Office: Ateities 20, LT – ,08303 Vilnius, Lithuania
Phone +370 5 2714-584
e-mail: pakstaitis@mruni.eu; btk@mruni.eu
Education:
PhD in Law, Law University of Lithuania, 2004
Concentrations: Criminal Law problems, corruption and bribery crimes, corruption in the public administration sector, prevention of corruption, criminal responsibility of juveniles.
Dissertation: Criminal Liability for Bribery According to Criminal Code of Republic of Lithuania: Theoretical and Practical Problems. 201 p. The analysis covers the concept of bribery in Lithuanian Criminal Law and the analysis of the current definition and the corpus of the crime, provided in article No. 225. Significant part of the dissertation presents the analysis of criminal cases of bribery. Advisor: Prof. Dr. Vytautas Piesliakas
Master of Law, Law Academy of Lithuania, 1998
Concentrations: Criminal Law and Criminology
Thesis: Threats of Violence in Lithuanian Criminal Code and Their Legal Significance
Advisor: Prof. Dr. Vytautas Piesliakas
B.A., Law Academy of Lithuania, 1996
Professional experience/positions held:
Docent/ Associate Professor, 2008 – present
Lecturer, 2001 – 2008
Teaching assistant: 1998- 2001
Criminal Law Department, Mykolas Romeris University (former Law University of Lithuania), Vilnius
Lawyer 2012 – present
Legal Consultant, 2003 – 2012
Special Investigation Service, Lithuania
Legal Consultant, 1999
Ministry of Health, Lithuania
Courses taught and consultations provided to students and the home institution:
Lithuanian Criminal Law, Part General (1998 – 2008). The course includes general terms and conditions of Criminal Law, provisions of application of the Criminal Code and the analysis of the provisions provided therein. The course is taught during two academic semesters (10 months). The course is evaluated by a final exam, 5 credits
Lithuanian Criminal Law, Part Special (2000, 2007, 2009). The course includes analysis of the particular crimes and corpuses of the crimes criminalized in the Criminal Code, Part Special. The course is taught during two academic semesters (10 months). The course is evaluated by a final exam, 5 credits.
Malfeasance and Crimes of Corruption (2001). The course included analysis of corruption as a social phenomenon and forms of criminal evaluation. Duration of the course was one semester. The course was available as an experimental feature and is no longer available.
Supervision and consultations on drafting the Masters’ thesis (2001-2009)
Publications:
- Pakstaitis L. Application of the Model Imitating Criminal Behavior in the Investigation of Bribery. Law University of Lithuania. Jurisprudence, 2001, Vol. 23(15). P. 83-97
- Pakstaitis L. The Evolution of the Concept of Bribery Crimes in Lithuania. University of Vilnius. Law, Vol. 41. 2001. P. 124-133.
- Pakstaitis L. Inflicting Punishment for Bribery in the Context of Criminal Policy. Jurisprudence, 2003, Vol.45 (37). P. 105-115.
- Pakstaitis L. Criminal Liability for Bribery According to Criminal Code of Republic of Lithuania: Theoretical and Practical Problems. Summary of Doctoral Dissertation, Social Sciences, Law (01 S). Vilnius, 2004.
- Pakstaitis L. Bribery of an Intermediary and Qualifying Cases Thereof. Jurisprudence, 2004, Vol. 60.
- Pakstaitis L. Problems of Criminalization, Construction and Refinement of Abuse of Office in the Criminal Code of Lithuania. Jurisprudence, 2006.
- Pakstaitis L. Problems of Regulation and Implementation of Criminal Responsibility of Juveniles. Jurisprudence, 2007 8 (98) P. 13-19.
- Pakstaitis L. Problems of Implementation and Improvement of the Special Provisions of Criminal Responsibility of Juveniles in the Criminal Code of Lithuania. Centre for Crime Prevention in Lithuania, 2007.
- Trends Of Practical Implementation of The Criminal Responsibility of Juveniles According to the Criminal Law of Lithuania. Jurisprudence, 2009.
Reports at conferences
Report at the conference of Criminal Law at the Law University of Lithuania Criminal policy of Lithuania and the new Criminal Code, May 8, 2003; Report on the system of prevention of corruption in the public administration (sector?) of Lithuania, Bucharest, Romania, May 2007; Report on current trends of corruption in the public administration sector of Lithuania and corruption prevention, Crans Montana Forum, Paris, France, November 2008.
Awards
Selected as the year’s (2009) best university lecturer at Mykolas Romeris University (survey of the National Union of Student Representations of Lithuania), 2009.
Languages spoken
English reading skills: fluent
writing skills: fluent
verbal skills: fluent
Russian reading skills: excellent
Writing skills: excellent
Verbal skills: excellent
German elementary
Personal summary:
Birth date: July 23rd, 1975
Sex: male
Nationality: Lithuanian