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Full-Text Articles in Law
Water, Climate, And Energy Security, Elizabeth Burleson
Water, Climate, And Energy Security, Elizabeth Burleson
Elisabeth Haub School of Law Faculty Publications
Civil society participation can facilitate sound energy, climate, and water governance. This article analyzes the dynamics of transnational decision-making. Part II discusses sound energy strategy in light of a shrinking water-resources base due to climate change. Part III considers how public participation in international decision-making can sustain trust in governments and strengthen the legitimacy of legal decisions. Part IV concludes that process and outcome are both integral to addressing water, climate, and energy challenges.
Climate Policy & U.S.-China Relations, Jason J. Czarnezki
Climate Policy & U.S.-China Relations, Jason J. Czarnezki
Elisabeth Haub School of Law Faculty Publications
The Chinese stance, that no cap on carbon emissions will ever exist no matter how high, may be a product of China's belief in a cold and hard, and potentially true, reality-that global economic power is paramount and will provide the only avenue to adapt to an inevitable climate crisis, as well as achieve the milestones of superpower status, many of which they have already achieved (e.g., Olympic Games, World Expo, United Nations Security Council). While China's policy remains problematic, as is United States' failure to lead in the international community on the issue of climate change, China's actions, while …
Food, Law & The Environment: Informational And Structural Changes For A Sustainable Food System, Jason J. Czarnezki
Food, Law & The Environment: Informational And Structural Changes For A Sustainable Food System, Jason J. Czarnezki
Elisabeth Haub School of Law Faculty Publications
This Article considers legal, theoretical, and practical steps to a more sustainable food model. Part I discusses the underlying reasons for problems in the current food system, including those manifested in law, and the perceived benefits of creating a new agricultural paradigm. Part II discusses the major agricultural and food programs that have become more common in shaping a different food system model, specifically focusing on direct marketing (for example, farmers markets and community-supported agriculture) and the organic movement as it relates to small farmers. Part III argues that in order to change modern American food consumption, two changes must …