@inbook{437ee198d50247ada38da2d49ed9f694,
title = "The prohibition to weaken the S{\'a}mi culture in international law and Finnish environmental legislation",
abstract = "S{\'a}mi in Finland are granted a constitutional status as an Indigenous people to maintain and develop their language and culture and related linguistic and cultural self-government. The S{\'a}mi traditional way of life is threatened by many forms of competing land use, such as mining and forestry, as well as climate change. Since environmental sustainability and sustainability of the S{\'a}mi culture go hand in hand, Finnish environmental legislation, which aims at safeguarding sustainability, includes the prohibition to weaken the S{\'a}mi culture. This chapter assesses the legal norm of the prohibition to weaken the S{\'a}mi culture, including its basis in international and constitutional law. Additionally, a further aim of this chapter is to discuss current serious challenges to implement this norm in practice in S{\'a}mi Homeland in Finland.",
author = "Leena Hein{\"a}m{\"a}ki",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2024 selection and editorial matter, Doroth{\'e}e Cambou and {\O}yvind Ravna; individual chapters, the contributors.",
year = "2023",
month = nov,
day = "23",
doi = "10.4324/9781003220640-7",
language = "English",
isbn = " 978-1-032-11598-6",
series = " Routledge Research in Polar Regions",
publisher = "Routledge",
pages = "84--100",
editor = "Doroth{\'e}e Cambou and {\O}yvind Ravna",
booktitle = "The Significance of S{\'a}mi Rights",
address = "United Kingdom",
}