Dr. Daniel Fitzpatrick

Biography

Daniel Fitzpatrick writes about property rights in contexts of natural disasters and climate change. He has won the Hart Article Prize from the UK Socio-Legal Association in 2007 and has authored or co-authored six books. His work has been published in respected journals such as the Yale Law Journal, Law Society Review, and the American Journal of Comparative Law. He has held visiting professorships at New York University School of Law and National University of Singapore, among others. In 2012, he received over A$1 million in competitive research funding from the Australian Research Council for projects in Indonesia and the Solomon Islands and is a former Future Fellow. Fitzpatrick has extensive experience in public policy concerning property rights and has served as the UN's land rights adviser in East Timor and Aceh after disasters. His notable works include the UN's guidelines on land issues related to natural disasters. He has also provided consultation for organizations like Oxfam International and the World Bank. He joined Monash University in 2017 after roles at the Australian National University, where he was the Director of the Centre for Commercial Law and established the Masters in Law, Governance, and Development. Fitzpatrick has been nominated for several teaching excellence awards at ANU.

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