Laima Vaige

Laima Vaige is Associate professor and Senior lecturer at Uppsala University, Sweden. Her research focuses on private international law, with a particular emphasis on international family law. She obtained PhD in international law at Mykolas Romeris University (Lithuania), and another one in family law at Uppsala University. She is involved in several projects at the European Law Institute, including Enhancing Child Protection: Private International Law on Filiation and the EC’s Proposal COM/2022/695 and Extra-Judicial Administration of Justice in Cross-Border Family and Succession Matters. Laima has continued to pursue research on gender and sexuality in private international law, particularly in its intersection with human rights and the recognition of civil status within Europe. Her current research interests also include the protection of weaker parties in private international law, as well as succession law in cross-border contexts.