In this paper we cast light on one form of dishonest behaviour in academia – contract cheating services. We examine how an agreement between a student and a contract cheating services provider is viewed from ethical and legal perspectives. For this purpose we carried out an analysis of contract cheating services as an agreement which, in Lithuania, is currently facing the challenge of implementing laws regarding contract cheating services as a violation of academic ethics. Taking into consideration recent jurisprudence, together with social media articles, we conclude that while any agreement for contract cheating services is severely criticized in terms of ethics, the courts either do not regard this type of agreement as a violation of legal norms, or they inadequately apply legal remedies when such an agreement is deemed to be void.

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关于合同作弊服务作为协议的道德和法律观察

在本文中，我们阐明了学术界不诚实行为的一种形式-合同作弊服务。我们研究如何从道德和法律角度看待学生与合同作弊服务提供商之间的协议。为此，我们对合同作弊服务进行了分析，并将其作为一项协议，在立陶宛，目前正面临实施有关合同作弊服务的法律违反学术道德的挑战。考虑到最近的判例以及社交媒体文章，我们得出的结论是，尽管从道德角度对任何合同作弊服务协议都进行了严厉批评，但法院要么没有将这种协议视为违反法律规范，要么就认为其不适当当此类协议被视为无效时，请采取法律补救措施。