This volume contains ten papers written by Finnish legal experts. The topics are chosen among those proposed by the International Academy of Comparative Law to be discussed during the 16the International Congress in Brisbane in July 2002. The reports endeavour to give a comprehensive picture of the law and practice in Finland as regards to the topics covered. The topics which are treated and the authors of the papers are: The Status of Indigenous and Minority People (Tore Modeen), Teaching of Comparative Law (Tuulikki Mikkola), Recent Finnish Environmental Law (Erkki J. Hollo), Biotechnology, Property Rights and the Environment (Eero Henrik Nordberg), Mandatory and Enabling Rules in the Finnish Corporate Law (Timo Kaisanlahti), Minority Shareholders Rights (Timo Kaisanlahti), Domain Names on the Internet (Laura Vilkkonen), The Status of the Human Embryo and Fetus (Riitta Burrell), Fighting International and National Corruption by Means of Criminal Law (Antti Pihlajamäki), Prosecutorial Discretion and its Limits (Petri Jääskeläinen), Computers (Katri Kummoinen).
