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❀ Hal Lister ❀

"Hal Lister (1 May 192124 February 2010) was a British geographer and Arctic explorer. Hal was born Harold Lister in Keighley, West Yorkshire, and was educated at Keighley Grammar School and King's College (which later became Newcastle University). In 1948, Hal guided a small group of Newcastle University Geography undergraduates on a pioneering overseas expedition to Iceland. Hal joined the Merchant Navy, but transferred to the Royal Navy after learning to fly. He went to Fitzwilliam College, University of Cambridge in 1950 to do research in the Department of Geography, interrupted by his participation as a glaciologist in the British North Greenland Expedition, 1952–1954. His Ph.D. was awarded in 1956. Hal was a glaciologist during the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1955-1958. During this expedition led by Sir Vivian Fuchs he helped to develop maps of the Weddell Sea. Hal's last post was as a reader at the School of Geography, Newcastle University. Hal formerly retired in 1986, but continued to travel widely and meet in academic circles until the last few years before he died on 24 February 2010. One of his later interests was Amnesty International. Education * Keighley Grammar School * King's College (which later became Newcastle University) * Fitzwilliam College, University of Cambridge Scholarship In academic circles Hal was perhaps best known for his glaciology and his exploration story telling. He was an active member of the International Glaciology Society for many years. Hal's enthusiasm for exploration was expressed in his involvement with the Young Explorers’ Trust, the British Schools Exploring Society, the Royal Geographical Society and the Brathay Exploration Society. The Origin of Ice Marginal Terraces and Contact Ridges of East Kangerdluarssuk Glacier, SW Greenland David Huddart and Hal Lister Geografiska Annaler. Series A, Physical Geography, Vol. 63, No. 1/2 (1981), pp. 31–39 Published by: Wiley on behalf of the Swedish Society for Anthropology and Geography Article Stable URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/520562 References Category:British geographers Category:Academics of Newcastle University Category:Alumni of Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge Category:Alumni of Newcastle University Category:Fellows of the Royal Geographical Society Category:1921 births Category:2010 deaths Category:Place of birth missing "

❀ Rowan, Iran ❀

"Rowan (, also Romanized as Row‘ān; also known as Rawān and Ro‘ān) is a village in Sabzdasht Rural District, in the Central District of Kabudarahang County, Hamadan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 2,059, in 488 families. References Category:Populated places in Kabudarahang County "

