Participation of the President of the Republic of Lithuania in the legislation

The paper describes the participation of the president of the Republic of Lithuania in the legislative procedure, in relation to the Constitution in force adopted by the referendum on October 25th, 1992. The paper also presents the president’s participation regarding former constitutional regulations, starting from restoration of Lithuania’s independence on February 16th, 1918. This is presented mainly as an introduction and in significantly limited scope. The Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania stipulates that the President participates in establishing law as early as at the stage of the legislative initiative, and also at the promulgation of the acts which is related to the obligation to sign and promulgate the act, respectively to refer it back to the Seimas in order to have it reconsidered (a veto). Particular constitutional regulations related to those institutions, and also the doubts that may arise or have arisen due to those laws, have been presented in this paper. The regulations of other acts and laws in force have been also described in the paper regarding determining the rights that the President may exercise in relation to his or her competences in legislative procedure. Due to the separateness of the basic law regulations, the issues related to the President’s participation in the change or amendment of the Constitution have been discussed severally.

Tasks of the Parliament’s Inspector (Ombudsman) of the Republic of Lithuania in the Light of the Act of 4 November 2004 on Parliament’s Inspectors

The purpose of this article is to analyze the tasks of the Parliament’s Inspector (Ombudsman) in the Republic of Lithuania. The article takes into account the 2004 Act on Parliament’s Inspectors of the Republic of Lithuania, assessing the most important legal provisions contained in that act. The analysis of the tasks of the inspector of the Parliament of the Republic of Lithuania in the light of the Lithuanian act seems to be an issue worth scientific exploration. In the Polish specialist literature lacks considerations on this subject. The subject of the analysis is still a topical, because Lithuania – similarly to the countries of Central and Eastern Europe – during the political transformation established the institution of the ombudsman, which protects the rights of citizens. The research goal was achieved by using the method of institutional and legal analysis, which was helpful in the analysis of Lithuanian legal acts.