungsblog | On Matters Constitutional, 14th December 2021.
S. Amankavičiūtė, H. Pringle, M. Žalnieriūtė, ‘Sexist Abuse Undermines Women’s Political Voices’, Broad Agenda, 9th September 2021.
M. Žalnieriūtė, ‘A Dangerous Convergence: The Inevitability of Mass Surveillance in European Jurisprudence’, EJIL: Talk, 4th June 2021.
M. Žalnieriūtė, ‘Procedural Fetishism and Mass Surveillance under the ECHR: Big Brother Watch v. UK’, Verfassungsblog | On Matters Constitutional, 2nd June 2021.
G. Churches and M. Žalnieriūtė, ‘The Instrumentality of Metadata Access Regime for Suppressing Political Protests in Australia’, Int’l J. Const. L. Blog, 4th August, 2020.
G. Churches and M. Žalnieriūtė, ‘A Groundhog Day in Brussels: Schrems II and International Data Transfers’, Verfassungsblog | On Matters Constitutional, 16th July 2020.
M. Žalnieriūtė, ‘Free Speech, Domain Names, and Trademarks: Reinforcing the Narrow Objectives of the Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy’, Oxford Business Law Blog, 15th July 2020.
M. Žalnieriūtė, ‘Due Process in Adjudication of Domain Names and Trademarks: Why the UDRP Procedure Has to Change’, Oxford Business Law Blog, 28th February 2020.
G. Churches and M. Žalnieriūtė, ‘A Window for Change: Why the Australian Metadata Retention Scheme Lags Behind the EU and USA’, AUSPUBLAW Blog, 26 February 2020.
G. Churches and M. Žalnieriūtė, ‘Unlawful Metadata Access is Easy when We’re Flogging a Dead Law’ The Conversation, 10th December 2019.
M. Žalnieriūtė, ‘To Forget, But Not Forgive: Why the CJEU’s Latest Ruling on Google and the ‘Right to Be Forgotten’ is Not at All a Win for US Tech Giants’ EJIL: Talk, 29 November, 2019.
M. Žalnieriūtė, ‘Technology, Private Companies and Human Rights: Why the Current International Legal Framework Isn’t Enough’ Oxford Business Law Blog, 19th November 2019.
Media Interviews & Appearances:
The Guardian, ‘Telstra phone records might reveal who decided to use security guards in Victoria's hotel quarantine, Interview, 08 October 2020.
Gizmodo Magazine, ‘Victoria Won’t Release COVID Safe Access Figures,’ Interview, 1 July 2020.
Gizmodo Magazine, ‘Australian Government Says Your COVIDSafe App Data Is Protected But US Laws Put That Into Question’, Interview, 15 May 2020.
Australian Financial Review, ‘Why the Coalition blinked on the facial recognition database,’ Interview, 25 October 2019.
National and International Awards:
Australian Research Council, DECRA Fellowship (2021 – 2024).
Lithuanian Research Council, Young Researchers Award (2021 – 2023).
‘Emerging Thought Leader’ UNSW Law Nomination (2019).
‘Emerging Scholar of Note’ Fellowship, 5th Biennial Crime, Justice and Social Democracy International Conference, 15-17th July 2019, Surfers Paradise, Australia (2019).
RightsCon Fellowship, 9-12th June 2019, Tunis, Tunisia (2019).
Young Feminist Fellowship, FRIDA (2019).
Asia-Pacific Internet Governance Forum Fellowship, APrIGF (2018).
Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne (2016 – 2018).
Visiting Fellowship, Centre for Media, Data and Society, Central European University (2016).
Visiting Fellowship, International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (2016).
Asia-Pacific Internet Governance Forum Fellowship (2016).
Next Generation Award, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (2015).
Postdoctoral Fellowship, e-Law Centre, University of Leiden, the Netherlands (2015) (declined).
Conference Scholarship; International Association for the Study of Sexuality, Culture and Society (2015).
PhD Scholarship, European University Institute, Florence (2013 – 2014).
PhD Scholarship, the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture & Science and the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, NUFFIC (2010 – 2013).
Huygens Scholarship, the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Leiden University (2009 – 2010).
Soros International House Best Essay Prize (2006).
Started working at the Institute – since 2012-06-11.
Research interests:
Intellectual property, technology law.
International scientific profiles:
Recent research is available at https://papers.ssrn.com/
Publications:
Principal publications (from 2018):
Matulionytė, R., Abramovich, T. (2022), „AI Explainability and Trade Secrets”, R. Abbot (ed). Research Handbook on Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property, p. 404-421, Edward Elgar.
Matulionytė, R. (2022), “AI inventiveness and DABUS Saga”, Georg Nolte et all (eds), Gestaltung der Informationsordnung. Festschrift fur Thomas Dreier zum 65. Geburtstag, p. 233-249, Beck Verlag.
Matulionytė, R. (2019), „The Proposed EU Copyright Reform: A Case of Lithuania“, Mira Sundara Rajan (ed), The Cambridge Research Handbook on IP Law & Policy in Central & Eastern Europe, p.259-283, Cambridge University Press.
Matulionytė, R., Nolan, P., Magrabi, F., Beheshti, A. (2022), „Should AI Medical Devices be Explainable?”, International Journal of Law and Information Technology.
Matulionytė, R. (2022), „AI Inventor: Has the Federal Court of Australia Erred in its Decision in DABUS?”, Journal of Intellectual Property, Information Technology and E-Commerce - JIPITEC 1, 13(2).
Matulionytė, R., Hanif, A. (2022), „A Call for More Explainable AI in Law Enforcement“, IEEE 25th International Enterprise Distributed Object Computing Workshop (EDOCW), p. 75-80.
Matulionytė, R., Lee, J. (2022), “Who should own AI-generated works: Lessons from the recent developments in patent law”, SCRIPTed – A Journal of Law, Technology and Society 5, 19(1).
Matulionytė, R., (2022), „Trade secrets and explainable AI: can the two be reconciled?”, European Intellectual Property Review 36, 44(1).
