Lehte Roots

Visiting Professor of International Law

Country: Estonia

Academic degrees: MPM, MRes, Dr.Ius/PhD

Previous positions: 
Visiting Fellow researcher, University of Miami, USA
Dotsent, Holder of the Chair of Public law, Researcher, Tallinn University of Technology/TalTech
Vice director, European College, Tartu University
Researcher, European University Institute, Florence, Italy 
Head of the Chair of EU institutions and law, lecturer, Academy of Security Sciences 

Research areas: EU law, migration law, asylum law, human rights, equal treatment, citizenship 

Courses: Introduction to EU law, Current topics in EU law, Research seminar, Legal Research and Methodology

Notable publications:

https://www.etis.ee/Portal/Publications/Index/?2=70d73819-20ce-4454-92c…

European Union (EU): Security, Conflict and Migration, In: Sergey Sayapin, et al (Ed.). International Conflict and Security Law A Research Handbook. (575−594). T.M.C. Asser Press The Hague. DOI: 10.1007/978-94-6265-515-7_26.

Free Movement of Persons and Goods in the European Union During COVID-19, In: Brunn, S.D., Gilbreath,  D (Ed.). COVID-19 and a World of Ad Hoc Geographies. (467−483). Spinger Verlag. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-94350-9_28 .

Law and Morality: Evolution of LGBT Rights in Estonia, Hungary and Poland: From Communist Past to Current RealityIn: Marianne Blidon, Stanley D. Brunn (Ed.). Mapping LGBTQ Spaces and Places. (57−71). Spinger Verlag. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-03792-4.

Managing Migration in the United States and the European Union – Maintaining the Security, Administrative Law Review, 3, 145−160. DOI: 10.17951/ppa.2020.3145-160.

Impact of the Article 50 of TEU on Migration of the EU Workers in Case of Brexit. In: Troitiño, D R; Kerikmäe, T.; Chochia, A. (Ed.). Brexit. History, Reasoning and Perspectives. (249−264). Springer: Springer. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-73414-9_15.

Notable projects:

01.10.2013–01.10.2014, Euroopa kodaniku teadlikkuse ja kaasatuse taseme tõstmine: jätkusuutliku teadmuse tagamine gümnaasiumihariduse tasandil, täitja

01.09.2013–31.08.2014 Hea valitsemistava põhimõtete integreerimine Moldova Avaliku Halduse Akadeemia õppes, vastutav täitja, projektijuht

02.09.2013–30.08.2015, Hea valitsemistava parendamine Moldova Vabariigi konkurentsi- ja regulatsiooniametites: avalik haldus, e-valitsemine ja institutsioonidevaheline koostöö, Vastutava täitja, Projektijuht

05.01.2015–31.08.2016, Idanaabrusriikide konkurentsivõime ja institutsionaalse võimekuse tõstmise meetodite õiguslik analüüs EL poliitika ja õigussüsteemi kontekstis, täitja 

2017-2019, Institutsioonid teadmistepõhise arengu saavutamiseks: Majanduslikud ja regulatiivsed aspektid Kagu-Aasia üleminekumajandustes, Euroopa Komisjon, projekti läbiviija – ekspert

05 June, 2017 European University Institute, REFLECTIONS ON THE UNION AS A GLOBAL ACTOR

08 June 2017, Italy the out-of-court resolution in consumers disputes. The EU legislation and the Italian experience, 09 June 2017, PALAGIO DI PARTE GUELFA, FLORENCE, Florence Italy

Global Pound Confrence Series, Shaping the Future of Dispute Resolution and improving access to Justice