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Debra Parkes

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Debra Parkes
Academic background
EducationTrinity Western University (BA)
University of British Columbia (LLB)
Columbia University (LLM)
Academic work
DisciplineLaw
Sub-disciplineCanadian constitutional law
Criminal law of Canada
Feminist legal theory
InstitutionsRobson Hall
Peter A. Allard School of Law

Debra Parkes is a Canadian academic working as the professor of law and chair in feminist legal studies at the Peter A. Allard School of Law, a position she assumed on July 1, 2016.[1][2]

Education

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Parkes earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Trinity Western University, a Bachelor of Laws from the University of British Columbia, and a Master of Laws from the Columbia Law School.[3]

Career

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Parkes began her career as a law clerk for judges on the Supreme Court of British Columbia and as a litigator at Gowlings in Toronto. She also served as the associate dean of research and graduate studies and executive director of the Legal Research Institute at Robson Hall.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "A fond farewell from Debra Parkes". University of Manitoba. April 8, 2016. Archived from the original on July 19, 2016.
  2. ^ Parkes, Debra (April 1, 2020). "Debra Parkes: COVID-19 and the crisis in corrections". Vancouver Sun. Archived from the original on 2020-08-08. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
  3. ^ "Debra Parkes | Peter A. Allard School of Law". allard.ubc.ca. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
  4. ^ "Debra Parkes Appointed Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Studies – Robson Hall - Faculty of Law". Robson Hall. Archived from the original on 2016-10-13.
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