Half Time Scholars

Half Time Scholars - Navigating Indigenous Laws and Ecological Governance


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Priscylla Joca, a Postdoctoral Fellow in Law at the University of Toronto, is deeply engaged in researching Indigenous Laws and Ecological Governance. Her academic journey includes a Doctorate in Law from the Université de Montréal and a Master's in Constitutional Law from the Federal University of Ceara, Brazil. As a lecturer at both the Université de Montréal and the École d’études autochtones, Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue (UQAT), Priscylla's expertise spans Indigenous Laws, International Indigenous Rights, Human Rights, Climate Justice, Environmental Justice, and more. Her work centers on the complexities of implementing autonomous consultation and consent protocols by Indigenous, Afro-descendant, and traditional communities for Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC). Through documentary analyses of diverse protocols from the Americas and an exploration of the protocols' recognition within the international human rights system, she reveals crucial insights. Her research reflects on the legal-political challenges of implementing FPIC and highlights the importance of recognizing communities' autonomy in determining consultation frameworks and guidelines. Ultimately, Priscylla's work underscores the potential of these protocols to implement FPIC while respecting the rights and cosmopolitics of the communities that authored them

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Half Time ScholarsBy Suren Ladd