Robert holds a B.A. (Hons) in Philosophy from St. Thomas University, a J.D. from University of New Brunswick Law School, and an LL.M. from Osgoode Hall Law School. Robert is a PhD candidate at the University of Victoria Faculty of Law. His dissertation focuses on Aboriginal and Treaty rights in Canada’s Maritime Provinces and his research engages law, legal history, and theoretical perspectives on law and history. He has published on Aboriginal land rights in the Maritime Provinces and has presented his research at numerous academic conferences. Robert has also worked with First Nations on treaty rights and Aboriginal title issues and in the development of governance policies.
Robert’s primary research and teaching interests are in Aboriginal and Indigenous law, property law, legal history, and legal theory. In addition to publishing on Aboriginal rights and title issues, Robert has been involved in research projects focusing on Indigenous economic development, treaty education for primary and secondary students, the relationship between domestic and international law concerning Indigenous peoples, and the digital mapping of litigation involving Indigenous peoples.
Law 404: Property Law
Law 594: Indigenous Peoples & The Law
Publications
Conference Presentations
Canadian Law and Society Association Annual Conference (Calgary, AB)
May 2016
University of Saskatchewan Graduate Symposium on Law, Policy, and Indigenous Peoples (Saskatoon, SK)
May 2016
Socio-Legal Studies Association Annual Conference (Lancaster, UK)
April 2016
University of New Brunswick Peace and Friendship Treaty Days (Fredericton, NB)
October 2016
Native and Indigenous Studies Association 2015 Annual Conference (Washington, DC)
June 2015
Association for Law, Property, and Society 2015 Annual Conference (Athens, GA)
May 2015
Canadian Law & Society Association (Winnipeg, MB)
June 2014
Native and Indigenous Studies Association 2014 Annual Conference (Austin, TX)
May 2014