Projects per year
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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Máhtut
Viikari, L., Valkonen, S., Junka-Aikio, L. O., Viinikainen, M., Alakorva, S. & Hansen, M. M.
European Regional Development Fund ERDF, KUNNAT
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. M. & Olsén-Ljetoff, L.
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. M., Olsén-Ljetoff, L., Kirchner, S. & Valkonen, S.
01.04.2016 → 31.01.2017
Project: Co-funded project
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Integrating Sámi Traditional Knowledge in Environmental Decision-making
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
27.11.2015 → 31.12.2017
Project: Co-funded project
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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
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The prohibition to weaken the Sámi culture in international law and Finnish environmental legislation
Heinämäki, L., 23 Nov 2023, The Significance of Sámi Rights: Law, Justice, And Sustainability fot the Indigenous Sámi in the Nordic Countries. Cambou, D. & Ravna, Ø. (eds.). London: Routledge, p. 84-100 17 p. ( Routledge Research in Polar Regions).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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Indigenous peoples’ environmental human rights - from objects of protection towards stewardship: assessment of current international standards
Heinämäki, L., 2022, Research Handbook on the International Law of Indigenous Rights. Newman, D. G. (ed.). Edward Elgar, p. 169–201 (Research Handbooks in International Law).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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Miksi ja miten saamelaisten oikeudet tulee turvata luonnon monimuotoisuuden säilyttämisessä?
Heinämäki, L., 23 Feb 2022, In: Haaste : asiantuntevasti rikoksentorjunnasta ja kriminaalipolitiikasta. 1Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Professional
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Activities
- 1 Conference presentation
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Do human rights influence our fight against climate change?
Timo Koivurova (Speaker) & Leena Heinämäki (Contributor)
2014Activity: Presentation › Conference presentation