Below Please find details of the Conference Program for 
 

Lithuania's Legal System: Trends and Perspectives, to be held in Vilnius, Lithuania, July 25-26, 2006.  For further details and registration information can be found at http://javadvokatai.org

 International Conference
July 25-26, 2006
The American Center, Pranciskonu str. 3, Vilnius
Legal System of Lithuania:  Trends and Perspectives

 
Organizers:

Lithuanian Lawyers' Association
Lithuanian-American Bar Association, Inc.
 Elon University Center for Public Affairs

Sponsors:
Stasys Sedbaras Law Firm
JSC "Justitia"

PROGRAM 
 July 25, 2006 Tuesday
10.00 - 10.30              Opening Remarks
Patricia Streeter, President of the Lithuanian-American Bar Association, Inc (LABAS), USA
Professor Betty Morgan, Director of the Center for Public Affairs, Elon University, USA
Dr. Stasys Sedbaras, Chairman of the Lithuanian Lawyers' Association (LTD), Lithuania

First Session 
Current Challenges and the Constitution of Lithuania
The role of the Constitution of Lithuania in the context of current political and social culture (jurisprudence and the relationship between government and self-government).  Should the Constitution be changed?  Does the governmental system conform to the fundamental intent of the Constitution?  What role does the Constitution have in the "new" Europe? How should conflicts be decided between the Constitution and the European Union?     
Moderators 
Prof. Betty Morgan, Elon University Center for Public Affairs, USA
Prof. hab.dr. Vytautas Nekrosius, Dean of the Law Faculty, Vilnius University, LTD Vice-Chairman, Lithuania

10.30 - 13.00              Speakers:
Prof. E. Jarasiunas (Mykolas Romeris University, Lithuania)
Prof. Vytautas Landsbergis (Member of the European Union Parliament, Lithuania)
Regina Narusiene (Chairman of the National Board of Directors of the Lithuanian American Community, Inc., Co-Founder and Board Member of LABAS, Attorney, USA)
Dr. Adam Lazowski (Senior Lecturer, University of Westminster School of Law, UK)                                                

13.00 - 14.00              Lunch
14.00 - 15.00              Continuation of the first session, discussions

Second Session 
The System of Pretrial Investigation: Problems and Solutions
Role of the prosecutor.  Prosecutor's part in criminal investigations. Pretrial investigation procedure and control over the system. Role of Judge in pretrial investigations. Pretrial investigation term limits. Relationship of pretrial investigation institutions to the prosecutor.  
Moderators
Prof. William Schroeder, Southern Illinois School of Law, USA
Doc.dr. Tomas Davulis, Vilnius University Law Faculty, LTD Vice-Chairman, Lithuania

15.00 - 16.30              Speakers
Algimantas Valantinas (General Prosecutor of Lithuania, Lithuania)
Prof.hab.dr. Vytautas Nekrosius (Dean of Law Faculty, Vilnius University, Lithuania)
John Sylvester (Attorney, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Legal Attaché for Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania to the Embassy, Tallinn, USA)
Honorable Susan Hutchinson (Judge of the 2nd. Appellate District, State of Illinois, USA)

16.30 - 17.00              Discussions

July 26, 2006 (Wednesday)

Third Session 
 Independence and Transparency of the Judicial System
Court administration. The influence of the public in the implementation of justice. Reform of the system of selection of judges. Ethical standards of judges. Qualifications of judges. Public oversight over judges' actions. Public influence on the selection of judges. 

Moderators
James W. Hulme, Attorney, USA
Doc.dr. Stasys Sedbaras, Attorney, Chairman of LTD, Lithuania

 10.00 - 12.30              Speakers

 
Prof.hab.dr. Valentinas Mikelenas  (Vilnius University, Professor, Lithuania)
Rytis Juozapavicius (Transparency International, Lithuanian Chapter, Lithuania)
Honorable Susan Hutchinson (Judge 2nd. Appellate District Court, State of Illinois, USA)
Henrikas Mickevicius (Executive Director, Human Rights Monitoring Institute, Lithuania)

 

12.30 - 13.00              Discussions

 
13.00 - 14.00              Lunch


Fourth Session
 Trends in the Privacy Rights of Individuals
Presumption of innocence. Right of media to obtain and publish information. Limitations on information considered private. Pretrial investigations and constitutionally guaranteed rights problems. Presumption of innocence in the media. 

 Moderators

                              Patricia Streeter, Attorney, USA.  President of LABAS

Member of LTD (to be determined)

 

 

14.00 - 15.00              Speakers:

Laura Juozumaite (Attorney,  Stasys Sedbaras Law Firm, Lithuania) 

                                    Bruce Hulme (Privacy Expert, USA) 

 

15.00 - 15.30              Discussions

 

15.30 - 16.30              Resolutions

 

16.30 - 17.00                Awards

 

17:00                           Closing remarks

 

 

 

 
Dr. Betty Morgan, Associate Professor
Department of Political Science and Public Administration
Director, Elon Center for Public Affairs
Elon University
Campus Box 2294
Elon, North Carolina 27244
USA
Ph:  336-278-6428
Fax: 336-278-6401
 

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