Juha Lavapuro

Born on 29 February 1968, in Nokia, Finland

  • Master of Laws Faculty of Law, University of Turku, Finland, 1994
  • Master of Laws, School of Law, New York University, United States of America, 1999
  • Doctor of laws, Faculty of Law, University of Turku, 2011
  • Professor of Law in digital society, Faculty of Law, University of Turku, 2016-2017
  • Professor of Public Law, Faculty of Law, University of Turku, 2018-2020
  • Director of Master’s degree program in Law and Digital Society, Faculty of Law, University of Turku, 2017‒2019
  • Post-doc visiting fellow, European University Institute, 2012-2013
  • Expert member of the national team for network of legal experts for the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRALEX), 2009-2011
  • Expert member of the multidisciplinary research network of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRANET), 2011-2020
  • Member of the Board, Finnish Association of Constitutional Law, 2010-2024
  • Co-founder and editor-in-chief of a constitutional law blog, Perustuslakiblogi, 2013-2020
  • Member of the Board, Finnish League for Human Rights, 2014-2015
  • Member of the National Non-Discrimination and Equality Tribunal, 2015-2019
  • Justice, Supreme Administrative Court, 2020-2024
  • Expert, Constitutional Law Committee of the Parliament of Finland, 2000-2024
  • Permanent expert, Ministry of Justice working group for the reform of the Act of the Openness of Government Activities, 2021‒2023
  • Ad hoc Judge, European Court of Human Rights, 2023
  • Judge of the European Court of Human Rights as from 1 January 2025.
Juha Lavapuro