Introduction to Finnish Law (1 - 5cr)

Objective

1. To place the Finnish legal system within the Nordic and Continental families of law.
2. To give an overview of the Finnish legal system.

Content

1. The Nordic legal systems (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden): historical background, foreign influences, similarities and differences, Nordic legal cooperation
2. Systematics, history, and basic concepts of the Finnish legal system.

Materials

1) Husa, Jaakko – Nuotio, Kimmo – Pihlajamäki, Heikki (eds.): Nordic law – Between tradition and dynamism (2007).

2) Surakka, Aapo – Sinivuori, Eila: Access to Finnish law (2012)

3) Salojärvi, Juhana Mikael: Human Rights Redefining Legal Thought. The History of Human Rights Discourse in Finnish Legal Scholarship (2019).