Author: Johanas BALTRIMAS
Topic category: Theory of Law

In recent years Constitutional Court of the Republic of Lithuania adopted several rulings related to the doctrine of judicial precedents. On their basis legal precedents were acknowledged as binding sources of law. Howeever, since then very few papers were published in regard of this issue. Lack of scholarly research in this field may result in chaotic application and interpretation of judicial precedents which leads to conclusion that there is a demand for development of the doctrine of judicial precedents in Lithuanian legal system.