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Sunday, October 9

• Arrival of the participants to Vilnius
• Welcoming of participants

• Visit to Lukiškės Detention Centre: lecture “Rights of Detainees”, tour in the site and meeting with its leadership
• Meeting with Prof. Vytautas Sinkevičius, Judge of the Constitutional Court (1999-2008)
• Talk on the topic "Assistance of Nordic Countries towards Belarusian Legal Needs" with Anna Gerasimova, Director of Belarusian Human Rights House
• Summary of the day. Discussion

• Meeting with Mr. Romualdas Kęstutis Urbaitis, President of the Constitutional Court
• Lecture “Constitutional Court in Lithuania: Tasks, Aims and Challenges” by Mr. Rytis Krasauskas, Assistant to the President of the Constitutional Court
• Summary of the day. Discussion

• Lecture “Institution of Ombudsman and its Role” and meeting with Ombudsmen of the Republic of Lithuania
• Meeting with Mr. Stasys Šedbaras, MP, Chairman of the Committee of Law and Legal Affairs, Parliament of the Republic of Lithuania
• Lecture “Attorney's Rights and Obligations” in the Lithuanian Bar Association
• Summary of the day. Discussion

• Lecture “The Office of Equal Opportunities Ombudsperson in Lithuania. Assuring Equal Rights” by representatives of the Office of Equal Opportunities Ombudsperson: Ms. Laima Vengalė, Adviser and Lawyer; Mr. Valdas Dambrava, Adviser for Public Relations and Ms. Julija Šartuch, Adviser
• Meeting on the topic "Lithuanian Experience of Legal System's Transformation. Adoption of Acquis Communataire and Other Steps to Harmonize Lithuanian Law with the Law of the European Union" with Mr. Karolis Dieninis, Deputy Director of European Law Department, and Ms. Ieva Visockienė, Head of EU Law Implementation Coordination Division
• Lecture "Political Independence of the Courts: Theory and Practice" by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Haroldas Šinkūnas, Vice-Dean for Academic Affairs of the Vilnius University Faculty of Law
• Summary of the day. Discussion

• Lecture “Police: Legal Basis, Rights and Duties. Interaction with the Prosecution service” by Ms. Tatjana Rusenko, Police Department under Ministry of Interior; Ms. Laima Minderienė, Police Department under Ministry of Interior and Ms. Jurgita Ivanauskienė, Lithuanian Criminal Police Bureau
• Evaluation of the study trip
• Departure of the participants