Garcia, Gabriel

Overview

Dr Garcia is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Law at the University of Wollongong. He has served as Acting Dean, Deputy Head of School, Head of Students, Law Discipline Leader and Academic Program Director. He teaches Law of Business Organisations, Banking Law and Introduction to Law. Dr Garcia’s research interests focus on the fields of law and development, banking law, corporations law, international economic law and global political economy. Dr Garcia has been a Visiting Research Fellow at the Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization (IDE-JETRO) and a Visiting Professor at the Iberoamerican Institute, Sophia University (Japan). In Venezuela, Dr Garcia worked as a corporate lawyer and he served as the General Counsel of the Venezuelan Development Bank (BANDES) and as an in-house lawyer for the Venezuelan Investment Fund (FIV).

Top Publications

Year	Title
2022	Bienvenida China: The Role of International Economic Law in China's Economic Relations with Latin America and the Caribbean Published in ASIAN JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL LAW
2021	América Latinay el Caribe en el Siglo Asiático: un análisis comparativo de las relaciones de Japón y China con sus socios latinoamericanos desde la perspectiva del Derecho Internacional Económico Published in Iberoamerican Journal of Development Studies
2020	A Review of China’s and Japan’s International Engagement in South America: The Cases of Brazil, Chile and Venezuela
2016	The rise of the global south, the IMF and the future of law and development Published in Third World Quarterly

Research Areas

Research Overview

Dr Garcia’s research interests focus on the fields of law and development, banking and finance law, corporations law, international economic law and intellectual property. Dr Garcia has special interests in the Asia-Pacific and Latin America regions.

Geographic Focus

Asia-Pacific Continent
Latin America Continent

Member Of

Society of International Economic Law Member 2012 -
Legal Intersections Research Centre Member 2011 -

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Year	Title
2022	Bienvenida China: The Role of International Economic Law in China's Economic Relations with Latin America and the Caribbean Published In ASIAN JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL LAW
2021	América Latinay el Caribe en el Siglo Asiático: un análisis comparativo de las relaciones de Japón y China con sus socios latinoamericanos desde la perspectiva del Derecho Internacional Económico Published In Iberoamerican Journal of Development Studies
2016	The rise of the global south, the IMF and the future of law and development Published In Third World Quarterly
2014	Book review: China's legal system Published In Asian Studies Review
2007	El Fondo Monetario Internacional y la Promocion del Estado de Derecho en los Noventa: Condicionalidad y Estados de Excepcion en Latinoamerica Published In Sortuz
2007	El Fondo Monetario Internacional y la Promoción del Estado de Derecho en los Noventa: Condicionalidad y Estados de Excepción en Suramérica Published In Sortuz

Chapter

Year	Title
2011	Initiatives on IP enforcement beyond TRIPS: The anti-counterfeiting trade agreement and the International Medical Products anti-counterfeiting task force Published In The Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights/Comparative Perspectives from the Asia-Pacific Region Publisher Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands

Conference Paper

Year	Title
2014	The Developmental State Model: a Comparative Analysis of Japan Approach and the New Developmental State in South America Published In Early and Mid-Career Research Workshop, Critical Approaches to Law. Governance & Development
2014	The new architecture of international financial institutions in South America Published In eSymposium on Suum Cuique Tribuere: The International Complexities of Social Justice in the 21st Century
2013	Brazil’s economic success: between the classic and the new developmental state models Published In Legal Intersections Research Centre Seminar: The Critical Turn in Law and Development in Latin America: A Review of the Current State of Affairs (2000-2013)
2012	Understanding IMF stand-by arrangements from the perspective of international and domestic law: the experience of Venezuela in the 1990s Published In SIEL Third Biennial Global Conference, National University of Singapore, Faculty of Law Centre for International Law
2011	`IMF standby arrangement: its role in the resolution of crises in the 1990s.’ Published In Ceremonies of Law Conference, Wollongong, University of Wollongong

Other Publications

Year	Title
2020	A Review of China’s and Japan’s International Engagement in South America: The Cases of Brazil, Chile and Venezuela

Investigator On

Year	Title
2018 - 2020	South America and the Asian Century: A Review of China's and Japan's International Engagement in the Region Awarded by: Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization Funding Scheme: Visiting Research Fellowship

Other Research Activities

UIC International Links Grant, UOW, Development of Transnational Legal Practice Linkage/Centre/Masters Investigator 2018

