| Abstract [eng] |
The development of the Lithuanian judicial system in the period of the restoration of the state‘s independence since 1989 (when the first amendments related to the implementation of the democratic principles to the regulations of the judicial system were made) till 1995, i.e. the study field on how the judicial system was formed while restoring the independence of Lithuania and implementing the essential principles of the rule of law in the judicial system. It is aimed to research norms of constitutional and ordinary law and public relations regulated by them related to the changes of the judicial system in 1989-1995 in Lithuania, including principles of separation of powers, independence of courts and judges, person‘s right to impartial and fair trial as much as they were enshrined in the legal regulation and implemented while establishing the constitutional justice institution and the general judicial system of the four branches. The judicial system of Lithuania, which was started to create by amending and supplementing the Temporary Main Law in 1992 and started to function on 1 January, 1995, was the authentical judicial system in Lithuania. This system accumulated a historical experience of Lithuania and other states of western legal tradition (mainly roman-germanic, but also anglosaksonian), which was creatively interpreted, developed and adapted to the actual needs of the Lithuanian society as well as to its economical and political environment. Such authentical Lithuanian judicial system, corresponding to the western legal traditions and international regulations, proved to be justified and complied with the essential needs of Lithuania in those days (not regarding some obstacles). |
