| Abstract [eng] |
The question of legal rules and the legal principles application in the Lithuanian Supreme Court’s Practice is especially urgent in contemporary society where sociological – realistic influence is taking more important place. In the Lithuanian Supreme Court’s judgements the application of the legal principles is widespread. The legal principles are used to mend the gaps of law and to climinate collisions. Their role is especially important in the process of explaining the legal norms which is a part of the Lithuanian Supreme Court’s functions to make court’s practice the same. Analysing the Lithuanian Supreme Court’s Practice it was noticed, that the legal principles are mostly used when there is insufficient regulation of the legal norms. Moreover, it is necessary to have additional arguments to ground the judgement. These arguments are the legal principles, which content consists of legal morality. Today the Courts have wide rights to interpretate the legal principles. Lack of legal regulation applying the legal principles grounds the variety of different explanation and application. All this is the reason of contradictory formation of Court’s Practice. The Lithuanian Supreme Court’s prerogative is to make the judgement the same. The certain content of the legal norms depends upon the Lithuanian Supreme Court’s interpretation. All this claims that the boundaries of the principles are able to change common legal norms. These legal norms gaide the society. The role of the legal principles becomes more significant then the role of the legal norms. This is good opportunity for the judges who realize their interests with the help of the legal principles. However, the Lithuanian Supreme Court’s Practice shows that the legal principles and the legal norms are inseparable. The Court applies formal requirements which are coincident with the legal norms as well as unwritten legal principles. |
