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Environmental Criminal Enforcement, University Of Michigan Law School
Environmental Criminal Enforcement, University Of Michigan Law School
Event Materials
Program for the 2017 Spring Conference, sponsored by the Environmental Law and Policy Program, the Environmental Law Society, and the Michigan Journal of Environmental and Administrative Law.
Foreign Investment And Indigenous Peoples: Options For Promoting Equilibrium Between Economic Development And Indigenous Rights, George K. Foster
Foreign Investment And Indigenous Peoples: Options For Promoting Equilibrium Between Economic Development And Indigenous Rights, George K. Foster
Michigan Journal of International Law
The quotations above refer to distinct conflicts that are widely separated by time and geography but remarkably similar in other respects. The first describes events leading to the Black Hills War of 1876, in which the U.S. Army forced the Lakota Sioux and Northern Cheyenne onto reservations to make way for gold mining by non-Indians. The second describes a violent episode in a conflict between native groups and the Peruvian government, which began in 2009 when the government took steps to expand mining and oil operations by multinational enterprises (MNEs) in the Peruvian Amazon. In both cases, outside commercial interests …
Establishing A "Due Care" Standard Under The Lacey Act Amendments Of 2008, Rachel Saltzman
Establishing A "Due Care" Standard Under The Lacey Act Amendments Of 2008, Rachel Saltzman
Michigan Law Review First Impressions
The Lacey Act was first enacted in 1900 as a narrow measure for domestic bird preservation and agriculture protection. It was significantly amended in 1981 and 1988 to prohibit trafficking in fish and wildlife "taken, possessed, transported, or sold" in violation of state and foreign laws. For the past three decades, the amended statute has provided the federal government with a powerful tool for regulating imports of fish and wildlife. In 2008 Congress expanded its reach still further, responding to widespread concern about the effects of illegal logging on local governance, the environment, and American business by extending the Act's …
An Analysis Of Article 28 Of The United Nations Declaration On The Rights Of Indigenous Peoples, And Proposals For Reform, David Fautsch
An Analysis Of Article 28 Of The United Nations Declaration On The Rights Of Indigenous Peoples, And Proposals For Reform, David Fautsch
Michigan Journal of International Law
The purpose of this Note is two-fold: first, to demonstrate why the standards set out in Article 28 require further clarification, and second, to propose reforms (both inside and outside of the United Nations framework) that might benefit indigenous peoples claiming land rights.
Faculty, University Of Michigan Law School
Faculty, University Of Michigan Law School
Law Quadrangle (formerly Law Quad Notes)
Law School welcomes new faculty members; Ellsworth, Scott named distinguished university professors