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Summary of the Profile
General Description:
Objective(s) of a study programme:
Training of highly qualified lawyers who
share European values, who are able to
protect human rights and participate in the
formation of a democratic social state based
on the rule of law in the Republic of Belarus
through competent, critical and creative
work in the institutions of the legislative,
executive and judicial authorities,
nongovernmental organizations, bar
associations, law firms and business entities.
Learning outcomes:
1.1.To know and understand the main
theories of law representing the essence of
law, its historical development, purpose and
role in society;
1.2. To know the principles of national
(Belarusian) constitutional and ordinary law
and the contents of the legal institutes;
1.3. To know the principles of public and
private international law, European Union
institutional and substantive law and the key
legal institutes;
1.4. To know the requirements of lawyer’s
professional ethics;
1.5. To be able to apply the acquired
knowledge in making independent decision
in a complex situation that require
innovative / alternative approach, timely
adjustment of decisions and differentiation
of priorities in international context;
1.6. To be able to apply acquired knowledge
and the results of scientific research in
practice by modelling solutions of specific
problems in Belarusian, European and
international context;
1.7.To be able to apply basics knowledge
from studies of some social sciences,
humanities, liberal arts and other science
areas in the professional lawyer’s practice,
research, for the development of broader
outlook, erudition, analytical and critical
thinking;
2.1. To carry out legal analysis of a problem
in Belarusian, European, and international
context;
2.2. To be able to apply the main research
methods in the field of law;
2.3. To be able to collect information from
various sources and to analyse it, for this
purpose finding and using Belarusian and
international information resources, to
evaluate their reliability, to use modern
information technologies and databases;
2.4. To be able to carry out independent
research, to interpret its results in
interdisciplinary context, by applying
achievements and methods of the latest
scientific research;
3.1. To be able to critically and
systematically analyse legal phenomena and
to apply the acquired knowledge in research
and legal practice in national (Belarusian),
international, and European context;
3.2. To be able to identify problems of legal
regulation in national (Belarusian),
international, and European context and to
suggest possible solutions by applying
acquired theoretical and practical knowledge
and following the imperatives of
enforcement (protection) of human rights
and the welfare of society;
3.3. To be able to logically, critically and
systematically analyse various legal
documents, to understand their legal nature
and meaning;
3.4. To be prepared to represent the rights
and legal interests of persons in accordance
with the requirements of professional ethics
and the appropriate treatment of confidential
information by using internal and
surrounding resources in national and
international context;
3.5. To be able to independently draft
legislation projects for enforcement of law;
3.6. To be able to analyse and evaluate the
activity of individuals and national
(Belarusian), European, and international
organizations in the context of legal
principles and provisions;
3.7. To be able to develop and improve
practical activities, implement innovative
social services into it;
4.1. To make critical judgement on others’
and own activities, as well as knowledge and
values;
4.2. To be able to work independently and in
interdisciplinary team; to organize
teamwork; to efficiently communicate and
cooperate with specialists from relevant
field, non-specialists and experts from other
fields by exchanging information needed for
effective quality cooperation in professional
activities;
4.3. To be able to deal with tasks arising in
the professional practice in unbiased manner
and to reconcile conflicting interests;
4.4. To use correct written and oral language
of the studies to make fluent, persuasive and
argumentative expression of own thoughts;
4.5. To be able to fluently and reasonably
express their view in a professional
environment accepting responsibility for the
development and strengthening of the legal
profession by using professional language of
the study programme and the second
language.
5.1. To be able to learn independently and to
plan the learning process in own field of
activity, to make systematic reflection of
own professional growth, to develop
personal qualities needed for own
professional practice;
5.2. To be ready to assume general ethical
obligations associated with honesty,
dutifulness, responsibility, punctuality, etc.
5.3. To be able to develop new ideas in
professional practice, to adapt
himself/herself to novelties and changing
conditions;
5.4. To be able to plan his/her time and to
organise his/her activities effectively.
Activities of teaching and learning:
Lectures, seminars, literature analysis,
research-based learning, group work,
discussion, presentation preparation,
brainstorming, legal case analysis,
comparative analysis, research, written work
preparation, essay, creative tasks, etc.
Methods of assessment of learning
achievements:
Group discussion, (analytical) tasks in the
classroom, written work, individual research
project, essay, test, written survey,
presentation of the performed analysis,
presentation of the research written work,
exam, term paper, bachelor's thesis, etc.
Framework:
Study subjects (modules), practical
training:
Language and thinking; English (I and II
part); Information technology and law;
Professional terminology; Theory of law;
History of law; Constitutional law;
Administrative law and procedure; Roman
law and Latin terminology; Civil law (I and
II part); Criminal Law (I and II part); Civil
procedure; Labor law; Criminal procedure;
Public international law; Private
international law; International human rights
law; EU institutional law; Finance and tax
law; EU law in international relations; EU
internal market law; Professional ethics of a
lawyer; Fundamentals of legal research;
Course work; Practice; Thesis
Specialisations:
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Optional courses:
Elective co-university subjects;
Self-government law / Family and
inheritance law / Legal arguments in
litigation / Obligations of states to
implement human rights;
Intellectual Property Law / Media Law /
International Environmental Law / Legal
System of the Republic of Lithuania;
European non-discrimination law / EU
constitutional law / EU competition law.
Distinctive features of a study
programme:
- In line with the university’s mission, the
program provides studies for Belarusian
citizens and enables them to learn about and
evaluate Belarusian national law through the
prism of European values, in particular the
rule of law, human rights and freedoms,
democracy;
- The program is based on 30 years of
university‘s experience in providing law
studies;
- Studies are closely related to the scientific
and practical activities of the Center for
Constitutionalism and Human Rights and
their results;
- There are two languages of instruction:
studies start in Russian language and is
gradually replaced by English language;
- The program pays special attention to the
study of European Union law.
Access to professional activity or
further study:
Access to professional activity:
Legislative, executive and judicial
authorities, law firms, non-governmental
organizations and other public and private
sector organizations.
Access to further study:
Graduates can choose to study at EHU and
other Lithuanian and foreign universities that
offer postgraduate study programs in
English, Russian or other languages. They
can choose not only law but also other fields
of study depending on the requirements for
the entrants.
