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Iris Pitkänen

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PhD student in legal theory at the University of Helsinki. Interested in e.g. more-than-human rights, relationality, prefigurative theory and process philosophy.

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Join us for the 4th Helsinki Animal Law Conference: ”Reimagining Justice Across Species” - Call for abstracts is now open!

01.12.2025 13:46 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Colorado River wins personhood status from Arizona tribal council Personhood status creates a powerful new mechanism for protecting the eponymous river that makes life possible in their arid homelands.

"The Colorado River Indian Tribes have formally accorded personhood status to the Colorado River", making it the third river in North America to hold this status in Indigenous laws.

www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...

11.11.2025 09:03 — 👍 14    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0
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Finland faces UN complaint over climate change inaction and impact on Sámi traditions One of the world’s biggest and most prestigious law firms has joined forces with a group of Sámi reindeer herders to lodge a complaint at the United Nations against the Finnish government.

🚨 Exclusive for me in @thebarentsobserver.com today:

One of the world's biggest law firms has joined forces with group of Sámi reindeer herders to lodge a complaint against #Finland at the United Nations.

www.thebarentsobserver.com/news/finland...

14.10.2025 12:59 — 👍 15    🔁 12    💬 1    📌 1
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Americans, Do Not Mistake Finland for a Climate Utopia – Our Government Is Clearing Our Forests and Backing Down on Climate Action In an interview with The New York Times, our Prime Minister Petteri Orpo praised Finland’s climate policy. Finnish journalist Kukka-Maria Ahokas corrects his claims in this column.

In an interview with The New York Times, our Prime Minister Petteri Orpo praised Finland’s climate policy. Finnish journalist Kukka-Maria Ahokas corrects his claims in this column.
shorturl.at/ZBTy8 @nytimes.com

01.10.2025 14:02 — 👍 32    🔁 16    💬 0    📌 2

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