Vilenas Vadapalas
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Vilenas Vadapalas is a Lithuania
n lawyer
. He became the first representative of Lithuania at the Court of First Instance (now called the General Court) of the European Union
, when he was appointed in 2004. Vadapalas specializes in the fields of public international law, law of the European Union, and international human rights law
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Vadapalas graduated from the Law Faculty of Vilnius University
. He obtained doctorate degree from the University of Moscow and habilitated doctorate from the University of Warsaw
. Vadapalas worked as professor of international law at Vilnius University. He published several textbooks for law students, including Tarptautinė teisė (1998 and 2006).
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
Lawyer
A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political...
. He became the first representative of Lithuania at the Court of First Instance (now called the General Court) of the European Union
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
, when he was appointed in 2004. Vadapalas specializes in the fields of public international law, law of the European Union, and international human rights law
International human rights law
International human rights law refers to the body of international law designed to promote and protect human rights at the international, regional and domestic levels...
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Vadapalas graduated from the Law Faculty of 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....
. He obtained doctorate degree from the University of Moscow and habilitated doctorate from the University of Warsaw
University of Warsaw
The University of Warsaw is the largest university in Poland and one of the most prestigious, ranked as best Polish university in 2010 and 2011...
. Vadapalas worked as professor of international law at Vilnius University. He published several textbooks for law students, including Tarptautinė teisė (1998 and 2006).