Ingrida Danėlienė

Ingrida Danėlienė is an Associate Professor and Head of the Academic Department of Social Sciences at the European Humanities University (EHU). She holds a Ph.D. in Public Law from Vilnius University (2012). Her research focuses on Constitutional Law, Human Rights (including gender-related rights), Administrative Law, and the impact of EU law on Lithuanian legal frameworks.

Education: Ph.D. in Public Law, Faculty of Law, Vilnius University (2012).

Research Interests: Constitutional Law, Human Rights Law (particularly gender-related rights), Administrative Justice, EU Law, legal discretion, and judicial governance. She explores themes such as the role of constitutional courts in safeguarding democracy, the application of EU standards in national legal systems, and language rights in legal documentation.

Recent Projects: Led projects on strengthening constitutional courts' roles in post-Soviet states (e.g., Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine) and authored studies on the impact of EU law on Lithuanian administrative law principles. She also contributed to amicus curiae briefs in high-profile cases, including Ukraine's constitutional litigation on illicit enrichment.

Publications Overview: Over 20 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, focusing on constitutional governance, EU legal harmonization, and administrative law. Notable works include analyses of Lithuania's administrative court system, the right to good administration under EU law, and the legal challenges of non-Lithuanian surnames in official documents.

Awards: None explicitly listed, but her contributions to constitutional law and EU legal studies are widely recognized in academic and policy circles.

Grants & Advising: Secured funding from Lithuania's Ministry of Foreign Affairs for regional democracy support projects. Advised on legal reforms in Ukraine and Moldova, emphasizing judicial independence and human rights compliance.