Theme: Law

Strategic Research Council's continued funding to study sustainable change in plastic production and use

21.6.2022 12:15

Multidisciplinary ValueBioMat research project has been granted continued funding from the Strategic Research Council, established within the Academy of Finland. It studies how the whole value chain of plastic production and use could be made more sustainable. The Faculty of Law at the University of Lapland is one of the project partners, together with Aalto University, Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), and VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd.

Business Finland funding for legal study of emotionally intelligent services

1.6.2022 11:10

Professor Rosa Maria Ballardini and Professor of Practice Rob van den Hoven van Genderen have received a Business Finland funding of 351,500 euros as a part of a research consortium which will study and develop physical spaces with emotionally aware, intelligent, and integrated services. Within the project, they will focus on the legal and ethical concerns which are affiliated with such technologies.

Doctoral dissertation: Acknowledging Humanness Improves Cybersecurity

13.5.2022 9:53

In her doctoral dissertation, Assistant Professor Mirva Salminen critically examines digitalisation and cybersecurity as societal programmes. According to Salminen, securing the digitalised society requires that humanness is taken better into account in the development of information and communication technologies, digital applications and services, as well as in societal policies.

Doctoral dissertation: Stronger copyright protection for fashion designs contributes to sustainable development of the fashion industry

31.8.2021 15:30

Protecting fashion designs by copyright has been challenging. This has enabled large-scale copying of designs, which in turn has contributed to 'fast fashion' – a phenomenon that causes damage to the environment, human rights and cultural values. In her doctoral dissertation in the field of law, Heidi Härkönen states that copyright is one of the several legal means at our disposal to foster sustainable development of fashion.

Doctoral dissertation: Current legislation cannot effectively address data protection abuses by dominant ICT companies

12.5.2021 12:15

Aleksander Wiatrowski examines in his dissertation the data protection abuses of dominant ICT companies and the potential of legal action to protect people's privacy. Legislation has not kept up with the changes of a technology-dependent society.

Doctoral Dissertation: Drones Challenge Aviation Safety Rules

20.11.2020 9:00

Unmanned aircrafts – drones – have brought about a significant change in civil aviation. They present a number of problems, in particular when viewed from the perspective of aviation safety and security law. In his doctoral dissertation, LL.M. Mikko T. Huttunen examines the problematic of drones and the legislative approaches addressing it.

Finland and India to develop indigenous and tribal peoples' studies

23.10.2020 14:10

The Northern Institute for Environment and Minority Law (NIEM) at the Arctic Centre has received 35,500 euro from the Finnish National Agency for Education (EDUFI). The funding is granted to implement the project entitled "Interdisciplinary curricula on indigenous and tribal peoples' studies."

China Law Week 2020 online 20–23 October

2.10.2020 15:45

The China Law Week 2020 will offer analysis of the key features of the legal frameworks, challenges, and reforms that arise today in relation to Chinese law, and the unique characteristics of Chinese legal culture. The speakers comprise of leading academics from top universities in Europe, China and Australia.

Nordic Tax Research Council -grant for a PhD Candidate in the Faculty of Law

4.6.2020 15:01

Students of Primary Teacher Education Produced “State of Emergency” -Videos about COVID-19

25.5.2020 14:59

In order to celebrate International Arts Education Week (25.-31.5.2020) students of primary teacher education publish State of Emergency” -videos.

Doctoral defence: The effects of writing in different modalities on recollection

19.12.2019 11:25

Writing skills and writing modalities are constantly changing and evolving with the digitalisation of working life, education and living environments. In her dissertation, MA Satu-Maarit Frangou examines three different writing methods: handwriting, typing on a computer keyboard, and typing on a touchscreen keyboard of an iPad or phone, and their connection to recollection among children, adolescents and adult university students.

Volume 7 of the Current Developments in Arctic Law is out!

18.12.2019 14:55

UArctic Thematic Network on Arctic Law has published the seventh edition of the Current Developments in Arctic Law.

Call for applications: Summer School - “Legal Challenges in International Investments, Indigenous Peoples and Environment Protection» (3IPEP)

6.12.2019 9:50

Current evolution of international and national business law demonstrates that ethical issues are and will remain major concerns for international business in the coming years. Protection of environment and vulnerable human groups are becoming the key features of expertise in implementation of multinational companies’ sustainable development policies.

Academic of the Year – Researcher Nafisa Yeasmin

25.10.2019 11:00

Nafisa Yeasmin, Doctor of Social Sciences, has received the Academic of the Year award granted by the Finnish Union of University Researchers and Teachers (FUURT). She works as a project manager at the Arctic Centre of the University of Lapland. Yeasmin is an active academic and a social activist whose research has a high and direct impact on the society. Yeasmin received the award on Friday at FUURT’s International University seminar held at Aalto University in Espoo.

The Nordic Conference on Legal Informatics 2019 will take place in Rovaniemi in November – registration now open!

10.9.2019 14:52

Nordic experts in legal informatics will convene in Rovaniemi on November 12–14, 2019. The theme of the conference is “Digital Rights, Digital Lawyers, Digital Courts”, and main speakers include Professor Erich Schweighofer (University of Vienna, Austria) and Chancellor of Justice Tuomas Pöysti.

Academy Project Funding to the Faculty of Law at the University of Lapland

25.6.2019 9:36

The Academy of Finland’s Strategic Research Council has granted funding to the Faculty of Law at the University of Lapland for the consortium research project Bio-oils based polymeric composites - Value chain from syntheisis to additive manufacturing (VALUEBIOMAT).

International Women’s Day lecture on #MeToo movement

4.3.2019 10:43

On the International Women’s Day on Friday 8 of March 2019 Professor JoAnne Sweeny from the University of Louisville from the United States will give the public lecture in Arktikum library in Rovaniemi on #MeToo movement. The lecture is hosted by the Northern Institute for Environmental and Minority Law (NIEM), which is part of the Arctic Centre at the University of Lapland.

Kirsi-Maria Halonen has been appointed as a member to the European Commission Stakeholder Expert Group on Public Procurement

16.1.2019 10:04

Senior Lecturer and Adjunct Professor, Kirsi-Maria Halonen from Faculty of Law at the University of Lapland has been appointed as a member to the European Commission Stakeholder Expert Group on Public Procurement.

Publication: Current Developments in Arctic Law

17.12.2018 9:27

The UArctic Thematic Network on Law is pleased to announce release of the volume 6 of the Current Developments in Arctic Law. The latest publication highlight contemporary Arctic related developments in areas of law, social sciences and politics. The Issue also describes ongoing projects, and report on events which took place during the year 2018.

The Dean of the Faculty of Law Soili Nysten-Haarala took part in the kick-off meeting in Riga

11.10.2018 15:10

The Dean of the Faculty of Law Soili Nysten-Haarala took part in the kick-off meeting of the project “Legal Challenges in International Investments, Indigenous Peoples and Environment Protection” that took place in Riga on 28 September 2018.