Bede Harris

Bede Harris was born in Zimbabwe. After graduating with a B.A. (Mod) from Trinity College, University of Dublin, he studied law in South Africa and graduated with an LLB cum laude from Rhodes University. He began his academic career at the University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg. He subsequently taught at the University of Waikato in New Zealand, where he obtained his D.Phil. He was awarded a Fulbright Senior Scholarship and attended the American Studies Institute at Lafayette College in the United States, during the course of which he visited native American communities and observed tribal government. He is currently Senior Lecturer in law at Charles Sturt University. He is Author of nine books and over 50 book chapters and articles on Constitutional Law, Human Rights, Indigenous Legal Issues and Corporations Law.