INFORMACIJOS, SUDARANČIOS VALSTYBĖS PASLAPTĮ, KVALIFIKAVIMO KAIP ĮRODYMO CIVILINIAME PROCESE PROBLEMATIKA

The article analyses the problems of qualifying information constituting a state secret as evidence in civil proceedings. One of the oldest types of information protected by the state, a state secret is safeguarded not only in society, but also within the framework of civil procedure. In common law countries, information classified as a state secret serves as one of the grounds for the application of evidentiary privilege. Therefore, the article examines the concept of a state secret and considers whether Lithuanian law contains any legal institutes that, in essence, correspond to evidentiary privileges. Since only admissible evidence can be used in civil proceedings, this article also explores whether information constituting a state secret qualifies as admissible evidence and the circumstances under which it may be used.