Contact
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law - Admin
- szigeti@ualberta.ca
- Phone
- (780) 983-8135
- Address
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443 Law Centre
8820 - 111 St NWEdmonton ABT6G 2H5
Overview
Area of Study / Keywords
International Law Property Law Immigration Law Environmental Law Jurisprudence Law & Geograpy
About
Dr. Péter Szigeti received his SJD from Harvard Law School in 2015, and started teaching at the Faculty of Law of the University of Alberta in September 2018. He has held postdoctoral positions at New York University, McGill University and the European University Institute; and he also holds an LL.M. from Harvard Law School (2008), a Master 2 recherche from Université Paris I (2006), and a bachelor’s degree in Hungarian law from ELTE University, Budapest (2005). Professor Szigeti teaches property law, immigration law and jurisprudence. His varied research interests include the role of geographical information in law; the interactions between property law and environmental protection; jurisdiction, sovereignty and territoriality in international law; comparative immigration law; and international legal history.
Research
- Legal Theory
- Immigration Law
- Public International Law
- International Legal History
- Property
- Environmental Law
- Law & Geography
Teaching
- LAW440 Property Law (1L course, 60 students);
- LAW588B Citizenship, Immigration and Refugee Law (Upper-year course, 40 students);
- LAW486 Jurisprudence: Methods of Interpretation (Upper-year seminar, 11 students);
- LAW599 Digital Law (Upper-year seminar, 22 students);
- LAW589 Moot Court Coaching (Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition).
- LAW526 Independent Research Paper supervision (supervised students writing about international law (2019) and law & technology (2022)).
Courses
LAW 440A - Property Law
This course involves the study of basic principles which govern the institution of real and personal property. Included in this analysis will be the history of property law and issues of social and political context. Other topics include right incident to the ownership and possession of land, tenures and estates, concurrent ownership, dower, leases and tenancies, easements, restrictive covenants, finders law, bailment, and gifts. Other special issues may be explored.
LAW 440B - Property Law
This course involves the study of basic principles which govern the institution of real and personal property. Included in this analysis will be the history of property law and issues of social and political context. Other topics include right incident to the ownership and possession of land, tenures and estates, concurrent ownership, dower, leases and tenancies, easements, restrictive covenants, finders law, bailment, and gifts. Other special issues may be explored.
LAW 557 - International Human Rights Law
This seminar course focuses on the international legal protection of human rights (political, civil, economic, social and cultural rights). It may also consider the rights of women, children's rights, regional human rights systems, Canadian implementation of international human rights obligations, national human rights institutions, transitional justice issues, and the interface with international humanitarian law.
LAW 588 - Citizenship, Immigration and Refugee Law
An in-depth analysis of Immigration Law in Canada. Will review the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and Regulations and look at various tribunals involved in the immigration process including the Immigration and Refugee Board and the Federal Court. Will provide a brief historical review and discuss new developments in the law and important policy areas.
Featured Publications
Péter D. Szigeti
McGill Law Journal. 2024 February; 68 (1):1-46
Szigeti, Péter D.
International Journal of Constitutional Law . 2021 November; 19 (5):1632-1663 10.1093/icon/moab102
Szigeti, Péter D.
Environmental Law. 2021 April; 51 (1):41-87
Szigeti, Péter D.
The Extraterritoriality of Law: History, Theory, Politics (Daniel S. Margolies, Umut Özsu, Maïa Pal, Ntina Tzouvala eds.). 2019 March;
Szigeti, Péter D.
Texas International Law Journal. 2017 September; 52 (3):369-399
Szigeti, Péter D.
Re-Grounding Cosmopolitanism: Towards a Post-Foundational Cosmopolitanism (Tamara Caraus & Elena Paris eds.). 2016 February;
Szigeti, Péter D.
Journal of Transnational Law & Policy. 2010 March; 19 (2):311-355