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Elizabeth Steyn

(She, her)
Assistant Professor of Law, Faculty of Law, University of Calgary

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Calgary
B.A., LL.B. (University of Johannesburg), Graduate Certificate in Advanced Corporate Law & Securities Law (UNISA School of Business Law), LL.M. (University of South Africa), LL.D. (Université de Montréal)
Visiting Fellow, Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Department Law and Anthropology, Halle, Germany
Member of: the Foundation of Natural Resources and Energy Law (FNREL); Natural Resource Law Teachers Institute (NRLTI); Canadian Institute of Mining (CIM); Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC); Board Member of the Canadian Institute of Resources Law (CIRL)

Experience

  • 2023–present
    Assistant professor of Law, University of Calgary
  • 2018–2023
    Cassels Brock Fellow and Assistant Professor of Mining Law and Finance, Western University

Education

  • 2018 
    Université de Montréal, LLD
  • 2013 
    UNISA, LLM
  • 2009 
    UNISA School of Business Law, Certificate in Advanced Corporate Law and Securities Law
  • 1994 
    University of Johannesburg, LLB
  • 1992 
    University of Johannnesburg, BA(Law)

Grants and Contracts

  • 2021
    Critical Minerals and the Energy Transition
    Role:
    Primary Investigator
    Funding Source:
    United Nations Environment Programme

Professional Memberships

  • Canadian Institute of Mining (CIM)
  • Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC)
  • Natural Resources Law Teachers Institute (NRLTI)
  • Foundation for Natural Resources and Energy Law (FNREL)
  • Canadian Institute of Resources Law (CIRL)