Pranas Kūris
Lithuanian lawyer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pranas Kūris (born 20 August 1938 in Šeduva, Radviliškis district) is a Lithuanian lawyer. He is the first representative of Lithuania in the European Court of Justice and European Court of Human Rights.
Pranas Kūris has graduated the law faculty of Vilnius University in 1961 and has worked as a lecturer in the Department of the International and European Union Law of the Faculty.
He worked in the field of International public law. He was People's Minister of Justice of Lithuanian SSR from 1977 to 1990.
Pranas Kūris was the first ambassador of the newly independent Lithuania to Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands (1992–1994).
Pranas Kūris was appointed a judge from Lithuania to the European Court of Justice in 2004. Pranas Kūris' son, Egidijus Kūris has been the President of the Lithuanian Constitutional Court.
- Ten new members of the Court of Justice of the European Communities - Formal Sitting of 11 May 2004. European Court of Justice.
- (in Lithuanian) [https://web.archive.org/web/20110717200840/http://www.lms.lt/ML/200202/20020213.htm Teisininku ir Diplomatu Mokytojas - Lietuvos Teises Universiteto Garbes Daktaras. Lithuanian Scientific Society.
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