“In the Republic of Lithuania, justice shall be administered only by courts. When administering justice, judges and courts shall be independent. When considering cases, judges shall obey only the law. Courts shall adopt decisions in the name of the Republic of Lithuania.”
In Lithuania justice is administered only by courts. Judges and courts are independent when administering justice and obey only the law. Courts adopt decisions in the name of the Republic of Lithuania.
Neither the police, a ministry nor a municipality can declare a person guilty or settle a dispute with final effect; only a court can. Every court judgment opens with the words 'in the name of the Republic of Lithuania'.
This is the first article of Chapter IX, Courts. The exam asks who administers justice (only courts) and in whose name decisions are adopted (the Republic of Lithuania).
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