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Alexandra Xanthaki
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Keele
ThesisIndigenous rights in the United Nations system : self-determination, culture, land (2001)

Alexandra Xanthaki is known for her work on the rights of indigenous peoples and international law. She is a Professor of Law at Brunel University London, United Kingdom. She was appointed the United Nations special rapporteur in the field of cultural rights in 2021.

Education

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Xanthaki completed her LLB at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens in Greece in 1994.[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 Ph.D. where she wrote her thesis on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in the United Nations.[2]

Career

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Xanthaki took up her first academic post at the University of Keele where 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] As of 2024 she is the director of research at the Brunel Law School.[3]

In 2021, Xanthaki was appointed the United Nations special rapporteur in the field of cultural rights.[2][4] 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,[5] and discussed the impact of war on cultural identity in Ukraine.[6] She has also considered the implications of teaching children in Tibet Mandarin Chinese,[7] cultural isolation by young aboriginal Australians,[8] and funding for cultural works in Chile.[9]

Selected publications

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  • 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[10]
  • 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[11]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "ORCID". orcid.org.
  2. ^ a b "Alexandra Xanthaki". OHCHR.
  3. ^ "Professor Alexandra Xanthaki | Brunel University London". Brunel University London People.
  4. ^ "Professor named UN Special Rapporteur in rare double for Brunel". October 12, 2021.
  5. ^ Ingle, Sean (27 March 2023). "Russian soldiers should be allowed to compete at Olympics, says UN expert". The Guardian.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Bristow, Micky (2024-03-10). "Tibet boarding schools: China accused of trying to silence language". Retrieved 2024-05-24.
  8. ^ Payet, Abigail (2016-09-22). "Australia's Aboriginal youth: Young life in our oldest civilisation". BBC Three. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ Reviews of Indigenous rights and United Nations standards
  11. ^ Review of Indigenous peoples' Cultural Heritage: Rights, Debates, Challenges
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