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Climate Change As A Global Challenge, Nicholas A. Robinson
Climate Change As A Global Challenge, Nicholas A. Robinson
Elisabeth Haub School of Law Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Indigenous Peoples And Environmental Justice: The Impact Of Climate Change, Rebecca Tsosie
Indigenous Peoples And Environmental Justice: The Impact Of Climate Change, Rebecca Tsosie
The Climate of Environmental Justice: Taking Stock (March 16-17)
Presenter: Rebecca Tsosie, Professor of Law, Arizona State University
1 page.
Climate Justice: The Next Movement [Outline], Richard J. Lazarus
Climate Justice: The Next Movement [Outline], Richard J. Lazarus
The Climate of Environmental Justice: Taking Stock (March 16-17)
Presenter: Richard J. Lazarus, Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center
2 pages.
Climate Changes And The Poorest Nations: Further Reflections On Global Inequality, Ruth Gordon
Climate Changes And The Poorest Nations: Further Reflections On Global Inequality, Ruth Gordon
The Climate of Environmental Justice: Taking Stock (March 16-17)
Presenter: Ruth Gordon, Professor of Law, Villanova University School of Law
3 pages.
Agenda: The Climate Of Environmental Justice: Taking Stock, University Of Colorado Boulder. School Of Law
Agenda: The Climate Of Environmental Justice: Taking Stock, University Of Colorado Boulder. School Of Law
The Climate of Environmental Justice: Taking Stock (March 16-17)
On March 16-17, The Climate of Environmental Justice: Taking Stock conference gathered 125 academics and practitioners from around the country to consider the pressing issues facing low-income and/or communities of color that continue to be subjected to a disproportionate share of environmental maladies.
"Some people are more equal than others when it comes to bracing ourselves for the impacts of climate change," said conference organizer Professor Maxine Burkett. "Whether it's because poor folks lived in the lowest areas of New Orleans when Katrina floodwaters rushed in, or are less able to afford the cooling bill during increasingly frequent heat waves, …
Climate Change, The United States, And The Impacts Of Arctic Melting: A Case Study In The Need For Enforceable International Environmental Human Rights, Randall S. Abate
Climate Change, The United States, And The Impacts Of Arctic Melting: A Case Study In The Need For Enforceable International Environmental Human Rights, Randall S. Abate
Journal Publications
Climate change is currently the most significant and daunting international environmental problem, with disproportionate and devastating impacts on indigenous groups. The plight of the Inuit is illustrative of a larger need to recognize and enforce international environmental human rights violations. Part I of this Article examines the evolution of various approaches to environmental human rights theories in (1) United States law, (2) international human rights law instruments, and (3) the laws of other nations. Part II considers the scientific evidence and legal theory underlying the Inuit petition before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and explores how this scenario underscores …
Victims Of Climate Change And Their Standing To Sue: Why The Northern District Of California Got It Right, Joseph M. Stancati
Victims Of Climate Change And Their Standing To Sue: Why The Northern District Of California Got It Right, Joseph M. Stancati
Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law
No abstract provided.
The Impacts Of Global Warming: The Need For Cooperation & Leadership An Overview Of This Issue , Jeff Bingaman
The Impacts Of Global Warming: The Need For Cooperation & Leadership An Overview Of This Issue , Jeff Bingaman
Sustainable Development Law & Policy
No abstract provided.
An Overview Of The International Regime Addressing Climate Change, Kyle W. Danish
An Overview Of The International Regime Addressing Climate Change, Kyle W. Danish
Sustainable Development Law & Policy
No abstract provided.
Existing Legal Mechanism To Address Oceanic Impacts From Climate Change , Lucy Wiggins
Existing Legal Mechanism To Address Oceanic Impacts From Climate Change , Lucy Wiggins
Sustainable Development Law & Policy
No abstract provided.
Potential Causes Of Action For Climate Change Impacts Under The United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement, William C.G. Burns
Potential Causes Of Action For Climate Change Impacts Under The United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement, William C.G. Burns
Sustainable Development Law & Policy
No abstract provided.
Economic Growth And The Environment: India Confronts The Link Between Automobiles And Climate Change , Rahul Saksena
Economic Growth And The Environment: India Confronts The Link Between Automobiles And Climate Change , Rahul Saksena
Sustainable Development Law & Policy
No abstract provided.
World News, Scott Johnson
Preparing For The Day After Tomorrow: Frameworks For Climate Change Adaptation, Ira R. Feldman, Joshua H. Kahan
Preparing For The Day After Tomorrow: Frameworks For Climate Change Adaptation, Ira R. Feldman, Joshua H. Kahan
Sustainable Development Law & Policy
No abstract provided.
Climate Change, Adaptation, And Development, Daniel H. Cole
Climate Change, Adaptation, And Development, Daniel H. Cole
Articles by Maurer Faculty
Since the signing the Kyoto Protocol, the international community has focused a great deal of attention on measures designed to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases. Much less attention has been paid to climate change adaption. This is unfortunate because, even if the Kyoto Protocol is fully implemented, climate change will generate substantial costs requiring substantial adaptation efforts, especially in the less developed countries (LDCs) of the world's tropical regions.
This paper considers what those countries should be doing in preparation for the effects of climate change, and what the countries of the developed world, including the United States, can and …