| Abstract [eng] |
Principles of law are main guiding ideas that represent the whole essence and meaning of the legal system. Court cases must be tried according to the principles of law, but also legal acts should be passed, collisions of legal norms can be settled and gaps of legislation can be filled according to the principles of law. Legal norms should also be explained in the way that they would correspond to the spirit of the principles of law. The occurrence of particular functions of the principles of law in the jurisprudence and the interaction of separate principles of law is analyzed in this master’s paper, therefore this analysis is relevant not only the jurisprudence, but to the legal doctrine as well. In consideration of the theme of this master thesis, jurisprudence is analyzed mostly, but special literature is not forgotten too. The master’s paper provides a new view to the occurrence of the principles of law in the jurisprudence; the subject is approached through the prism of the functions of the principles of law. The purpose of this master’s paper is to find out if the principles of law influence jurisprudence, and if so to what extent. The paper is divided in to five major parts. Judiciary system of Lithuania is shortly presented in the first part. The second part is dedicated to the analysis of the conception and classification of the principles of law. The occurrence of the functions of the principles of law in jurisprudence is discussed in the third part of the paper. The next part of the paper is dedicated to the analysis of competition of the principles of law, the balance of interests and the practical aspects of the both. The importance of the legal principles to the judiciary and the differences of the application of the principles of law in different judiciary systems are discussed in the fifth part of the paper. The master’s paper if finished by presenting the list of conclusions. |
