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Politiikan ”kuninkaantekijä” – politiikan journalismin suhde eduskunnan perustuslakivaliokuntaan
No full textThe ”kingmaker” of politics – The relationship between political journalism and the Constitutional Law Committee of the Parliament of FinlandIn this article, the authors analyse the relationship between political journalism and the Constitutional Law Committee of the Parliament of Finland (‘CLC’). They build on 15 interviews with Finnish political journalists who follow the CLC. In essence, they illustrate the growing importance of the CLC for political journalism. In addition, they ask who the most relevant sources for journalists are and in which circumstances confidential CLC matters are leaked to journalists.
The CLC has an important position in the Finnish legal system. It is entrusted with the primary role in assessing the constitutionality of Finnish legislation. In recent decades, the role of the CLC has grown, due to changes in the Finnish Constitution and the increased importance of fundamental and human rights in the Finnish legal system. Recently, the CLC has played a major role in deciding the fate of many politically heated issues, such as the reform of the Finnish health care and social services system.
The authors’ findings confirm the ever-increasing role of the CLC both in legislative processes and in societal questions more generally. From the viewpoint of political journalists, it has become increasingly important to follow the work of the CLC. The interviewed journalists consider that constitutional matters play a fundamental role in Finnish politics. The CLC has – in a sense – become the “kingmaker” of Finnish politics.
According to the interviewees, journalists follow the CLC through building confidential relationships with its members. The CLC officials and the legal experts heard by the CLC are considered important journalistic sources as well. Although leaks from the CLC occur more rarely than from other Parliamentary Committees, politicians occasionally leak confidential matters to journalists to advance their political interests through public attention.
Although the Constitutional Law Committee is formed from Members of the Parliament, it is supposed to remain independent of party politics. The authors’ findings, however, show a tension between legal deliberation and party-political interests
Yhteistyö tekijänoikeudessa: Tutkimus alkuperäisestä tekijänoikeuden haltijasta yhteistyöhön ja yhteisöllisyyteen perustuvissa luovissa prosesseissa
No full textLectio praecursori
Eurooppaoikeus ja kansallisen tuomion lopullisuus: Tutkimus Euroopan ihmisoikeussopimuksen ja EU-oikeuden vaikutuksista niiden kanssa ristiriitaisten kansallisten tuomioiden lopullisuuteen
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Miksi läpinäkyvyyden ihanne globalisoituu?
No full textKaarlo Tuorin juhlaseminaari 23.10.2019
Why is the ideal of transparency becoming global?The article discusses critically the theoretical assumptions which have enabled transparency to become a global norm. First, the theme is approach conceptually, from the perspectives of the metaphor of transparency, so-called icono-ambivalence, and the performativity of transparency. The author argues that, unlike what transparency promises, it is in fact characterised by a covert mechanism, which in the article is called the truth-legitimacy trade-off. Second, the unequal power relationship is explored as the circumstance which enables transparency to induce State legitimacy or legitimacy more generally. The author argues that the legitimating effect of transparency functions through two rationalities in the State: democratic and administrative rationality. Third, the ways in which these rationalities translate into law are discussed. Examples are drawn from the Finnish legal order. Fourth, the author asks what happens to the ideal of transparency when its habitat is global governance: Is democratic rationality possible under these circumstances? Fifth and finally, the author presents some conclusions, arguing that globalisation and digitalisation in particular will cast doubt on the legitimating effect of transparency
Institutionalistinen kriminaalipolitiikan teoria ja suomalaisen rikosoikeuden muotoutuminen 1910-luvulta 2010-luvulle
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Häkkinen, Esko. Institutionalistinen kriminaalipolitiikan teoria ja suomalaisen rikosoikeuden muotoutuminen 1910-luvulta 2010-luvulle
No full textVirallisen vastaväittäjän, dosentti, tutkimusjohtaja Jussi Pajuojan Helsingin yliopiston oikeustieteelliselle tiedekunnalle antama, 24.11.2020 päivätty lausunto
