Lahe, Janno

Job

  • Docent of Civil Law, University of Tartu

Personal data

  • Born: June 26, 1978, Tartu
  • E-mail: janno.lahe@ut.ee

Education

  • Doctor iuris, Faculty of Law, University of Tartu, 2005
  • Doctoral Student, Faculty of Law, University of Tartu, 2002–2005
  • Magister iuris, Faculty of Law, University of Tartu, 2002
  • Master Student, Faculty of Law, University of Tartu, 2000–2002
  • B.A., University of Tartu, Faculty of Law, 2000

Career

  • Docent of Civil Law, Faculty of Law, University of Tartu, 2007–current
  • Advisor to the Civil Chamber of the Estonian Supreme Court, 2006–current
  • Lecturer of Civil Law, Faculty of Law, University of Tartu, 2003–2007
  • Assistant, Faculty of Law, University of Tartu, 2000–2003

Main areas of research

  • Insurance Law
  • Law of Delict, Delictual Fault Liability

Grants and projects

  • Estonian Science Foundation (ETF) Grant No. 7297: Theoretical Bases of the Harmonisation of Main Institutes of Civil Law in Europe and Its Impact on Civil Law and Legislation in Estonia [Tsiviilõiguse põhiinstituutide ühtlustamise teoreetilised lähtekohad Euroopas ning nende mõju Eesti tsiviilõigusteadusele ja seadusandlusele], 2008. Main participant
  • Estonian Science Foundation (ETF) Target Financing SF0182740s06. Estonian Legal Space in Global Legal Space [Eesti õigusruum globaalses õigusruumis], 2006. Main participant
  • Estonian Science Foundation (ETF) Grant No. 5841: The Mutual Influences of Estonian Civil Law and the European Civil Code [Eesti tsiviilõiguse ja Euroopa tsiviilkoodeksi vastastikune mõju], 2004. Main participant
  • Estonian Science Foundation (ETF) Grant No. 4453: Estonian Private Law Reform: Further Development and Connection With the European Civil Code. With team members A. Hussar, U. Liin, H. Pisuke, P. Varul, 2000–2003

Studies abroad

  • University of Konstanz, November 2003
  • University of Helsinki, some weeks 2001–2002
  • University of Stockholm, September 2000

Teaching practice

  • Insurance Law, 2003–current
  • Non-contractual obligations, 2000–current

Publications

  • J. Lahe, I. Kull. European Tort Law 2007. Estonia. Steininger, B.C; Koziol, H. (Toim.). Springer-Verlag Wien, 2008, pp. 255–268.
  • J. Lahe. Law of Obligations Act II. Commented Edition. Insurance Contract [Võlaõigusseadus II. Kommenteeritud väljaanne. Kindlustusleping]. P.Varul, I.Kull, V.Kõve, M.Käerdi (Eds.). Juura, Õigusteabe AS, 2007 (in Estonian).
  • J. Lahe. Insurance Law [Kindlustusõigus]. Tallinn: Juura, Õigusteabe AS, 2007 (in Estonian).
  • J. Lahe, I. Kull. European Tort Law 2006. Estonia. Steininger, B.C; Koziol, H. (Toim.). Springer-Verlag Wien, 2007, pp. 178–190.
  • J. Lahe, T. Tampuu,et al. Essential Cases on Natural Causation. Editors: R. Zimmermann, B. Winiger, B.A. Koch, H. Koziol. Austria: Springer Verlag, 2006, p. 800.

Articles in Juridica

  • The Influence of Decisions of the Civil Chamber of the Supreme Court on Legislation, Juridica Abstract, 2009, No. 8, pp. 555-569
  • Law of Obligations Act, with Commentary. Notes on the Commentary to Chapter 7 of the Law of Obligations Act, Juridica Abstract, 2007, No. 5, pp. 314–331
  • Meaning of Guilt in the Case of Liability for Damages Caused by Unlawful Action by Another Person, Juridica Abstract, 2006, No. 9, pp. 612–620
  • Meaning of Sum Insured and Insurable Value in Insurance Contract Law, Juridica Abstract, 2006, No. 2, pp. 96–103
  • Civil Law Liability Pursuant to the Infringement of Pre-contractual Obligations and Preliminary Contracts, Juridica Abstract, 2004, No. 10, pp. 681–687
  • The Role of the Subjective Element in the Preconditions for Liability under Contract Law, Juridica Abstract, 2003, No. 4, pp. 236–242
  • The Fault of Injured Party in Causing Loss as Grounds for Reduction of Damages, Juridica Abstract, 2003, No. 2, pp. 83–91
  • Incapacity to Commit a Criminal Offence as a Circumstance Precluding Wrongful Liability, Juridica Abstract, 2002, No. 6, pp. 391–400
  • Presumption of the Fault of Persons Causing Loss, Juridica Abstract, 2002, No. 1, pp. 30–36

Articles in Juridica International

  • Regulation of Strict Liability in the CFR and the Estonian Law of Obligations Act, Juridica International, 2010, No. 1, pp. 167-175
  • The Importance of Distinguishing between Forms of Fault in the Law of Delict, Juridica International, 2009, No.1, pp. 94-102
  • Fault in the Three-stage Structure of the General Elements of Tort, Juridica International, 2007, No. 1, pp. 152–160
  • Meaning of Fault with Regard to Liability for Damage Caused by the Unlawful Action of Another Person, Juridica International, 2006, No. 1, pp. 136–145
  • Forms of Liability in the Law of Delict: Fault-Based Liability and Liability without Fault, Juridica International, 2005, No. 1, pp. 60–70
  • The Concept of General Duties of Care in the Law of Delict, Juridica International, 2004, No.1, pp. 108–115
  • Subjective Fault as a Basis of Delictual Liability, Juridica International, 2001, No. 1, pp. 125–132

Languages

  • Estonian (Native)
  • German (Good)
  • Russian (Good)
  • English (Fair)



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