Leading Maori Legal Scholar to Speak at Robson Hall
Dr. Jacinta Ruru (Faculty of Law, Otago University) will give a public lecture on "The Constitutional Indigenous Jurisprudence in Aotearoa New Zealand" in the Faculty of Law's Distinguished Visitor Lecture Series on Monday, October 22, 2012 @ noon in the Moot Court Room, Robson Hall.
Dr. Ruru researches in the area of Indigenous peoples' legal rights to own, manage and govern land and water. She has led, or co-led, several national and international research projects including on the Common Law Doctrine of Discovery, Indigenous rights to freshwater and multidisciplinary understandings of landscapes. She is co-director of the University of Otago Research Cluster for Natural Resources Law and the recipient of significant research awards including the University of Otago prestigious Rowheath Trust and Carl Smith Medal for outstanding scholarly achievement across all disciplines (2010) and the Fulbright Nga Pae o te Maramatanga Senior Maori Scholar Award (2012).
Debra Parkes
Associate Professor
Faculty of Law
University of Manitoba
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