Marie-Elodie Ancel, Nicolas Binctin, Josef Drexl, Mireille van Eechoud, Jane C. Ginsburg, Toshiyuki Kono, Gyooho Lee, Rita Matulionytė, Edouard Treppoz, Dário Moura Vicente (2021), International Law Association’s Guidelines on Intellectual Property and Private International Law (“Kyoto Guidelines”), Applicable Law, 12, JIPITEC 44 para 1.
Abbott, R., Matulionytė, R., Nolan, P. (2021), “A Brief Analysis of DABUS, Artificial Intelligence, and the Future of Patent Law”, 125 IP Forum 10.
Matulionytė, R. (2021), „Australian copyright law impedes the development of Artificial Intelligence: What are the options?“, International Review for Intellectual Property and Competition Law-ICC, 52(4), p. 417-443.
Selvadurai, N., Matulionytė, R. (2020), „Reconsidering Creativity: Copyright Protection for Works Generated Using Artificial Intelligence“, Journal of Intellectual Property Law and Practice, 15(7), 536.
White, C., Matulionytė, R. (2020), „Artificial Intelligence Painting a Larger Picture on Copyright“, Australian Intellectual Property Review 30, 224.
Matulionytė, R. (2020), „Can Copyright be Tokenized?“, European Intellectual Property Review, 42(2) 102.
Matulionytė, R. (2019), „Copyright to Published Editions: A History of a Declining Right“, Monash Law Review, 45(1) 70.
Matulionytė, R. (2019), „Empowering Authors via Fairer Copyright Contract Law“, UNSW Law Journal, 42(2), p. 681-718.
Matulionytė, R. (2018), “Roadshow Films Pty Ltd v Telstra Corp Ltd and the Recent Development of Blocking Injunctions in Australia”, European Intellectual Property Review, 11(40), p. 750-753.
Conferences Organisation:
2022, Facial Recognition in the Modern State, 15 September 2022, online.
Research Projects:
2021 – 2023, Government Use of Facial Recognition Technologies: Legal Challenges and Possible Solutions; Lithuanian Research Council; Investigators: Rita Matulionyte (Lead Investigator), Monika Zalnieriute (CI), Agne Limante (CI), Egle Kavoliunaite-Ragauskiene (CI).
2021 – 2022, Towards more transparent and explainable AI technologies in Healthcare, Macquarie University Research Accelerator Scheme Grant (AUD 47,000); Investigators: Rita Matulionyte (Lead Investigator), Farah Magrabi, Jyh-An Lee, Christoph Antons, Ryan Abbott.
2018 – 2019, Legal Regulation of Blockchain-based Innovations, Industry Partner Mexuz Grant, AUD 5,000.
2018 – 2019, Legal Regulation of Blockchain-based Innovations, Macquarie University Faculty of Business and Law, Industry Matching Grant, AUD 5,000.
Presentations at Conferences (from 2018):
2022, 20th Copyright Law and Practice Symposium, invited contribution to the panel discussion on “Authorship, AI and access post-Pandemic”, organized by Copyright Society of Australia, 20 October, 2022.
2022, “Do AI-enabled Medical Devices Need to be Explainable”, presentation at the International Workshop on Towards Transparent and Explainable AI in Healthcare, 1 September 2022.
2022, “Transparent and Explainable AI and Trade Secrets: Healthcare as a Case Study” , invited presentation at Chinese University of Hong Kong 14th IP Conference, Chinese university of Hong Kong, 29-30 July 2022, together with Prof Jyh-An Lee.
2022, “Transparent and Explainable AI in Healthcare: Do we Need it? Can We Have it?” an invited keynote presentation at conference ‘Opacity or Transparency’, Hamburg University, 22-23 July 2022.
2022, “Face recognition technologies in law enforcement: ethical and legal issues”, invited presentation in a conference „Practical aspects of video surveillance technologies in law enforcement”, organized by Lithuanian police, 19 May 2022, Klaipeda/online.
2022, “Trade Secrets v Ethical AI?”, presentation at Australian IP Academics Conference, 16, 18 Feb, 2022.
2021, „AI Explainability Principle v Trade Secrets”, presentation at a conference Money, power and AI: from automated banks to automated states, University of New South Wales, 29-30 Nov 2021.
2021, “Artificial Intelligence, Intellectual Property and a Developing World”, an invited presentation at the 4th Brazilian Institute for Competition and Innovation (IBCI) International Conference on Competition and Innovation, 9-11 November 2021 (online).
2021, “Intellectual Property Rights in the Age of Artificial Intelligence“, invited presentation at The Third International Conference on Law, Governance an Globalizations (ICLGG 2021), 4-5 November 2021, Indonesia.
2021, “A Call for More Explainable AI in Law Enforcement“, presentation at the 1st International Workshop on AI-enabled Policing and Law Enforcement IEEE EDOC Conference, October 25-26 2021, online, Australia.
Academic Visits:
2022, Visiting Researcher at Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition.
Memberships
Professional Associations:
2021 – current, Member of the Management Board, Lead of Emerging Tech Workstream, Australian Society for Computers and Law.
2021 – current, Member of Australian Alliance on AI in Healthcare (AAAIH), Working Group on Safety, Quality and Ethics.
2022 – current, Research Centre on Applied Artificial Intelligence, Lead of a Research Stream on Explainable AI.
2020 – current, Member of Australian Copyright Law Society.
2017 – current, Member of Australian and New Zealand IP Law Academics Forum.
2012 – current, National Correspondent for Journal of Intellectual Property, Information Technology and e-Commerce (JIPITEC).
2011 – 2020, Coordinator of the Sub-committee on Applicable Law to Intellectual Property Infringements, Committee on Intellectual Property and Private International Law, International Law Association (ILA).
Editorial Board:
2021 – current, Computers and Law, member of the editorial board.
Started working at the Institute – since 2003-03-31. Since 2021-09-01 – Senior Research Fellow.
Research interests:
Labor law, European Union labor law, International labor law, employee guarantees, sustainable work, non-discrimination in labor relations.
International scientific profiles:
Publications:
Principal publications (from 2018):
Mačernytė-Panomariovienė, I., Erikson, M., Wrocławska, T. (2022), Protection of women rights: in searching the balance between work and family life. Legal Protection of Vulnerable Groups in North-Eastern Europe: Trends and Perspectives. Springer, p. 107-136.
