TalTech Law School

25/09/2026

⚖️ Heast regulatsioonist on vähe kasu, kui inimesed ja organisatsioonid ei saa aru, kuidas seda päriselt rakendada.

Tehisintellekti, jätkusuutlikkuse ja teiste kiiresti arenevate valdkondadega kaasneb järjest rohkem uusi reegleid. TalTechi teadur Ebru Metin, PhD uurib, kuidas muuta keerulised õigus- ja regulatiivsed süsteemid õigusdisaini abil arusaadavamaks, kasutajasõbralikumaks ja tõhusamaks.

Õigusdisain ühendab õiguse ja inimkeskse disaini põhimõtted. Eesmärk ei ole lihtsalt seadusi „lihtsamalt sõnastada“, vaid kujundada õiguslik teave nii, et inimesed mõistaksid paremini oma õigusi ja kohustusi ning ettevõtted ja organisatsioonid suudaksid nõudeid ka tegelikult ellu rakendada.

Ebru teadustöö ühendab õiguse, äri ja disaini ning keskendub muu hulgas ettevõtlusele ja inimõigustele. Pikemas perspektiivis soovib ta luua teaduspõhiseid tööriistu ja mudeleid, mis aitaksid organisatsioonidel ja poliitikakujundajatel regulatiivse keerukusega paremini toime tulla.

💬 „Õiguse selgemaks ja inimkesksemaks muutmine on hädavajalik, et tagada parem seaduste järgimine, usaldus ja ühiskondlik mõju.“

👉 Loe Ebru Metini teadustööst ja õigusdisainist lähemalt:

⚖️ Heast regulatsioonist on vähe kasu, kui inimesed ja organisatsioonid ei saa aru, kuidas seda päriselt rakendada. Tehisintellekti, jätkusuutlikkuse ja teiste kiiresti arenevate valdkondadega kaasneb järjest rohkem uusi reegleid. TalTechi teadur Ebru Metin, PhD uurib, kuidas muuta keerulise...

21/09/2026

Eesti kohtute poolt korraldatud õigusemõistmise nädala raames toimub 6. oktoobril kohtumine tudengitega, kus on kohal kohtunikud, prokurör ja vandeadvokaat.

❓KUIDAS NÄEB ÕIGUSEMÕISTMINE VÄLJA PÄRISELT?

Ülikoolis õpid palju seadustest, põhimõtetest ja kohtupraktikast. Aga milline on kohtuniku, prokuröri või vandeadvokaadi töö tegelikult? Millised on kõige põnevamad hetked, keerulisemad olukorrad ja ootamatud pöörded? Õigusemõistmise nädalal saad neile küsimustele vastuse otse praktikutelt.

💬🙋‍♂️Tule kuula, küsi, arutle ja saa aimu, kuhu õigusteaduse õpingud sind viia võivad.

📍 Tallinn – teisipäeval, 6. oktoobril kell 16 Harju Maakohtus (Lubja 4)
Oma tööst räägivad:
• Harju Maakohtu kohtunik Siiri Malmberg
• Tallinna Ringkonnakohtu kohtunik Sten Lind
• ringkonnaprokurör Ange Kangur
• vandeadvokaat Charlotta Rebecca Zobel

🎤 Kolm ametit. Neli praktikut. Üks võimalus näha, milline on õigusemõistmise telgitagune.

Pane ennast kirja SIIN👇
https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=kwGBWOPPtEOdXbyhtU8vLdptKdFUx5xHk8oeVDMu7ORUODU5R1hGWThPSlFSUUJVUFJaWjhPRkNZTy4uKohtumisõhtud

Pärast ametlikku osa ei pea koju minema – ootamas on kohv ja vabas vormis vestlus, kus saab esinejatega lähemalt tuttavaks ja küsida just neid küsimusi, mis vastuseta jäävad.

