Meet the full Law teaching staff

Lecturer of International Law. Her academic degrees: LL.B. Law (University of Southampton, UK); LL.M. Legal Research Master (Utrecht University, the Netherlands); PhD thesis defended at Swansea University, UK. Other positions: Member of the Center for Research on International Criminal Law at the Institute of Law Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences. Research areas: International Criminal Law, International Humanitarian Law, International Human Rights Law.

Mart Susi has MA degree in Sociology from University of Wisconsin-Madison (USA) and doctor iuris degree from University of Tartu (Estonia). He has held senior positions in several academic institutions. He is Professor of Human Rights Law. Mart Susi has initiated and is leading several research and development projects funded by the European Commission and the Nordic Council of Ministers. He has edited and is currently editing several research books on the topics of new human rights, the digital dimension of human rights and the controversy around the meaning of human rights. He is developing the Internet Balancing Formula and has lectured on the topic at various universities in Europe and South America. He is also involved as an expert for the European Commission and non-governmental organisations.

Professor Lehte Roots has been working at Tallinn University since 2020. He holds a Doctorate in Law from the European University Institute, Florence, Italy. He also holds two master's degrees. Master's degree in Public Management from the University of Potsdam, Germany, and a Master in Research from the European University Institute, Italy. Prof. Roots is member the scientific committees or editorial boards of several journals, International Journal of Law and Society, Athens Journal of Mediterranean Studies etc. and Editor in-Chief of the Athens Journal of Demography & Anthropology. Furthermore she provides evaluation reports for European Commission Marie Curie applications and COST action projects. He has also been invited to evaluate Kristjan Jaak Scholarship applications. She cooperates with the European Citizens Action Service and the European Parliament and prepares various legal analyses. Her research area includes European Union law, migration, asylum, citizenship, AI etc.

Associate Professor of Transnational Law. Academic degrees: Doctor of Laws, Master of Laws, Bachelor of Laws. Other positions: Chief specialist at the competition unit, Finnish Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment. Research areas: Current interests primarily in EU state aid and competition law and policy, EU internal market law, EU criminal law, the application of EU law in Finland.

Senior Lecturer of Private Law. Academic degrees: Officially certified qualification corresponding to the Master's degree in the field of law (Tartu University, Faculty of Law, 1984, cum laude). Research areas: Culture and Society; Law Juridical sciences; Labour law; Industrial and commercial law; Administrative law Legal Regulation of Risk Management – Theory and Practice; Labour Law; Legal and Ethical Issues in Entrepreneurship; Insolvency; Legal basis for the formation, functioning and development of the education system.

In addition to teaching law at Tallinn University, Phillip W. Graves is an associate lawyer for AAKauppi Law Offices in Tallinn Estonia. He advises clients in structuring business associations, asset protection and asset management. Prior to joining AAKauppi Law Offices, Phillip served as a management board member of Pannon Business and Legal consulting, and he has taught law courses at Tallinn Technical University and the Estonian Business School. In the United States, Phillip has worked in the entertainment industry as an account executive in Los Angeles, California and as a tour support and purchasing manager in Nashville, Tennessee. Phillip was born in Jackson, Tennessee USA, and his educational background is in political science and law.

Dr Walter Rech is Research Professor of Legal Philosophy and Legal Theory at Tallinn University. Walter is an interdisciplinary scholar conducting research at the intersection of law, philosophy, politics and history. His interdisciplinary approach is grounded on the idea that bringing together diverse intellectual perspectives helps achieve a better understanding of a world characterised by deep and complex entanglements. Walter has broad thematic interests and has published e.g. on issues of war and security; current challenges to the rule of law; the role of the philosophy of history in legal and political discourse; and the nature of certain legal, political and ethical concepts, such as ‘enemy’, ‘evil’ and ‘subject’.

Read his article on Indirect Aggression and the North Atlantic Treaty

Walter's piece on targeted killing is a must, see here: Is it legal? Is it useful? Some questions on targeted killing

Tanel Kalmet is the Chair of the Industrial Property Appeal Board at the Estonian Patent Office (since 2004) and a visiting lecturer in private law at the School of Governance, Law and Society of Tallinn University. He has taught at several universities and served as Adviser and Head of the Criminal Law and Procedure Division at the Ministry of Justice from 2007 to 2019. He has also worked as an expert on issues related to intellectual property law, criminal law, and the relationship between law and religion.