Professor
Academy of Finland and University of Helsinki

Professor of International Law, University of Helsinki. Global Professor of Law, New York University. Member, the UN International Law Commission. Former judge, Administrative Tribunal of the Asian Development Bank (1997-2003). Former Counsellor (legal affairs) Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland (1978-1994). Main publications: From Apology to Utopia. The Structure of International Legal Argument (1989); The Gentle Civilizer of Nations. The Rise and Fall of International law 1870-1960 (2002).