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Examples of publications\u00a0related to the role of vulnerability in human rights law by the research team<\/h2>\n
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Elina Pirjatanniemi and Lisa Grans, ‘Implementation of the Istanbul Convention in Finland: Some contentious criminal law issues’\u00a0 in Wojciech Burek, Katarzyna S\u0119kowska-Koz\u0142owska and Andreas Zimmermann (eds.), The Istanbul Convention in Action, Case Studies from Selected States Parties<\/a> (Edward Elgar 2025) 99-115.<\/p>\n

Maija Mustaniemi-Laakso, Lisa Grans, and Elina Pirjatanniemi, Finland Banning Phones in Schools: Striking a Balance Between Right to Education and Digital Access on an Equal Basis for All<\/a>, Talking Rights blog, 28 August 2025.<\/p>\n

Lisa Grans, Criminalising Attempts to Restrict the Sexuality of Individuals: So-called Conversion Therapy<\/a>, Talking Rights blog, 6 March 2025.<\/p>\n

Lisa Grans, The Impact of Vulnerability on State Obligations in Criminal Proceedings on Domestic Violence: Interpreting the Istanbul Convention and the European Convention on Human Rights<\/a>, Women & Criminal Justice 35(3) (2025).<\/p>\n

Mikaela Heikkil\u00e4, Magdalena Kmak,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>The Women of Al-Hol: Deservingness and the Politics of Vulnerability and Security<\/a>, Nordic Journal of Migration Research 15(2) 2025, 1-18.<\/span><\/p>\n

Lisa Grans, Conceptualisation of Forced Marriage in the Criminal Law Context in Europe, EHRLR 5 (2024), 411-426.<\/p>\n

Lisa Grans and Elina Pirjatanniemi, Lausunto hallituksen esityksest\u00e4 eduskunnalle laiksi rikoslain muuttamisesta ja er\u00e4iksi siihen liittyviksi laiksi<\/a>, 23 May 2024.<\/p>\n

Lisa Grans and Elina Pirjatanniemi, Lausunto oikeusministeri\u00f6lle ty\u00f6ryhm\u00e4mietinn\u00f6st\u00e4 Avioliittoon pakottamisen rangaistavuuden selkiytt\u00e4minen<\/a>, 22 April 2024.<\/p>\n

Elina Pirjatanniemi, Internationella f\u00f6rpliktelser och nationell s\u00e4kerhet: kan vi lita p\u00e5 att v\u00e5r grundlag fungerar tillfredsst\u00e4llande i en turbulent tid?<\/a>, Tidskrift utgiven av juridiska f\u00f6reningen i Finland 4 (2024), 265-293.<\/p>\n

Maija Mustaniemi-Laakso and Mikaela Heikkil\u00e4 (guest editors), Special Issue on Approaches to Vulnerability in Times of Crisis<\/a>, Human Rights Review 24(2) (2023).<\/p>\n

Mikaela Heikkil\u00e4 and Maija Mustaniemi-Laakso, <\/span>Introduction: Approaches to Vulnerability in Times of Crisis<\/a>, Human Rights Review 24(2) (2023), 151-170.<\/p>\n

Elina Pirjatanniemi, Vihertyik\u00f6 rikosoikeus?<\/a>, in Kimmo Nuotio and Esko Yli-Hemminki (eds.), Kotimaisen rikosoikeustieteen tila ja tulevaisuus (2023).<\/p>\n

Maija Mustaniemi-Laakso, Hisayo Katsui and Mikaela Heikkil\u00e4, Vulnerability, Disability, and Agency: Exploring Structures for Inclusive Decision-Making and Participation in a Responsive State<\/a>, International Journal for the Semiotics of Law<\/em> (2022).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Viljam Engstr\u00f6m, Mikaela Heikkil\u00e4 and\u00a0Maija Mustaniemi-Laakso, Vulnerabilisation: Between mainstreaming and human rights overreach<\/a>, Netherlands Quarterly of <\/span>Human<\/span><\/em> Rights<\/em>, Vol. 40(2) (2022), 118<\/span>–136<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Lisa Grans, Elina, Pirjatanniemi, Mikaela Heikkil\u00e4 & Maija Mustaniemi-Laakso, Lausunto, <\/span>Arviomuistio avioliittoon pakottamisen rangaistavuudesta<\/a>, <\/span>14 Jan 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n

