Outi Korhonen

Outi Korhonen holds a Doctor of Juridical Science (S.J.D.) and an LL.M. from Harvard Law School, and earlier degrees in philosophy and the social sciences from Finnish universities. Her academic training combines international law, critical theory and interdisciplinary work on law and technology.

She is Chair Professor of International Law in the Faculty of Law at the University of Turku. Her publications include several books and more than seventy scholarly articles and book chapters on international law, global governance, and law & emerging technologies. She has held academic posts and research leadership roles across Finnish universities and research consortia. 

Professor Korhonen is the Principal Investigator of the CIDS (Critical Inquiry into Decentralised Autonomous Organisations working for Sustainability) project funded by the Academy of Finland, which examines the legal and governance implications of digitally-native and autonomous organisational forms; she also leads and participates in projects addressing academically critical approaches to AI and digital governance. She has acted as project leader in multi-disciplinary research consortia on digital disruption and governance. 

In addition to her research and teaching, Professor Korhonen serves on national and university steering committees concerned with multiculturalism and societal interaction, and is active in international research networks. She is listed as a Conciliator (Finland) in international court/assembly contexts and contributes as an expert to comparative and policy projects. 

Professor Korhonen was appointed by Finland as a conciliator of the OSCE Court of Conciliation and Arbitration in June 2025, and was subsequently elected to its Bureau in November of that year.