Mačernytė Panomariovienė, I., Krasauskas, R., Mačiulaitis, V., Tavits, G., Ericson M., Kārkliņa, A. (2022), “Some Aspects of Improving the Legal Regulation of Labor Relations: Thirty-Years’ Experience of The Baltic States”. International Social Science Journal Special Issues.
Krasauskas, R., Mačernytė Panomariovienė, I. (2022), Social Partnership as a method of legal regulation of employment relations. The case of Lithuania. Baltic Journal of Law & Politics, Volume 16 (1). ISSN 2029-0454.
Krasauskas, R., Mačernytė Panomariovienė, I. (2021), Internal Migration of Workers in the European Union: Lithuania’s Experience in Transposing the Posting of Workers Directive. Baltic Journal of Law & Politics, Volume 14 (1). ISSN 2029-0454.
Mačernytė Panomariovienė, I., Wroclawska, T. (2021), The Right to Annual Leave as the Basic Guarantee for Safe and Healthy Conditions at Work. Remarks Based on Lithuanian and Polish Legal Regulations. Employee Responsibilities and Rights Journal, 33 (3), p. 143-169. DOI 10.1007/s10672-021-09363-5.
Mačernytė Panomariovienė, I., Krasauskas, R. (2021), „Fathers’ Entitlement to Paternity and Parental Leave in Lithuania: Necessary Legislative Changes Following the Adoption of the Directive on Work-Life Balance“. Review of Central and East European Law, 46 tome, Nr. 46: 2.
Mačernytė Panomariovienė, I. (2020), Guarantees for employees in the downtime. Challenges of labor law in a changing world: Liber amicorum et collegarum for professor Dr. Genovaitė Dambrauskienė [a collection of articles, edited by prof. dr. I. Mačernytė-Panomariovienė]. Vilnius: MRU, p. 102-113. ISBN 978-609-488-007-0.
Wroclawska, T., Mačernytė Panomariovienė, I. (2019), Employment contracts after the reform of Lithuanian Labour Code. Warszawa: Polskie Wydawnictwo Ekonomiczne, 2019, t. 60, Nr 4, p. 12-20. ISSN 00326186. DOI: 10.33226/0032- 6186.2019.4.2.
Mačernytė Panomariovienė, I., Mačiulaitis, V. (2019), Content and Implementation of the Right to Annual Leave: Analysis Based on The Case Study of Lithuania. Baltic Journal of Law & Politics, Volume 12 (2), p. 78–96. ISSN 2029-0454 DOI: 10.2478/bjlp-2019-0012.
Mačernytė Panomariovienė, I. (2018), Particularities of payment for annual leave in Lithuania. Jurisprudencija, 2018, t. 25, Nr. 2, p. 465-478. Vilnius : Mykolo Romerio universitetas. DOI: 10.13165/JUR-18-25-2-08, ISSN 1392-6195. eISSN 2029-2058.
Research Projects:
2019–2022, Funded by the Polish Science Council, the project “In search of a legal model for the self-employed in Poland: legal comparative analysis”. The project is implemented by the Faculty of Law and Administration of the University of Lodz. Project manager - prof. skilled Dr. Tomasz Duraj. Project No. – UMO-2018/29/B/HS5/02534. The number of partners is 8. Duties - executor-researcher. Project budget – 44 441,37 EUR
2019–2022, The Research Council of Lithuania has provided funding for the research “Ensuring Equal Opportunities for Women in Labour Relations in the Baltic States: A Comparative Analysis (MODA)”. The project application will be funded through the implementation of the “Operational Programme for the European Union Funds” Investments in 2014–2020” measure “Development of scientific competencies of scientists, other researchers and students through practical research activities” activity “Promotion of Post-Doctoral Fellowships”. Postdoctoral intern – dr. Kristina Ambrazevičiūtė. Postdoctoral internship supervisor – dr. Ingrida Mačernytė-Panomariovienė. Project budget – 66 499,55 euros. Project is funded by the European Social Fund (project No. 09.3.3-LMT-K-712-19-0230) under a grant agreement with the Research Council of Lithuania (LMMTLT), agreement No. DOTSUT-114.
Other academic activities:
Teaching at Mykolas Romeris University for master's students - "EU labor law", "Non-discrimination in labor legal relations", for bachelor's students - "Labor law".
Supervision of postdoctoral trainees dr. K. Ambrazevičiūtė (LSMC TI).
Scientific supervision of doctoral theses:
Ramunė Guobaitė-Kirslienė. “The working time: development and perspectives of the legal regulation”, defended 01/03/2012;
Diana Gumbrevičiūtė-Kuzminskienė. “Implementation of the principle of equal opportunities in the labour law of the European Union and Lithuania“, defended 10/05/2011;
Kristina Ambrazavičiūtė. “Impact of ageing to regulation of labour legal relations”, defended (2013-2017);
Rasa Grigonienė. „Protection of employees' rights when applying information technologies at work“ (2016-2023);
Linas Vilys. “Value assumptions of flexibility of labour relations and balance of security along with adequate social protection” (2014-2023);
Rūta Globytė. „Work/activity platforms and job guarantees for those working on them” (2021-2027);
Aistė Leščinskaitė. „Legal Problems of Identification and Prevention of Psychological Harrasment in Workplaces“ (2021-2027).
Member of the research council for the defending of the dissertation:
V. Petrylaitė “ The fundamental principles of social security law“, defended 08/11/2012;
V. Granickas “Problem of fair remuneration for work, theoretical and practical aspects”, defended 09/05/2013;
V. Jurkevičius “Unauthorized agent in civil law: comparative analysis”, defended 07/02/2014.
Legal practice (practice experience):
Preparation, change, improvement of legislation related labour relations (e.g. Labour Code of the Republic of Lithuania, 2017-2019, 2020.
Participation in the programmes approved by the Government of the Republic of Lithuania: „Employment policies“, „Ensuring equality between woman and men with regard to labour market opportunities“.
Preparation of ratification documents of the International Labour Organization conventions, representation in Brussels in approximation of laws under the AQUIS program in relation with employment relationships, employment, applicability of payment and social guarantees to persons employed in Lithuania.
Writing expert conclusions to the Committee on Legal Affairs of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania, the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Lithuania.
