Liin, Urve

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Personal data

Education

Career

Lecturer, Faculty of Law, University of Tartu, 2007-current
Assistant, Faculty of Law, University of Tartu, 1996–2007
Researcher, Faculty of Law, University of Tartu, 1991–1996
Senior Assistant, Multi-purpose University Laboratory, University of Tartu, 1978–1989
Consultant, City Government of Tartu, 1990–1991
Head, Trade Union Committee of the University of Tartu, 1989–1990

Main areas of research

Grants and projects

Estonian Science Foundation (ETF) Grant No. 4453 for Project: Estonian Private Law Reform: Further Development and Connection With the European Civil Code. With team members A. Hussar, J. Lahe, H. Pisuke, P. Varul, 2000–2003
Estonian Science Foundation (ETF) Grant No. 3288 for Project: The Harmonisation of the Estonian Law of Obligations with European Union Law. With team members I. Kull, T. Tampuu, A. Vutt, 1998–2000
Estonian Science Foundation (ETF) Grant No. 1214 for Project: Estonian New Civil and Commercial Law. With Team Members I. Kull, H. Pisuke, H. Sepp, A. Siibak, P. Varul, H. Veinla, A. Vutt, 1994–1997
Estonian Science Foundation (ETF) Target Financing on the Topic: Main Problems in the Drafting and Developing of the Estonian Private Law. P. Varul, 12 team members, 1996–2000

Professional activity and membership

Studies abroad

University of Konstanz, Germany, August–September 2000
University of Konstanz, Germany, August and October–December 1999
Swiss Institute of Comparative Law, Lausanne, Switzerland, August–September 1996
Goethe-Institute in Mannheim, Germany, August–September 1995

Hobbies and community work

Teaching practice

Publications

P. Varul, U. Liin. Two Reforms of the Estonian Law of Succession. Vytautas Mizaras (Ed.), Private Law: Past, Present and Future. Liber Amicorum Valentinas Mikelenas. Vilnius: Justitia, 2008, pp. 301–310.

Articles in Juridica

P. Varul, U. Liin. Two Reforms of the Estonian Law of Succession. Vytautas Mizaras (Ed.), Private Law: Past, Present and Future. Liber Amicorum Valentinas Mikelenas. Vilnius: Justitia, 2008, pp. 301–310.
New Succession Procedure – How to Proceed?, Juridica Abstract, 2009, No. 1, pp. 28-38
Successor Possession: Is the Receiving System an Unsuitable Institution?, Juridica Abstract, 2006, No. 10, pp. 711–719
The Institution of Compulsory Portion in the Law of Succession Act. Accordance with the Constitution, Proceeding from the Decision of 22 February 2005 by the Supreme Court En Banc, Juridica Abstract, 2006, No. 9, pp. 630–645
Applying Provisions of Unfounded Enrichment in the Case of Succession Contracts, Juridica Abstract, 2005, No. 7, pp. 451–458
Succession Contract and Its Relations with the Law of Obligations, Juridica Abstract, 2003, No. 10, pp. 697–707
Transfer of Inheritance to an Heir: the Acceptance System Versus the Renunciation System, Juridica Abstract, 2003, No. 1, pp. 45–56
Reciprocal Will of Spouses, Juridica Abstract, 2001, No. 1, pp. 35–45
Minimum Age Limit for Capacity to Make a Will in the Estonian Law of Succession, Juridica Abstract, 2000, No. 6, pp. 343–350
Principles of the Law of Succession, Juridica Abstract, 1999, No. 3, pp. 141–147
Reform of Spouse’s Right of Intestate Succession in Estonia in Light of Developments in Europe, Juridica Abstract, 1998, No. 4, pp. 174–180

Articles in Juridica International

On the Development and Objectives of Statutory Share Law in Estonia, Juridica International, 2005, No. 1, pp. 85–94
Laws of Succession in Europe and Estonia: How We Got to Where We Are and Where We Should Be Heading, Juridica International, 2001, No. 1, pp. 114–124
On Reform of Estonian Succession Law, Juridica International, 1998, No. 1, pp. 105–109

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