Essays about: "The Sámi Parliament Act"

Found 3 essays containing the words The Sámi Parliament Act.

1. 1. A Critical Discourse Analysis on Finland's Rejection of The Reform of Sámi Parliament Act : A Critical Postcolonial Perspective

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

   Author : Inka Ala-Iso; [2023]
   Keywords : The Sámi Parliament Act; Postcolonialism; Settler Colonialism; Finland; Sámi;

   Abstract : Finland is recognized as a country with high human rights standards including the rights of the indigenous people that are protected by various declarations, conventions, and international human rights laws. Finland first enacted a Sámi Parliament Act in 1995 and has most recently in 2019 received criticism from the UN Human Rights Committee for not guaranteeing the rights for the legally recognized indigenous Sámi people living within Finland’s borders. READ MORE

3. 2. We Were Here since before the Earth Was Round – The Right to Participation of Indigenous Peoples and the Sami People in Sweden.

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

   Author : Ellen Hasselbalch; [2018]
   Keywords : International Law; International Human Rights Law; Human Rights; Indigenous Rights; Indigenous Peoples; Indigenous Peoples Law; Rights of Indigenous Peoples; Sami people; Consultation; Right to Participation; Free; Prior and Informed Consent; Konsultationsordning; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : In September of 2017, the Swedish government introduced a proposal for a new Consultation Act that would require the government and other state agencies to consult with the indigenous Sami people on issues of importance to them. The aim of the proposed law is to strengthen and promote the influence of the Sami people over their own affairs. READ MORE

4. 3. The balance between the right to reindeer herding and other interests of land use in Sápmi - A labour- and human rights perspective on the situation of the Swedish Sami

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

   Author : Charlotta Cederberg; [2010]
   Keywords : Folkrätt; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : In this thesis, the question of how to balance the right to reindeer herding against competing interests of land use in Sápmi in accordance with the indigenous rights of the Sami, will be examined. In order to answer this question other questions needs to be answered – What is the right to reindeer herding? Who is the holder of the right? Where can the right be exercised and finally, how can the right be restricted? The aim of the thesis is to bring clarity to these legal issues from a human rights and labour rights perspective. READ MORE