Research output per year
Research output per year
PL 4 (Yliopistonkatu 3)
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Finland
Finland
Research activity per year
My expertise includes constitutional law, human rights law and European law, with a focus on the rights and legal status of vulnerable or disadvantaged groups, especially children and migrants. My doctoral thesis, which I defended in March 2021, examines the concept of the best interests of the child in human rights practice.
In my postdoctoral research, I have analysed the separation of powers in EU migration law as well as vulnerability and access to justice in the context of climate change. I am currently involved in the Generation AI and HR Just research projects at the Erik Castrén Institute of International Law and Human Rights. In these projects, I study children’s rights in the context of AI in schools and states’ reliance on human rights when justifying their actions. Methodologically, I am interested in empirical, socio-legal and multidisciplinary approaches to law, alongside doctrinal legal research.
I teach European law and constitutional law and I am happy to advise students on the above themes.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › General public
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › General public
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Professional
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
Ojanen, T. (Project manager) & Sormunen, M. (Participant)
01/12/2023 → 28/02/2026
Project: EU Horizon Europe: Research and Innovation Actions (HORIZON-RIA)
Leino-Sandberg, P. (Principal Investigator) & Sormunen, M. (Participant)
01/10/2023 → 30/09/2026
Project: Research Council of Finland: Strategic Research Council funding (SRC)
Leino-Sandberg, P. (Project manager), Ollikainen, P. A. P. (Participant) & Sormunen, M. (Participant)
Suomen Akatemia Projektilaskutus
01/10/2023 → 30/09/2026
Project: Research Council of Finland: Strategic Research Council funding (SRC)
Lindroos-Hovinheimo, S. (Project manager), Faisal, K. (Participant), Faisal, K. (Participant), Ignatius, J. E. (Participant), Koivulehto, M. J. (Participant), Sormunen, M. (Participant) & Sormunen, M. (Participant)
Suomen Akatemia Projektilaskutus
01/10/2022 → 30/09/2025
Project: Research Council of Finland: Strategic Research Council funding (SRC)
Leino-Sandberg, P. (Principal Investigator), Hillebrandt, M. Z. (Participant), Wyatt, D. (Participant) & Sormunen, M. (Participant)
01/09/2020 → 30/08/2023
Project: Research project
Sormunen, M. (Recipient), 10 Nov 2023
Prize: Prizes and awards
Sormunen, M. (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Sormunen, M. (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Sormunen, M. (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Sormunen, M. (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Sormunen, M. (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk