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Gabriel Garcia

Associate Professor

School of Law

Orcid identifier0000-0003-1448-8089
  • Associate Professor
    School of Law

BIO

Dr Garcia is an Associate Professor and Head of Postgraduate Studies in the School of Law at the University of Wollongong. He is a former co-researcher at the Institute of Developing Economies of the Japan External Trade Organization (IDE-JETRO). Together with Kanako Yamaoka (IDE-JETRO), he co-authored the monograph Japan, Latin America and the Caribbean: Working Together in a New Indo-Pacific, published by Edward Elgar.

Dr Garcia’s research centres on International Economic Law, employing a socio-legal approach that explores its intersections with Development Studies and International Relations. He has a particular interest in Asia–Latin America and Caribbean relations, with a focus on trade, investment, and development assistance.

He teaches Corporations Law and Banking Law. Dr Garcia also brings over 12 years of professional and managerial legal experience, including extensive work with development finance institutions.

Dr Garcia has been a Visiting Research Fellow at IDE-JETRO (Japan) and a Visiting Professor at the Iberoamerican Institute, Sophia University (Japan).

UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG APPOINTMENTS

  • Associate Professor
    University of Wollongong, School of Law, Wollongong, Australia1 Jan 2024 - present
  • Head of Postgraduate Studies
    University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia1 Jul 2022 - present
  • Deputy Head of the School of Law
    Faculty of Business and Law, Wollongong, Australia2019 - 2020
  • Discipline Leader/Academic Program Director
    University of Wollongong, Law, Wollongong, Australia20 Dec 2017 - 1 Jul 2018
  • Chair of the University Student Support Sub-committee
    University of Wollongong, Australia1 May 2017 - 31 Dec 2017
  • Head of Students
    Faculty of Business and Law, School of Law, Wollongong, Australia30 Nov 2015 - 31 Dec 2018
  • Legal Studies Adviser
    University of Wollongong, Faculty of Law, Australia1 Jan 2013 - 31 Dec 2015
  • Quality Assurance Offshore Officer INTI-Malaysia
    University of Wollongong, Faculty of Law, Wollongong, Australia1 Jan 2013 - 31 Dec 2013
  • Academic Integrity Officer
    University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia1 Aug 2011 - 31 Dec 2012
  • Lecturer
    University of Wollongong, Faculty of Law, Australia11 Aug 2011 - 31 Dec 2016

MEDIA

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ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Visiting Research Fellow
    Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization, Chiba, Japan4 Sep 2023 - 30 Nov 2023
  • Visiting Research Fellow
    Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization, Kaihinmukuhari, Japan29 Sep 2022 - 2 Feb 2023
  • Visiting Research Fellow
    Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization, Kaihinmukuhari, Japan9 Sep 2018 - 7 Jan 2019
  • Visiting Professor
    Sophia University, Iberoamerican Institute, Tokyo, Japan19 Jan 2015 - 20 Feb 2015
  • Post-Doctoral Research Associate
    University of Wollongong, Centre for Asian Pacific Social Transformation/Centre for Comparative Law and Development Studies in Asia and the Pacific, Wollongong, Australia20 Jul 2009 - 5 Aug 2011

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • General Counsel
    Economic and Social Development Bank of Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of29 Apr 2001 - 9 Jan 2004
  • Chief
    Investment Fund of Venezuela, Financial-Legal Section, Caracas, Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of1 Apr 1997 - 1 Apr 2001
  • In-house Lawyer
    Investment Fund of Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of20 Apr 1992 - 1 Apr 1997

DEGREES

  • PhD
    University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia1 Aug 2005 - 9 Jan 2009
  • LLM International Banking Law
    Boston University, Boston, United States9 Jan 1995 - 14 Dec 1995
  • Bachelor of Laws, Magna cum Laude
    Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of8 Sep 1986 - 13 Dec 1991

LANGUAGES

  • English
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review
  • Spanish - Latin American
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review

AVAILABILITY

  • Masters Research or PhD student supervision

SDGS

  • 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
  • 17 Partnerships for the Goals
  • 1 No Poverty

FIELDS OF RESEARCH (FOR)