Annus, Taavi

Articles in Juridica International

• Taavi Annus. Courts as Political Institutions, Juridica International, 2007, No. 2, pp. 22-30
• Ants Nõmper, Taavi Annus. The Right to Health Protection in the Estonian Constitution, Juridica International, 2002, No. 1, pp. 117-126

Articles in Juridica

• Courts as Political Institutions, Juridica Abstract, 2007, No. 9, pp. 599-607
• Delegation of State Functions to Persons in Private Law, Juridica Abstract, 2002, No. 4, pp. 224-229
• Social Welfare as a Fundamental Right: Duties of the State, Local Governments, Family and Other Persons in Guaranteeing Constitutional Rights in the Sphere of Social Welfare, Juridica Abstract, 2002, Special issue, pp. 6-61
• Public Administration and Law in Estonia, Juridica Abstract, 1999, No. 7, pp. 314-320
• Main Issues Concerning Remuneration of Public Dervants, Juridica Abstract, 1998, No. 6, pp. 288-295

Personal data

• Born: July 6, 1977, Tallinn

Education

• PhD (Public Administration and Social Policy), Department of Public Administration and Social Policy, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Tartu, 2004
• Doctoral Student (Separation of Powers in Estonia), Public Administration and Social Policy, University of Tartu, 1999–2003
• LL.M, University of Marburg (Möglichkeiten und Grenzen der Rezeption des deutschen allgemeinen Verwaltungsrechts in Estland), 1999, (magna cum laude)
• B.A, Faculty of Law; B.A., Faculty of Social Sciences (Public Administration), University of Tartu, 1998

Career

• Docent, Chair of Constitutional and Administrative Law, Faculty of Law, University of Tartu, 2004-2006
• Lecturer, Department of Public Administration, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Tartu, February 2002–current
• Lecturer, Department of Public Administration and Social Policy, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Tartu, January 2000–January 2002
• Lecturer Extraordinary, Department of Public Administration and Social Policy, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Tartu, September 1999–January 2000
• Assistant Extraordinary, Department of Public Administration and Social Policy, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Tartu, February–September 1999
• Legal Consultant, State Audit Office, 1995–1998

Main areas of research

• Estonian and Comparative Constitutional and Administrative Law, Relationship between Law and Social Sciences, Judicial Politics, Policy Studies

Grants and projects

• Estonian Science Foundation (ETF) grant for project: Separation of Powers in Estonia, 2001–2002
• Estonian Law Centre Foundation (ELC), Constitutional Law Institute, Research Grant: Supreme Court Decision Digesting, 2001–2003.
• DAAD annual scholarship, 1998–1999

Professional activity and membership

• Former Member of the Venice Commission
• Grant Holder and Project Head of the Supreme Court Decision Digesting Project, Estonian Law Centre Foundation (ELC), Constitutional Law Institute, 2001–2006
• MA/MPA and PhD Program Administrative Coordinator, Department of Public Administration, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Tartu, May 2001–2005
• Member of the Work Group for Drafting the Regulations of Tuition for the University of Tartu, March–June 2000
• Member of the Standing Committee on Administrative Law Reform, Ministry of Justice, 1999–2000

Participation in scientific conferences and seminars

• T. Annus, M. Tavits. Judicial Behavior in the Process of Judicial Reform. 13th Nordic Political Science Association Conference, Aalborg, August 15–17, 2002
• T. Annus. The Possibilities of Delegation of Public Functions to Private Bodies. International Conference: Bailiffs and Delegation of Public Power, Tallinn, March 1–2, 2002
• T. Annus. The Role of Law in Regulating Public Administration in Estonia. First workshop of the “Socialsciencesnet” Network, Nantes, France, May 11–12, 2001

Studies abroad

• University of Michigan, Research Scholar, August 2002– February 2003
• University of Pittsburgh, Visiting Scholar, August 2001–February 2002

Hobbies and community work

• Football, Board Member and Player at the University of Tartu Football Team

Teaching practice

• Estonian Constitutional Law, 1999–2002
• Estonian Administrative Law, 1999–2002
• Basic Rights, 2000, 2001
• Comparative Constitutional Law (with M. Sarapuu), 2000
• Separation and Distribution of Powers (for Master Students), 2002
• Public Law and Administration (for Master Students), 2001

Publications

• W. Drechsler, T. Annus. Die Verfassungsentwicklung in Estland von 1992 bis 2001. – Jahrbuch des öffentlichen Rechts der Gegenwart, NF, Vol. 50 (2002), Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, S. 473–492.
• T. Annus. Constitutional Law. Tallinn: Juura, Õigusteabe AS, 2001. 320 p. (in Estonian).
• T. Annus. German Authors on Estonian Minority Rights. – Trames 3 (53/48), pp. 223–228, 1999/2000.
• T. Annus. Curriculum of Law in the Dept. of Public Administration. – Administrative Law, Glen Wright (ed.). Bratislava: NISPAcee, pp. 68–74, 1998.

Languages

• Estonian (Native)
• English (Fluent)
• German (Fluent)
• Finnish (Good)
• Russian (Intermediate)