Valentinas Mikelenas
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Valentinas Mikelėnas is a Lithuania
n lawyer, former Justice of the Supreme Court of Lithuania, and one of the most prominent Lithuanian civil law
scholars at Vilnius University
. Mikelėnas was the Head of the Drafting Group of the Civil Code of Lithuania
in 1991.
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
n lawyer, former Justice of the Supreme Court of Lithuania, and one of the most prominent Lithuanian civil law
Civil law (area)
Civil law in continental law is a branch of law which is the general part of private law.The basis for civil law lies in a civil code. Before enacting of codes, civil law could not be distinguished from private law...
scholars 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....
. Mikelėnas was the Head of the Drafting Group of the Civil Code of Lithuania
Civil Code of Lithuania
Lithuanian Civil Code from 18 July 2000 is Civil Code of Lithuania. It came into effect on January 1, 2000, and was considered a massive and groundbreaking project. The Drafting Group of the new Lithuanian Civil Code established by the Parliament Seimas in 1990. Prof...
in 1991.