INSTITUTE OF LAW AT THE LITHUANIAN CENTRE FOR SOCIAL SCIENCES

Dr. Dovilė Pūraitė-Andrikienė

 

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.