CONTACT INFORMATION:

E-mail (Internet) : ilkka.saraviita@fimug.fi
Home page : http://personal.inet.fi/tiede/ilkka.saraviita

Adress (Rovaniemi);
BOX 122, FIN-96101 Rovaniemi, Finland
Tel : +358 16 324 510
Fax : +358 16 324 500

Adress (Helsinki):
Punavuorenkatu 1 A 8, 00120 Helsinki, Finland
Tel : +358 9 626 410
Mobile : +358 40 7537 641

During the summer (about 19.6 - 20.8)
Adress: 91440 Olhava, Finland
Tel : +358 8 817 5247
You may also use the mobile connection
You may send e-mail, because I have a (rather slow) telemodem-based connection to my computer here.

CURRICULUM VITAE:

Born 13.8.1940
Matriculation examination, Oulun lyseo 1959
LL.M. 10.2.1964
Master of Laws trained on the bench 5.5.1965
Solicitor, Oulu 1966 - 1967
LL.Lic. 28.4.1966
LL.D. 25.11.1972
Associate professor, Public law, University of Tampere, 1974, Associate professor, Constitutional law, University of Helsinki 1977, Professor in Public Law, University of Lapland 1979 -
Dean of the faculty of law 1983-1995 and 2007-2008.
Knight, first class, Order of the White Rose 6.12.1990 Commander, Order of the Lion of Finland 6.12.2004 Medal for unblemished service, XXX years, (President of the Republic), silver medal for service XX year 1998 and gold medal XXV year 2003, University of Lapland , Gold Medal, Law Students Union Artikla, 2000, Honorary Chairman, law students association Kriminaaliklubi
Special course in national defence 1995, Defence Academy
Jean Monnet Chair 1997
Best teacher, Law Students Union Artikla, 1998.

Chairman, member or expert in various committees and expert, Ministry of Justice and the Constitutional commission of the Finnish parliament, Legal adviser, delegation of Finland to the United Nations 1980. Author of several books on constitutional law, law of treaties and law of international organizations, several articles on constitutional, international and administrative law.


Books:

  1. The right of a parliamentary minority to hold over proposed legislation until the election of a new Parliament, 1971 (dissertation).

  2. Legislative tactics in the Finnish parliament, 1972.

  3. Constitutional provisions in Finland regarding the approval of a charter of an international organization and its implementation in Finland, 1973.

  4. Te sanction-system of international organizations, 1977.

  5. The treaty between Finland and Soviet union on friendship, coordination and co-operation, 1989.

  6. The constitution of Finland (together with Mikael Hidén), 6. edition, 1994.

  7. The Fundamental rights in Finland, 1998.

  8. A commentary on the new Constitution for Finland (Constitution 2000), 2000

  9. Elementary course on constitutional law, 2001

  10. The Finnish administrative procedure act, elementary information, decision-making procedures in administrative courts and additional information, 2004.

  11. The Constitution of Finland. Kluwer International, 2004.
    12. Volumes 1 - 10 in Finnish, number 11 in English.

  12. Suomalainen perusoikeusjärjestelmä, 2005.

A short note about my current activities:
At the moment I concentrate on

  1. parliamentarism in the constitution of Finland
  2. web-teaching on constitutional and EC/EU-law and