Shaun Fluker
Positions
Associate Professor
Faculty of Law
Affiliations
Executive Director Public Interest Law Clinic
University of Calgary
Contact information
Phone number
Office: 403.220.4939
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
Projects
This project is investigating how Canadian courts exercise their discretion to grant public interest standing.
Publications
- "The long road to protecting critical habitat for species at risk: The case of southern mountain woodland caribou". Palm, EC, Fluker, S, Nesbitt, HK, Jacob, AL, Hebblewhite, M.. Conservation Science and Practice. (2020)
- "The Right to Public Participation in Resources and Environmental Decision-Making in Alberta". Shaun Fluker. 52 Alberta Law Review. 567-603. (2015)
- "Ecological Integrity in Canada's National Parks: The False Promise of Law". Shaun Fluker. 29 Windsor Review of Legal and Social Issues. 89 - 123. (2010)
- A Made-in-Alberta Failure: Unfunded Oil and Gas Closure Liability. Shaun Fluker, Martin Olszynski and Drew Yewchuk. School of Public Policy Research Paper Series. (2023)
- Protection of Threatened Species in New Zealand. Shaun Fluker and Pip Wallace. 19 New Zealand Journal of Environmental Law 179. (2015)
In the News
- Alberta government reducing independence of province’s energy regulator: Opposition. Globe and Mail. (2024)
- Auditor General Updates Recommendations Unaddressed by the AER on the Effectiveness of Regulating Closure Liabilities in Conventional (Non-Oil Sands) Oil and Gas. Energy Talks podcast. (2023)
- Public Interest Law Clinic receives decision from Supreme Court. University of Calgary UToday. (2023)
- Developer warns Rocky Mountain town of severe costs of ‘immoral’ dissent in new open letter. the Narwhal. (2023)
- Defenders of Alberta’s Bull Trout Say This Bridge Is Illegal. the Tree. (2023)
- Professor named lead author in biodiversity and climate change assessment. (2024)
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