RULING BY THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE IN REGARD OF LETTER W: A CASE STUDY IN RESPECT OF JUDICIAL PRECEDENTS (89)
The article deals with the issue of Lithuanian case-law on the matter of spelling in personal documents with letters from non Lithuanian alphabets or disregarding rules of Lithuanian language grammar. Question of spelling foreign names in documents is of big political importance, since it has received a lot of public attention, in last few decades there were over 20 unsuccessful attempts to pass laws which lay down relevant regulation. Particular focus of research is drawn upon Lithuanian case-law, where recently a judicial precedent occurred, which conflicts with earlier rulings.
PRIVATIZATION OF DETENTION FACILITIES: FOREIGN EXPERIENCE AND PROSPECTS IN LITHUANIA (61)
An analysis is provided in the paper of foreign privatization practice; the efficiency of such practice is evaluated, and the opportunities and perspectives of its application in Lithuania are discussed.
WORKING PRISON INMATES AND STATE SOCIAL INSUSURANCE SYSTEM IN LITHUAUANIA: PECULIARITIES AND PERSPECTIVES (76)
The article aims to answer the question whether there are preconditions to expand the scope of state social insurance regarding working prisoners. Currently working prison inmates cannot enjoy full protection of state social insurance system. Prisoners are covered only partially because they are entitled just to social insurance against labour accidents and occupational diseases. In addition, they can self-insure themselves.
DRUG CONTROL POLICY AND LEGAL REGIMES IN EUROPE AND LITHUANIA (80)
This article analyzes drug control policy and legal regimes in Lithuania and other European countries.
ENTLASSUNG AUS DEM STRAFVOLLZUG ZUR BEWÄHRUNG NACH DEM INKRAFTTRETEN DES BEWÄHRUNGSGESETZES: THEORIE UND PRAXIS (82)
Im Aufsatz werden die theoretischen und praktischen Probleme der Entlassung aus dem Strafvollzug zur Bewährung in Litauen behandelt.
THE PROBLEMS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF PENAL POLICY IN THE FIELD OF COMBATTING SMUGGLING AND CUSTOMS FRAUD IN LITHUANIAN LEGAL SYSTEM (72)
The subject of the article is the drawbacks of the penal policy in the field of regulation of criminal liability for smuggling and customs fraud. The purpose of the analysis is to introduce the measures for increasing the effectiveness of the combatting smuggling and customs fraud through improvement of the quality of legislation and its application.
PENAL POPULISM IN MODERN SOCIETIES (68)
In the article F. Sack concentrates on reactions to crime by the society and the state. This is the central question which has brought about a kind of paradigmatic shift in criminology in the beginning of the sixties and which is closely connected with a new generation of essentially sociological scholars who were working in the field of crime and social control.
ZUR FRAGE EINER „NEUEN PUNITIVITÄT“ – SIND HÄRTERE SANKTIONEN KRIMINALPRÄVENTIV WIRKSAM? (64)
In den letzten Jahren wurde in der deutschen wie auch der internationalen Kriminologie vermehrt die Frage aufgeworfen, inwieweit sich die Sanktions einstellungen in der Bevölkerung bzw. das Sanktionsverhalten der offiziellen Kontroll- und Sanktionsinstanzen verschärft haben.
POWERS OF TRIAL COURT TO RE-QUALIFY ACTS INCRIMINATED BY PROSECUTION (65)
The article provides at length an exploration of cases when an accused should be informed in advance about possible re-qualification of incriminated deed by trial court. This is fulfilled by analysis of foreign and international law, practice of the European Court of Human Rights and the Supreme Court of Lithuania.
CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES OF DETENTION CORRESPONDING TO ULTIMUM REMEDIUM PRINCIPLE (64)
The article is dedicated to the problematic issues of detention corresponding to ultimum remedium principle. On the grounds of the analysis, the article discovers definition and basic requirements of before mentioned principle.