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Katja Creutz is Acting Deputy Director of FIIA and Programme Director of the Global Security and Governance research programme. She is also an Affiliated Research Fellow with the Erik Castrén Institute at the University of Helsinki. Her main field of expertise is international law and especially issues of responsibility, human rights and global governance. Dr Creutz holds a Doctor of Laws degree (2015) and a Master of Laws programme degree from the University of Helsinki (2004) and a Master of Political Science from Åbo Akademi University (2000).

Creutz has previously worked as Research Fellow at the Erik Castrén Institute of International Law and Human Rights of the University of Helsinki. She is the former Executive Editor of the Finnish Yearbook of International Law. She has published extensively on responsibility in international law, non-state actors, human rights and Nordic issues. Her latest academic publications include: “The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and Rights Protection: Revisionist or Just Another Kid on the Block?” and “Nordic Experiences in the UN Human Rights Council: A Tour d’Horizon of 2019 with Iceland and Denmark”. She is also the author of the monograph “State Responsibility in the International Legal Order: A Critical Appraisal” (CUP, 2020).

Expertise

International law, especially responsibility issues; human rights; global governance

Degrees

Doctor of Laws (LL.D.), University of Helsinki, 2015

Master of Laws (LL.M.)-Programme (International Law), University of Helsinki, 2004

Master of Political Science (International Law), Åbo Akademi University, 2000

 
Language skills

Swedish, Finnish, English (working languages), French (satisfactory)

Projects

Finland and the Tightening Competition in Global Politics
New Challenges for Strategic Deterrence in the 21st Century
Development of EU’s Sanctions Policy: Political and economic implications for Finland
Superregionalism and Contentious Connectivity in Asia
Multilateral cooperation in an era of strategic competition: Options for influence for Finland and the European Union
Reignite Multilateralism via Technology


Latest FIIA Publications

Expertise

International law, especially responsibility issues; human rights; global governance

Positions of responsibility

Member of the Executive Board for the Aleksanteri-institute’s Programme on East Central European, Balkan and Baltic Studies, 2010-2012

Member/Deputy Member of the Steering Committee of the Erik Castrén-institute, 2007-2010

Deputy Member of the Postgraduate Studies Committee, Faculty of Law/University of Helsinki, 2007-2009

Executive Editor of the Finnish Yearbook of International Law, 2005-2009

Member of the Board of Ius Gentium, 2005-2011

Work experience

Doctoral Candidate in International Law at the Erik Castrén Institute of International Law and Human Rights, the Centre of Excellence in Global Governance Research and the Faculty of Law/ University of Helsinki, 2006-2013

Research Fellow, the Erik Castrén Institute of International Law and Human Rights, University of Helsinki, 2005-2006

Part-time Research Assistant, Institute of Human Rights at Åbo Akademi University, 2000

Intern, UN Headquarters, New York, 1998

Trainee, Finnish Embassy in The Hague, 1998

Degrees

Doctor of Laws (LL.D.), University of Helsinki, 2015

Master of Laws (LL.M.)-Programme (International Law), University of Helsinki, 2004

Master of Political Science (International Law), Åbo Akademi University, 2000

 
Education

Doctor of Laws (LL.D.), 2015
Faculty of Law, University of Helsinki

Member of the Graduate School in Human Rights Research, 2006-2013
Administrated by Åbo Akademi

Member of the Centre of Excellence in Global Governance Research, 2006-2011
University of Helsinki

LLM-Progamme, 2004
International Law
Faculty of Law/ University of Helsinki

MPolSc, 2000
International Law
Department of Law, Faculty of Economics & Social Sciences/ Åbo Akademi University

Language skills

Swedish, Finnish, English (working languages), French (satisfactory)

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Haugevik, Kristin; Creutz, Katja; Pesu, Matti & Svendsen, Øyvind (2023). From partners to allies: Finland and Norway in a new era. NUPI Policy Brief. Norwegian Institute of International Affairs.

Nato Norja Security and Defence Policy ulko-ja turvallisuuspolitiikka D Publications intended for professional communities

Creutz, Katja (2023). Det nordiska samarbetets roll för Ålands särställning. Tidskrift utgiven av juridiska föreningen Finland, 158 (5-6):462-476.

B Non-refereed scientific articles

Creutz, Katja (2023). Multilateral Development Banks as Agents of Connectivity: the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). East Asia.

A Peer-reviewed scientific articles

Creutz, Katja (2022). Från lycklighet till försvar - och tillbaka: Den nordiska värdegrunden bör synas internationellt. Nordiska unga i kris, 7.11.

Nordic cooperation E Publications intended for the general public

Creutz, Katja (2021). Responsibility. In Aust, Helmut Philipp & Janne E. Nijman ed(s): Cheltenham: Edward Elgar. 135-146.

