Julen Etxabe

Julen Etxabe is an Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in Jurisprudence and Human Rights at the Peter A. Allard School of Law, University of British Columbia. His work bridges legal theory, human rights, and humanities through interdisciplinary methodologies.

• Licenciate in Law (Basque Country), LLM (Brussels), LLM (Michigan), SJD (Michigan), Docent in Legal Theory (Helsinki)
• Affiliated with the Canadian Network of Law & Humanities and the Public Humanities Hub
• Former positions: Core Fellow at Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies, postdoctoral researcher at University of Helsinki, visiting roles at Reed College, Australian National University, and Southern Cross University

His research focuses on dialogical models of judgment in human rights law, challenging traditional legal authority through literary and cultural analysis. Recent publications explore judicial pluralism, comparative human rights adjudication, and the intersection of law with film and literature.

Scientific awards include:

• Fulbright Fellowship
• Kone Foundation Research Grant
• Canada Research Chair in Jurisprudence and Human Rights

As an educator, he emphasizes participatory pedagogy, using film and literature to disrupt conventional legal training. He co-founded the Canadian Network of Law & Humanities and advocates for decolonizing legal education through Indigenous perspectives.