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Paving A Path To Independent Tiny Living: An Introduction To Roadblocks, Jaclyn Troutner

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

“Tiny living” is a growing trend in which small-scale, ecoconscious housing is used as an alternative means for homeownership. Tiny homes are smaller than the average detached home with the appearance and character of a traditional freestanding residential home. They are one-story, single-occupant dwellings and usually constructed on a trailer base for towing. State-of-the-art building techniques provide a lower environmental burden and utility cost per square foot. Due to their smaller size, tiny homes are cheaper with an average price of $52,000, opening a wider door to home ownership. The typical design is to include all the standard amenities and …

Rulemaking Doubletake: An Opportunity To Repair And Strengthen The National Environmental Policy Act, Rachel Keylon

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

Introduction

In the middle of the twentieth century, there was a turning point in the United States and around the world in the understanding of the human relationship with the natural environment and natural resources. It was a shift from a perspective of natural resources endlessly available for exploitation to a perspective that natural resources are finite, and conservation and preservation are necessary to ensure that these resources are available for future generations. The accumulation of chronic environmental degradation, such as the unchecked proliferation of pesticides and other toxic chemicals, pollution to the nation’s waters, loss of land to erosion, …

About Sdlp

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

The Sustainable Development Law & Policy Brief (ISSN 1552-3721) is a student-run initiative at American University Washington College of Law that is published twice each academic year. The Brief embraces an interdisciplinary focus to provide a broad view of current legal, political, and social developments. It was founded to provide a forum for those interested in promoting sustainable economic development, conservation, environmental justice, and biodiversity throughout the world.

Because our publication focuses on reconciling the tensions found within our ecosystem, it spans a broad range of environmental issues such as sustainable development; trade; renewable energy; environmental justice; air, water, and …

Editor's Note, Juliette Jackson, Bailey Nickoloff

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

Dear Readers,

For more than two decades, the Sustainable Development Law and Policy Brief (SDLP) remains true to its mission of providing innovative solutions to some of the most important legal issues related to environmental law, energy law, and natural resources law. We are honored to be the Editors-in-Chief during these unprecedented times in our history, as we witnessed a historical presidential election and now enter the third year of the COVID-19 global pandemic. Despite these unparalleled times, the SDLP staff brought our readership another great issue.

In this issue, our authors provide an in-depth analysis into current regulations and …

Legal Primer: Respecting The Human Rights Of Communities In Wind And Solar Project Deployment, Sarah Dolton-Zborowski, Sam Szoke-Burke

Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment Staff Publications

As a companion to the Business Guide, the Legal Risk Primer is geared towards general counsels and corporate legal teams, as well as internal and external stakeholders. It provides an overview of the wide range of potential legal risks for wind and solar energy companies associated with community-related adverse human rights impacts. The legal risks outlined arise from home and host government laws, community litigators, financiers, and power purchase agreements.

Together, these two resources support wind and solar energy companies – as well as external stakeholders seeking to influence companies, including investors, civil society organizations, and project-affected communities – …

Business Guide: Respecting The Human Rights Of Communities In Wind And Solar Project Deployment, Sarah Dolton-Zborowski, Sam Szoke-Burke

Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment Staff Publications

Companies involved in commercial wind and solar projects are facing heightened scrutiny of their human rights performance. This Business Guide provides companies with information and strategies to identify, prevent, mitigate, and account for adverse human rights impacts that they cause, contribute to, or are directly linked to through their operations, products, or services by virtue of their business relationships. It may also be useful for investors, business partners, government actors, civil society organizations, communities, and other stakeholders.

Drawing on the UN Guiding Principles for Business and Human Rights, the Guide provides practical recommendations, with over 40 examples from peer companies …

Ccsi’S Consolidated Feedback On The Wba Draft Nature Benchmark Methodology, Columbia Center On Sustainable Investment

Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment Staff Publications

Private sector actors are paying more attention to their negative impacts on climate, nature, and biodiversity. CCSI engages with private sector initiatives, frameworks, and benchmarks in this area to ensure the core corporate responsibility to respect human rights is prioritized and addressed.