Participation in scientific research projects, e.g. EB ACCESS program „Social enterprises in Lithuania: model development and dissemination“; „The possibility of establishment of specialised courts in Lithuania to examine work files“; „European Union‘s and other countries‘ experience in transmission of enterprises analysis“; „Age discrimination in the public sector“; „Human rights in Lithuania 2008-2012“ and other.
Presentations at Conferences (from 2018):
2022-10-20, presentation Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tatiana Wroclawska (University of Lodz, Poland), Prof. Dr. Ingrida Mačernytė-Panomariovienė (Mykolas Romeris University, Lithuania). Sustainable Work over the life Course: a New Paradigm for Decent Work. International conference XI INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE ON SOCIAL INNOVATIONS (SOCIN’22), MRU, Vilnius.
2021-12-08/09, presentation dr. Tatiana Wrocławska , dr Ingrida Mačernytė-Panomariovienė. “Legal status of self-employed persons in the Baltic State Legislative System”. Polish National Science Conference IV National Scientific Conference from the series Atypical employment relations on In search of a legal model of self-employment protection in Poland. Organizer: Center for Atypical Employment Relations WPiA UŁ. Student Scientific Forum of Atypical Employment Relations at the Faculty of Law and Administration of the University of Lodz. ON-LINE Conference, ZOOM.
2021-05-20, Ingrida Mačernytė-Panomariovienė, MRU on-line scientific practical conference “Current issues of legal regulation of labor relations”, presentation on the topic “Downtime at work and employee guarantees in Lithuania”.
2020-02-18, Ingrida Mačernytė-Panomariovienė, Lithuanian Academy of Sciences, conference discussion “Challenges and Perspectives of Social Sciences”, presentation “Reform of social science institutes and scientific progress”.
2019-09-25, Project “Towards effective cooperation between the police and other interested institutions: a model for the recognition, assistance and prevention of domestic violence”, which was implemented by the presentation of the LTI to the MOL.
2019-06-27, Ingrida Mačernytė-Panomariovienė, International conference “Welcoming Directive 2016/1919: a new era of legal aid”. In the Ministry of Justice, the organizer is the Law Institute of Lithuania. Word of congratulations. Conference program.
2018-11-14, Ingrida Mačernytė-Panomariovienė, “The right to work with young people” at the event “Meeting of representatives of open youth centers and spaces – consultation” organized by the Department of Youth Affairs under the Ministry of Social Security and Labor of the Republic of Lithuania, Vilnius.
Memberships
Professional Associations:
Since 2017, Union Member of Mykolas Romeris University.
Started working at the Institute – since 2018-05-24.
Research interests:
Lithuanian and comparative constitutional law, constitutional justice, human rights.
International scientific profiles:
Publications:
Principal publications (from 2018):
Pūraitė-Andrikienė, Dovilė (2022), Individual constitutional complaints in Lithuania: an effective remedy to be exhausted before applying to the European Court of Human Rights? Baltic Journal of Law & Politics 15:1 (2022): p. 1-30.
Pūraitė-Andrikienė, Dovilė (2022), The Role of Constitutional Justice Institutions in the Protection of Vulnerable Groups// Legal Protection of Vulnerable Groups in Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Poland: Trends and Perspectives / editors: Limantė Agnė, Pūraitė-Andrikienė, Dovilė. Cham: Springer International Publishing. ISBN 978-3-031-06997-0. p. 55-77.
Pūraitė-Andrikienė, D. (2022), Constitutional Complaints in Lithuania as a tool for the protection of human rights. Lietuva: Vilniaus universiteto leidykla, 304 p. ISBN 9786090707616. eISBN 9786090707623.
Pūraitė-Andrikienė, D. (2022), Veiksmingo žmogaus teisių apsaugos įrankio link: individualaus konstitucinio skundo modelio pasirinkimas ir šiam institutui tenkantys iššūkiai (Towards an Effective Human Rights Protection Tool: Choosing an Individual Constitutional Complaint Model and Challenges for the Institute) // Vilnius University Open Series: Kelyje su konstitucija: recenzuotų mokslinių straipsnių rinkinys (On the Road with the Constitution: A Collection of Peer-Reviewed Research Papers), p. 317-339. Vilnius: Vilniaus universiteto leidykla.
Pūraitė-Andrikienė, Dovilė (2022), Protection of vulnerable groups in the jurisprudence of the Constitutional Court of Lithuania // Przegląd prawa konstytucyjnego. Toruń: Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek. ISSN 2082- 1212. 2022, no. 3, p. 267-279.
Pūraitė-Andrikienė, Dovilė (2021), The developments and prospects of the Lithuanian constitutional justice model // Legal developments during 30 years of Lithuanian independence: overview of legal accomplishments and challenges in Lithuania / Editors Švedas, Gintaras, Murauskas, Donatas. Cham: Springer International Publishing. ISBN 9783030547820. eISBN 9783030547837. p. 225-243.
Pūraitė-Andrikienė, D. (2020), The suspension of the validity of a legal act in the constitutional justice model of Lithuania // Acta Universitatis Lodziensis. Folia Iuridica. Łódz: Uniwersytet Łódzki. ISSN 0208-6069. eISSN 2450-2782. 2020, vol. 93, p. 89-102.
Pūraitė-Andrikienė, D. (2020), Objects of verification of the constitutionality of legal acts in the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Lithuania // Teisė, 2020, t. 116, p. 72-91. Vilnius: Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. ISSN 1392- 1274. eISSN 2424-6050.
Pūraitė-Andrikienė, D. (2020), Advantages and disadvantages of the Lithuanian individual constitutional complaint mode // Teisė, 2020, t. 114, p. 49-70. Vilnius: Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. ISSN 1392-1274. eISSN 2424-6050.
Pūraitė-Andrikienė, D., Kavoliūnaitė-Ragauskienė, E. (2020), The duty of the state to ensure accessibility of notary services to the society, economic independence and impartiality of a notary: the possible means and their advantages and disadvantages. Vilnius: Lietuvos notarų rūmai, 2020. 90 p. ISBN 9786094043024.
Pūraitė-Andrikienė, D. (2019), Objects and subjects of the powers of Constitutional Court to give conclusions: problems of legal regulation and the possibilities of their solution. Vilnius: Lietuvos teisės institutas, 2019. 80 p. eISBN 9789986704621.
