Erik Castrén Institute of International Law and Human Rights

Institute

The Erik Castrén Institute of International Law and Human Rights (ECI) was established in 1998 within the Faculty of Law at the University of Helsinki in order to provide a centre for research and study in its field of activities. The institute was named after Erik Castrén (1904-1984), a former Professor of International Law at the University of Helsinki and a former member of the International Law Commission. The aim of the Institute is to promote research on human rights and new approaches in public international law.

In the course of its years of activities the Erik Castrén Institute has completed several projects of consultant research, many of which have been commissioned by the Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. There are currently several on-going research projects commissioned from the Institute. Studies have been published about each completed project in the Forum Iuris-publishing series of the Faculty of Law and the Erik Castren Institute's own Research Reports series. In addition, another series, The Erik Castrén Institute Studies in International Law, was launched in the year 2000. Among other seminars, the Institute organizes an annual two-week "Helsinki Summer Seminar" on contemporary international law in conjunction with the Faculty of Law at the University of Helsinki. Speakers are of high international standard and participants come from all over the world.

• Steering Committee of the Institute for the years 2009-2011
• Erik Castrén Institute received the highest grade for quality of research
• The Annual Report of the Institute 2007

• Cooperation and Partners

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