Potential Supervision Topics

Law and Development and International Economic Law

Teaching Activities

Law and Development Subject Coordinator 2013 -
Banking Law Subject Coordinator 2009 -
Law of Business Organisations Subject Coordinator 2009 -
Legal Studies for Professionals Subject Coordinator 2009 - 2014

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Degree	Research Title	Advisee
Doctor of Philosophy	The Shareholder Primacy: A Paradoxical Corporate Governance Approach to Solve Managerial Misconduct. The Experience of the US and Australia
Doctor of Philosophy	Collective Management of Music Copyright in China: A Comparative Analysis of Collective Management Organisations in China, the United States and Australia
Doctor of Philosophy	Strategic Advocacy Based upon the Elicited Skill-Sets of Leading Advocates	Francis, Keith
Doctor of Philosophy	The Adoption of Electronic Arbitration System as a Solution for Electronic Commerce Disputes: The Case of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia	Aldosari, Basmah Mubarak A
Doctor of Philosophy	Regulation of Home Loans under the Islamic Law and Conventional Laws in Australia	Alabdulkarim, Mohammad
Doctor of Philosophy	Corporate Social Responsibility under Saudi Arabia's Company Law: a Comparative Legal Study with Australia	Qawariri, Elham Mohammad M

Professional Service Activities

Legal Profession Admission Board Independent Assessor of Law Courses (Accreditation) 2021
University of Wollongong, School of Law Deputy Head of School 2018 - 2020
School of Law, University of Wollongong Law Discipline Leader and Academic Program Director 2018
University of Newcastle External Expert, new bridging courses, Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority (FASEA) 2018
University of Wollongong Chair of the Student Support Sub-committee 2017
School of Law, University of Wollongong Head of Students 2015 - 2017

Education And Training

Ph.D. in Law and Development, University of Wollongong, Faculty of Law, Humanities and the Arts, Thesis: IMF Conditionality and Rule of Law: Exceptional Powers and Banking in Venezuela and Malaysia 2005 - 2009
LL.M. in International Banking Law, Boston University, School of Law 1995 - 1996
LL.B., Central University of Venezuela, Faculty of Law, Magna cum Laude 1987 - 1992

Orcid Id

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1448-8089 (confirmed)

Scopus Id

57002192800

Top Publications

Year	Title
2022	Bienvenida China: The Role of International Economic Law in China's Economic Relations with Latin America and the Caribbean Published in ASIAN JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL LAW
2021	América Latinay el Caribe en el Siglo Asiático: un análisis comparativo de las relaciones de Japón y China con sus socios latinoamericanos desde la perspectiva del Derecho Internacional Económico Published in Iberoamerican Journal of Development Studies
2020	A Review of China’s and Japan’s International Engagement in South America: The Cases of Brazil, Chile and Venezuela
2016	The rise of the global south, the IMF and the future of law and development Published in Third World Quarterly

Research Areas

Research Overview

Dr Garcia’s research interests focus on the fields of law and development, banking and finance law, corporations law, international economic law and intellectual property. Dr Garcia has special interests in the Asia-Pacific and Latin America regions.

Geographic Focus

Asia-Pacific Continent
Latin America Continent

Member Of

Society of International Economic Law Member 2012 -
Legal Intersections Research Centre Member 2011 -

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Year	Title
2022	Bienvenida China: The Role of International Economic Law in China's Economic Relations with Latin America and the Caribbean Published In ASIAN JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL LAW
2021	América Latinay el Caribe en el Siglo Asiático: un análisis comparativo de las relaciones de Japón y China con sus socios latinoamericanos desde la perspectiva del Derecho Internacional Económico Published In Iberoamerican Journal of Development Studies
2016	The rise of the global south, the IMF and the future of law and development Published In Third World Quarterly
2014	Book review: China's legal system Published In Asian Studies Review
2007	El Fondo Monetario Internacional y la Promocion del Estado de Derecho en los Noventa: Condicionalidad y Estados de Excepcion en Latinoamerica Published In Sortuz
2007	El Fondo Monetario Internacional y la Promoción del Estado de Derecho en los Noventa: Condicionalidad y Estados de Excepción en Suramérica Published In Sortuz

Chapter

Year	Title
2011	Initiatives on IP enforcement beyond TRIPS: The anti-counterfeiting trade agreement and the International Medical Products anti-counterfeiting task force Published In The Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights/Comparative Perspectives from the Asia-Pacific Region Publisher Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands

