Dr. Otava Piha
Criminal Law
Main Focus
- Sustainability and criminal justice
- Environmental activism, human rights, and criminal law
- Evidence evaluation in the context of criminal offenses
- Criminal law and psychology approaches
- Sexual offenses
- Gender-based violence
- Qualitative methods, especially content analysis of judgments
Curriculum Vitae
Professional experience
- 12/2025–present: Postdoctoral researcher, Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law, Department of Criminal Law
- 2025: Postdoctoral researcher at the Faculty of Law, University of Helsinki, Finland
- 2019–2025: Doctoral researcher at the Faculty of Law, University of Helsinki
- 2018–2020: Advisor and researcher at an international non-governmental organization, Finland
- 2015: Court secretary and intern at the District Court of Pirkanmaa, Finland
- 2012–2013: Community engagement executive at Cambridge University Press
Education
- 01/2025: Doctor of Laws, University of Helsinki
- 06/2018: Master of Laws, University of Helsinki
- 06/2012: Bachelor of Arts (hons) in Geography, University of Cambridge, UK
