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The Concept of Continuous Criminal Conduct in Single Complex Offences
No full textThe analysis of complex single offences places special value
on continuous criminal conduct and its elements, as it helps to delimit
a single act from multiple offences. The proper interpretation and
application of the features in certain categories of cases presupposes the
correct qualification of the offense. Criminal offenses often contain many
separate acts that could theoretically constitute as multitude of criminal
acts. Case law review shows that Lithuanian courts often encounter ongoing
criminal offenses, and that in some cases qualification is problematic.
The concept of continuous crime and the interpretation and application
of its features is a relevant topic in the doctrine of criminal law; therefore,
evaluating opinions and scientific discussion based on the case law of the
Republic of Lithuania and scholars, the author presents the concept of
continuous crime. The objects of this research are the features that distinguish
the continuous criminal act from the coincidence of criminal acts;
at the same time, the author evaluates the importance of the characteristic
features in specifying the continuity of the act. The aim of this analysis
is to reveal the features of the continuous criminal offense formed in the
case law of Lithuanian courts and the theory of criminal law that coincides
with the real one in assessing actual situations in criminal offenses
against property
Energy Oriented Concepts and Other SMART WORLD Trends as Game Changers of Co-Production - Reality or Future?
Full text linkCC BY 4.0The aim of the study is to identify, map and assess the maturity and impact level of the
specific energy-oriented economy and other SMART management concepts and social, technological,
finance (economical), environmental, and communication (S.T.F.E.C.) trends which arose from the
dynamic development and spread of the Industry 4.0 revolution on processes of effective competitiveness and the creation of modern enterprises. The article presents data and information obtained
thanks to an in-depth review of the literature (extensive desk research), as well as that obtained as
part of the conducted CAWI pilot study. The authors aim to search for answers to three specific
research questions, concluding that recently, special attention is paid to such issues as co-creation and
co-production, energy-oriented and circular economy, eco-energy, and sustainability. The findings of
this study clearly show that in the SMART WORLD era, there is a growing interest in cooperation,
co-creation, co-production issues, and usage of modern technologies and SMART management
concepts typical of the Industry 4.0 era. The main reason for this is that enterprises strive to optimize
and maximize their efficiency in the processes of competitiveness creation. Researched data allows
us to conclude that openness to social, environmental, and technological trends and issues, with an
approach based on sustainable and eco-energy-oriented development, play an increasingly important
role. However, the level of their importance, implementation level, and maturity differ depending on
the type of organization or industry. For example, service and trade companies more often than pro-
duction companies use and rate the usefulness of social trends higher (reality = mainstream orientation
for S&T companies and a future orientation for production companies), while production companies apply
a more balanced approach, showing greater commitment to economic technological, environmental
and financial trends (reality = mainstream orientation for production companies and a future orientation for
trade and services companies). Given that the study shows and describes preliminary research results
(pilot studies), the authors plan to undertake further efforts in the in-depth scientific exploration of
the issues concerned, including, which is particularly important, conducting full-scale research
Advantages and Disadvantages of Electronic Money in the Context of the Modern World
No full textThis scientific article examines the origins of electronic
money and the relationship between electronic money and cash. The
classification of electronic money and its features are analyzed in detail.
The legal regulation of electronic money in Lithuania is discussed. The
advantages and disadvantages of different types of electronic money are
emphasized; virtual currency, electronic central bank money, and cryptocurrency
are discussed; and the most popular cryptocurrencies to date
are outlined. Much attention is paid to the review of the future prospects
of electronic money, and the possibilities of using electronic money in the
context of the modern world are singled out
Determinants of logistics’ performance: a new approach towards analysis of economic corridors and institutional quality impact
Full text linkCC BY 4.0Recently, the relationship between economic corridors and logistics performance has been intensively investigated. However,
only few studies analyze other factors through which the economic corridors affect logistics quality. Therefore, we aim to estimate the
impact of economic corridors on logistics performance, in a way to account for institutional effect, by constructing multiplicative
interaction model. Our proposed model was tested using the difference-in-differences estimator and panel data of 36 European countries
along The Belt and Road Economic Corridors between 2007 and 2018. Considering robustness tests and appropriate estimation techniques
our analysis showed that economic corridors affect countries logistics performance via institutional quality. However, several limitations
need to be acknowledged. The first one is related to the availability of the data as The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) was introduced only
recently, limiting the length of the analyzed period. Secondly, no official or generally accepted definition of the BRI exists, thus it is very
difficult to identify its geographical scope. Therefore, applying the same methodology for data, several years after the announcement of
BRI, future research could include more countries and additional time periods to explore the matter in more detail. Despite the fact, our
approach assumes that the initiatives of economic corridors should be accompanied by stronger institutions and good governance to have
higher levels of countries logistics performance. Moreover, this study confirms that economic corridors is very complex economic
phenomenon and further studies should consider the role of moderators of this nexus
Nuclear forensics: formation and role in modern conditions
No full textThe article is devoted to the problems of formation nuclear
forensic as a new scientific direction. The need to apply
to special knowledge as a result of the illegal use (trafficking)
of weapons of mass destruction is determined. The specificity
of the subject of a criminal offence (nuclear and radioactive
materials, chemical warfare agents, pathogenic microorganisms
or other biological agents) is determines the appeal to
special knowledge in various fields: nuclear physics, chemistry,
military toxicology, radiology, microbiology, virology,
medicine, military medicine, forensic medicine and etc. In
the course of the investigation of such offenses, it is possible
to use traditional criminalistic knowledge. Authors are paid attention to the essence of nuclear
forensics and to its place in the scientific and applied meaning.
