Milka Sormunen
Biographic Data
| ID | 1571822 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Milka Sormunen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Milka |
| FAMILY NAME | Sormunen |
| SIGNATURE | SORMUNEN M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Helsinki |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9220-2029 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Rights of the child as imperatives for transforming food systems
Ensuring access to nutritious food, maintaining a healthy planet, and eradicating child labor remain as critical priorities for protecting children’s rights. In this article, we explore issues and problems within the global food systems that impact children’s rights. We explore this through the lens of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. We examine the intricacies of the food systems and their effect on children’s rights through five ca…
Rethinking Effective Remedies to the Climate Crisis: A Vulnerability Theory Approach
Although the harmful effects of climate change on human rights are well-recognized, the legal response to the climate crisis has been inadequate. This is particularly problematic as the crisis disproportionately affects vulnerable groups, which is exacerbated by a lack of effective remedies in contesting the adverse effects of climate change. The article argues that vulnerability theory offers a persuasive framing for rethinking what kind of reme…
Understanding the Best Interests of the Child as a Procedural Obligation: The Example of the European Court of Human Rights
According to Article 3(1) of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, the best interests of the child have to be a primary consideration in all cases concerning children. The Committee on the Rights of the Child understands Article 3(1) as a ‘threefold concept’: a substantive right, an interpretive principle and a rule of procedure. This article argues that the provision is best understood as a procedural obligation. Understandin…
A Focus on Domestic Structures: Best Interests of the Child in the Concluding Observations of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child
The views of human rights treaty bodies are essential in understanding key treaty provisions. However, the interpretations of the Committee on the Rights of the Child, the monitoring body of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, are mostly scattered in concluding observations that the Committee issues in response to states' periodic reports. Through systematic analysis, this article shows how the Committee conceptualises the b…
In All Actions Concerning Children’
Best interests of the child safeguarded by Article 3(1) of the Convention on the Rights of the Child ( crc ) have to be a primary consideration in all actions concerning children. This article evaluates implementation of Article 3(1) in practice by analysing recent jurisprudence of the Supreme Administrative Court of Finland. Results of the study indicate differences between case groups in considering and referring to best interests; the Supreme …
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In All Actions Concerning Children’
Best interests of the child safeguarded by Article 3(1) of the Convention on the Rights of the Child ( crc ) have to be a primary consideration in all actions concerning children. This article evaluates implementation of Article 3(1) in practice by analysing recent jurisprudence of the Supreme Administrative Court of Finland. Results of the study indicate differences between case groups in considering and referring to best interests; the Supreme …
Understanding the Best Interests of the Child as a Procedural Obligation: The Example of the European Court of Human Rights
According to Article 3(1) of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, the best interests of the child have to be a primary consideration in all cases concerning children. The Committee on the Rights of the Child understands Article 3(1) as a ‘threefold concept’: a substantive right, an interpretive principle and a rule of procedure. This article argues that the provision is best understood as a procedural obligation. Understandin…
A Focus on Domestic Structures: Best Interests of the Child in the Concluding Observations of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child
The views of human rights treaty bodies are essential in understanding key treaty provisions. However, the interpretations of the Committee on the Rights of the Child, the monitoring body of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, are mostly scattered in concluding observations that the Committee issues in response to states' periodic reports. Through systematic analysis, this article shows how the Committee conceptualises the b…
Rethinking Effective Remedies to the Climate Crisis: A Vulnerability Theory Approach
Although the harmful effects of climate change on human rights are well-recognized, the legal response to the climate crisis has been inadequate. This is particularly problematic as the crisis disproportionately affects vulnerable groups, which is exacerbated by a lack of effective remedies in contesting the adverse effects of climate change. The article argues that vulnerability theory offers a persuasive framing for rethinking what kind of reme…
Rights of the child as imperatives for transforming food systems
Ensuring access to nutritious food, maintaining a healthy planet, and eradicating child labor remain as critical priorities for protecting children’s rights. In this article, we explore issues and problems within the global food systems that impact children’s rights. We explore this through the lens of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. We examine the intricacies of the food systems and their effect on children’s rights through five ca…
Political science (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Best interests (3 works) · Convention (3 works) · Human rights (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Best practice (2 works) · Children's Rights and Participation (2 works) · Ecology (2 works)