Dr. Julen Etxabe

Biography

Julen Etxabe is an Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair specializing in Jurisprudence and Human Rights at the Peter Allard School of Law. He has a Licentiate in Law from the Basque Country, an LLM from Brussels, and another LLM and SJD from the University of Michigan. Etxabe’s research merges legal literary theory to unveil new models of dialogical judgment in the context of emerging human rights landscapes, transforming traditional notions of reasoning, rights, authority, and law in post-national, diverse societies of the 21st century. He is the author of 'Experience Tragic Judgment' (Routledge, 2013) and editor of works such as 'Cultural History of Law in Antiquity' (Bloomsbury, 2019). Etxabe has served as editor-in-chief of 'No-Foundations: Interdisciplinary Journal of Law and Justice' and is a founding member of the Canadian Network of Law & Humanities. Before joining UBC, he was a Core Fellow at the Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies and a postdoctoral researcher. He has also been a visiting researcher at multiple international institutions. His professional endeavors include teaching graduate seminars and supervising doctoral students on various interdisciplinary topics within law. Etxabe is recognized for his contributions to critical legal studies, particularly in the interplay between law and cultural narratives.

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