David Szablowski
Associate Professor
Law & Society (LASO)
Office: 728 Ross Building South
Phone: 416 736 2100 Ext: 77814
Email: davidsz@yorku.ca
David Szablowski is an associate professor in law and society at York University. He teaches in the areas of globalization and the law, ethnography and human rights, legal pluralism, sociolegal theory, and sociolegal approaches to games studies. His main research interests concern the transnational governance of resource extraction and its implications for social and environmental justice. His work draws upon sociolegal, political ecology, and legal pluralist perspectives to develop a critical understanding of the roles played by diverse legal orders and institutions in the governance of extraction. He is a member of the Ontario bar.
Degrees
PhD, Osgoode Hall Law School, York UniversityLLB, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University
MA, University of Edinburgh
Research Interests
Transnational Law and Local Struggles: Mining, Communities and the World Bank. Hart Publishing, Oxford, 2007. http://www.hartpub.co.uk/books/details.asp?isbn=9781841136394
“Who Defines Displacement? The Operation of the World Bank Involuntary Resettlement Policy” in P. Vandergeest, P. Idahosa, and P. Bose (eds.) Development’s Displacements. Vancouver, UBC Press, 2006. (revised version of JOBE article)
“Developing Institutions for Corporate and Community Engagement in the Mining Sector” Community Rights and Corporate Responsibilities. Eds. T. Clark, L. North, and V. Patroni. Toronto: Between the Lines Publishing, 2006.
“Re-empaquetando el CLPI: las conexiones globales y el debate sobre el consentimiento indi?gena para la extraccio?n industrial de recursos” Antropolo?gica 28 (2010): 217-238. http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/anthropologica/sites/revistas.pucp.edu.pe.anthropologica/files/9-anthropologica-28-suplemento-1-szablowski.pdf
“Operationalizing Free, Prior, and Informed Consent in the Extractive Industry Sector? Examining the Challenges of a Negotiated Model of Justice” Canadian Journal of Development Studies 30.1-2 (2010): 111-130.
“Engaging Indigeneity in Development Policy” Development Policy Review 26.4 (2008): 483- 500 (co-authored with M. Marschke & P. Vandergeest).
“John Willis and the Challenges for Public Law Scholarship in a Neoliberal, Globalizing World” (2005) 55 University of Toronto Law Journal 869. Special Issue: Administrative Law Today: Culture, Ideas, Institutions, Processes, Values. Essays in Honour of John Willis.
“Mining, Displacement and the World Bank” Journal of Business Ethics 39.3 (2002): 247-273.
Current Courses
| Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2024 | GS/SLST6020 3.0 | A | Legal Pluralism | SEMR |
| Fall 2024 | AP/SOSC3394 3.0 | A | Law and Games | SEMR |
| Fall/Winter 2024 | AP/SOSC4356 6.0 | A | Globalization: Law & Democracy | SEMR |
Upcoming Courses
| Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall/Winter 2024 | AP/SOSC4356 6.0 | A | Globalization: Law & Democracy | SEMR |
David Szablowski is an associate professor in law and society at York University. He teaches in the areas of globalization and the law, ethnography and human rights, legal pluralism, sociolegal theory, and sociolegal approaches to games studies. His main research interests concern the transnational governance of resource extraction and its implications for social and environmental justice. His work draws upon sociolegal, political ecology, and legal pluralist perspectives to develop a critical understanding of the roles played by diverse legal orders and institutions in the governance of extraction. He is a member of the Ontario bar.
Degrees
PhD, Osgoode Hall Law School, York UniversityLLB, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University
MA, University of Edinburgh
Research Interests
All Publications
“Who Defines Displacement? The Operation of the World Bank Involuntary Resettlement Policy” in P. Vandergeest, P. Idahosa, and P. Bose (eds.) Development’s Displacements. Vancouver, UBC Press, 2006. (revised version of JOBE article)
“Developing Institutions for Corporate and Community Engagement in the Mining Sector” Community Rights and Corporate Responsibilities. Eds. T. Clark, L. North, and V. Patroni. Toronto: Between the Lines Publishing, 2006.
Transnational Law and Local Struggles: Mining, Communities and the World Bank. Hart Publishing, Oxford, 2007. http://www.hartpub.co.uk/books/details.asp?isbn=9781841136394
“Re-empaquetando el CLPI: las conexiones globales y el debate sobre el consentimiento indi?gena para la extraccio?n industrial de recursos” Antropolo?gica 28 (2010): 217-238. http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/anthropologica/sites/revistas.pucp.edu.pe.anthropologica/files/9-anthropologica-28-suplemento-1-szablowski.pdf
“Operationalizing Free, Prior, and Informed Consent in the Extractive Industry Sector? Examining the Challenges of a Negotiated Model of Justice” Canadian Journal of Development Studies 30.1-2 (2010): 111-130.
“Engaging Indigeneity in Development Policy” Development Policy Review 26.4 (2008): 483- 500 (co-authored with M. Marschke & P. Vandergeest).
“John Willis and the Challenges for Public Law Scholarship in a Neoliberal, Globalizing World” (2005) 55 University of Toronto Law Journal 869. Special Issue: Administrative Law Today: Culture, Ideas, Institutions, Processes, Values. Essays in Honour of John Willis.
“Mining, Displacement and the World Bank” Journal of Business Ethics 39.3 (2002): 247-273.
Current Courses
| Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2024 | GS/SLST6020 3.0 | A | Legal Pluralism | SEMR |
| Fall 2024 | AP/SOSC3394 3.0 | A | Law and Games | SEMR |
| Fall/Winter 2024 | AP/SOSC4356 6.0 | A | Globalization: Law & Democracy | SEMR |
Upcoming Courses
| Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall/Winter 2024 | AP/SOSC4356 6.0 | A | Globalization: Law & Democracy | SEMR |