Elina Pirjatanniemi, \u2018<\/span>Om sex, samtycke och ma\u0308nskliga ra\u0308ttigheter<\/a><\/span>\u2019, JFT 4-5 (2021) 308-332.<\/span><\/p>\n

Johanna Vanto, Elsa Saarikkom\u00e4ki, Anne Alvesalo-Kuusi, Nea Lepink\u00e4inen, Elina Pirjatanniemi, Juha Lavapuro, <\/span>Collectivized Discretion: Seeking Explanations for Decreased Asylum Recognition Rates in Finland After Europe\u2019s 2015 “Refugee Crisis”<\/a>, International Migration Review (2021), 1-26.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mikaela Heikkil\u00e4 and Maija Mustaniemi-Laakso, \u2018Inequality\u2019 in de Feyter, K., T\u00fcrkelli, G. E. & de Moerloose, S. (eds.) <\/span>Encyclopedia of Law and Development<\/em><\/a> (Edward Elgar 2021) 135-138.<\/span><\/p>\n

Viljam Engstr\u00f6m, <\/span>Social Protection Policies of International Organizations<\/a>\u00a0(with Aliina Vegar), Institute for Human Rights Working Paper 1\/2021.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mikaela Heikkil\u00e4 and Maija Mustaniemi-Laakso, <\/span>Vulnerability as a human rights variable: African and European developments<\/a>, African Human Rights Law Journal <\/em><\/span>(2020), Vol. 20(2), 777-789.<\/span><\/p>\n

Elina Pirjatanniemi: Korona k\u00e4rjist\u00e4\u00e4 erisarvoisuutta [Corona exacerbates inequality] (column in Turun Sanomat 23 April 2020).<\/span><\/p>\n

Viljam Engstr\u00f6m, The IMF and Protection of Vulnerable Groups<\/a>, Nordic Journal of International Law<\/em> (2020), Vol. 89, 209-243.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mikaela Heikkil\u00e4, Hisayo Katsui and Maija Mustaniemi-Laakso: \u2018Disability and vulnerability: A human rights reading of the responsive state\u2019, in Hisayo Katsui and Chalklen Shuaib (eds.)\u00a0<\/span>Disability, Globalization and Human Rights<\/a>\u00a0(Routledge 2020).<\/span><\/p>\n

Mikaela Heikkil\u00e4, Hisayo Katsui and Maija Mustaniemi-Laakso: <\/span>Disability and vulnerability: A human rights reading of the responsive state<\/a>, <\/span>The International Journal of Human Rights<\/em> (2020), Vol. 24(8), 1180\u20131200.<\/span><\/p>\n

Viljam Engstr\u00f6m, <\/span>Unpacking the Debate on Social Protection Floors,<\/a> Goettingen Journal of International Law<\/em> (2019), Vol. 9, 3.<\/span><\/p>\n

Viljam Engstr\u00f6m, <\/span>‘A slow revolution to protect the poor and vulnerable? The International Monetary Fund\u2019s Social Spending Strategy 2019<\/a>‘, <\/span>V\u00f6lkerrechtsblog<\/em>, 27 September 2019.<\/span><\/p>\n

Elina Pirjatanniemi, \u2018Victims of Trafficking in the Migration Discourse: A Conceptualisation of Particular Vulnerability\u2019 in Rita Haverkamp, Ester Herlin-Karnell, Claes Lernestedt (eds.) <\/span>What is Wrong with Human Trafficking? Critical Perspectives on the Law<\/a> (Hart 2019), pp. 77-97.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mikaela Heikkil\u00e4 and Maija Mustaniemi-Laakso, ‘Turvapaikanhakijoiden haavoittuvuuden huomioiminen Suomen ulkomaalaisoikeudessa ja k\u00e4yt\u00e4nteiss\u00e4’ [The recognition of the vulnerability of asylum-seekers in the Finnish asylum law and practices] in Eveliina Lyytinen (ed.), <\/span>Turvapaikanhaku ja pakolaisuus Suomessa<\/a> (Siirtolaisuusinstituutti 2019), pp. 65-87.<\/span><\/p>\n

