University of Lapland

About: University of Lapland is a education organization based out in Rovaniemi, Finland. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Arctic & Context (language use). The organization has 665 authors who have published 1870 publications receiving 39129 citations. The organization is also known as: University of Rovaniemi & Lapin yliopisto.

Molecular Detection of Trypanosoma (Kinetoplastida: Trypanosomatidae) in Black Flies (Diptera: Simuliidae)

Abstract: Molecular detection of Trypanosoma (Kinetoplastida: Trypanosomatidae) in black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae)

Global Context – Arctic Importance: Free, Prior and Informed Consent, a New Paradigm in International Law Related to Indigenous Peoples

Abstract: In international law, a fundamental shift is currently occurring in State-Indigenous relations, which can be seen as culminating in the adoption of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, and at its endorsement of the right of indigenous peoples to self-determination and a free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) in the decisions that concern them.

The embodied boundaries of ethnicity

Abstract: Drawing on interviews and autobiographic writings by Sami, this article examines the construction of an ethnic category, the Sami as an embodied phenomenon. The article investigates what creates th...

Can the Facilitated Communication Method Support Autistic People, According to Facilitators' Opinions?

Abstract: Can the Facilitated Communication Method Support Autistic People, According to Facilitators' Opinions? AAC practitioners and researchers have developed non-speech communication strategies and technology greatly during the past 30 years. This article concentrates on one of them: the Facilitated Communication Method. The aim of this research is to describe the facilitated communication method in the light of the perceptions and experiences of facilitators (N= 11) who have assisted handicapped people with expressing themselves with this method. The purpose is to bring out the use of the method, its preconditions and functionality, especially among autistic people. The data was gathered by semi-structured interviews. The research was based on a qualitative research paradigm with a phenomenographic method. The results show that no common formula for how to make the facilitated communication method succeed can be found, because every communication situation is different. However, the method aids many people with communication disabilities who are searching for a communication method that supports speech replacement.

Jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights Regarding Indigenous Peoples: Retrospect and Prospects

Abstract: Probably because there have been no landmark cases decided by the European Court of Human Rights (and the Commission) in favour of indigenous peoples, there has correspondingly been scant interest in studying the problems and possibilities of using the Court as an avenue to promote and protect the rights of indigenous peoples. is is clearly unjustifi ed, given that the Court has jurisdiction over so many indigenous peoples and is in a strong position to protect their rights. e article will examine the relevant legal disputes that have come before the Court (and the Commission), which have arisen primarily when northern indigenous peoples have confronted the intrusion of dominant societies and modern economic activities into their traditional territories and hamper the practice of indigenous traditional livelihoods – livelihoods that stand at the core of their culture. e article examines how the European Commission's and the Court's jurisprudence have evolved over the years in respect of indigenous peoples and try to explain why the Court has clearly faced some problems in responding to the concerns of indigenous peoples and whether the Court is better equipped in the future to deal with the evolving rights of indigenous peoples.