Pranas Kūris (born 20 August 1938 in

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, Radviliškis district) is a

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. He is the first representative of Lithuania in the

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and

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. Pranas Kūris has graduated the Law Faculty of

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in 1961 and has worked as a lecturer in the Department of the International and

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of the Faculty. He worked in the field of

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. He was People's Minister of Justice of

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from 1977 to 1990. Pranas Kūris was the first ambassador of the newly independent Lithuania to

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and the

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(1992–1994). Pranas Kūris was appointed as a judge from Lithuania to the

in 2004. Pranas Kūris son,

Egidijus Kūris Egidijus Kūris (born 1961 in Vilnius, Lithuania) is a Lithuanian judge, professor and PhD in law. He is the former President of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Lithuania and current representative justice for Lithuania to the Europ ...

has been the President of the Lithuanian Constitutional Court.

References

Ten new members of the Court of Justice of the European Communities - Formal Sitting of 11 May 2004

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Teisininku ir Diplomatu Mokytojas - Lietuvos Teises Universiteto Garbes Daktaras. Lithuanian Scientific Society
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