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Alexandra Xanthaki is a leading expert on the rights of indigenous peoples and international law. She is a Professor of Law at Brunel University London, United Kingdom. She is the United Nations special rapporteur in the field of cultural rights.
Academic career[edit]
Education[edit]
Xanthaki completed her LLB at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens in Greece in 2014.[1] She undertook an LLM in Human Rights and Emergency Law (Law) at Queen's University Belfast in Northern Ireland, the following year. [1] She moved to Keele University in Staffordshire in the United Kingdom to pursue a PhD. Under the supervision of Patrick Thornberry, she wrote her thesis on the 'Rights of Indigenous Peoples in the United Nations'.[2]
Posts[edit]
Xanthaki took up her first academic post in the same organisation that she was awarded her PhD. Keele appointed Xanthaki to her first academic position. She became a Lecturer in Law in 2000.[1] She joined the University of Liverpool in 2001. In 2004, she moved to Brunel University London,[1] where she now holds a Chair in Brunel Law School.
Xanthaki served as Deputy Head of Brunel Law School (2008-2011) and Director of Research.[3] She leads the Brunel side of ITFLOWS, a project awarded funding of around €5,000,000 by Horizon 2020 [4] ITFLOWS explores the use of technology to push forward the integration of migrants and methods for managing migration flows [5]
In 2021, Xanthaki was appointed the United Nations special rapporteur in the field of cultural rights.[2][6] In this role, she advised the International Olympic Committee about whether Russian soldiers should be allowed to compete in the Olympic games in Paris in 2024.[7] and discussed the impact of war on cultural identity in Ukraine.[8] She has also considered the implications of teaching children in Tibet Mandarin Chinese,[9] cultural isolation by young aboriginal Australians,[10] and funding for cultural works in Chile.[11]
Selected publications[edit]
- Ghanea, N. and Xanthaki, A. (eds) (2004) 'Minorities, peoples and self-determination: essays in honour of Patrick Thornberry'. Dordrecht: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. ISSN 10: 90 04 14301 7 ISSN 13: 9789004143012
- Xanthaki, A. (2007) 'Indigenous rights and United Nations standards: self-determination, culture, land'. New York: Cambridge University Press. ISSN 10: 0521835747 ISSN 13: 9780521835749[12]
- Xanthaki, A., Valkonen, S., Heinamaki, L. and Nuogram, PK. (eds) (2017) 'Indigenous peoples' Cultural Heritage: Rights, Debates, Challenges'. Leiden: Brill/Nijhoff. ISSN 10: 90-04-34219-2 ISSN 13: 978-90-04-34218-7[13]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "ORCID". orcid.org.
- ^ a b "Alexandra Xanthaki". OHCHR.
- ^ "Professor Alexandra Xanthaki | Brunel University London". Brunel University London People.
- ^ "IT tools and methods for managing migration FLOWS | ITFLOWS | Project | Fact sheet | H2020 | CORDIS | European Commission".
- ^ https://www.itflows.eu
- ^ "Professor named UN Special Rapporteur in rare double for Brunel". October 12, 2021.
- ^ Ingle, Sean (27 March 2023). "Russian soldiers should be allowed to compete at Olympics, says UN expert". The Guardian.
- ^ Farago, Jason; Willis, Haley; Kerr, Sarah; Tiefenthäler, Ainara (2022-12-20). "A Culture in the Cross Hairs". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
- ^ Bristow, Micky (2024-03-10). "Tibet boarding schools: China accused of trying to silence language". Retrieved 2024-05-24.
- ^ Payet, Abigail (2016-09-22). "Australia's Aboriginal youth: Young life in our oldest civilisation". BBC Three. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
- ^ Araneda, Fernanda (5 April 2024). "Tras visita de 12 días a Chile: relatora ONU llama aumentar el presupuesto del Ministerio de las Culturas « Diario y Radio Universidad Chile". radio.uchile.cl (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2024-05-24.
- ^ Reviews of Indigenous rights and United Nations standards
- Barelli, Mauro (2008). "Review of Indigenous Rights and United Nations Standards: Self-Determination, Culture and Land". The International and Comparative Law Quarterly. 57 (3): 733–735. ISSN 0020-5893.
- Allen, Stephen (2008). "Review of Indigenous Rights and United Nations Standards: Self-Determination, Culture and Land". The Modern Law Review. 71 (2): 325–330. ISSN 0026-7961.
- Wiessner, Siegfried (2009). "Review of Indigenous Rights and United Nations Standards". The American Journal of International Law. 103 (1): 188–193. doi:10.2307/20456748. ISSN 0002-9300.
- ^ Review of Indigenous peoples' Cultural Heritage: Rights, Debates, Challenges
- Kirchner, Stefan (2018). Xanthaki, Alexandra; Valkonen, Sanna; Heinämäki, Leena; Nuorgam, Piia (eds.). "Review of Alexandra Xanthaki, Sanna Valkonen, Leena Heinämäki & Piia Nuorgam (eds.), Indigenous Peoples' Cultural Heritage — Rights, Debates, Challenges". Arctic Review on Law and Politics. 9: 97–99. ISSN 1891-6252.