“In all courts, the consideration of cases shall be public. A closed court hearing may be held in order to protect the secrecy of private or family life, or where the public consideration of the case might disclose a state, professional, or commercial secret. In the Republic of Lithuania, court proceedings shall be conducted in the state language. Persons who do not have sufficient knowledge of the Lithuanian language shall be guaranteed the right to participate in the investigation and court proceedings through a translator.”
In all courts cases are heard in public; a hearing may be closed to protect the secrecy of private or family life or a state, professional or commercial secret. Court proceedings are conducted in the state language, and persons who do not know Lithuanian are guaranteed the right to take part through an interpreter.
A foreigner involved in a case before a Lithuanian court who does not speak Lithuanian is entitled to an interpreter both during questioning and at the court hearing. A divorce case may be heard in closed session to protect the privacy of family life.
Remember: hearings are public, proceedings are in the state language, and an interpreter is guaranteed for those who do not know Lithuanian. The exam asks in which language court proceedings are held and when a hearing may be closed.
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