Department of Law

Kristi Joamets Programme manager (BA and MA) Senior Lecturer [email protected] (372) 620 4131 SOC-330 Curriculum Vitae

Kristi Joamets (PhD) is a law programme director and a senior lecturer teaching constitutional law, foundations of law, comparative family law and legal research. She is a Head of the Committee for Handling the Violations of Academic Practice and Contemptible Behaviour School of Business and Governance and a member of the Council of School of Business and Governance. Her research consentrates on the development of legal regulation in a changing society and conflict of cultures in social law, family law, constitutional rights, labour relations, and their interaction to the techological development.

Evhen Tsybulenko Senior Lecturer [email protected] (372) 620 2426 SOC-326 Curriculum Vitae

Evhen Tsybulenko (Ukrainian: Євген Цибуленко) (born 21 October 1972 in Simferopol, Ukraine) is an Estonian legal scholar of Ukrainian descent. He was a founder and director of the Tallinn Law School's Human Rights Centre at the Tallinn University of Technology (Estonia) (2007-2014). Evhen Tsybulenko had been elected professor of Law (2005) and had been appointed as a Chair of International and Comparative Law department at Audentes University. Since 2010 he has been a researcher at TalTech Tallinn Law School. E. Tsybulenko is a professor (2009) at Kyiv International University. He is also an adjunct (visiting) professor and Senior visiting mentor of Joint Command and General Staff Course (JCGSC) at Baltic Defence College. Evhen Tsybulenko graduated from Kiev National University (LL.M. - 1996, Ph.D. in International Law 2000). He has conducted postdoctoral research at the International Human Rights Law Institute of De Paul University in Chicago (2002), and has worked at the International Committee of the Red Cross and in Kyiv International University. Tsybulenko has published more than 40 scientific books and articles and more than 200 general-interest articles, comments and interviews in 15 countries, mainly in Russian or Ukrainian, but also in English. His articles and interviews were translated into Estonian, Finnish, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, French, Georgian, Arabic, Serbian and other languages. He took part in preparation of commentaries and recommendation on draft law concerning the protection of Red Cross and Red Crescent symbolic in Ukraine, which was adopted in July 1999, as well as on the draft new Criminal Code of Ukraine (the war crimes chapter). Evhen Tsybulenko was an external expert of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Estonian Red Cross, Estonian Integration Commission, Directorate-General for Education and Culture of European Commission and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). He was a lecturer at Warsaw International Humanitarian Law (IHL) International Summer Academy, Baltic Summer Academy, and Commonwealth of Independent States Summer School on IHL. In December 2009 Tsybulenko acquired Estonian citizenship for achievements of special merit.

Kaido Künnapas Senior Lecturer [email protected] (372) 620 2422 SOC-335 Curriculum Vitae

Kaido Künnapas (PhD) is a senior lecturer and head of the defence committe at Law School of Tallinn University of Technology. Kaido obtained his doctoral degree from the University of Tartu Law Scool in 2016, focusing on tax law and human rights. He has written many scientific articles and book chapters on tax law, procedural law and crypto assets, focusing to digital economy sector. As a practicing lawyer since 2010, he has been working with international law firms in variety of fields of law, such as international and Estonian tax law, public procurement law, procedural law, financial law and investment law. Currently he is practicing law in Sorainen Law Firm's tax team which has for several times received the award of Baltic States Tax Firm of the Year, issued by International Tax Review. Being advisor for several landmark cases in Estonian technology sector, Kaido has valuable practical experience in the areas of business law and taxation. His research focuses on domestic and international taxation in the digital economy sector as well as legal engineering in the field of taxation and law in general.

Agnes Kasper Senior Lecturer [email protected] (372) 620 4108 SOC-338 Curriculum Vitae

Dr Agnes Kasper (BA, MA, PhD) is a senior lecturer at the TalTech Law School of Tallinn University of Technology. Previously she served at embassies, human rights organizations and she was leading the legal department in an IT consultancy and development company. As a lawyer she has practical experience in IT law, intellectual property protection, data protection and privacy, tax law, labor law, contract law, administrative law and litigation. Her research focuses on regulatory aspects of cyber security, in particular she is interested in emerging technologies. In 2015 the Estonian Ministry of Defence awarded Agnes Kasper with the first prize for her doctoral thesis „Multi-Level Analytical Frameworks for Supporting Cyber Security Legal Decision Making“ .

