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Michael (Mike) Leach is a Canadian lawyer currently researching what work the concept of the 'Rule of Law' has done for international development interventions since 1989. Prior to Tilburg, he pursued legal studies at Oxford, McGill and the University of Ottawa, and worked for three years in Afghanistan and Turkey (regarding Syria) as a legal consultant for a variety of DFID and BMZ-funded projects on the rule of law, subnational governance, bank privatization, and commercial law reform. Licensed to practice in the Province of Ontario, Canada, Mike worked as an associate lawyer at a boutique litigation firm in Toronto prior to his return to academia a few years ago.
Teaching
Introduction to Global Law (Fall 2018)
International Law Research Seminar: "Rethinking International Law's Origins, Evolution, and Current Trends" (Spring 2017) - Instructor
Human Rights and Development (Spring 2017) - Teaching assistant for Prof. Morag Goodwin
Perspectives on Law (Fall 2016) - Teaching assistant for Prof. Morag Goodwin and Dr. Philip Paiement
Current courses
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Keywords
- Governance
- International Law
- Regulation
- Banking Law
- Central Banks
- Comparative Law
- Developing Countries
- Legal Pluralism
- Complexity
- Democratic Governance
- Legal-Political Space
- Developing Countries; Economy
- Rule Of Law
- Socio-Legal Studies
- Governance Systems
- History Of International Law
- Research
- Sociology Of Law
- Empirical Legal Studies
- Transnationalism
- English
- Social Change
- Development In Context
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Climate change mitigation law and policy in the United States and Canada
Leach, M. & Kuh, K., 2022, (Accepted/In press) Research handbook on climate change mitigation law. Verschuuren, J. & Reins, L. (eds.). 2nd ed. Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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Constitutionalising in the Anthropocene
Fleurke, F., Somsen, H., Lindahl, H., Petersmann, M-C., Leach, M. & Paiement, P., 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of human rights and the environment. 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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A kaleidoscope of meaning fragments: Understanding the rule of law’s paradoxes in international development
Leach, M., 13 Sep 2021, Tilburg University. 238 p.Research output: Thesis › Doctoral Thesis
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Negotiating the descriptive-normative frontier of complexity research in law in the Anthropocene
Leach, M., 25 Jun 2021, In: Frontiers in Physics. 9, June , p. 1-5 5 p., 665727.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Complex regulatory spaces and banking
Leach, M., 2018, Complexity theory and law: Mapping an emergent jurisprudence. Murray, J., Webb, T. E. & Wheatley, S. (eds.). London: Routledge, p. 170-189 20 p. (Law, Science and Society).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
Activities
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2022 Annual Day: Transformative Effects of Globalization on Law
Phillip Paiement (Organiser), Michael Leach (Organiser), Laura Mai (Organiser) & Marie-Catherine Petersmann (Organiser)
30 May 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organising a workshop, seminar, course etc. › Scientific
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Sustainability (Journal)
Jonathan Verschuuren (Editor of special issue), Floor Fleurke (Editor of special issue) & Michael Leach (Editor of special issue)
14 Mar 2022 → 14 Mar 2023Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity › Scientific
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Roundtable Carbon Credit Trading in Agriculture
Jonathan Verschuuren (Contributor), Floor Fleurke (Contributor) & Michael Leach (Contributor)
10 Feb 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course etc. › Scientific
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Exploring the methodological bases of 'critique' in empirical legal scholarship
Michael Leach (Speaker)
15 Dec 2021 → 16 Dec 2021Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation › Scientific
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Exploring the 'work' that the rule of law does in international development
Michael Leach (Speaker)
25 Nov 2021Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation › Scientific
Projects
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Transformative Effects of Global Law: Constitutionalizing the Anthropocene
Somsen, H., Paiement, P., Lindahl, H., Fleurke, F., Petersmann, M., Leach, M., Anderson, R., Arenas Orbegozo, M. X., Bastmeijer, K., Verschuuren, J., Augenstein, D., van Laarhoven, J., Roy Chaudhuri, N. & Trouwborst, A.
1/08/19 → 1/08/25
Project: Research project
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Global Law & Governance
Adams, M., Arnoldussen, T., Augenstein, D., Bastmeijer, K., Bijlmakers, S., Boot, E., Bot, M., De ruysscher, D., Fleurke, F., Goodwin, M., Goossens, J., Groenleer, M., Grover, L., Hendriks, F., Jägers, N., Karsten, N., Leenknegt, G., Lesaffer, R., Lindahl, H., Maleki, A., Paiement, P., Partiti, E., Rajkovic, N., Raucea, C., Rombouts, B., Somsen, H., Trouwborst, A., Tzankova, I., Verschuuren, J., Wilthagen, T., Wolf, E., Wolswinkel, J., Zouridis, S., van Hulst, M., van Waas, L., van der Schyff, G., Hirsch Ballin, E., Meuwese, A., Van Hulle, I., Stapper, M., Clements, R., Kari, V., Sipiorski, E., Mooij, A., den Hollander, M., Oosterom-Staples, H., van Bockel, B., Cavalcanti, M., Delgado, L., Geuens, M., Koenraad, R., Leach, M., Leijten, I., Leloup, M., Lukkari, H., Muslu, Z. & Palombo, D.
1/01/19 → 31/12/24
Project: Research project