Pūraitė-Andrikienė, D. (2019), Powers of the Constitutional Court to interpret its formerly adopted ruling, conclusion or decision: problems of legal regulation and possibilities for their improvement // Teisė, 2019, t. 111, p. 92-111. Vilnius: Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. ISSN 1392-1274. eISSN 2424-6050.
Pūraitė-Andrikienė, D. (2019), Effects of the rulings of Constitutional Court in time // Teisė, 2019, t. 112, p. 70-90. Vilnius: Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. ISSN 1392-1274. eISSN 2424-6050.
Pūraitė-Andrikienė, Dovilė (2019), The Legal Force of Conclusions by the Lithuanian Constitutional Court and the issue of their (non-)finality: Has the Time Come to Amend the Constitution? // Review of Central and East European Law (RCEEL): Brill, 2019, 44, 2, p. 232-268. ISSN 0925-9880. eISSN 1573-0352.
Research Projects:
2022, "Research to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the 1992 Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania". Internal grant for research from the Faculty of Law of Vilnius University. Researcher.
2020-2022, Postdoctoral reserach project "Individual constitutional complaints in Lithuania: the new constitutional institute as an effective tool for the protection of human rights”. Co-funded by the European Social Fund under a grant agreement with the Lithuanian Research Council. Postdoctoral researcher.
2021-2022, International research project "Judicial Constraints on Legislatures in Europe 1990-2020" (JUDICON-EU), funded by the Hungarian National University of Public Service. Participant to the project, country expert.
2020-2021, Development of students' scientific competence in health law by analysing legal issues of compensation for damages suffered by patients. The project was co-financed by the European Social Fund under a grant agreement with the Lithuanian Research Council, contract No. DOTSUT-591. Project leader.
Contractual Research:
2019-2020, The duty of the state to ensure accessibility of notary services to the society, economic independence and impartiality of a notary: the possible means and their advantages and disadvantages. A project commissioned by the Chamber of Notaries. A scientific study was published together with the co-author.
Other academic activities:
2018-2022, Assistant professor Dr. Vilnius University, Faculty of Law, Department of Public Law. Teaching courses "Constitutional Law", "European Union Law".
2013–2017, PhD Student. Vilnius University, Faculty of Law, Department of Public Law.
Conferences Organisation:
2022, Vilnius, Lithuania. International Conference "The 30th Anniversary of the 1992 Lithuanian Constitution and Constitutional Challenges in the 21st Century" (2022-10-24). Co-organiser. Faculty of Law, Vilnius University.
Presentations at Conferences (from 2018):
2022, D. Pūraitė-Andrikienė “The Role of Constitutional Justice Institutions in the Protection of Vulnerable Groups. International Conference „Legal protection of vulnerable groups: trends and perspectives“, 2022 11 25.
2022, D. Pūraitė-Andrikienė “Lithuanian Constitutional Court as an institution of Human Rights Protection. International conference „The 30th Anniversary of the 1992 Lithuanian Constitution and Constitutional Challenges in the 21st Century“, 2022 10 24.
2021, D. Pūraitė-Andrikienė “The Lithuanian Constitutional Court: a strong guardian of the Constitution that has gradually consolidated its position in the State. The workshop of the project „Judicial constraints on legislatures in Europe 1990-2020 (JUDICONEU-EU)“. Budapest, 2021-11-19.
2021, D. Pūraitė-Andrikienė. „The Role of Constitutional Justice Institutions in the Protection of Vulnerable Groups in the Baltic States“. International conference „Protection of Vulnerable Groups: Today and Beyond“. Lisabon, 2021-10-28.
2021, D. Pūraitė-Andrikienė. „Individual constitutional complaints in Lithuania: an effective remedy to be exhausted before applying to the European Court of Human Rights“. International online conference „Effectiveness of fundametal rights protection systems“, 2021-09-24.
2019, D. Pūraitė-Andrikienė; A. Juškevičiūtė-Vilienė. „Govtech practices in Europe: risks and opportunities". Conference „Govtech: What? How? Why?". Vilnius University Faculty of Law, 2019-12-04.
Memberships
Professional Associations:
Member of the Young Academy of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences.
Science Promotion (from 2018):
2022, D.Pūraitė-Andrikienė, The Constitutional Court as a institution of human rights protection. Commentary Teise.pro, 2022-12-02.
2022, D. Pūraitė-Andrikienė. Individual Constitutional Complaints in Lithuania: Experience and Challenges of the First Years. Commentary Teise.pro, 2022-05-17.
2022, Recommendations for potential applicants and lawyers on how to make more effective use of the individual constitutional complaints.
2019, D. Pūraitė-Andrikienė, A. Juškevičiūtė-Vilienė. GovTech: Trends, Challenges and Opportunities in European Union states. Commentary in Teise.pro, 2019-11-26.
National and International Awards:
2021, Vilnius University Rector's Award for the Best Lecturer at the Faculty of Law.
Started working at the Institute – since 2003-04-03
Research interests:
Constitutional law and human rights: human rights as constitutional values, right to healthcare, empowerment of people with disabilities by law, ensuring of human rights, justifiable restrictions on human rights, individual constitutional complaint, constitutional justice, comparative method in constitutional law, constitutional law of the Eastern and Central European states.
International scientific profiles:
Publications:
Principal publications (from 2018):
Beliūnienė, L. Protecting Persons with Disabilities in the Baltic States: Empowering by Law. Chapter in „Legal Protection of Vulnerable Groups in Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Poland. Trends and Perspectives” (red. Agnė Limantė, Dovilė Pūraitė-Andrikienė): Springer, 2022, p. 179-199.
Beliūnienė, L. Korupcijos paplitimo įvairiose srityse matavimo rodikliai: ką jie atskleidžia apie situaciją Lietuvoje [Indicators for Measuring Prevalence of Corruption in Various Fields: What They Reveal About Situation in Lithuania]. Journal Article in Teisės problemos [Legal Issues. Scientific-Practical Journal. Magazine of Law Institute of Lithuania], 2020, No. 1 (99), p. 1-25. ISSN 2351-6364 (online).
