Martin Scheinin (@martinscheinin.bsky.social)

Professor of human rights law. Current affiliations: European University Institute ( and Lund University ( Passive here - meet me at BlueSky

[Martin Scheinin (@martinscheinin.bsky.social) @MartinScheinin]

Testing my butterfly wings at https://t.co/JX0OGeqomb. Started with an 11-flap thread about the combination of an imminent climate collapse and the inability of national and international political structures to respond to it as the defining characteristic of the current decade

[Hogan Lovells @HoganLovells]

-Read our press release: https://t.co/6AOiffN6eB

[Hogan Lovells @HoganLovells]

Supporting indigenous Sámi in the Northern Boreal forests.

We're proud to support members of the Muddusjärvi Reindeer Herders’ Cooperative (MPLK) in their landmark complaint to the United Nations Human Rights Committee – a pivotal case at the intersection of climate change and indigenous rights – as we advocate for the Sámi community's right to preserve their traditional way of life.

MPLK is the last reindeer herding community to use the endangered Inari Sámi language. Their way of life is under serious threat from environmental degradation and insufficient government support.

Our team, alongside esteemed colleagues Toby Fisher and Professor Martin Scheinin, is committed to ensuring that the Finnish Government upholds its obligations under international human rights law.

This case is not just about survival; it's about sustaining a rich cultural heritage for future generations.

As William Robinson, counsel in our London Litigation group, comments: “This case places vital emphasis on the extent of governments’ obligations to support and protect indigenous communities facing the twin threats of widescale environmental destruction and climate change. Our clients are asserting their right not just to survive, but to sustain and pass on a unique way of life rooted in indigenous knowledge, language, and culture. We are proud to work with the MPLK community as they seek justice through international human rights law.”

These efforts are part of our broader commitment to supporting local organizations across the northern boreal forests in their efforts of rewilding to renew biodiversity and allow local traditions to thrive in harmony with nature.

#IndigenousRights #ClimateAction #HumanRights #ResponsibleBusiness

[Martin Scheinin (@martinscheinin.bsky.social) @MartinScheinin]

@elonmusk @AutismCapital Thank you, you are getting closer. So, how did you pull out the wins in the swing states?

[Martin Scheinin (@martinscheinin.bsky.social) @MartinScheinin]

@elonmusk Thank you. Next, can you tell us how you pulled the decisive votes in all the swing states? Trump said you know those computers better than anyone else

[Martin Scheinin (@martinscheinin.bsky.social) @MartinScheinin]

An alarming development: what was a post-9/11 panic reaction by the EU adopting a wide and unprincipled definition of terrorism would 23 years later be pushed through by Council of Europe

[Prof Ben Saul - UN SR Human Rights & Counterterror @profbensaul]

Thanks to @ejiltalk for publishing my piece on the Council of Europe’s proposed new definition of terrorism, which would undermine human rights across 46 European countries

[EJIL: Talk! @ejiltalk]

The Council of Europe’s Proposed Definition of Terrorism Infringes Human Rights | by @profbensaul

https://t.co/Z9CeqlVQDX

[Bonavero Institute of Human Rights @BonaveroIHR]

We have just published our first Bonavero Series Report of the year, entitled ‘The Absolute Prohibition of Refoulement and Exceptional Circumstances’. Read our news story on the @OxfordLawFac website to find our more: https://t.co/CzyZp3KmzU

[Martin Scheinin (@martinscheinin.bsky.social) @MartinScheinin]

Will start reading and posting at https://t.co/JX0OGeqomb , at least once a week for a start. Keen to see if those wings will flap and carry

[Martin Scheinin (@martinscheinin.bsky.social) @MartinScheinin]

Having served as counsel, I merely point the reader to the remarkable integration into these Views of ICCPR and CERD case law, UNDRIP and FPIC, particularly CESCR breaking new ground in interpreting ICESCR articles 15, 1 and 2 and CRC on intergenerational transmission of culture

[Martin Scheinin (@martinscheinin.bsky.social) @MartinScheinin]

Yesterday two UN human rights treaty bodies (CRC and CESCR) issued their Views in three cases against Finland, concerning prospective mining projects on traditional reindeer herding lands of the indigenous Sámi people. Links at the end of the press release https://t.co/j4mPyjRQ0q

[Martin Scheinin (@martinscheinin.bsky.social) @MartinScheinin]

Congratulations Jasmine Sommardal, the jury just unanimously and unconditionally awarded you the Doctorate in Law at @EUI_EU @eui_law - 'National Security and the European Court of Human Rights: Mediating Challenges through Interdependent Interpretation’ https://t.co/N6ESHkdFbE

[Martin Scheinin (@martinscheinin.bsky.social) @MartinScheinin]

There are still seats available in the room, and as requested we have now opened also a webinar option for remote participation. Please register now, the dates are 25-26 September, Oxford

[Bonavero Institute of Human Rights @BonaveroIHR]

Two weeks to go until the @BritishAcademy_ Global Professorship event: Addressing the Digital Realm through the Grammar of Human Rights Law. Register here for in-person or online participation before it is too late: https://t.co/RoPhXjWgej @OxfordLawFac

[Bonavero Institute of Human Rights @BonaveroIHR]

Two weeks to go until the @BritishAcademy_ Global Professorship event: Addressing the Digital Realm through the Grammar of Human Rights Law. Register here for in-person or online participation before it is too late: https://t.co/RoPhXjWgej @OxfordLawFac

[Martin Scheinin (@martinscheinin.bsky.social) @MartinScheinin]

HRCttee case 3588/2019: Norway violated ICCPR art 27 when an obligation to cull reindeer was imposed with identical percentage also upon small herds, without taking into account their role in transmitting indigenous Sámi culture to new generations https://t.co/mHriXgI9sU

[Martin Scheinin (@martinscheinin.bsky.social) @MartinScheinin]

AHRI (Association of Human Rights Institutes) annual conference in Lund, Sweden 12-14 September. Theme(s): "Human Rights in a Polarized World - Realizing Human Rights in the Green and Just Transition". Registrations ongoing. Will be great to be back! https://t.co/MOwcPOBrm3

[Martin Scheinin (@martinscheinin.bsky.social) @MartinScheinin]

It is not too late to register for the main event of our
@BritishAcademy_ project on the grammar of human rights law and the challenges of the digital realm. On 25-26 September, @BonaveroIHR, Oxford. Fantastic lineup: https://t.co/W0H1LQLaqg

[Martin Scheinin (@martinscheinin.bsky.social) @MartinScheinin]

Less than half a year remains of our @BritishAcademy_ project on the grammar of human rights law and the challenges of the digital realm. On 25-26 September, @BonaveroIHR will host in Oxford the main event of the project. Fantastic lineup. Register here: https://t.co/W0H1LQKCAI

[Martin Scheinin (@martinscheinin.bsky.social) @MartinScheinin]

For those who are wondering what is going on in Finland and its proposed pushback law to block asylum applications at its 1340 km long border with Russia, here's a piece I wrote for Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (paywalled and in German) https://t.co/nhEkUreffA

[ELOQUENCE AI @eloquenceai]

📢 The ELOQUENCE Project is Now Live!

Explore its sections - AI Dictionary or Newsroom and read the official press release for detailed goals, vision, and the journey ahead https://t.co/3yN9WvCiWY

#LLMs #ArtificialIntelligence #ELOQUENCEAI #AI #HorizonEurope