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Author: Karolis Jovaišas
Topic category: Theory of Law
Comprehensive, objective and impartial analysis of justice in this article makes it possible to state, that in spite of broad sceptical attitude towards moral reliativism, justice is not just a valuable but also relative category.
Author: Johanas BALTRIMAS, Mindaugas LANKAUSKAS
Topic category: Theory of Law
In his dissenting opinion in Lochner v. New York case, O. W. Holmes famously stated that general propositions do not decide concrete cases. There are many others who claim similarly. Among them F. Schauer states that such concepts as liberty, equality do not strongly determine answers in legal questions – although not totally vague, they require additional premises in order to be applied in concrete cases. This study, among other questions, focuses on what these additional premises are when it comes to application of legal principles. Besides this, a goal is raised to seek out what views on application of legal principles are dominating in jurisprudence.
Author: Petras RAGAUSKAS
Topic category: Theory of Law
The article provides criticism of theory and method proposed in the monograph Legal Personalism: Theory and Method (The Ideology of Returning Law to the Society) of prof. Alfonsas Vaišvila.
Author: Dovilė PŪRAITĖ-ANDRIKIENĖ
Topic category: Human Rights
In recent years many European countries revised their national institutions of incapacitation in the light of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which was adopted in 2006 December 13. Although in Lithuania this Convention entered into force in 2010 September 17, the real situation of incapacitated persons so far has not changed, though the State has taken some steps to improve the situation of these persons.
Author: Johanas BALTRIMAS
Topic category: Human Rights
This research paper is focused on describing mostly distinctive features of reasoning with precedents of European Court of Human Rights.
Author: Mindaugas Lankauskas
Topic category: Human Rights
The article deals with relationship between right to privacy and freedom of expression according to the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights. Although privacy protection and freedom of expression have been partially analyzed in Lithuanian legal doctrine the comprehensive assessment taking into account the context of European Convention of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms is desirable.