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Dainius Žalimas

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Dainius Žalimas

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former President of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Lithuania. In 1996, he graduated from the Faculty of Law of Vilnius University. In 2001, he defended his PhD thesis at Vilnius University. In 1996–2018 he has been a lecturer and professor at Vilnius University, in 2002–2005 - a lecturer at the Law University of Lithuania (at present Mykolas Romeris University), and in 2001–2003—at the Military Academy of Lithuania. From 1998 until 2011, he was a legal adviser to the Minister of National Defence. In 2005–2011, he was a member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration. He is an author of several books as well as of numerous articles dealing with the issues of public international law and constitutional law. On an individual basis as well as while taking part in various working groups, he was engaged in preparation of a number of draft laws of the Republic of Lithuania. In March 2011, Mr Žalimas was appointed a justice of the Constitutional Court. In the period of March 2014 - June 2021, he has been President of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Lithuania.

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