Sara et al. v. Finland

Abstract

Human rights — Minorities — International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 1966, Article 27 — Sami reindeer herdsmen in Finland — Whether rights violated by legislation on logging and by road building programmes — Consultation of Sami herdsmen by Government of Finland — Limited impact of Government plans for logging and road building on culture of the Sami

International tribunals — United Nations Human Rights Committee — Competence — Domestic remedies rule — Adequacy of domestic remedies — Ability to invoke International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights before domestic courts — Procedure — Reconsideration of earlier admissibility decision