Research Projects:
Manager of national project “Problems of Identification of Public Interest in Lithuanian Law: Criteria and Priorities“ (2013-2015). Budget: 87 957,60 eu. Beliūnienė, L et al. (2015). Problems of Identification of Public Interest in Lithuanian Law: Criteria and Priorities. Vilnius: Eugrimas, 297 p. ISBN 978-609-437-288-9.
Manager of national project “The Most Relevant Problems of Ensuring of Human Rights in Lithuania 2008-2013“ (2012–2014). Beliūnienė, L. et al. (2014). The Most Relevant Problems of Ensuring of Human Rights in Lithuania 2008-2013: Legal Research. Vilnius: Lietuvos teisės instituto mokslo tyrimai, Lietuvos teisės institutas, 381 p. ISBN 978-9986-704-32-4 (online).
Other academic activities:
2003-2010. PhD Candidate. Mykolas Romeris University. Faculty of Law. Department of Constitutional Law.
2003-2005. Lecturer of Lithuanian Constitutional Law, Media Law. Department of Constitutional Law at Mykolas Romeris University.
Started working at the Institute – since 2002-09-12.
Research interests:
Public law and policy, Family law, EU family law, Constitutional law, Administrative law, Finance law, Corruption prevention.
International scientific profiles:
Publications:
Principal publications (from 2018):
Limantė, A. (author, editor), Tereškinas, A., Pūraitė-Andrikienė, D. (author, editor), Kudinavičiūtė-Michailovienė, I., Uusen-Nacke, T., Mačernytė Panomariovienė, I., Erikson, M., Wrocławska, T., Ambrazevičiūtė, K., Bitinas, A., Beliūnienė, L., Uscila, R., Juodkaitė, D., Kavoliūnaitė-Ragauskienė, E., Nikartas, S., Jarutienė, L., Michailovič, I., Justickaja, S., Vaičiūnienė, R., Banach-Gutierrez, J. B., Leonaitė, E., Markina, A., Pall, K., Lankauskas, M., Gutauskas, A., Kuzborska-Pacha, E., Apolevič, J., Balodis, R., Kārkliņa, A., & Rodiņa, A. (2022), Legal Protection of Vulnerable Groups in Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Poland. Trends and Perspectives / Edited by Agnė Limantė and Dovilė Pūraitė-Andrikienė (European Union and its Neighbours in a Globalized World, 8). Cham: Springer Cham. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-06998-7
Limantė, A. (author, editor), Kavoliūnaitė-Ragauskienė, E., González, M. J. C., Mercedes Soto, M., Kunda, I., Pogorelčnik Vogrinc, N. (author, editor), Kramberger Škerl, J., Tičić, M., Viterbo, F. G., Garetto, R., Dougan, F., Winkler, S., Ruggeri, L. (author, editor), Giobbi, M., Deplano, S., & Hlača, N. (2022), The EU Regulations on Matrimonial Property and Property of Registered Partnerships / Edited by Lucia Ruggeri, Agnė Limantė, Neža Pogorelčnik Vogrinc. Cambridge - Antwerp - Chicago: Intersentia.
Ambrazevičiūtė, K., Kavoliūnaitė-Ragauskienė, E. & Ragauskas, P. (2021), Korupcija privačiame sektoriuje (Corruption in the private sector). Vilnius: Lietuvos teisės institutas.
Kavoliūnaitė-Ragauskienė, E., Pūraitė-Andrikienė, D. (2020), Valstybės pareiga užtikrinti notarų paslaugų prieinamumą visuomenei ir notarų ekonominį nepriklausomumą ir nešališkumą: galimos priemonės ir jų privalumai bei trūkumai (The duty of the state to ensure the availability of notary services to the public and the economic independence and impartiality of notaries: possible measures and their advantages and disadvantages). Vilnius: Lietuvos notarų rūmai.
Kavoliūnaitė-Ragauskienė, E. (2019), Dovanos ir kyšio santykis: antropologinės implikacijos teisės sistemai (The Gift-Bribery Relationship: Anthropological Implications for the Legal System). Vilnius: Lietuvos teisės institutas.
Ambrazevičiūtė, K., Kavoliūnaitė-Ragauskienė, E. ir Ragauskas, P. (2018), Atsakomybės už korupciją privačiame sektoriuje teisinis reguliavimas (Legal regulation of responsibility for corruption in the private sector). Vilnius: Lietuvos teisės institutas.
Research Projects:
2021-2023, Researcher in the Project funded by the Lithuanian Research Council "Government Use of Facial Recognition Technologies: Legal Challenges and Possible Solutions” (VeidAI).
2021-2023, Researcher and Trainer in the Project co-funded by the EU: “E-training on EU Family Property regimes” (EU-FamPro). Project countries: IT, LT, ES, HR, SL.
2019, Researcher in the project dedicated to the EP elections EUandI (European University Institute, Florence, Italy)
2015-2017, Researcher and Trainer in the Project co-funded by the EU: EU Judiciary Training on Brussels IIa Regulation: From South to East. Project countries: IT, LT, ES, HR.
2013-2014, Researcher in the project of International Juvenile Justice Observatory (IJJO), Alternatives to detainment of young offenders (JUST/2011/DAP/AG/3054) participant.
2009, Researcher in the project EU Profiler (Roman Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies (European University Institute)). Project won World e–Democracy Forum Award 2009.
Presentations at Conferences (from 2018):
2022, Speaker in international seminar “Practical Challenges in the Application of the Twin Regulations”. Almeria (Spain) 19 September 2022. Presentation: “Why some EU Member States did not join the Twin Regulations?”
2022, Speaker and moderator in the international conference “Facial Recognition in the Modern State”. Online, 15 September 2022. Presentation: “FRT Regulation in Eastern Europe: A Case Study of Lithuania”
2022, Speaker at the international conference “Sense and Sensibility in Cross-Border Cases: Couples’ Property”. Opatija (Croatia)/online, 30 June 2022. Presentation: “The Twin Regulations: A Thorny Road to Their Adoption”.
Memberships
Professional Associations:
2011 – now, Member of the UN Convention against corruption review group. Evaluation of Spain (2011, in Spanish), Evaluation of Armenia (2013), Evaluation of Marshall Islands (2018-2019, not published yet).
2019, National expert in the 2020 World Bank initiative Benchmarking Infrastructure.
2014-2017, Member of the Council of Europe Committee on Legal Cooperation working group for the legal instrument regulating lobbying activities.
2016, Member of the preparatory group for GRECO (Group of States Against Corruption) 5 evaluation round.
2014, National expert in the project Environmental Democracy Index. World Resources Institute.
2010, National expert in the World Bank initiative Public Accountability Mechanisms.
Started working at the Institute – since 2005-05-16.
Research interests:
Drug policy and control, Organized crime.
International scientific profiles:
Publications:
Principal publications (from 2018):
Lankauskas, M., Gutauskas, A. (2022), Chasing the High: Drug Users as a Vulnerable Group in Lithuania. Springer, Cham. In book: Legal Protection of Vulnerable Groups in Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Poland. Trends and Perspectives / Edited by Agnė Limantė and Dovilė Pūraitė-Andrikienė, p. 309–325. Springer, Cham, vol 8.
Lankauskas, M. (2021), Cannabis use formedicinal purposes: peculiarities, challenges and perspectives on legal regulation in Lithuania and other countries. Monograph. Law Institute of Lithuania, 139 p. eISBN: 978-9986-704-70-6.
Lankauskas, M. (2019), Corruption and media sector: corruption prevention via strengthening press freedom. Teisės problemos: mokslo darbai, 2019, 97, 1, p. 71-102. Vilnius: Lietuvos teisės institutas. eISSN 2351-6364.
Lankauskas, M. (2018), Corruption and lack of transparency in Lithuanian media. Teisės problemos: mokslo darbai, 2018, 96, 2, p. 21-43. Lietuvos teisės institutas. eISSN 2351-6364.
Research Projects:
2020-2022, Post-Doctoral Fellowship “Narcotic and Psychotropic Substance Use in Prisons in Lithuania: Causes, Challenges and Solutions”. Project implemented at Law Institute of the Lithuanian Centre for Social Sciences. Budget: 66499.55 EUR.
Other academic activities:
2019 – Present, Assistant professor. Vilnius University, Faculty of Philosophy, Institute of Sociology and Social Work, Department of Criminology, Vilnius, Lithuania. Teaching BA courses “Drug social problems and control”, “Transnational organized crime” and MA course “Corporate crime” for students of Criminology.
Presentations at Conferences (from 2018):
2022, „Decriminalization of drug possession in Lithuania: recent developments and future prospects“. 22st annual conference of European Society of Criminology. 22 September 2022, Malaga, Spain.
2022, „Drug (de)criminalization in Lithuania: proposals and solutions“. International scientific conference „European Trends and Challenges in the Criminal Policy“. 29 April 2022, Kaunas, Lithuania.
2021, “Narcotic and Psychotropic Substance Use in Prisons in Lithuania: Causes, Challenges and Solutions”. 21st annual conference of European Society of Criminology. Poster presentation, 10 September 2021, Online.
2019, „Escalation of Drug Scares in the Context of NPS“. Narcomap project final conference. 7 April 2019, Vilnius, Lithuania.
2019, „Fears of drugs in the Lithuanian media (Narkotikų baimės Lietuvos žiniasklaidoje)“. Scientific practical conference „Crime and the media: the unbearable ease of being or the mad rush of life? (Nusikaltimai ir medijos: nepakeliamas būties lengvumas ar beprotiška gyvenimo skuba?)“, organized by Lithuanian Association of Criminologists and Vilnius University. 5 April 2019, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Academic Visits:
June 2022, University of Tartu School of Law. Tallin, Estonia. Visiting scholar.
Memberships
Professional Associations:
Member of Lithuanian Association of Criminologists, Member of European Society of Criminology, European Society for Social Drug Research.
Science Promotion (from 2018):
2022, Interview about the drug use in Lithuanian prisons. LRT, October 26, 2022.
2022, Interview about the drug use tendencies in Vilnius city. LRT, August 18, 2022.
2021, Interview about the criminological features of drug criminalization in Lithuania. LRT, October 17, 2021.
2021, Interview about drug decriminalization plans in Lithuania. 15min, March 20, 2021.
2020, Participation in the press conference „Health instead prison – drug decriminalization in Lithuania“. Parliament of the Republic of Lithuania, December 9, 2020.
Started working at the Institute – since 2018-09-11.
Research interests:
Public international law, human rights law, international environmental law, international nuclear law.
International scientific profiles:
Publications:
Principal publications (from 2018):
Apolevič J., Kuzborska-Pacha E. (2022), Legal protection of national minorities in Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Poland: Current issues. European Union and its Neighbours in a Globalized World, Vol. 8, Agnė Limantė, Dovilė Pūraitė-Andrikienė (Eds): Legal Protection of Vulnerable Groups in Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Poland, Springer, p. 329-368, ISBN 978-3-031-06997-0, ISBN 978-3-031-06998-7 (eBook).
Apolevič J., Limantė A., Vaičiūnienė R. (2022), Child-Friendly Legal Aid and Individual Assessment of Children in Conflict with the Law: Building the Basis for Effective Participation. International journal of environmental research and public health: A Further Look at Risk Behaviors in Adolescents: An Update on Assessment Instruments, Explanation Models, and Interventions Focused on Individual and Environmental Risk/Protective Factors, MDPI, Vol. 19, p. 1-17, ISSN 1660-4601, eISSN 1660-460, doi: 10.3390/ijerph19010017.
Apolevič J. (2021), Implementation of the Sustainable Development Principle in Nuclear Law. International law from a Baltic perspective, ed. Ineta Ziemele, Brill Publishing House, Leiden: Brill Nijhoff, p. 219-257, ISBN 9789004433144. eISBN 9789004433151.
Apolevič J., Vaičiūnienė R., Nikartas S., Povilaitytė V., Dodig Hundri D., Ricijaš N. et al. (2021), Individual assessment of suspected or accused children: insights into good practice in the light of the Directive (EU) 2016/800, Ed. Rūta Vaičiūnienė. Vilnius: Lietuvos socialinių mokslų centro Teisės institutas; Žara, 2021, 216 p. ISBN 9789986343707.
