Dark Skies and Indigenous Rights in Aotearoa New Zealand, Monday 5 August, 6:30pm.

Presented by Dr. Shea Esterling, University of Canterbury, New Zealand, School of Law

In this on-line presentation Dr Esterling considers the current legal frameworks at both the domestic and international level for the regulation of anthropogenic light pollution applicable to Aotearoa New Zealand in relation to Indigenous Peoples, and in particular the rights and obligations owed to Māori as the Indigenous Peoples of Aotearoa New Zealand.

Bio

Dr Shea Esterling Shea is a Senior Lecturer Above the Bar in the Faculty of Law at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand. She is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA). She served as the Co-Chair for the American Society of International Law Rights of Indigenous Peoples Interest Group from 2021-24 and is the current Chair of the Cultural Heritage and the Arts Interest Group for the American Society of International Law. Shea is author of Indigenous Cultural Property and International Law: Restitution, Rights and Wrongs (Oxon: Routledge) 2024; available here: https://www.routledge.com/Indigenous-Cultural-Property-and-International-Law-Restitution-Rights-and-Wrongs/Esterling/p/book/9780367182007#

Details: This presentation will be by Zoom. All members will be emailed the Zoom link. If you are not a member and want to attend this talk please email our secretary on: sydneycityskywatchers@gmail.com.

Prior to the keynote which commences at 6:50pm there are short presentations by members.