International law A Peer-reviewed scientific articles

Creutz, Katja (2020). Ydinasesopimukset ja niiden tila. Humanisti, 30.12.

Nuclear weapons E Publications intended for the general public

Creutz, Katja (2018). Ihmisoikeudet nostettava talousasioiden rinnalle Suomen puheenjohtajakaudella. In Ylinen, Katri ed(s): Taitekohdassa. Odotuksia ja ohjeita Suomen kolmannelle puheenjohtajakaudelle. Eurooppanuoret. 14-15.

European Union Human rights D Publications intended for professional communities

Creutz, Katja (2018). State responsibility in international law: From paradigm to periphery. In Tiittala, Tuomas ed(s): Finnish yearbook of international law. England: Hart Publishing. 351-355.

International law B Non-refereed scientific articles

Creutz, Katja (2016). Valtiosopimuksia voi muuttaa. Ulkopolitiikka, 53 (2):74-75.

European Union International law Refugee policy UN D Publications intended for professional communities

Creutz, Katja (2015). The Dayton peace agreement – 20 years old and still challenged. FIIA Column, 16.12.

Global governance International law Multilateralism E Publications intended for the general public

Creutz, Katja (2015). Book review: State responsibility. The general part by James Crawford. Nordic Journal of International Law, 84 (4):605-612.

International law A Peer-reviewed scientific articles

Creutz, Katja (2015). Will Obama keep his promise and close Guantánamo? FIIA Column, 26.11.

Human rights North America Terrorism United States E Publications intended for the general public

Creutz, Katja (2015). Pohdintaa kansanmurhapäätöksestä. FIIA Column, 10.2.

Human rights E Publications intended for the general public

Creutz, Katja (2015). The ICC offers no quick fix to Palestine. FIIA Column, 9.1.

International law Middle East E Publications intended for the general public

Creutz, Katja (2014). Sotarikokset myös 2000-luvun vitsaus. Kleio (4):28-29.

Crisis Management Human rights D Publications intended for professional communities

Creutz, Katja (2014). Militär intervention i minoritetens namn. Hufvudstadsbladet, 5.3.

Crisis Management E Publications intended for the general public

Creutz, Katja (2014). International responsibility and problematic law-making. In Rain Liivoja; Jarna Petman ed(s): International Law-Making: Essays in Honour of Jan Klabbers. Milton Park, Abigdon, Oxon ; New York: Routledge. 171-189.

International law A Peer-reviewed scientific articles

Creutz, Katja (2013). Law versus codes of conduct: Between convergence and conflict. In Jan Klabbers; Touko Piiparinen ed(s): Normative Pluralism and International Law: Exploring Global Governance. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 166-200.

Crisis Management International law A Peer-reviewed scientific articles

Creutz, Katja (2011). The international intervention in Libya: Another round between sovereignty and human. Helsinki Review of Global Governance, 31.12.

Human rights International law UN E Publications intended for the general public

Creutz, Katja (2009). Finland: Private military and security services in the regulatory context of Finland. National Report, Regulating privatisation of war. European University Institute.

Security and Defence Policy B Non-refereed scientific articles

Creutz, Katja (2009). Book reviews & review articles. In Klabbers, Jan; Creutz, Katja; Wallendahl Åsa ed(s): Finnish yearbook of international law XVIII. Leiden: Brill Nijhoff. 369-374.

International law B Non-refereed scientific articles

Creutz, Katja (2008). EU bör visa sin grannskapspolitik. Hufvudstadsbladet, 14.8.

Europe European Union E Publications intended for the general public

Creutz, Katja (2007). Privata säkerhetsföretag: vilda västern-mentalitet gynnar ingen. Hufvudstadsbladet, 29.10.

Security and Defence Policy E Publications intended for the general public

Creutz, Katja (2007). Säkerhetsföretag: Hur lägga band på legosoldater? Hufvudstadsbladet, 17.10.

Security and Defence Policy E Publications intended for the general public

Creutz, Katja (2006). The rules of attribution and the private military contractors at Abu Ghraib: Private acts or public wrongs? Finnish yearbook of international law, XV:289-331.

Human rights International law A Peer-reviewed scientific articles

Creutz, Katja (2006). International crisis administrations and Finland. In Outi Korhonen ed(s): International administration of crisis areas. Helsinki: KDG Research & Publications. 241-250.

Crisis Management Finnish foreign policy UN A Peer-reviewed scientific articles

Creutz, Katja (2006). Transnational privatised security and the international protection of human rights. Helsinki: Erik Castren Institute.

Human rights International law C Scientific books (monographs)

Creutz, Katja; Korhonen, Outi & Gras, Jutta (2006). International post-conflict situations: New challenges for co-operative governance. Helsinki: Erik Castren Institute.

Crisis Management Global governance Multilateralism C Scientific books (monographs)