Using Trade and Natural Resource Law to Weaponize Indigenous Identity Against Indigenous Peoples, by Michael Fakhri
Date and time
Location
Staff Common Room
Level 2 Law building F8 UNSW Kensington Sydney, NSW 2052 AustraliaDescription
Using Trade and Natural Resource Law to Weaponize Indigenous Identity Against Indigenous Peoples
When: June 4th, 17:15
Where: Law Staff Common Room
Who: Michael Fakhri (Associate Professor, University of Oregon School of Law)
Michael Fakhri is a faculty member of the Environmental and Natural Resources Law Center at the University of Oregon School of Law. He is currently working on questions of how Inuit seal hunting in the Arctic is defining the relationship between international trade law and concepts of sovereignty. He is also a Conversation Leader with Oregon Humanities where he facilitates state-wide public conversations about meanings of fair and free trade. He holds degrees in law and biology, and prior to academia worked for major business law firm.
This lecture is part of a series titled “US-Australia Dialogues on International Trade and Resource Governance Law”, which is sponsored by the Embassy of the United States of America in Australia. The objective of this series is to bring together top scholars from the United States to engage in dialogue with members of academia and practice in Australia. The lectures are open to all. There are three other lectures in this series, and you can find more information about them and register below.
Trade War Battles, by Kathleen Claussen
Affiliation: Associate Professor, University of Miami School of Law
Date and time: May 2nd, 17:15-19:00
Location: Law G02
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The Private Law Theory of International Investment Law, by Julian Arato
Affiliation: Associate Professor, Brooklyn Law School
Date and time: August 12th, 17:15
Location: Law Staff Common Room
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A New Chinese Economic Law Order, by Gregory Shaffer
Affiliation: Chancellor’s Professor of Law, University of California-Irvine School of Law
Date and time: October 8th, 17:15
Location: UNSW Law (exact location TBD)
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