Sonja
Vilenius
Doctoral Researcher, Laws
Doctoral Researcher, Master of Laws
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Areas of expertise
Environmental law
natural resource regulation
community benefit agreements
Teaching
Vilenius occupies a supportive task in environmental law.
Research
Sonja Vilenius is currently writing a PhD thesis on community benefit agreement, a regulatory instrument applied mainly in the mining context. Community benefit agreement has been developed to manage the complex relationship between mining companies and local communities. The focus of the research lies in the reasons for implementing this new regulatory instrument and its application possibilities. The thesis is theoretically engaging with regulatory theory.
Publications
The Attractiveness of Contracts: Community Benefit Agreements and Environmental Law’s Contractualisation (2024)
Nordisk Miljörättslig Tidskrift
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )
Kaivossopimus – vaikuttavampaa osallistumista ja lisää legitimiteettiä? (2022)
Ympäristöjuridiikka
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )