Ukri Soirila
Biographic Data
| ID | 6551847 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ukri Soirila |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ukri |
| FAMILY NAME | Soirila |
| SIGNATURE | SOIRILA U |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Helsinki |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4074-7531 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Politics of the Moot Court
Scholarship has generally represented moot court competitions in one of two ways: either as a beneficial way for students to develop practical skills prior to the Bar, or as a reproducer of hierarchy and exclusion. This review essay attempts to plot a third way of thinking about moots, one that finds critical potential in the exercise of mooting while remaining attentive to its conservative biases. Building out from a critique of the common law f…
Human Rights, Populism, and the Political Economy of the World
The commonly shared sentiment that human rights have reached a crisis in the form of a populist backlash has produced a vibrant discussion on the causes of and solutions to the crisis. This article seeks to contribute to that discussion by engaging with Philip Alston's important and influential essay on the topic, and in particular with his project of tackling material inequality. While agreeing with Alston that a key reason for the populist back…
Humanity Discourse and the Disciplining of the State
Since the end of Cold War, international legal discussion and practice has been increasingly permeated by what this article calls “humanity discourse”. The article analyzes the discourse from a critical perspective. The main argument of the article is that the humanity discourse contributes to what Anne Orford has called the “battle for the State”, and consequently to the neoliberal project which is now a hegemonic power in global law and policy.…
Smothered to (un)death
Human rights have become one of the most important tools for construction of identities in our era. Perhaps the most important in this process is the right to private and family life which is the most commonly invoked right in cases involving the most fundamental aspects of human life, such as marriage, abortion, surveillance and genetics. This article provides an overview of how the European Court of Human Rights deals with these biopolitically …
Human Rights, Populism, and the Political Economy of the World
The commonly shared sentiment that human rights have reached a crisis in the form of a populist backlash has produced a vibrant discussion on the causes of and solutions to the crisis. This article seeks to contribute to that discussion by engaging with Philip Alston's important and influential essay on the topic, and in particular with his project of tackling material inequality. While agreeing with Alston that a key reason for the populist back…
Smothered to (un)death
Human rights have become one of the most important tools for construction of identities in our era. Perhaps the most important in this process is the right to private and family life which is the most commonly invoked right in cases involving the most fundamental aspects of human life, such as marriage, abortion, surveillance and genetics. This article provides an overview of how the European Court of Human Rights deals with these biopolitically …
Smothered to (un)death
Human rights have become one of the most important tools for construction of identities in our era. Perhaps the most important in this process is the right to private and family life which is the most commonly invoked right in cases involving the most fundamental aspects of human life, such as marriage, abortion, surveillance and genetics. This article provides an overview of how the European Court of Human Rights deals with these biopolitically …
Humanity Discourse and the Disciplining of the State
Since the end of Cold War, international legal discussion and practice has been increasingly permeated by what this article calls “humanity discourse”. The article analyzes the discourse from a critical perspective. The main argument of the article is that the humanity discourse contributes to what Anne Orford has called the “battle for the State”, and consequently to the neoliberal project which is now a hegemonic power in global law and policy.…
Human Rights, Populism, and the Political Economy of the World
The commonly shared sentiment that human rights have reached a crisis in the form of a populist backlash has produced a vibrant discussion on the causes of and solutions to the crisis. This article seeks to contribute to that discussion by engaging with Philip Alston's important and influential essay on the topic, and in particular with his project of tackling material inequality. While agreeing with Alston that a key reason for the populist back…
The Politics of the Moot Court
Scholarship has generally represented moot court competitions in one of two ways: either as a beneficial way for students to develop practical skills prior to the Bar, or as a reproducer of hierarchy and exclusion. This review essay attempts to plot a third way of thinking about moots, one that finds critical potential in the exercise of mooting while remaining attentive to its conservative biases. Building out from a critique of the common law f…
Law (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics (2 works) · Human rights (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Law and economics (2 works)