Lyra Jakuleviciene is a Professor to the International Law and European Law Department at the Mykolas Romeris University Vilnius in Litguania.
She is the Head of UNDP Office in Lithuania.  

Her most recent and important publications include:

2009
• “Harmonization of asylum legislation in the European Union and Member States Law”, article in a book “EU Law and Member State Law. Legal Questions from the Border Zone between Community Law and Domestic Law”//University of Pitesi publishing (upcoming);
• “Temporary Protection Directive: Concerns of Transposition to Lithuanian Legislation and Implementation”, co-author Laurynas Biekša, article in scientific journal “Jurisprudencija”, Vilnius, Lithuania (upcoming);
• “Reception Conditions Directive: Concerns of Transposition to Lithuanian Legislation and Implementation”, co-author Laurynas Biekša, article in scientific journal “Jurisprudencija”, No. 1(115), Vilnius, Lithuania;
• “Family Reunification Directive: Concerns of Transposition to Lithuanian Legislation and Implementation”, co-author Laurynas Biekša, article in scientific journal “Jurisprudencija”, No. 2(2), Vilnius, Lithuania;

2008
• “Directive on Refugee Status and Complementary Protection (Qualification Directive): Concerns of transposition to Lithuanian Legislation and Implementation”, co-author Laurynas Biekša, article in scientific journal “Jurisprudencija”, No. 3(105), Vilnius, Lithuania;

2007
• “Insights into transposition and implementation problems of the EU Asylum directives in Lithuania“, co-author Laurynas Biekša,“AWR-Bulletin No. 3/2007, Germany;
• “Implementation of the EU Qualification Directive in the Republic of Lithuania”, article in a book “The Qualification Directive: Central Themes, Problem Issues and Implementation in Selected Member States” by Karin Zwaan (ed.), pp. 127-137, Wolf Legal Publishers, Nijmegen, the Netherlands;

2006
• “Main concerns in implementing EU Asylum Acquis in Lithuania”, article in scientific journal “Jurisprudencija”, No. 4(82), pp. 32-40, Vilnius, Lithuania;

2005
• “Refugee Law”, monograph, “Baltijos kopija”, Vilnius, Lithuania;
• “Lithuanian Law on Legal Status of Aliens of 2004 in view of Refugee Protection”, article in scientific journal “Jurisprudencija”, No. 78(70), pp. 23-29, Vilnius, Lithuania;

2004
• „Dublin Regulation – a new system for distribution of responsibility for asylum seekers in the European Union?“, article in scientific journal “Jurisprudencija”, No. 54(46), Vilnius, Lithuania;
• „Challenges in Harmonisation of Lithuanian legislation with the EU asylum acquis“, article in scientific journal “Jurisprudencija”, No. 52(44)Vilnius, Lithuania;

2003
• “Asylum and Terrorism: implications of the fight against terrorism on protection of refugees”, article in scientific journal “Jurisprudencija”, Vol. 44(36), pp. 103-113, Vilnius, Lithuania;
• “Main Aspects and Problems in Harmonization of Lithuanian Legislation with the EU Asylum Acquis”, article in a book “Lithuania and the European Union”, “Justitia”, pp. 156-176, Vilnius, Lithuania;

2002
• “Detention of Asylum Seekers in International Law and State Practice”, article in scientific journal “Jurisprudencija”, Vol. 32(24), p. 15-32. Vilnius, Lithuania;
• “Problematic Aspects of Asylum Developments following the Amsterdam Treaty”, article in scientific journal “Jurisprudencija”, Vol. 31(23). Vilnius, Lithuania;
• “Effective Remedy in Asylum Cases with Particular Focus on Lithuania”, article, Baltic Yearbook of International Law, Volume 2, 2002;
• Contribution to the book “New Asylum Countries in Europe: Migration Control and Refugee Protection in an Enlarged Union”, ed. R. Byrne, G. Noll and J. Vedsted-Hansen, Kluwer Law International, 2002;

2001
• “Harmonization of asylum law in the European Union”, scientific article in the Journal of Scientific Works in the Field of Law “Teise”, No. 38, Vilnius, Lithuania;

2000
• “Principle of non-refoulement, its place in Lithuanian legal system and problems of application”, Scientific article in the Journal of Scientific Works in the Field of Law “Teise”, No. 34, Vilnius, Lithuania;