Robert E. Hawkins

Biography

Robert Hawkins is a professor of law at the Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy and past president and vice-chancellor of the University of Regina. He regularly offers courses in constitutional, administrative and international trade law, governance and negotiation, and is a recipient of numerous teaching awards. Hawkins is an active researcher concentrating in the areas of constitutional law, administrative procedure and judicial review. He has recently published several articles in the Canadian Bar Review including one on various quasi-constitutional methods for “working around” formal constitutional amending procedures to achieve Senate and other reforms. He frequently presents executive training seminars to public servants on negotiation skills.

Research Interest

Administrative law (public inquiries, bias, standards of review) Constitutional law (crown prerogative and conventions) Post-secondary education policy