Overview
- Presents an in-depth analysis of 30 years of change in Lithuania’s legal and institutional framework
- Offers a representative case study for states experiencing similar transitions
- Allow us to learn from the errors made during the transition period, looking back on 30 years of experience
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Table of contents (16 chapters)
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Complicated Historical Heritage: Dealing with the Totalitarian Past
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Sophisticated Socio-Political and Other Conditions in the Process of Adoption to New (Rule of Law) Standards
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Authority of International Legal Sources over a Period of 30 Years
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The Search for Experimental and/or Entirely New National Legal Models
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About this book
This volume provides an overview of selected major areas of legal and institutional development in Lithuania since the Restoration of Independence in 1990. The respective chapters discuss changes in fields varying from the constitutional framework to criminal law and procedure. The content highlights four major aspects of the fundamental changes that have affected the entire legal system: the Post-Soviet country’s complex historical heritage; socio-political and other conditions in the process of adopting new (rule of law) standards; international legal influences on the national legal order over the past 30 years; and finally, the search for entirely new national legal models.
Over a period of 30 years since gaining its independence from the Soviet Union, Lithuania has undergone unique social changes. The state restarted its independent journey burdened by the complicated heritage of the Soviet legal system. Some major reforms have taken place swiftly, while others have required years of thorough analysis of societal needs and the search for optimal examples in other states. The legal system is now substantially different, with some elements being entirely new, and others adapted to present needs.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Asst. Prof. Dr. Donatas Murauskas, Vilnius University, Law Faculty, Vilnius, Lithuania
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Legal Developments During 30 Years of Lithuanian Independence
Book Subtitle: Overview of Legal Accomplishments and Challenges in Lithuania
Editors: Gintaras Švedas, Donatas Murauskas
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-54783-7
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Law and Criminology, Law and Criminology (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-54782-0Published: 18 October 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-54785-1Published: 18 October 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-54783-7Published: 17 October 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VI, 315
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 1 illustrations in colour
Topics: Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law , Russian, Soviet, and East European History, Russian and Post-Soviet Politics, Legal History, Theories of Law, Philosophy of Law, Legal History, Human Rights