Paul Varul

Paul Varul is an Estonian lawyer and politician. He was the Minister of Justice of Estonia from 1995 to 1999.

Education

Varul studied at the University of Tartu and graduated in 1975.

Legislation

Varul was involved in drafting all the major legal acts of private law in Estonia. He has also been an expert contributor to the drafting of the National Central Bank Act and the legislation regulating the pursuit of business of a credit institution.

Career

Varul has been an academic at the University of Tartu.
Varul is a senior partner of the law firm.
He is one of the founding members of the European Law Institute, a non-profit organisation that conducts research, makes recommendations and provides practical guidance in the field of European legal development with a goal of enhancing European legal integration.
Varul has written about the importance of improving legal education in Estonia.