As part of this work, in March and April 2022, CCSI submitted comments to and engaged with the World Benchmarking Alliance on their Draft Methodology for their Nature and Biodiversity Benchmark. The World Benchmarking Alliance is a leading multi-stakeholder organization which creates benchmarks to publicly assess and rank the world's most influential companies on their contributions to …

Business, Human Rights, & The Triple Planetary Crisis: Confronting Overconsumption, Sara Seck

Articles, Book Chapters, & Popular Press

According to the United Nations, the world is facing a triple planetary crisis of climate change, nature (biodiversity) loss, and pollution and waste, with the most egregious consequences felt by those least responsible. These crises are also intertwined: nature-based solutions are promoted as climate change solutions even as heat domes fuel forest fires; extraction of minerals for green energy solutions negatively impacts biodiversity and creates pollution and waste; and carbon major companies are also among the largest producers of plastic pollution. International human rights law is increasingly grappling with environmental rights and responsibilities, as evidenced by the work of special …

Free Appropriate Public Education: The Unfulfilled Promise Of The Individuals With Disabilities Education Act, Madison Flores

Public Interest Law Reporter

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The Impact Of Abortion Bans On Low-Income Women, Jeni Siegel

Public Interest Law Reporter

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Applying Constitutional Due Process Rights In Immigration Detainment, Gabrielle Risolvato

Public Interest Law Reporter

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Effectiveness Of The Existing International Humanitarian Law Provisions In Protecting The Natural Environment During Internal Armed Conflicts, Joharah M. Alkahtani

Dissertations & Theses

The environment is inherently at risk in any armed conflict and the natural environment is always a victim of wars. In order to properly protect the environment, the international community must explicitly recognize the civilian nature of the environment and bar all damages to it notwithstanding its extent, longevity and severity. The current study focuses on the environmental protection during armed conflicts. In World War I, parties employed the indiscriminate use of chemical weapons as a way of gaining military advantage over their enemies. The world responded by adopting the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and …

Table Of Contents, Public Interest Law Reporter

Public Interest Law Reporter

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Guilty Until The Check Clears: How Money Bail Incentivizes Wealth And Criminalizes Poverty, Caroline Jarcho

Public Interest Law Reporter

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Nfib V. Osha: Weighing Public Safety Against Non-Delegation, Dean Jepsen

Public Interest Law Reporter

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A Look At The Inception And Evolution Of The Juvenile Legal System In Illinois, Annie Keller

Public Interest Law Reporter

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Guns For Freedom: An Unlawful Police Tactic In Chicago, Malachy Schrobilgen

Public Interest Law Reporter

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Table Of Contents, Public Interest Law Reporter

Public Interest Law Reporter

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The Next Era Of Health Law: Medical-Legal Partnerships, Anna Ahrens

Public Interest Law Reporter

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An End To Sacrifice Zoning In Chicago, Jasmine Anderson

Public Interest Law Reporter

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Gun Violence: The American Hate Crime Epidemic, Melissa Charbonneau

Public Interest Law Reporter

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Poverty As A Barrier To Family Unification: A Look At The Relationship Between Child Welfare Involvement And Access To Housing, Abby Dompke

Public Interest Law Reporter

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Water Is Life: The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe's Legal Battle Against The Dakota Access Pipeline, Jasper Gingrich

Public Interest Law Reporter

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Balancing Student Rights And Student Safety: An Exploration Of The Constitutionality Of Searches In Schools Under The Fourth Amendment, Brittany Haracz Begley

Public Interest Law Reporter

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Why Offshore Betting Is Risky, Steven Henley

Public Interest Law Reporter

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The Pretrial Fairness Act: Certainties And Suspicions, Ethan Mora

Public Interest Law Reporter

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Education Is A Fundamental Right, Anna Nornes

Public Interest Law Reporter

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12+ Hours A Day: How Juvenile Detention Centers Diminish The Goal Of Rehabilition In Juvenile Justice, Melanie Persangi

Public Interest Law Reporter

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Chicago Is Not A Sundown Town: A Closer Look At Youth Curfews, Nneka Ugwu

Public Interest Law Reporter

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Water In The Time Of Covid: Water Insecurity, Privatization, And Establishment Of The Human Right To Water, Liza Sternik

University of San Francisco Law Review

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