Legal issues and regulation of political parties in Lithuania during the inter-war years

Abstract

Practical implications – The research pays attention to the changes of legal regulation of political parties and its dependence on regime. Moreover, it compares legal regulation in different periods of development of the regime of the Republic of Lithuania. Originality/Value – It should be noted that the political aspect of the party system in Lithuania has received a lot of attention but the historical—legal aspect has been examined quite superficially by the clerisy of Lithuania. Separate authors highlight one or another historical period of Lithuania’s statehood. Most relevant to subject of the research were studies conducted by E. Šileikis (“Politinių partijų instucionalizavimas”, 1997), where he analyzed the development of the political parties from the ancient Greece to the present day. Moreover, he presents the historical development of regulation of political parties in Lithuania, and outlines more extensively the significance of modern political parties.