Tule kohale. Võta sõber kaasa. Küsi julgelt. Võib-olla saad siit järgmise idee oma karjääriteeks✨

15/09/2026

Dr. Ebru Metin (Chair) and Dr. Archil Chochia opened our COST project's, European Legal Design Action (ELDA), 1st Management Committee meeting at COST Association in Brussels.
ELDA brings together experts from across Europe to make laws, regulations and contracts clearer, more accessible and easier to implement through legal design, plain language and innovative technologies. Learn more about the project from https://www.cost.eu/actions/CA25133/

14/09/2026

🚨 Applications are still open!
The B-NEST Autumn School – Baltic–Nordic Energy Security & Transition in Practice will take place at Tallinn University of Technology (Department of Law) from 16–19 November 2026 (arrival: 15 November).

Designed for PhD students and early-career researchers from Estonia, Latvia, Finland, Sweden, and Norway, the programme combines expert lectures, hands-on workshops, and visits to leading organisations working at legal and policy forefronts of the energy transition.

Topics include:
🔹 Energy security & critical infrastructure
🔹 Renewable energy governance
🔹 Hydrogen & industrial decarbonisation
🔹 Energy law, policy & geopolitics
✅ Travel and accommodation are fully covered for selected non-local participants.
📅 Pre-registration deadline: 27 September 2026

More information and the registration link are available in the attached poster.

Please feel free to share this opportunity with colleagues and doctoral researchers who may be interested.

08/09/2026

🔎 Inside the Dark Web: How Cybercriminals Operate and How They Get Caught

What happens in the hidden corners of the internet — and how does the law respond?

TalTech Law School, together with the Estonian Lawyers’ Union, is pleased to invite young lawyers and law students to an evening exploring the intersection of law, cybersecurity and technology.

📅 1 October 2026 | 16:00
📍 TalTech Tudengimaja
👥 Estonian Lawyers’ Union young members & TalTech Law School students

The evening will begin with introductions to TalTech Law School and the Estonian Lawyers’ Union, followed by a panel discussion taking us inside the world of cybercrime.

We will explore:

🔹 How cybercriminals operate — and how investigators catch them
🔹 How rapidly evolving technologies are creating new challenges for criminal law and law enforcement
🔹 What it is like to work at the intersection of cyber law, criminal law and cybersecurity
🔹 What career opportunities exist for students and young legal professionals in these fields

There will also be an interactive Q&A, giving participants the opportunity to put their questions directly to professionals working in the field.

And, of course, an important part of the evening will be meeting one another! Food and drinks will be provided, with plenty of time for networking, exchanging ideas and connecting with our speakers and fellow participants.

⚠️ Attendance is by prior registration only.

👉 Register here:
https://forms.gle/c8My9vvovm6cEtJE8

We look forward to welcoming you to TalTech for an evening of new perspectives, interesting discussions and good conversations! 🤝

03/09/2026

😍Our new student Elene Baratashvili joins TalTech/Nordaid women's volleyball team🏐👏

Welcome to TalTech, Elene!🎓📚⚖️

🏐 Elene Baratashvili liitub TalTech/Nordaid naiskonnaga!

TalTech/Nordaid naiskonnaga liitub uueks hooajaks 18-aastane libero Elene Baratashvili.

Elene on senise klubikarjääri veetnud Rae Spordikool/VIASTON ridades ning nüüd ootab teda ees uus väljakutse TalTech/Nordaid naiskonnas.

📚 Uus peatükk algab Elene jaoks ka väljaspool võrkpalliplatsi, sest sellest sügisest on ta Tallinna Tehnikaülikooli esmakursuslane, alustades ingliskeelse õigusteaduse õppekava õpinguid.

Uus naiskond, uus ülikool ja uus hooaeg 🎀 meil on hea meel sind TalTechis tervitada, Elene! 🩷

03/09/2026

📣We’re very happy to share that TalTech Law School has been awarded a new Erasmus+ Jean Monnet Module: EXEU – Experiencing the European Union: Law, Policy and Institutions🇪🇺 PI of the project is Dr. Pablo Martínez Ramil😍

EXEU will run for three years and is built around a simple idea: EU law and policy should not only be studied, but experienced. The broader goal is to make the European Union feel less like something that exists only in treaties, judgments and lecture slides, and more like a legal and political system that students can analyse, debate and experience in practice.

We’re looking forward to getting EXEU going and to involving our students in the first activities this academic year🇪🇺 More information about the project is available on our webpage.

