This institute will explore the juridical complexity of borders through varying legal disciplines such as the history of law, public law, international law, European law, and transnational law. You will learn about the juridical history of borders and new ideas on juridical bordering through discussions of territorial delimitations, border singularities, international disputes, border controls, international neighbourliness cooperation, local cross-border cooperation, regulation of transboundary spaces, and the effects of the EU and globalization on contemporary borders.
Upon successful completion of this institute, you will be able to:
Benjamin Perrier is a specialized researcher in Juridical Border Studies for the Borders in Globalization research project. His main field of research includes the border object as a complex and dynamic juridical object, the juridical dimension of border-separation and border-cooperation. His research focuses, on the one hand, on the international law of territorial delimitations, border control, territorial curiosities and territorial disputes/conflicts, and on the other hand, on the law of the European Union, law of international neighbourhood, and on the law of cross-border cooperation. The history of states and borders, the evolution of border ideas and institutions, the current and multiple forms of functional juridical borders, the effects of the EU and globalization on borders, the emergence of global law and transnational law are also part of his field of investigation.
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Dr. Emmanuel Brunet-Jailly is the Project Director at Borders in Globalization and a Co-Principle Investigator with Dr. Jeff Corntassel on the 7-year SSHRC partnership grant entitled “21st Century Borders” andis the lead of Pillar 2 for that grant focusing on Territory & Connectivity. He joined the University of Victoria School of Public Administration in 2001 and is a Professor of Public Policy at the University of Victoria. He was the Jean Monnet Chair in European Urban and Border Region Policy (2014–16), then the Jean Monnet Chair in Innovative Governance (2017–20), and he is currently the Jean Monnet Chair in European Union Policy and Governance (2021–24).
Richard St Marseille is the Director General of the Immigration Policy Directorate of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), with which he has worked for over 19 years. He has held a variety of roles from the officer to management and executive levels in the Government of Canada. His work has included initiatives related to immigration, refugees, controlled substances, customs enforcement, intelligence, external review, and Cabinet, Parliamentary and Regulatory Affairs.
Nick Megoran is a Visiting Fellow working with the Borders in Globalization Lab and the Centre for Global Studies and Professor of Political Geography at Newcastle University. His work focuses on nationalism and border dynamics in the Danish-German and Uzbek-Kyrgyz borderlands, which he has been researching for three decades.He has authored numerous articles and books on this topic, including Nationalism in Central Asia: A Biography of the Uzbekistan-Kyrgyzstan Boundary (Pittsburgh 2017).
Martin Pratt is an internationally-respected expert in boundary-making, border management and territorial dispute resolution. Prior to establishing Bordermap Consulting, which works to support international boundary-making and territorial dispute resolution around the world, Martin served as Director of Research at Durham University’s renowned International Boundaries Research Unit (IBRU). Martin specialises in geographical and technical aspects of boundary-making, but his expertise combines geography, international law, history, geopolitics and cartography. He has worked with more than forty governments and international organisations involved in boundary negotiations and third-party dispute resolution before the International Court of Justice, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea and international arbitral tribunals. He has also advised numerous oil and gas companies, pipeline layers, shipping companies, law firms and publishers.
Jenia Peteva is head of the Customs Unit in the European Commission. Peteva is part of the EU Commission team that monitors and drafts updates to the European Union Customs regulation on an ongoing basis.
Andrew Ambers is Kwakwaka’wakw from the ‘Namgis First Nation. He holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Political Science and Indigenous Studies from the University of Victoria, and he is a Juris Doctor (JD) and Juris Indigenarum Doctor (JID) Candidate at the Faculty of Law, University of Victoria. Andrew’s research focuses on the relationships between Indigenous international law, legal geographies, and aquatic Aboriginal title rights. His work at Borders in Globalization includes publishing with Dr. Jeff Corntassel on Indigenous internationalisms, cross-border relationships, and Indigenous international law.
Kent McNeil is an Emeritus Distinguished Research Professor at Osgoode Hall Law School, where he taught from 1987 to 2016. His research focuses on the rights of Indigenous peoples in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States.
This institute is required to complete Stream 3: Law of Borders and Cross-Border Laws. Additionally, this course can be taken to fulfill the requirements of Stream 2: (Im)migration and Mobility.
