Implementation of International Human Rights Standards in the Lithuanian Legal System and the Problem of the Law-Based State

Since 1988, legal development in the Soviet Union has been discussed from the point of view of how certain legal issues correspond to the declaration that the USSR intends to become a law-based state. Indeed, the idea of a law-based state may be considered a milestone in the development of the whole Soviet legal system. Although speculation as to whether or not this declaration reflects a true intention of the government can shed some light on the problem, it is more worthwhile to examine how reality corresponds to the declaration.