02/09/2026

TalTech Law School was honoured to welcome a delegation from the Taiwan Constitutional Court today, led by Chief Justice Ming-Yang SHIEH.

The visit provided an excellent opportunity for meaningful dialogue and the exchange of perspectives on contemporary legal challenges, legal education, and international cooperation. We highly value opportunities to engage with distinguished members of the judiciary and to strengthen academic and professional connections across jurisdictions.

International collaboration between legal academia and judicial institutions plays an important role in advancing legal knowledge, promoting mutual understanding, and fostering innovation in the administration of justice.

We extend our sincere thanks to Chief Justice Ming-Yang SHIEH and the distinguished members of the delegation for their visit, as well as to our colleagues who participated in the discussions.

01/09/2026

📢 Paid Traineeship Programme at the Court of Justice of the European Union in Luxembourg!

Applications are now open for the traineeship programme taking place from 1 March to 31 July 2027.

This paid traineeship offers law students and graduates an ideal opportunity to gain professional skills, practical experience, and first-hand insight into the work of the Court in a multilingual environment.

PLACEMENT OPTIONS
🔹Members' Chambers: Work directly with Judges or Advocates General in legally focused roles.
🔹Administrative Services: Roles in Registries, Translation, Budget, HR, IT, Communications, and more. (Note: While tailored for law graduates, the programme is also open to candidates in political science, economics, IT, and related fields).

KEY INFORMATION
🔹Monthly Grant: Approx. €2,400 (an inclusive programme is available for candidates with a recognised disability)
🔹Eligibility: EU citizenship, a university degree (a degree in law, political science, or economics is required for Members' Chambers), and thorough knowledge of one official EU language + good knowledge of another (French or English required)
🔹Condition: Must not have held a post or traineeship lasting more than six weeks in an EU institution or body

⏰ Application Deadline: 15 September 2026 (via EU CV Online).

Further information and application details are available on the official CJEU traineeship webpage👉

The Court of Justice of the European Union offers paid traineeship programmes for young graduates. Approximately 200 places are available each year in both the Court’s services (five months) and in the Members’ Chambers (three to five months). 10 to 12 week traineeships are available in th...

01/09/2026

📍On June 30, 2026, the international workshop "The End of Democracy? Is the Populist Wave Unstoppable?" took place at the Vabamu Museum of Occupations and Freedoms in Tallinn, organized jointly by Tallinn University of Technology, Vabamu, and Stanford University Libraries, with support from the Association for the Advancement of Baltic Studies (AABS).
🌍👥The gathering brought together leading scholars, policymakers, and thought leaders from the United States, the United Kingdom, and Estonia to address unprecedented challenges facing democratic societies in an increasingly volatile world.
📌According to Holger Mölder, associate professor at TalTech Law School, the event aims to bring together some of today's leading experts on democracy at a time when democratic societies are facing unprecedented challenges.
"We live in an increasingly volatile world where democracies have become vulnerable precisely because of their openness. The idea for this international workshop emerged three years ago at Stanford University during our first brainstorming event on the subject. It led to the idea of bringing together two of today’s leading democracy scholars: Larry Diamond of Stanford University and Steven Livingston of George Washington University."
🎤The event opened with welcoming addresses by Tiit Land (TalTech) and Ivo Lille (Vabamu). Participants discussed the future of democracy from global and Baltic perspectives, focusing on the rise of autocracies, democratization prospects amid populism, the impact of Russia’s war against Ukraine on global power relations, and the resilience of international law during geopolitical crises.
🇪🇪👥Estonian experts Toomas Hendrik Ilves, Raivo Vare, associate prof. Holger Mölder and adjunct prof. Katrin Nyman-Metcalf from TalTech moderated the discussions.

The workshop concluded with a panel on the future of the international legal order moderated by Katrin Nyman-Metcalf, featuring Archil Chochia, Charles Szymanski, and Agnes Kasper, dedicated to the memory of the late Estonian legal scholar Tanel Kerikmäe.

Please find links to the presentations:
🎬Part I: https://youtu.be/Q3XkOzESs2s
🎬Part II: https://youtu.be/hMZsEt_F3cs