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Haub Visiting Scholar Professor Oscar Sumar to Visit the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University
The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University is delighted to announce that they will have the honor of hosting Professor Oscar Sumar, Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Academic Affairs for Business and Social Sciences at Universidad Científica del Sur, Peru, as a Haub Visiting Scholar.
“Haub Law has established a strong cooperative framework with Universidad Cientifica, benefiting students and faculty from both institutions,” said Achinthi Vithanage, Associate Director of Environmental Law Programs & Professor of Law for Designated Service in Environmental Law. “Professor Sumar was instrumental in cultivating and growing this relationship. Law students at Universidad Cientifica del Sur have pursued and completed our LLM in Environmental Law program, while Haub Law students have participated in Cientifica’s Environmental Law Moot, conducted entirely in Spanish. We are honored to host Professor Sumar as a Haub Visiting Scholar and continue strengthening this partnership.”
Prior to his current role as Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Academic Affairs for Business and Social Sciences at Universidad Científica del Sur, Peru, he served as Dean of Law at the School. Under Professor Sumar, the law school grew their regionally pioneering environmental law program, with the creation of the first moot devoted to environmental law; the creation of an environmental law clinic; and forged the groundbreaking partnership with Haub Law.
“I am thrilled to build on the ongoing collaboration between two leading institutions, Universidad Cientifica del Sur and Haub Law,” said Professor Sumar. “To be named a Haub Visiting Scholar by the number one environmental law school in the United States is an honor. I look forward to further engaging with Haub Law’s faculty and students, sharing ideas, and exploring new opportunities for partnership and research.”
In addition to his work in Peru, Professor Sumar serves as a non-resident fellow at the Public Law & Policy Program at UC Berkeley Law. His academic expertise is focused on comparative economic constitutional law and economic regulation. He has authored numerous articles, books, and book chapters locally and internationally, winning prizes and grants for his research. He has also served as a visiting researcher at the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana and Pontificia Universidad Católica de Ecuador. Professor Sumar also frequently speaks at national and international conferences on topics within his areas of specialty.
In their roles at Haub Law, Haub Visiting Scholars collaborate with faculty, guest lecture classes, and work closely with students in the Environmental Law Program and others. As previously announced, funding for the Haub Visiting Scholars was made possible by a gift from the Haub family in recognition of the essential role of environmental science, informatics and other technology and allied fields towards formulating environmental policy and law.
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