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Shaun Charles Fluker

Positions

Professor

Faculty of Law

Affiliations

Executive Director Public Interest Law Clinic

University of Calgary

Contact information

Email

sfluker@ucalgary.ca

Web presence

ABlawg

Public Interest Law Clinic

Phone number

Office: 403.220.4939

Location

Office: MFH4340
Public Interest Law Clinic: MFH3385

Background

Educational Background

BComm Finance, University of Alberta, 1992

LLB , University of Victoria, 1995

LLM , University of Calgary, 2004

Biography

Shaun joined the Faculty of Law in 2007. He was called to the Alberta bar in 1996, and remains an active member of the Law Society of Alberta. Shaun has appeared as counsel before all levels of Alberta courts, and the Supreme Court of Canada. Shaun works closely with the Faculty's Public Interest Law Clinic, and currently serves as its Executive Director.

Research

Areas of Research

public participation and transparency in resources and environmental decision-making, endangered species and protected areas, law and democracy

Projects

Standing to Litigate in the Public Interest

This project is investigating how Canadian courts exercise their discretion to grant public interest standing.

Project Description

Biodiversity and Climate Change Assessment

A Lead Author in the Biodiversity and Climate Change Assessment led by the United States Geological Survey - https://www.usgs.gov/programs/climate-adaptation-science-centers/science/biodiversity-and-climate-change-assessment. This project is investigating how law and policy in Canada, the United States, and Mexico address integration between climate change and biodiversity protection. 

Publications

  • “The Alberta Disadvantage on Public Participation: Martha Kostuch v Ken Kowalski” . Shaun Fluker. Litigating Canada’s Environment: Leading Canadian Environmental Cases by the Lawyers Involved. 191-214. (2017)

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