Economy and efficiency of appeal proceedings in the Baltic States

ENIn today’s world of increasingly complex civil relations when the number of civil cases in courts is continuously growing, the provision of Article 6(1) ofthe European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), that everyone is entitled to a fair and public hearing within a reasonable time, is becoming more and more relevant. This provision is important not only for the party of the dispute but also for the state, as ensuring of proper judiciary functioning costs a lot of money. Therefore, efficient and possibly quick and economical process is both private and public interest. This paper analyzes appeal proceedings in accordance with efficiency, economy and concentration criteria in the Baltic States (this concept includes Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia). Naturally, the focus will be on Lithuania, as the experience of this country is best known by the authors.