Megan Davis

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Megan Davis is an Australian constitutional lawyer and Indigenous rights advocate renowned for her leadership in advancing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ rights and constitutional recognition.

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instanceOf Indigenous rights advocate
constitutional lawyer
human
advocatesFor Voice to Parliament for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
constitutional reform in Australia
implementation of the Uluru Statement from the Heart
areaOfActivism Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander rights
human rights
international Indigenous rights
awardReceived Order of Australia
surface form: Member of the Order of Australia
citizenship Australian
countryOfCitizenship Australia
describedAs Australian constitutional lawyer and Indigenous rights advocate
educatedAt Australian National University
The University of Queensland
surface form: University of Queensland
employer University of New South Wales
ethnicGroup Aboriginal Australians
surface form: Aboriginal Australian
fieldOfWork Indigenous rights
constitutional law
human rights law
public law
gender female
hasAcademicSpecialization Australian constitutional law
Indigenous legal issues
public international law
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
movement Indigenous self-determination
Uluru Statement from the Heart
constitutional recognition of Indigenous Australians
notableFor advocacy for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ rights
co-chairing the Uluru Dialogues
leadership in constitutional recognition of Indigenous Australians
participation in national debates on the Australian Constitution
public commentary on Indigenous constitutional recognition
notableWork leadership in the Uluru Statement from the Heart process
occupation academic
human rights advocate
lawyer
public intellectual
positionHeld University of New South Wales
surface form: Balnaves Chair in Constitutional Law at the University of New South Wales

Chair of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
Pro Vice-Chancellor Indigenous at the University of New South Wales
Professor of Law at the University of New South Wales
residence Australia
workLocation Sydney

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Sydney Peace Prize hasRecipient Megan Davis