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Personal profile
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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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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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, M.-L. M. (Collaborative Investigator)
KUNNAT, European Regional Development Fund
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, M.-L. M. (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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Saamelaisten oikeuksien toteutuminen: kansainvälinen oikeusvertaileva tutkimus
Hansen, M.-L. M. (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, M.-L. M. (Principal Investigator) & Harkoma, A. (Other)
01.12.2015 → 30.04.2017
Project: Co-funded project
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Safeguarding Arctic Heritage: Comparing and Creating Sustainable Indigenous Co-Management Models
Hansen, M.-L. M. (Principal Investigator)
27.11.2015 → 31.12.2017
Project: Co-funded project
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Askelmerkkejä saamelaiskulttuuriin kohdistuvien kumulatiivisten vaikutusten kokonaisvaltaisen arvioinnin kehittämiseksi ympäristöön ja maankäyttöön liittyvissä kysymyksissä
Translated title of the contribution :Stepping stones for developing comprehensive assessment of cumulative impacts on the Sámi culture in matters related to land use and the environment Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Ilmastonmuutos ihmisoikeuskysymyksenä: Katsaus kansainväliseen ja arktiseen toimintaympäristöön sekä saamelaisten ja muiden arktisten alkuperäiskansojen erityisasemaan
Translated title of the contribution :Climate change as a human rights issue: A review of the international and Arctic operating environment and the special status of the Sámi and other indigenous peoples in the Arctic Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Human Rights and the Environment
Heinämäki, L., 2023, In: Yearbook of International Environmental Law. 33, 1/2022, p. 29-36 8 p., yvad005.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article
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Katsaus YK:n biodiversiteettisopimuksen alkuperäiskansoja koskeviin ohjeisiin sekä niiden kansalliseen toimeenpanoon liittyviin näkökohtiin Suomessa
Hansen, L., 2023, Helsinki: Ympäristöministeriö. 142 p. (Ympäristöministeriön julkaisuja; No. 2023:26).Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Saamelaisten alkuperäiskansaoikeudet ja saamelaiskulttuuria koskevien vaikutusten arviointi YVA-lain mukaisessa menettelyssä
Heinämäki, L., Markkula, I. & Saijets , J., 2023, Helsinki: Ympäristöministeriö. 411 p. (Ympäristöministeriön julkaisuja; No. 2).Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
Open Access
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