Dr Tracie Lea Scott

Dr. Scott was awarded a BA (English Major, History minor), LLB, and LLM by the University of Alberta, Canada.  She then studied for her PhD (Law) at Birkbeck College, University of London, which was awarded in 2010.  She is a non-practicing member of the Law Society of Alberta (Canada), and an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment.

Dr. Scott’s research interests include property and constitutional law, commercial law in a comparative context, human rights and social justice, and Indigenous rights.

'Sustainable Development: Perspectives from Canadian jurisprudence on First Nations’ Aboriginal rights and title’, International Journal of Sustainable Society, 12:2, pp.136 – 150, 2020

‘Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls in Canada: Does Methodology Matter' in Global Perspectives on Victimization Analysis and Prevention edited by Johnson Oluwole Ayodele, Hershey, PA: IGI Global, pp. 24-39. 2020

'Harnessing the potential of social media to promote an Arab-centric understanding of Middle East Affairs;’ with J. Nalloor in Asia Pacific Media Educator, 26:2, 2016.

'Aboriginal Rights: The Right to Self-Government v. The Right to Self-Determination' with G. DiGiacomo chapter in Human Rights: Current Issues and Controversies, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2016.

'Gender, Culture and Human Rights: The Tensions and Possibilities of Resolving Them' 3 Kathmandu Sch. L. Rev. 45, 2013.

'The Importance of ‘Traditional’ Culture in Modern Governance and Legal Systems: A Case Study of the Nisga'a Nation' in International Journal of Social Science and Humanity, 3:1, 2013

Postcolonial Sovereignty? The Nisga’a Final Agreement, Vancouver: UBC Press, 2012.

Indigenous Peoples: Historical Understanding, Contemporary Challenges and Canadian Approaches, Editor and author of “Introduction: Between Past and Future” 26, 2010-2011, London: London Journal of Canadian Studies, 2011.

'North America: effects of globalization on law and political science' Entry in Andre-Jean Arnaud, Dictionnaire Encyclopedique de Theorie et de Sociologie du Droit, 2nd edition, Paris: Relie, 2010.

'The use of history in Aboriginal Land Claims' in Canadian Studies in Europe: Dynamiques du Canada: Études sur les réalités contemporains et du passé au Canada, 8, 2008.

'Postcolonial Theory and Law: Conceiving of a Postcolonial State', Canadian Studies in Europe: Transcultural Perspectives in Canada 7:37, 2006.

'Poverty in Canada: An Analytical Overview', in B. Ziff (ed.) A Property Law Reader: Cases, Questions, and Commentary, Toronto: Carswell, 2004.

'Legislative Jurisdiction over Property Under the Canadian Constitution', in B. Ziff (ed.) A Property Law Reader: Cases, Questions and Commentary, Toronto: Carswell, 2004.

'The Role of the Law Review: A Selected Bibliography', Alberta Law Review, 39:3, 2001.

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