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Ugo Mattei

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Ugo Mattei (born 1961) is an Italian legal scholar known for his comparative law scholarship and his work on the legal theory of the commons, for which he won the 2017 Elinor Ostrom Award for Collective Governance of the Commons. A professor of civil law at the University of Turin and emeritus professor at UC Hastings College of the Law, he co-wrote Plunder: When the Rule of Law Is Illegal with anthropologist Laura Nader and The Ecology of Law with physicist Fritjof Capra, and wrote the Italian bestseller Beni Comuni, arguing against the commodification of shared resources.

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Role
Jurist 2
Nationality / Jurisdiction
Italian 1
Born
1961 2
Birth Date
1961-04-22 2
Birthplace
Turin 2
Classification
Field of Law
Comparative Law 1
Gender
Male 1
Role
Role (category)
Jurist 2
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Source Wikidata: Ugo Mattei
Additional Source Ugo Mattei (Wikipedia)Wikipedia category: Italian legal scholars
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1. Ugo Mattei (Wikipedia)
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  • Introduction, gender
    He is the academic coordinator of the International University College of Turin, Italy, a school where issues of law and finance in global capitalism are critically approached.
  • Introduction
    He is also a columnist for the Italian newspapers Il Manifesto and Il Fatto Quotidiano. For his ground-breaking studies on the commons, in 2017 Mattei won the Elinor Ostrom Award for the Collective Governance of the Commons.
  • Introduction
    Ugo Mattei (born 1961) is the Emeritus Alfred and Hanna Fromm Professor of International and Comparative Law at the University of California, Hastings College of the Law, in San Francisco, California, and a full professor of civil law in the University of Turin, Italy.
  • In Legal System: Law of Italy, Wikipedia category: Italian legal scholars
    Category:Italian legal scholars
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2. Wikidata: Ugo Mattei
  • Wikidata Q4002839, occupation/position claims
    occupation/position claim resolves to: Jurist
  • Wikidata Q4002839, P569 date of birth claim (year)
    P569 (date of birth): 1961
  • Wikidata Q4002839, P569 date of birth claim (full date)
    P569 (date of birth): 1961-04-22
  • Wikidata Q4002839, P19 place of birth claim
    P19 (place of birth): Turin
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