LIETUVOS  RESPUBLIKOS
                      KONSTITUCINIS TEISMAS

                    PRANEŠIMAS ŽINIASKLAIDAI
                                
                                                             
                           23 May 2008
  THE DELEGATION OF THE SUPREME COURT OF UKRAINE HAS VISITED THE
                CONSTITUTIONAL COURT OF LITHUANIA
                                

     The delegation led by the President of the Supreme Court  of
Ukraine Mr. Vasyl Ostapenko, has visited the Constitutional Court
of Lithuania.
     Mr. Kęstutis Lapinskas, the President of the  Constitutional
Court  of  Lithuania, has welcomed the guests and reminded   that
several  delegations, including Justices from the  Constitutional
and  Supreme  Courts of Ukraine, had visited the   Constitutional
Court of Lithuania before.
     The   guests   told   about  the  situation   within     the
Constitutional Court of Ukraine when due to the fragile political
situation there were attempts not to appoint new Justices and  to
undermine   Court's activities and proceedings. Mr. K.  Lapinskas
informed  about the procedures of nomination and appointment   of
the Justices of the Constitutional Court of Lithuania.  According
to  the Lithuanian Law, if new Justices are not appointed,  those
who  finish  their  term of office, shall serve  until  the   new
Justices are appointed.
     The  delegation composed of  Mr. Mykola Melnik, Head of  the
President's  Office and Mrs. Iryna Beitsun, Head of the  Division
of  Analysis and generalization of the Courts' practice and   its
was informed about the competence of the  Constitutional Court of
Lithuania,  and  subjects  who may apply to  the   Constitutional
Court. Justices discussed about the possibility to introduce  the
institute of the individual complaint in Lithuania.
     The Lawyers from Ukraine were interested about the terms  of
examinations  of  cases  within  the  Constitutional  Court    of
Lithuania and the status of Justices.
     Mr.  Armanas  Abramavičius  and  Mr.  Zenonas    Namavičius,
Justices of the Constitutional Court of Lithuania, Mr.   Vytautas
Greičius,  the President of the Supreme Court of Lithuania   have
participated in the meeting as well.

Press Officer
Ramunė  Sakalauskaitė