Kestutis Lapinskas
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Kęstutis Lapinskas is an expert of Constitutional law
and current President of Constitutional Court of the Republic of Lithuania
, who replaced Egidijus Kūris
at this position. Kęstutis Lapinskas is one of the signatory of the Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania
, former President of the Supreme Administrative Court of Lithuania.
district back in 1937. After initial education moved to Vilnius
there he finished Faculty of Law at Vilnius University
,in 1960. After almost six years finished M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University and defended his thesis. Worked in various positions in Vilnius University, including associate professor and later, Head of the Department of Public Law of the Faculty of Law. On March 11, 1990 sign the Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania
, soon afterwards he was appointed into work group drafting Lithuanian Constitution. Between 1993 and 1999 served as Justice of Constitutional Court of the Republic of Lithuania
, in 2000 took position as President of the Supreme Administrative Court of Lithuania, after two years he was appointed to justice of the Constitutional Court for second term. In 2008, Kęstutis Lapinskas was named as President of Constitutional Court, replacing Egidijus Kūris.
Constitutional law
Constitutional law is the body of law which defines the relationship of different entities within a state, namely, the executive, the legislature and the judiciary....
and current President of Constitutional Court of the Republic of Lithuania
Constitutional Court of the Republic of Lithuania
The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Lithuania is a special court established by the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania of 1992; it began the activities after the adoption of the Law on Constitutional Court of the Republic of Lithuania on February 3, 1993...
, who replaced Egidijus Kūris
Egidijus Kuris
Egidijus Kūris is a Lithuanian professor and PhD in law, former President of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Lithuania....
at this position. Kęstutis Lapinskas is one of the signatory of the Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania
Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania
The Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania or Act of March 11 was an independence declaration by the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic adopted on March 11, 1990...
, former President of the Supreme Administrative Court of Lithuania.
Biography
Kęstutis Lapinskas was born in ŠakiaiŠakiai
Šakiai is a city in the Marijampolė County, Lithuania. It is located west of Kaunas. It is presumed that Šakiai first expanded from Šakaičai village. By 1719 a church in Šakiai was built. By the 19th century Šakiai already had city rights; it also had a school, Catholic and Lutheran churches, a...
district back in 1937. After initial education moved to Vilnius
Vilnius
Vilnius is the capital of Lithuania, and its largest city, with a population of 560,190 as of 2010. It is the seat of the Vilnius city municipality and of the Vilnius district municipality. It is also the capital of Vilnius County...
there he finished Faculty of Law at Vilnius University
Vilnius University
Vilnius University is the oldest university in the Baltic states and one of the oldest in Eastern Europe. It is also the largest university in Lithuania....
,in 1960. After almost six years finished M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University and defended his thesis. Worked in various positions in Vilnius University, including associate professor and later, Head of the Department of Public Law of the Faculty of Law. On March 11, 1990 sign the Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania
Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania
The Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania or Act of March 11 was an independence declaration by the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic adopted on March 11, 1990...
, soon afterwards he was appointed into work group drafting Lithuanian Constitution. Between 1993 and 1999 served as Justice of Constitutional Court of the Republic of Lithuania
Constitutional Court of the Republic of Lithuania
The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Lithuania is a special court established by the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania of 1992; it began the activities after the adoption of the Law on Constitutional Court of the Republic of Lithuania on February 3, 1993...
, in 2000 took position as President of the Supreme Administrative Court of Lithuania, after two years he was appointed to justice of the Constitutional Court for second term. In 2008, Kęstutis Lapinskas was named as President of Constitutional Court, replacing Egidijus Kūris.