The First Statute of Lithuania Will Be Exhibited at the Center of Constitutionalism in Batumi
The Centre of Constitutionalism in Batumi, West Georgia, will now be able to acquaint its visitors with the First Statute of Lithuania issued in 1529. The Lithuanian Embassy to Georgia has provided the Center with a photographed copy of the Statute, as well as a set of Lithuanian constitutions. These valuable publications have become available thanks to the help of the Constitutional Court of Lithuania, Mykolas Romeris University and Vilnius University.
"We hope that the full spectrum of Lithuanian constitutions displayed at the Center’s exhibition hall will help the visitor better understand the complex history of our country, the ups and downs of Lithuanian statehood," Ambassador Jonas Paslauskas said at the handover ceremony this week.
In addition to the First Statute of Lithuania, the Center of Constitutionalism has also received a copy of the 1791 constitution (the so-called Third of May Constitution), which is considered the first written constitution in Europe, as well as three interwar constitutions and the most recent Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania, adopted in 1992.
These publications will be permanently exhibited in
In the Court’s neighborhood, a Centre of Constitutionalism opened the door a few weeks ago. The Centre aims to promote the ideals of constitutionalism and the rule of law, to offer children and students lectures about the constitutional tradition in other countries, and to educate the broad public on the matters of constitutionalism.
Source: Embassy of
