Trends of Formation of the Jurisprudence on Issues of the Special Part of the Criminal Code Enforced by the Practice of the Supreme Court of Lithuania

Abstract

This article analyzes the decisions of the Senate of Supreme Court of Lithuania, the reviews of the Criminal Cases Division of this Court, as well as the rulings of the plenary sessions and the expanded panels of seven judges adopted until the 31st December 2019 and containing recommendations or new interpretations for provisions of articles of the Special Part of the Criminal Code or those adjusting the existing case law. The authors reveal the main tendencies of formation and change in recommendations and case law on the Special Part of the Criminal Code, as well as factors influencing these tendencies.

Keywords

• Supreme Court of Lithuania
• Special Part of Criminal Code
• recommendations
• jurisprudence