Author: Petras TARASEVIČIUS
Topic category: Criminal Law

This article describes the theoretical criminal intelligence problems. A particular attention is paid to research related to the concepts such as “intelligence” and/or “criminal intelligence” which are established in the Lithuanian legal acts.

Author: Artūras PANOMARIOVAS, Tomas RUDZKIS
Topic category: Criminal Law

The paper explores the trend of prevalence of the use of intelligence in criminal proceedings in 2015 employing the method of document analysis. The generalized conclusions are the result of the examination of 325 criminal cases selected by a convenient sampling process, which were judged at the first instance by the Vilnius Regional Court and whose convictions became effective in 2015.

Author: Mindaugas LANKAUSKAS
Topic category: Criminal Law

The article analyses the impact of press freedom on corruption in mass-media sector in particular and in society in general. In order to achieve this goal, relevant scientific literature and most important empirical research on the subject were analysed.

Author: Mindaugas LANKAUSKAS
Topic category: Criminal Law

The main subject of the article is corruption and lack of transparency in Lithuanian media. In the first part of the article, the phenomenon of media corruption is analysed, including main features of this phenomenon and differences in various countries. Examples of good practice of fighting corruption are analysed as well. The second part of the article is dedicated to Lithuanian experience related to corruption and non-transparent practices in the media sector. Subsequently, according to the analysis of the legal basis and the results of qualitative interviews with experts in the field, the author proposes recommendations concerning suitable measures to prevent corruption in the media sector.

Author: Elena MASNEVAITĖ
Topic category: Criminal Law

The article deals with voter bribery cases in terms of electoral law. A particular focus of research is drawn on the factual situation of this phenomenon of political corruption in Lithuania.

Author: Mindaugas LANKAUSKAS, Simonas NIKARTAS
Topic category: Criminal Law

First of all, the article deals with the aspects of the concept of corruption. The article reveals that definitions of corruption established in the Lithuanian legal acts, which are not sufficient to describe the phenomenon of corruption in NGOs: it is limited to definitions of criminal law, which do not cover corruption characteristics specific to the NGO sector.

Author: Skirmantas BIKELIS, Dainius NAUBURAITIS
Topic category: Criminal Law

The article focuses both on general issues of law reatroactivity and on specific issue of retroactive application of the law on civil confiscation. The latter law currently (Fall of 2019) is in the drafting process at the Parliament of Lithuania.