Conference Paper

Year	Title
2014	The Developmental State Model: a Comparative Analysis of Japan Approach and the New Developmental State in South America Published In Early and Mid-Career Research Workshop, Critical Approaches to Law. Governance & Development
2014	The new architecture of international financial institutions in South America Published In eSymposium on Suum Cuique Tribuere: The International Complexities of Social Justice in the 21st Century
2013	Brazil’s economic success: between the classic and the new developmental state models Published In Legal Intersections Research Centre Seminar: The Critical Turn in Law and Development in Latin America: A Review of the Current State of Affairs (2000-2013)
2012	Understanding IMF stand-by arrangements from the perspective of international and domestic law: the experience of Venezuela in the 1990s Published In SIEL Third Biennial Global Conference, National University of Singapore, Faculty of Law Centre for International Law
2011	`IMF standby arrangement: its role in the resolution of crises in the 1990s.’ Published In Ceremonies of Law Conference, Wollongong, University of Wollongong

Other Publications

Year	Title
2020	A Review of China’s and Japan’s International Engagement in South America: The Cases of Brazil, Chile and Venezuela

Investigator On

Year	Title
2018 - 2020	South America and the Asian Century: A Review of China's and Japan's International Engagement in the Region Awarded by: Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization Funding Scheme: Visiting Research Fellowship

Other Research Activities

UIC International Links Grant, UOW, Development of Transnational Legal Practice Linkage/Centre/Masters Investigator 2018

Potential Supervision Topics

Law and Development and International Economic Law

Teaching Activities

Law and Development Subject Coordinator 2013 -
Banking Law Subject Coordinator 2009 -
Law of Business Organisations Subject Coordinator 2009 -
Legal Studies for Professionals Subject Coordinator 2009 - 2014

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Degree	Research Title	Advisee
Doctor of Philosophy	The Shareholder Primacy: A Paradoxical Corporate Governance Approach to Solve Managerial Misconduct. The Experience of the US and Australia
Doctor of Philosophy	Collective Management of Music Copyright in China: A Comparative Analysis of Collective Management Organisations in China, the United States and Australia
Doctor of Philosophy	Strategic Advocacy Based upon the Elicited Skill-Sets of Leading Advocates	Francis, Keith
Doctor of Philosophy	The Adoption of Electronic Arbitration System as a Solution for Electronic Commerce Disputes: The Case of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia	Aldosari, Basmah Mubarak A
Doctor of Philosophy	Regulation of Home Loans under the Islamic Law and Conventional Laws in Australia	Alabdulkarim, Mohammad
Doctor of Philosophy	Corporate Social Responsibility under Saudi Arabia's Company Law: a Comparative Legal Study with Australia	Qawariri, Elham Mohammad M

Professional Service Activities

Legal Profession Admission Board Independent Assessor of Law Courses (Accreditation) 2021
University of Wollongong, School of Law Deputy Head of School 2018 - 2020
School of Law, University of Wollongong Law Discipline Leader and Academic Program Director 2018
University of Newcastle External Expert, new bridging courses, Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority (FASEA) 2018
University of Wollongong Chair of the Student Support Sub-committee 2017
School of Law, University of Wollongong Head of Students 2015 - 2017

Education And Training

Ph.D. in Law and Development, University of Wollongong, Faculty of Law, Humanities and the Arts, Thesis: IMF Conditionality and Rule of Law: Exceptional Powers and Banking in Venezuela and Malaysia 2005 - 2009
LL.M. in International Banking Law, Boston University, School of Law 1995 - 1996
LL.B., Central University of Venezuela, Faculty of Law, Magna cum Laude 1987 - 1992

Orcid Id

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1448-8089 (confirmed)

Scopus Id

57002192800

Overview

Overview

Top Publications

Research Areas

Research Overview

Geographic Focus

Affiliation

Member Of

Publications

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Chapter

Conference Paper

Other Publications

Funding

Investigator On

Other Research Activities

Supervision

Potential Supervision Topics

Teaching Activities

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Service

Professional Service Activities

Background

Education And Training

Identity

Orcid Id

Scopus Id

Overview

Top Publications

Research Areas

Research Overview

Geographic Focus

Affiliation

Member Of

Publications

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Chapter

Conference Paper

Other Publications

Funding

Investigator On

Other Research Activities

Supervision

Potential Supervision Topics

Teaching Activities

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Service

Professional Service Activities

Background

Education And Training

Identity

Orcid Id

Scopus Id

Visualisations

Research Areas

Geographic Focus