Vilniaus universiteto Teisės fakultetas 1641-2007 metais

LTMonografijoje atsispindi natūralus dabartinio Vilniaus universiteto Teisės fakulteto kolektyvo noras save pamatyti visos Universiteto ir Lietuvos teisinės sistemos istorijos kontekstu, dar kartą pajusti senųjų tradicijų skonį. Chronologiškai ir išsamiai nagrinėjama teisės studijų Vilniaus universitete istorija nuo jų įtraukimo į Universiteto programas iki 2007 metų imtinai. Manoma esant svarbu nušviesti ne tik Teisės fakulteto kolektyvą, studijų planus, mokymo procesą, bet ir apibūdinti mokslo veiklą, priminti skaitytojams tam tikram laikotarpiui būdingas pažiūras į teisę ir valstybę, išvardyti svarbesnes mokslo publikacijas ir nusakyti jose aptartas problemas. Fakulteto veikla nagrinėjama plačiu Lietuvos visuomenės gyvenimo kontekstu, siejant ją su Lietuvos valstybingumo ir nacionalinės teisės raida. Pateikiama Teisės fakulteto dabarties ir ateities vizija, atskleidžiami laimėjimai ir netektys žvelgiant į jas paties Fakulteto kolektyvo akimis. Greta mokslo darbų monografijai rengti plačiai panaudota neskelbta Vilniaus universiteto ir jo Teisės fakulteto archyvų medžiaga, norminiai teisės aktai, taip pat įvairios istorijos šaltinių publikacijos. Monografija skirta ne vien mokslininkams - ji gali būti panaudota kaip mokslinių žinių šaltinis magistrantūros ir doktorantūros studijoms, taip pat Vilniaus universiteto ir jo Teisės fakulteto reprezentacijai bei mokslo populiarinimui.

ENThe present book was conceived at the Department of Theory and History of Law of the Faculty of Law of Vilnius University four years ago when the study programmes were supplemented with Applied Jurisprudence as a new branch of studies. This prompted a revision of the teaching material. The importance of jurisprudence as a subsystem for the existence and development of the other two subsystems (legislation and jurisdiction) induced a discussion on the history of the oldest (and the only for a long time) Lithuanian forge of lawyers in the context of the legal system development. Consideration of this idea at the Faculty lead to an unexpected conclusion that three books on this subject were necessary instead of one: a compre hensive study, an educational book and a representative publication. Each of them would answer specific requests and would have different designations and readership. Neither of them could supersede the other two. Eventually, it was concluded that there was no point in preparing each of the three as different publications. It would be better to make an attempt to combine the positive features of the mentioned three books despite the awaiting difficulties. It is to readers’ judgement whether the idea was successfully realized. Undoubtedly, the publication of the present issue does not mean that a more comprehensive study, educational book and representative issue become expendable. The Law Faculty of Vilnius University regards the present study as an interim issue which is expected to encourage the preparation of specialized publica tions. It is designed to answer the request for knowledge of general issues of the history of law. O f course, the features of one of the types of publications — scientific, educational or representative — perforce had to become dominant in the present publication.One of the authors of the present book, docent of the Department of Theory and History of Law at the Faculty of Law of Vilnius University Jevgenij Machovenko, who set to work in 2006, aimed first of all at educational purposes having in mind the implementation of the new study programme “Applied jurisprudence”. Yet he also expected that the study could interest scholars and would contribute to representation of the Faculty. This served as criteria for the selection and presentation of materials. In the summer of 2007, Chairman of the Department of History of Law in the Faculty of Law of Mykolas Romeris University Prof. Mindaugas Maksimaitis was invited by Dean of the Faculty of Law of Vilnius University to cooperate in the project. Working within the frame of the suggested concept, he enriched the study with thoroughly collected abundant archival material. The present study reflects a natural wish of the current staff members of the Faculty to see themselves in the context of the University and the Lithuanian legal system, to get in touch with the past authorities of law and to feel the taste of the old tradition. Yet this study is in no way a revision of the eminent history of the Faculty of Law in 1641—2006. The members of the current staff of the Faculty do not claim the whole history of the science of law and teaching law in Lithuania. There is no question that the efforts put by the provisional government of Lithuania and the puppet V. Kapsukas’ government in 1918-1919 to restore the University of Vilnius, the founding of Steponas Batoras (Stephen Bator) University in Vilnius in 1919, the opening of Lithuanian University in Kaunas in 1922 and its transference to Vilnius in 1940, and bringing the University to life by the Soviets in 1944 are the links of one historical chain connecting the University founded in 1979, closed in 1832 and currently functioning.In this context, it is really possible to speak about an age-old tradition of training lawyers in Lithuania. On the other hand, it should be noted that Stephen Bator University in Vilnius and the Lithuanian (Vytautas Magnus) University in Kaunas were different from the Vilnius University closed in 1832 and revived in 1940. The establishment, restoration and transference of the University do not imply mere mechanical movements of the staffs, students and property from one place to another. In each case, the University would find itself in a different spiritual and cultural environment and would start its activity under different political and ideological circumstances. The visions of University mission and development, staff and student body were changing. The identification of all the mentioned institutions would be imperfect and incorrect in respect of colleagues. [...].

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