Papers and Articles On Law in the Republic of Lithuania

COMPETITION LAW (Antitrust): Paper            
EC Competition Law (Antitrust Law) in Lithuania The findings of the European Commission (EC) with respect to the status of competition law in the Republic of Lithuania are consistent with the general experience of other countries in transition -- the main weakness is the lack of implementation.  Successful implementation requires not only careful design of substantive prohibitions and the construction of effective enforcement, it also entails improvements in other institutions such as courts, professional associations and universities that influence the direction of competition policy.

ARBITRATION: Law Review Article
Arbitration in Lithuanian Commercial Agreements: Establishment and Early Development.  Commerical arbitration law in the Republic of Lithuania over the past several decades, including the recently enacted Law on Commercial Arbitration and potential obstacles to effective enforcement of arbitral awards, and some Lithuanian observations on arbitration provisions in international commercial contracts. While there are new laws and associations to facilitate arbitrations of international disputes and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards in Lithuania, they remain unproven.  Also reported in the Vytautas Magnus University Law Review, Number 4, September 2000

LEGAL ETHICS IN LITHUANIA: Paper
Finding Competent Local Counsel: Associating With Legal Practitioners In Lithuania.  The current status of the legal profession in Lithuania, concluding that any lawyer in the United States who seeks to associate with competent counsel in Lithuania must exercise extreme caution. At the present time, whether issued a license to practice law as an advokat or practicing as a jurist, the legal profession in Lithuania is largely unregulated and unsupervised, with no oversight for unethical behavior.

LEGAL ETHICS IN LITHUANIA: Law Review Article
The 1999 Lithuanian Code of Professional Ethics for Lawyers: Areas for Improvement Consistent with European Union Standards. From the presentation March 6, 2000 to the ten-member Joint Commission of members of the Seimas (Lithuanian Parliament) and the Lithuanian-American Community, Inc. (LAC), also reported in the Vytautas Magnus University Law Review, Number 4, September 2000
 

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