Elina Pirjatanniemi, \u2018<\/span>Pathways for Future Generations in Existing Legal Human Rights Provisions’ in Marcus D\u00fcwell, Gerhard Bos, Naomi van Steenbergen (eds.)\u00a0<\/span>Pathways for Future Generations in Existing Legal Human Rights Provisions<\/a> (Routledge 2018), pp. 66-78.<\/span><\/p>\n

Saarikkom\u00e4ki Elsa, Oljakka Nea, Vanto Johanna, Pirjatanniemi Elina, Lavapuro Juha, Alvesalo- Kuusi Anne, ‘<\/span>Kansainv\u00e4list\u00e4 suojelua koskevat p\u00e4\u00e4t\u00f6kset Maahanmuuttovirastossa 2015-2017. Pilottitutkimus 18-34-vuotiaita Irakin kansalaisia koskevista my\u00f6nteisist\u00e4 ja kielteisist\u00e4 p\u00e4\u00e4t\u00f6ksist\u00e4 2015-2017<\/a>‘ [Decisions of the Finnish Immigration Service concerning international protection in 2015\u20132017. Pilot study on the positive and negative decisions regarding Iraqi citizens aged 18\u201334] (2018).<\/span><\/p>\n

Viljam Engstr\u00f6m,\u00a0<\/span>Converging Human Rights and Economics?<\/a>, in\u00a0<\/span>Verfassungsblog,<\/em>\u00a015 February 2018.<\/span><\/p>\n

Lisa Grans, <\/span>The concept of due diligence and the positive obligation to prevent honour-related violence: beyond deterrence<\/a>, <\/span>The International Journal of Human Rights<\/em> (2018), Vol. 22(5), 733-755.<\/span><\/p>\n

Lisa Grans, <\/span>The Istanbul Convention and the Positive Obligation to Prevent Violence<\/a>, <\/span>Human Rights Law Review<\/em> (2018), Vol. 18, 133-155.<\/span><\/p>\n

Lisa Grans, <\/span>Prevention of Honour-Related Violence through the Lens of the Right to Physical and Psychological Integ<\/a>rity (2018), \u00c5bo Akademi University Press.<\/span><\/p>\n

Lisa Grans, <\/span>Honour-Related Violence and Children’s Right to Physical and Psychological Integrity<\/a>, <\/span>Nordic Journal of Human Rights<\/em> (2017), Vol. 35(2), 146-161.<\/span><\/p>\n

Maija Mustaniemi-Laakso, Mikaela Heikkil\u00e4, Eleonora Del Gaudio, Sotiris Konstantis, Maria Nagore Casas, Dolores Morondo, Venkatachala G. Hegde and Graham Finlay,\u00a0<\/span>The protection of vulnerable individuals in the context of EU policies on border checks, asylum and immigration<\/a>, FRAME Research Report (2016).<\/span><\/p>\n

Mikaela Heikkil\u00e4 and Maija Mustaniemi-Laakso, ‘Seeing the individual in the midst of large-scale phenomena: Some remarks on the European approach to the refugee situation’,\u00a0<\/span>European Yearbook of Human Rights<\/em> (2016), 187-200.<\/span><\/p>\n

Viljam Engstr\u00f6m, ‘Deference and the Human Rights Committee’, <\/span>Nordic Journal of Human Rights<\/em> (2016), Vol. 34(2), pp. 73-88.<\/span><\/p>\n

Lisa Grans, <\/span>A Right Not to Be Left Alone \u2013 Utilising the Right to Private Life to Prevent Honour-related Violence<\/a>, <\/span>Nordic Journal of International Law<\/em> (2016), Vol. 85, 169-200.<\/span><\/p>\n

Lisa Grans, <\/span>The State Obligation to Prevent Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment: The Case of Honour-Related Violence<\/a>, <\/span>Human Rights Law Review<\/em> (2015), Vol. 15, 695-718.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Examples of publications\u00a0related to the role of vulnerability in human rights law by the research team Elina Pirjatanniemi and Lisa Grans, ‘Implementation of the Istanbul Convention in Finland: Some contentious criminal law issues’\u00a0 in Wojciech Burek, Katarzyna S\u0119kowska-Koz\u0142owska and Andreas Zimmermann (eds.), The Istanbul Convention in Action, Case Studies from Selected States Parties (Edward Elgar … <\/p>\n

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