Aaron Marr Page is an international human rights attorney with 20 years of experience working with Indigenous peoples, local communities, and global non-profits and funders to conduct Human Rights Due Diligence, ensure Free Prior and Informed Consent rights, improve stakeholder engagement, resolve conflicts, and facilitate effective human rights conversations. His law and consulting firm, Forum Nobis, also assists the legal defense of human rights defenders targeted by Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs) and other abusive legal and extralegal measures designed to chill speech and suppress advocacy. Locally, Aaron practices at Clark Grove PLLC, specializing in civil rights cases and criminal defense work for protestors, whistleblowers, and social justice activists.

At the College of Law, Professor Page teaches the foundational international human rights course, as well as seminars on Business & Human Rights, technology, and other topics through the University of Iowa Center for Human Rights.

Before coming to Iowa, Professor Page practiced public international law at Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton LLP, focusing on representation of sovereign states in international arbitration and litigation. He was the editor of the international litigation chapter of ABA Section on International Law’s Year in Review publication for over a decade. He previously taught at the Vermont Law School, the University of Maryland Carey School of Law, the Universidad San Francisco de Quito in Ecuador, and The American University in Cairo. He graduated from the University of Michigan Law School, where he won the school’s main moot court competition and organized a symposium on Indigenous Peoples in International Fora.

Research and Teaching:

• Business & Human Rights
• Technology & Human Rights
• Indigenous Peoples’ Rights

Affiliations:

• Teaching Business & Human Rights Forum

Bar Admissions:

• Iowa
• United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa
• District of Columbia
• United States District Court for the District of Columbia
• United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia
• United States Supreme Court