Professional Affiliation

Professor of International Law, University of Tartu, Estonia

Expert Bio

The aim of my project is to examine Russia's approaches to the legality of the use of military force in international law, and to do so also from historical and comparative perspectives.

Wilson Center Project

Does Russia Have a Unique Concept of Jus ad Bellum in the Context of International Law?

Project Summary

The aim of my project is to examine Russia's approaches to the legality of the use of military force in international law, and to do so also from historical and comparative perspectives.

Major Publications

• Russian Approaches to International Law, Oxford University Press, 2015
• Illegal Annexation and State Continuity: The Case of the Incorporation of the Baltic States by the USSR, Martinus Nijhoff, 2003
• Russia's Constitutional Court Defies the European Court of Human Rights, in: European Constitutional Law Review, 2016, 377-395