The Tendencies and Issues of Transposing EU Law to the General Part of Lithuanian Criminal Code

• Authors: Švedas Gintaras , Veršekys Paulius

Title variants

PL

Tendencje i problemy związane z wdrożeniem prawa unijnego do Części ogólnej litewskiego Kodeksu Karnego

• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

This article deals with the theoretical and practical issues of transposing European Union law to the General Part of the Lithuanian Criminal Code, as well as certain aspects of the European Union criminal law that make serious influence on the Lithuanian criminal law and may create problems in the future.

PL

Artykuł dotyczy teoretycznych i praktycznych kwestii związanych z wdrożeniem prawa unijnego do Części ogólnej litewskiego Kodeksu Karnego, jak również niektórych aspektów unijnego prawa karnego. Prawo to w istotny sposób wpływa na litewskie prawo karne, co może wywołać określone problemy w przyszłości.

Keywords

EN

EU law; criminal law; Lithuanian Criminal Code

PL

prawo Unii Europejskiej; prawo karne; litewski Kodeks Karny

• Publisher: Łódzkie Towarzystwo Naukowe, Stowarzyszenie
• Journal: Studia Prawno-Ekonomiczne
• Year: 2016
• Volume: XCIX
• Pages: 89-115

Dates

published

2016

Contributors

author

Švedas Gintaras

• Head of the Criminal Justice Department, Law Faculty, Vilnius University; Lithuania

author

Veršekys Paulius

• Lecturer at Criminal Justice Department, Law Faculty, Vilnius University; Lithuania

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0081-6841