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The Use Of Delphi For The Listing Of Species And Ecological Communities, Angela Dwyer
The Use Of Delphi For The Listing Of Species And Ecological Communities, Angela Dwyer
Global Environmental Law at a Crossroads
This paper considers the limitations of the current methodologies and the potential for the use of the Delphi method as part of the regulatory response to biodiversity loss through the listing of species and ecological communities.
Decision-making in relation to threatened species and ecological communities, especially when the ubiquitous ‘listing’ may be the required outcome to attract a conservation response, is particularly susceptible to challenges over methodology.
Many decisions are made under circumstances where the available scientific evidence is uncertain, inadequate, or inexact; the decisions are generally science-based and the link between science and policy is clouded; and there is …
The Value(S) Of Biodiversity, Mathilde Boutonnet
The Value(S) Of Biodiversity, Mathilde Boutonnet
Global Environmental Law at a Crossroads
Biodiversity today is mainly assessed by the economy. Yet, now both natural sciences and law play a growing part in that field. Our contribution proposes to outline the main biodiversity assessment methods to understand how they are received by law as well as to question their interest and efficiency against the environment protection imperative and to understand the answers offered by the law in regards to biodiversity in terms of “value” or “monetization”.
The legal issue at stake is important as law plays its own part in granting value to biodiversity. This supposes that legal practitioners pay attention to the …
The Emerging Institutional Risks From Widespread Adoption Of An Ecosystem Services Market Approach To Environmental Governance, Paul Martin, Jacqueline Williams, Amanda Kennedy
The Emerging Institutional Risks From Widespread Adoption Of An Ecosystem Services Market Approach To Environmental Governance, Paul Martin, Jacqueline Williams, Amanda Kennedy
Global Environmental Law at a Crossroads
Best practice commercial management involves two distinct mindsets, harnessed for separate purposes. The innovative mindset is concerned with the creative side of enterprise – entrepreneurship, innovation, strategising and commercialisation). However this is also married to a more pessimistic mindset focused on the identification and avoidance of what might go wrong- (risk management).
The modernist paradigm for environmental governance stresses scientific model-based estimation to determine resource use-limits, legally specified property rights to fractions of the environment, market or market like mechanisms for allocation of interests, and scientific methods of performance of the strategies. These elements exist in varying forms regardless of …
Compliance: E-Science Mandates And Policies, Sarah White
Compliance: E-Science Mandates And Policies, Sarah White
Lecture Series on E-Science
Data collected under federally funded research is subject to compliance rules and regulations. Policies affecting what you can and cannot do with your data, who is responsible, and what role your institution plays can vary with funding agencies and the type of data collected. This talk will address many of the compliance issues associated with research data, as well as funder mandates that you need to be aware of to ensure compliance.
What Do Practitioners Look For When Hiring Law Graduates Who Have Studied Abroad?, Charles Borden, Clifford Young, Wade Channell
What Do Practitioners Look For When Hiring Law Graduates Who Have Studied Abroad?, Charles Borden, Clifford Young, Wade Channell
International Legal Education Abroad Conference
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Eligibility And Academic Requirements For Participation In International Dual Degree Programs, Stephanie Farrior, Lesley Davis
Eligibility And Academic Requirements For Participation In International Dual Degree Programs, Stephanie Farrior, Lesley Davis
International Legal Education Abroad Conference
Dual Degree Programs: Structure and Substance
- Stephanie Farrior, Professor of Law and Director of International and Comparative Law Programs, Vermont Law School
- Lesley Davis, Assistant Dean for International Programs, Indiana University Maurer School of Law
Designing And Implementing Jd/Llm Programs, Diane Edelman, Toni M. Fine, Matthew Wladyka, Emily Miletello
Designing And Implementing Jd/Llm Programs, Diane Edelman, Toni M. Fine, Matthew Wladyka, Emily Miletello
International Legal Education Abroad Conference
Designing and Implementing JD/LLM Programs
- Diane Penneys Edelman, Director of International Programs & Professor of Legal Writing, Villanova University School of Law
- Toni M. Fine, Assistant Dean, Fordham Law School
- Matthew Wladyka, Associate, Hunton & Williams, Washington, DC (J.D. Villanova ’11, LLM Commercial Law, University of Edinburgh ’11)
- Emily Miletello, Analyst, National Pollution Funds Center, U.S. Coast Guard, Washington, DC (J.D. Villanova ’10, LLM Public International Law, University of Leiden ’10)
Creating And Maintaining Quality In Programs Abroad, Natalie Mello, Jennifer Henderson, Cara Morris
Creating And Maintaining Quality In Programs Abroad, Natalie Mello, Jennifer Henderson, Cara Morris
International Legal Education Abroad Conference
Creating and Maintaining Quality in Programs Abroad
- Natalie Mello, Executive Director of Member Services and Training, The Forum on Education Abroad
- Jennifer Henderson, Director of the Canadian & American Dual J.D. Program, Director of the J.D./LED Program, University of Detroit Mercy School of Law
- Cara Morris, Director of Transnational Programs, Georgetown University School of Law
Keynote (Lunch) Speaker, Sylvia Crowder
Keynote (Lunch) Speaker, Sylvia Crowder
International Legal Education Abroad Conference
Lunch with Keynote Speaker
- Sylvia Crowder, Senior Director, International and Foreign Language Education, Office of Postsecondary Education, U.S. Department of Education
Trends And Challenges In Aba-Approved Semester Abroad Programs, Lisa Lancia, John Cooper, Geoffrey Bennett, Marcella David
Trends And Challenges In Aba-Approved Semester Abroad Programs, Lisa Lancia, John Cooper, Geoffrey Bennett, Marcella David
International Legal Education Abroad Conference
Trends and Challenges in ABA-Approved Semester Abroad Programs
- Lisa Lancia, Director International Strategic Initiatives and the Pace London Law Program, Pace University School of Law
- John Cooper, Associate Dean of International and Cooperative Programs, Stetson University College of Law
- Geoffrey Bennett, Director London Law Program, University of Notre Dame (USA) in England
- Marcella David, Associate Dean for International & Comparative Law, University of Iowa
Welcome Remarks And Keynote, Claudio Grossman, Laurel Terry
Welcome Remarks And Keynote, Claudio Grossman, Laurel Terry
International Legal Education Abroad Conference
Opening Remarks
- Dean Claudio Grossman, American University Washington College of Law
Setting the Stage: Globalization and the Legal Profession
- Laurel Terry, Harvey A. Feldman Distinguished Faculty Scholar and Professor of Law, Penn State Dickinson School of Law
Overview Of Data Management Planning Tools, Michele Reilly
Overview Of Data Management Planning Tools, Michele Reilly
Lecture Series on E-Science
These Data Management Plans are more comprehensive and complex than in the past. Libraries around the nation are trying to put together tools to help researchers write plans that conform to the new requirements. This session will look at some of these tools.