❀ Peter W. Hutchins ❀

"Peter W. Hutchins is a lawyer specializing in Canadian Aboriginal law in private practice based in MontrĂ©al, QuĂ©bec at Hutchins Legal Inc. His career of almost forty years has been devoted exclusively to advancing the rights of Aboriginal peoples. He is "one of [Canada's] top litigators in aboriginal cases".Mallinder, Lorraine "Aboriginal rights 'vibrant field' these days: Lawyer" The Lawyers Weekly, May 2009 As a litigator, Hutchins has appeared before the Supreme Court of Canada, the Federal Court of Canada, the courts of Quebec, Ontario, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, the Northwest Territories, as well as the United Nations Human Rights Committee and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.Lewandowski, RenĂ© "Les meilleurs avocats de MontrĂ©al...et de QuĂ©bec" In addition to litigating, he has worked to improve the litigation process, notably by advocating that expert witness be less partisan and more independent.Gibb-Clark, Margot "Divergent Opinions: Canada's judges want expert witnesses to be less partisan and more independent. Lawyers are less convinced." National, December 2011 He has been involved in negotiations concerning historic and contemporary treaties between First Nations and the Crown in right of Canada. Hutchins has advised the Federal and Territorial governments on Aboriginal governance and treaty implementation issues. He has lectured and written on the Inuit and arctic sovereignty.Michael Rappaport, "Northern Exposure" (2011) 20 National:Legal Insights & Practice Trends p. 19 Academic career Peter W. Hutchins received his legal education at UniversitĂ© Laval in Quebec City where he obtained an LL.L and at the London School of Economics, University of London where he received an LL.M in international law.http://www.lexpert.ca/directory/practitioner/hutchins-legal- inc-27567/peter-w-hutchins-2028/ In 1980 he created for the Faculty of Law, McGill University, the course Aboriginal Peoples and the Law, which he continued to teach until 1996. James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement Peter W. Hutchins acted for the Cree of northern Quebec during the negotiation of the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement, which upon its conclusion in 1975 became the first modern treaty between the Crown and a Canadian First Nation. Supreme Court of Canada Litigation Hutchins has appeared before the Supreme Court of Canada in numerous cases relating to Canadian Aboriginal law: *R. v. Sioui (re confirmation of the validity of the Huron-British Treaty of 1760)R. v. Sioui, [1990] 1 S.C.R. 1025 *Bear Island Foundation v. Attorney General for the Province of Ontario (re Aboriginal Rights, formation of treaties)Ontario (Attorney General) v. Bear Island Foundation, [1991] 2 S.C.R. 570 *Friends of the Oldman River Society v. The Queen (re Treaty Rights, application of federal environmental regimes, federal fiduciary duty)Friends of the Oldman River Society v. Canada (Minister of Transport), [1992] 1 S.C.R. 3 *Adams v. Her Majesty the Queen (re Aboriginal Rights in Southern Quebec and the application of the Royal Proclamation of 1763)R. v. Adams, [1996] 3 S.C.R. 101 *R. v. Nikal (re the Sparrow test and licensing of Aboriginal fishing, Aboriginal self-governance over fisheries)R. v. Nikal, [1996] 1 S.C.R. 1013 *Reference Re: Secession of Quebec (re the position of Aboriginal peoples in the context of a Quebec unilateral secession)Reference re Secession of Quebec, [1998] 2 S.C.R. 217 *Mitchell v. M.N.R. (re the Aboriginal right to bring personal and community goods across the Canada-U.S. border without paying duties or taxes)Mitchell v. M.N.R., [2001] 1 S.C.R. 911, 2001 SCC 33 *David Beckman, in his capacity as Director, Agriculture Branch, Department of Energy, Mines and Resources, et al. v. Little Salmon/Carmacks First Nation, et al. (re whether there is a duty to consult and, where possible, accommodate First Nations’ concerns and interests in the context of a modern comprehensive land claims agreement)Beckman v. Little Salmon/Carmacks First Nation, 2010 SCC 53, [2010] 3 S.C.R. 103 *Succession Rolland Bastien v. Her Majesty the Queen (re Treaty rights and immunity from taxation of property situated on reserve)Bastien Estate v. Canada, 2011 SCC 38 *Rio Tinto Alcan Inc., et al. v. Carrier Sekani Tribal Council (re Constitutional law, Honour of Crown and Duty to consult and accommodate Aboriginal peoples prior to decisions that might adversely affect their Aboriginal rights and title claims)Rio Tinto Alcan Inc. v. Carrier Sekani Tribal Council, 2010 SCC 43, [2010] 2 S.C.R. 650 Memberships and Associations Hutchins has been a member of the Barreau du Quebec since 1970.http://www.barreau.qc.ca/fr/barreau/bottin/index.html?noInterv=5063084 He is a founding member and past-chair of the Canadian Bar Association National Aboriginal Law Section. He has been a member of the Federal Court Statutory Rules Committee since 2006 and its Sub-Committee on Expert Evidence. He is a member of the Canadian Bar Association, the American Bar Association, the International Bar Association, the Canadian Council on International Law, the American Society of International Law, the International Commission of Jurists and the International Law Association. Publications Peter W. Hutchins has authored or co-authored numerous peer reviewed articles: *“Holding the Mirror Up to Nature: Law, Social Science, and Professor Arthur Ray”, the introduction to Telling It to The Judge: Taking Native History to Court, by Arthur J. Ray, published in 2011 by UBC Press *“Cede, Release and Surrender: Treaty-Making, the Aboriginal Perspective and the Great Juridical Oxymoron Or Let's Face it - It Didn't Happen”, Chapter 16 to Aboriginal Law Since Delgamuukw, ed. Maria Morellato, published in 2009 by Canada Law BookHutchins, Peter W. "Cede, Release and Surrender: Treaty-Making, the Aboriginal Perspective and the Great Juridical Oxymoron Or Let's Face it - It Didn't Happen" *“Power and Principles: State-Indigenous Relations across Time and Space”, the conclusion to Aboriginal Title and Indigenous Peoples: Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, published in 2010 by UBC PressHutchins, Peter W. "Power and Principles: State-Indigenous Relations across Time and Space" *“From Calder to Mitchell: Should the Courts Patrol Cultural Borders” 16 Supreme Court Law Review (2d) (2002)Hutchins, Peter W. & Choski, Anjali "From Calder to Mitchell: Should the Courts Patrol Cultural Borders" *“When Do Fiduciary Obligations to Aboriginal People Arise?” 59 Saskatchewan Law Review 97 (1995)Hutchins, Peter W., Shulze, David, & Hilling, Carol "When Do Fiduciary Obligations to Aboriginal People Arise?" *“The Aboriginal Right to Self-Government and the Canadian Constitution: the Ghost in the Machine” 29 University of British Columbia Law Review 251 (1995)Hutchins, Peter W., Shulze, David, & Hilling, Carol "The Aboriginal Right to Self-Government and the Canadian Constitution: the Ghost in the Machine" Awards In 2012, Hutchins was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal by Senator Charlie Watt for his career dedicated to advancing the rights of aboriginal people. Hutchins has repeatedly been listed as a leading practitioner in Aboriginal Law by Best Lawyer and as “most frequently recommended” in The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory. External links * Hutchins Legal Inc. References Category:Canadian lawyers Category:Living people Category:Lawyers from Montreal Category:McGill University faculty Category:Year of birth missing (living people) "

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