Tatjana Evas-Peeters Associate Professor [email protected] (372) 620 2423 SOC-325 Curriculum Vitae

Tatjana Evas,  Dr. jur  (Germany, Bremen), summa cum laude, ‘Bremer Studienpreis 2011’ award for the best PhD thesis in social science and humanities; LL.M, Latvia (with distinction); LL.B, Estonia, is Associate Professor of European Union and Comparative Law.  Her previous academic experience includes Global Governance Programme at the European University Institute (Florence, Italy), Jean Monnet Center for European Studies (Bremen, Germany), Riga Graduate School of Law (Latvia) and Columbia Law School (New York, USA). In addition to academic experience Evas has more than 10 years of experience in expert policy analysis for various international organizations including EU DG on the Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, EU Fundamental Rights Agency and the UNHCR.

Sandra Särav Lecturer [email protected] (372) 620 4126 SOC-337 Curriculum Vitae

Sandra Särav is the Deputy Secretary General for Economy and Innovation at the Estonian Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications (currently on maternity leave) and a Lecturer at TalTech. Her work focuses on EU digital law, innovation policy, EU’s industrial policy, and the legal framework of emerging technologies. She has extensive experience shaping and implementing EU (Digital) Single Market initiatives, both at national and European level, and has worked at the European Commission, Meta (Facebook), and Bolt in senior policy roles.
At Taltech, she teaches EU law and technology law and supervises theses at the intersection of law, digitalisation, and innovation. Her academic and professional interests centre on innovation-enabling regulation, experimental governance, and the role of law in supporting competitiveness and digital public services. She has a MA in Law and Technology and BA in EU and international law.

Aleksi Oskar Johannes Kajander Lecturer [email protected] SOC-339 Curriculum Vitae

Dr. Aleksi Kajander is a lecturer at the Department of Law and a researcher at the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (CCDCOE). He holds a PhD and Master’s degree from the Tallinn University of Technology as well as a second Master’s on Investment Treaty Arbitration from Uppsala University. His current focus is the application of international law to cyber operations and AI, as well as the role of human rights during an armed conflict. In addition, his other areas of interest include cybersecurity, data governance, European Union law and digital regulations, with a particular interest in the intersection of technology, law, and society.

Pablo Martinez Ramil Lecturer [email protected] SOC-335

Dr Pablo Martínez Ramil is a Lecturer at the Department of Law and a Researcher at the Institute for Law and Advanced Technologies at Palacký University Olomouc. His research focuses on European Union law and the regulation of digital technologies, with particular expertise in AI regulation, data protection and privacy, anti-discrimination law, and the EU’s emerging digital regulatory framework (DSA, DMA, and the AI Act). Pablo holds a Ph.D. and a Master’s degree in International and European Law from Palacký University Olomouc, a Master’s in Social and Political Leadership from Charles III University of Madrid, and Bachelor’s degrees in Law and in Political Science and Public Administration from the University of Salamanca. He has also conducted research fellowships at the European New School of Digital Studies and at the University of Graz.

Ana Koiava Expert of Law and Technology [email protected] SOC-336

Ana Koiava is an expert of law and technology  currently pursuing a PhD in Law and Digital Technologies. She holds a Bachelor of Laws from Tbilisi State University and a Master’s degree in Law and Technology from Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech).

Alongside her academic work, she works as a Contracts Analyst at an international trading company. Her research focuses on EU data governance and digital regulation, particularly the Data Governance Act, its interaction with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and the emerging legal framework for data altruism.

Marta Terletska Expert of Law and Technology [email protected] SOC-336

Marta Terletska is a law and technology expert and researcher pursuing a PhD in Law and Digital Technologies. Her research focuses on technology law, data protection, post-mortem privacy, digital assets, and cyber resilience. Her master’s thesis examined the legal and regulatory interplay between the NIS2 Directive and the GDPR.

Alongside her academic work, Marta is a practicing legal and compliance professional. She currently works as an EU Compliance Manager at Wise, an Estonian-British financial technology company.

Marta holds an MA in Law and Technology and a BA in European Union and International Law.