Nuclear forensic is an effective tool for determining the
origin of the identification of detected nuclear and other
radioactive materials and collecting evidentiary information.
The Concept of the state program for the development of
nuclear forensics in Ukraine has been developed and is being
implemented, attention is also drawn to the role of international
institutions regarding countering the proliferation of
weapons of mass destruction
Problems of application of special knowledge in the public administration
Full text linkThe administrative process of the Republic of Lithuania in a broad sense
also includes the activities of public administration entities. Administrative decisions
taken by public administration entities are subject to legality and reasonableness
requirements. Administrative courts are the institution of judicial
control, which, when resolving an administrative dispute, concludes in a decision
whether an administrative decision taken by a public administration entity
is lawful and duly based on facts and legal norms, as required by law. In the
event of an administrative case involving questions requiring specialist knowledge
in the field of science, art, technology or crafts, the court or judge must appoint
an expert or instruct an expert body to carry out the expert examination.
During the administrative dispute in court, the explanations of specialists may
also be used. However, in the Law on Public Administration of the Republic of
Lithuania we will not find the concept of an expert or a specialist, therefore the
question arises whether a public administration entity has the right to use the
assistance of a specialist or expert when making an administrative decision.
Thus, the purpose of this article is to analyze the nature of administrative legal
relations arising in public administration from a scientific point of view, to analyze
the main aspects of the use of special knowledge in making administrative
decisions and to present brief conclusions in this regard
Regioninių rizikos fondų veiklos rezultatą lemiančių veiksnių nustatymas Šiaurės šalyse
No full textThe doctoral dissertation develops the methodology of building the regional hedge funds’ performance
measurement models, which underline the importance of the region-specific risk factors, embedding
the investment environment crisis and regulation factors, and reflecting the hedge fund managers’
contribution – alpha. Due to their unique strategies focused on absolute return and high diversification,
hedge funds’ performance is often analyzed by non-linear connections with market risk factors. However,
the author seeks robust performance measurement models based on the Fung-Hsieh 8-factor model with
linear dependencies. The research uses panel data models, allowing fund-specific national risk factors
and investment environment periods. The models revealed equity and fixed-income strategy hedge funds’
significant dependence on the national stock and bond risk factors, while CTA funds’ performance - was
on commodity and other financial asset prices. The longevity of the Nordic hedge funds analyzed in the research
resulted in a positive crisis alpha premium indicating Nordic region hedge fund managers’ abilities
to overcome the crisis. The applied fixed effect allows rating hedge funds by alpha in a predefined coherent
pool of hedge funds. The developed methodology reflects the region specifics and can be transformed to
other regions with their hedge fund investment peculiarities
Representation of Social Actors in the Discourse of Political Issues: The Case of the Teachers' Pay Reform
No full textCC BY 4.0The article addresses social actors’ representation in the political discourse. The theoretical
part of the article discusses the issues related to the communication of political problems in news
media as well as social actors’ participation as the basic condition of the discourse. The remaining
part of the article introduces the study which reveals the social representation of social actors in the
political discourse with a focus on the case of the teachers’ pay reform. The analysis of the research
data shows that the discourse of the teachers’ pay reform existed as the battleground for various social
groups and information about the planned and implemented reform was disseminated to the public.
The data presented in this article show that representatives of the state and authorities as well as
teachers represented by the trade unions were the most active social actors’ groups in the mediated
discourse. The first category of actors was actively pursuing the campaign to promote the reform
while the second was seeking to draw attention to the shortcomings of the reform and calling for its
improvement. The confrontation between these two camps was consistently accompanied by the
analyzed discourse on the reform of teachers’ pay
Compensating for Pure Economic Loss in Liberal, Pragmatic, and Conservative Regimes of Tort: Ways of Concept Implementation in Ukraine
Full text linkOne of the most controversial and ambiguous problems in
the field of tort law at the international level is the problem of compensation
for pure economic loss. To solve it, foreign doctrine and the case
law of many developed countries have singled out their own approaches
based on the features of specific legal systems. In this article, the author
considers approaches to pure economic loss in European judicial practice
of the 19th–20th centuries, and determines the ways in which they
influenced the development of modern liability regimes. This article also
touches on the modern judicial practice of the European Court of Justice.
The second part of this paper summarizes the most important features
of three modern regimes of tort liability by studying the examples
of particular countries. The third section focuses on the approach and the
ability to recover pure economic loss in Ukraine, and also provides suggestions
on improving and adopting regulation from connected Western
experience