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Mary Liston is an Associate Professor at the Peter A. Allard School of Law, University of British Columbia. She specializes in public law, including administrative law, constitutional law, legal theory, and law and literature. Her research focuses on the rule of law, legal pluralism, Indigenous legal orders, and the role of apologies in public law. She has contributed to leading casebooks such as Public Law: Cases, Commentary and Analysis and has been cited by the Supreme Court of Canada.
Education:
- BA Hons (English Language and Literature, Western University)
- MA (Social and Political Thought, York University)
- LLB (University of Toronto)
- PhD (Political Science and Law, University of Toronto)
Research Interests: Mary’s work bridges theoretical and institutional challenges in public law, emphasizing accountability, public participation, and legal frameworks. Key areas include Aboriginal administrative law, comparative public law, and the intersection of law and Indigenous sovereignty. She advocates for legal means to strengthen democratic governance and address systemic weaknesses in responsible government.
Grants & Supervision: Mary supervises graduate students in administrative law, comparative public law, and Aboriginal law. Notable supervisees include Andrew Pilliar (PhD) and Alan Freckelton (LLM). She has directed research projects on topics like Constitutional Conventions in Canada and Apologies in Public Law.
Affiliations: She is affiliated with the Centre for Feminist Legal Studies and Indigenous Legal Studies at Allard Law.
