Pentti Arajärvi

Born: Helsinki 2.6.1948
Married

Doctor of Laws
Docent in Social Law, University of Helsinki

Principal positions

Professor (act.) of Social Law, University of Helsinki 2011
Professor of Educational Law and Social Law, University of Joensuu 2006-2011
Professor (act.) of Social Law, University of Joensuu 2003-2006
One-man committee on the project established by the Ministry of Interior to evaluate obstacles to immigrant employment and income trap 2008
One-man committee on operational preconditions of non-governmental organizations 2006
One-man committee on income support, fees and taxation in adult education and tranining 2003
Head Researcher, Social Insurance Institution 2000-2002

Parliament 1984-
Committee secretary, later Committee counsellor:
Secretary to Committee for Social and Health Affairs 1984-
Secretary to Economic Committee 1984-1989

One-man committee on security of livelihood 1997-98

Political secretary to Minister of Education Pirjo Ala-Kapee 1986-87

Ministry of Education 1972-1984 as
referendary, senior secretary, counsellor of education, head project secretary

Honorary positions

Chair of Board of the Finnish Association for Mental Health (FAMH)
Chairman of the High-Level Board of the Equal Pay Programme 2008-2015
Member of Board of Finnish League for Human Rights
Chair of Delegation of the Finnish Brain Foundation
Chair of Board of the Central Union for Child Welfare
Member of the Child Advisory Board 2006-2015

Publications

Johdatus sosiaalioikeuteen 2011
Maahanmuuttajien työllistyminen ja kannustinloukut [Project on employment obstacles and inactivity traps faced by immigrants]. Sisäasiainministeriön julkaisu 2/2009
Sivistykselliset oikeudet ja velvollisuudet [Educational and cultural rights and duties] 2006
Näkökohtia työttömyyden aikaisen turvan kehittämisestä [Viewpoints on securing of subsistence during the time of unemployment] 2005
Paremminvointiyhteiskunta [Better-fare Society] 2003
Toimeentuloturvan oikeellisuus. Toimeentuloturvaa koskevan lainsäädännön suhde perustuslakiin, erityisesti perusoikeuksiin, ihmisoikeuksiin ja yhteisöoikeuteen [The flawlessness of income security legislation. Finnish legislation on income security in relation to the Constitution, with particular reference to constitutional rights, human rights and EU law] Doctoral dissertation 2002
Opetuslainsäädännön käsikirja (co-authored with Merja Aalto-Setälä) [Legislation on Education] 1999 and 2004
Oikeus sivistykseen [A Right to Education] 1994
Koululainsäädännön käsikirja (co-authored with Merja Aalto-Setälä) [Handbook of Schools Legislation] 1993
Uusi Eurooppa ja Suomi (co-authored with Jouko Skinnari) [The New Europe and Finland] 1993
Eurooppa ja Suomi (co-authored with Jouko Skinnari) [Europe and Finland] 1990
Koululainsäädännön käsikirja [Handbook of Schools Legislation) 1985

Articles on subjects in the fields of social security, teaching and education as well as basic human rights and fundamental freedoms.