Research Projects:
2020-2021, EU JUSTICE Programme Project „Legal Aid for Children in Criminal Proceedings: Developing and Sharing Best Practices“ (LA-CHILD), implemented by the Law Institute (Project leader), Defence for Children (DCI-Belgium) and Center of Integrated Legal Services and Practices (CILSP, Albania). Budget: 327. 281,97 Eur. Researcher.
2019-2021, EU JUSTICE Programme Project “Procedural safeguards of accused or suspected children: improving the implementation of the right to individual assessment” (IA-CHILD), implemented by the Law Institute (Project leader), Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences of the University of Zagreb (Croatia), Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece), HFC Hope for Children Policy Center (Cyprus), IAYFJM International Association of Youth and Family Judges and Magistrates (Belgium) and Children's Rights Ombudsman Institution of the Republic of Lithuania. Budget: 243. 688,96 Eur. Researcher.
2017-2019, EU JUSTICE Programme: Project „Enhancing the Quality of Legal Aid: General Standards for Different Countries“ (QUAL AID), implemented by the Law Institute (Project leader), J.W. Goethe's University in Frankfurt am Main, Legal Aid Board of the Netherlands, Lithuanian Bar Association, State Guaranteed Legal Aid Service of Lithuania. Budget: 202 410,85 Eur. Coordinator.
Other academic activities:
2005–2023, Assistant, lecturer. Vilnius University, Faculty of Law, Department of Public Law: Teaching Public International Law, Human Rights Law, Case-law of the ECJ.
2008–2014, PhD Candidate. Vilnius University, Faculty of Law, Department of Public Law: Teaching seminars, supervising term papers, MA theses advisor, reviewing MA theses.
Conferences Organisation:
2022-11-25, Vilnius, Lithuania, international conference “Legal Protection of Vulnerable Groups: Trends and Perspectives”, organizer, Law Institute of the Lithuanian Centre for Social Sciences.
2021-11-17, organizer of the round table "Making child-friendly legal aid a reality – learnings and outputs from the LA Child project" within the frame of the World Congress on justice with children.
2021-02-11, Vilnius, Lithuania, international conference “Legal aid for children in criminal proceedings: child friendly legal aid at focus”, organizer, Law Institute of the Lithuanian Centre for Social Sciences.
2020-06-30, Vilnius, Lithuania, final international conference for the project: „Procedural safeguards of accused or suspected children”(IA-CHILD), organizer, Law Institute of the Lithuanian Centre for Social Sciences.
2019-12-05, Zagreb, Croatia, Workshop "The implementation of individual assessment – challenges, international perspective and good-practice examples”, organizer on behalf of the Law Institute of the Lithuania.
2019-06-27, Vilnius, Lithuania, Meeting Directive 2016/1919 New age of legal aid, organizer, Law Institute of the Lithuania.
2018-12-05, Vilnius, Lithuania, legal-practical conference Corruption and media, organizer, Law Institute of the Lithuanian Centre for Social Sciences.
Presentations at Conferences (from 2018):
2022, Legal protection of national minorities in Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Poland: Current issues, International conference to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Law Institute, Vilnius, Lithuania, 2022-11-25.
Academic Visits:
2010 07 01 – 2011 10 01, Academic visit Pace Law School, USA, NewYork (Fulbright program). Supervisor: prof. dr. Richard Ottinger.
2010 12 09 – 2011 12 20, Academic visit Euroatom organization (Luxembourg) and DG Environment (Belgium). Supervisor: dr. Wolfgang Kilb.
Science Promotion (from 2018):
Limantė, Agnė; Nikartas, Simonas; Vaičiūnienė, Rūta; Apolevič, Jolanta. Know your rights. Vilnius: Lietuvos socialinių mokslų centro Teisės institutas, 2021.11.25.
National and International Awards:
2010, Fulbright Scholar award.
Started working at the Institute – nuo 2017-09-12..
Research interests:
Energy Law, Competition Law, Geopolitics, General Data Protection Regulation.
International scientific profiles:
Publications:
Principal publications (from 2018):
Rimšaitė, L. Energy crisis in Europe a demand for the coordinated mitigation plan. Elsevier (pending).
Rimšaite, L. (2023), Competition Law Application in Energy Sector. Springer (pending) p. 360.
Rimšatė, L., Ed. L. Ruggeri. (2022), Prosumerism and Energy Communities. Expanding Concepts in a Global Perspective. SGEM World Science, p. 367-373.
Rimšaitė, L. (2019), Corruption risk mitigation in energy sector: Issues and challenges. Energy Policy. Elsevier Vol. 125, p. 260-266.
Other academic activities:
2022-2023, Lecturer dr. Mykolas Romeris University Public Law Department. Law and Global Security. Course: Law and Energy Security Policy.
2013-2018, Lecturer Mykolas Romeris University. Business Law Department. Courses: Energy Law, Competition Law, EU Public law, Contract law (english).
Presentations at Conferences (from 2018):
2023, Energy Meet 2023 Brussels, Belgium 2nd International Meet on Power and Energy Engineering. Energy Crisis – are we heading towards independency?
2021, XIX Commemoration of International Anti-Corruption Day United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime-UNODC. Challenges in transparency and the fight against corruption in the provision of electric power service in Colombia, 2021-12-09.
2018, BITA in association with Law Firm TGS Baltic. Vilnius, Lithuania. Conference “New legal regulation of compensation for damage caused by violations of competition law: Challenges, risks and perspectives for business” Presentation topic: “Rights and obligations of undertakings subject to an infringement investigation”.
Memberships
Professional Associations:
International Nuclear Law Association Member.
National and International Awards:
2013, Commemorative Award of the President of the Republic of Lithuania for the personal input in Lithuanian presidency achievements of 2013.
2014, Doctoral scholarship for academic achievements, The Research Council of Lithuania.
VAM project Junior Research Fellow
Started working at the Institute – since 2022-08-01.
Research interests:
Psychological violence at work, psychological violence, discrimination, labor relations.
International scientific profiles:
Publications:
Other academic activities:
2021-2022. Lecturer. Mykolas Romeris University, School of Law, Institute of Private Law.
2021 - now. PhD student. Mykolas Romeris University School of Law, Institute of Private Law.
Memberships
Professional Associations:
Lithuanian Bar Association.
TeismAI project Junior Research Fellow
