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Research interests
Indigenous peoples’ rights, including Sámi people’s rights in Finland. International human rights and environmental law as it applies to indigenous peoples. Heinämäki has a special interest in the Arctic legal co-operation, and she acts as a vice-leader of the University of the Arctic Thematic Network on Arctic Law.
Field of science
- Law
Keywords
- international human rights law
- international environmental law
- indigenous peoples
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MultiBEING OTK: Towards Multibeing Justice. Humanity and Human Responsibility in Indigenous Societies
Viikari, L. (Principal Investigator) & Hansen, L. (Collaborative Investigator)
01.01.2026 → 31.12.2028
Project: Co-funded project
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MÁHTUT - Sámi knowledge and practices in the era of the green transition
Viikari, L. (Principal Investigator), Valkonen, S. (Principal Investigator), Junka-Aikio, L. O. (Other), Viinikainen, M. (Other), Alakorva, S. (Other) & Hansen, L. (Collaborative Investigator)
01.09.2023 → 30.08.2026
Project: Co-funded project
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Rights of Minorities wihin Minorities: Multiole Discrimination of Arctic Indigenous Communities
Hansen, L. (Principal Investigator) & Olsén-Ljetoff, L. (Collaborative Investigator)
Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland
01.12.2016 → 31.12.2017
Project: Co-funded project
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Actualizing Sámi Rights: International Comparative Research
Hansen, L. (Principal Investigator), Olsén-Ljetoff, L. (Collaborative Investigator), Kirchner, S. (Collaborative Investigator) & Valkonen, S. (Collaborative Investigator)
01.04.2016 → 31.01.2017
Project: Co-funded project
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Integrating Sámi Traditional Knowledge in Environmental Decision-making
Hansen, L. (Principal Investigator) & Harkoma, A. (Other)
01.12.2015 → 30.04.2017
Project: Co-funded project
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International legal framework for safeguarding Sámi cultural heritage: toward a holistic intergenerational indigenous rights-based approach
Hansen, L., 4 May 2026, Rovaniemi: Lapin yliopisto. 205 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Land rights of the Sámi people and access to justice
Darpö, J., Fauchald, O. K., Koivurova, T. & Hansen, L., 5 May 2026, EU Environmental Policy and Law: Reflections at Fifty. Winter, G., Macrory, R. & Krämer, L. (eds.). Zutphen: Europa law publishing, p. 543-564 22 p. (The Avosetta Series).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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Rivttes vuohki, Olmâ vyehi, Õlmmvueʹkk – Oikea tapa: YK:n biodiversiteettisopimukseen pohjautuvat eettiset ohjeet neuvotteluihin ja yhteistyöhön saamelaispaliskuntien poronhoitajien kanssa
Hansen, L., Alakorva, S. & Sanila-Aikio, T., 19 May 2026, Helsinki: Ympäristöministeriö. 121 p. (Ympäristöministeriön julkaisuja; No. 22, Vol. 2026).Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Rivttes vuohki, Olmâ vyehi, Õlmmvueʹkk – The Right Way: Ethical Guidelines based on the UN Convention on Biological Diversity for negotiations and cooperation with reindeer herders in Sámi reindeer herding cooperatives
Hansen, L., Alakorva, S. & Sanila-Aikio, T., 19 May 2026, Helsinki: Ympäristöministeriö. 109 p. (Ympäristöministeriön julkaisuja; No. 23, Vol. 2026).Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Sami Rights in Finland’s Climate Act: Implementing a Human Rights-Based Approach
Hansen, L., 18 Jun 2025, In: Journal of Northern Studies. 17, 1, p. 59-76 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Activities
- 1 Conference presentation
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Do human rights influence our fight against climate change?
Koivurova, T. (Speaker) & Heinämäki, L. (Contributor)
2014Activity: Presentation › Conference presentation