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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

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Action On Global Warming: Making Room For Tribal Governments In The New Kind Of Wedge Issue, Dean B. Suagee

The Climate of Environmental Justice: Taking Stock (March 16-17)

Presenter: Dean B. Suagee, Of Counsel, Hobbs, Straus, Dean & Walker LLP, Washington, D.C.

1 page.

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.

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.

Creating A Roadmap For Achieving Intergenerational Environmental Justice, Clifford Rechtschaffen

The Climate of Environmental Justice: Taking Stock (March 16-17)

Presenter: Clifford Rechtschaffen, Professor of Law and Director, JD Environmental Law Program; Co-Director, Environmental Law and Justice Clinic, Golden Gate University School of Law

5 pages.

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, …

Resolving Conflicts Between Multilateral Environmental Agreements: The Case Of The Montreal And Kyoto Protocols, Daniel G. Mccabe

ExpressO

The Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer are multilateral environmental agreements that regulate the use of chemicals that contribute to climate change and ozone depletion. The Montreal Protocol, however, encourages the replacement of ozone depleting substances with chemicals that contribute to climate change. Likewise, the Kyoto Protocol encourages the production of an ozone depleting substance by allowing companies to profit by destroying the byproduct of its manufacture. This comment attempts to resolve these conflicts through conventional and customary international law. It concludes that the …

Corporate Accountability For Environmental Human Rights Abuse In The Developing Nations: Making The Case For Punitive Damages Under The Alien Tort Claims Act, Audrey Koecher

Florida State University Journal of Transnational Law & Policy

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Can Plaintiffs Use Multinational Environmental Treaties As Customary International Law To Sue Under The Alien Tort Statute?, Bradford Mank

Faculty Articles and Other Publications

The Alien Tort Statute (ATS) provides that the district courts shall have original jurisdiction over any civil action by an alien for a tort only, committed in violation of the law of nations or a treaty of the United States. Several decisions have rejected environmental claims under the ATS because they read the ATS narrowly to protect only the most fundamental international human rights such as those prohibiting torture or war crimes and have been unwilling to accept broader claims to a right to life or a healthy environment. In 2002, in Sarei v. Rio Tinto PLC, the District Court …

Editors' Note, Kelly Rain, Maria Vanko

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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An Overview Of The International Regime Addressing Climate Change, Kyle W. Danish

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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Transaction Costs Of The Eu Emissions Trading Scheme In German Companies, Frieder Frasch

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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What Next For The Alliance Of Small Island States In The Climate Change Arena? , Daniel Brindis

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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Editors' Note, Marcel De Armas, Maria Vanko

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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Volume 8 Issue 1, Sustainable Development Law & Policy

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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World News, Addie Haughey, Sarah Melikian, Marcel De Armas

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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Bridging The Transatlantic Divide: Legal Aspects Of A Link Between Regional Carbon Markets In Europe And The United States , Michael A. Mehling

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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Sustainable Soccer: How Green Projects At International Sporting Events Benefit The Fans, The Global Climate, And Local Populations, James Mitchell

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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The Black Hole In The Kyoto Protocol: Was The Exclusion Of Black Carbon Regulation A "Fatal Flaw"?, John Feldon

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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Carbon Offsets: Are Such Credits Effectively Helping Mitigate Climate Change? , Catherine Verdier

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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Existing Legal Mechanism To Address Oceanic Impacts From Climate Change , Lucy Wiggins

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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An Economic Framework For Coordinationting Climate Policy With The Montreal Protocol , Stephen J. Decanio, Catherine S. Norman

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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World News, Scott Johnson

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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Editors' Note, Kelly Rain, Maria Vanko

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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The Forest And The Trees: Biomass And Certification Procedures, Stephen Medlock

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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Merging Environmental And Energy Sustainability With Opportunities For U.S Corporations, Longmire Harrison

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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The Clean Development Mechanism: Considerations For Investors And Policymakers, Craig H. Hart

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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Energy Law And The Environment By Rosemary Lyster & Adrian Bradbrook, Cambridge University Press, Jon Feldon

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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Bibliography, Blasé Kornacki

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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Volume 7 Issue 3, Sustainable Development Law & Policy

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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