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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
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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, …
Keynote Address: Indigenous Peoples And Their Mark On The International Legal System, S. James Anaya
Keynote Address: Indigenous Peoples And Their Mark On The International Legal System, S. James Anaya
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Les Papiers De La Liberté: Une Mère Africaine Et Ses Enfants À L'Époque De La Révolution Haïtienne, Rebecca Scott, Jean M. Hebrard
Les Papiers De La Liberté: Une Mère Africaine Et Ses Enfants À L'Époque De La Révolution Haïtienne, Rebecca Scott, Jean M. Hebrard
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During the Louisiana Constitutional Convention of 1867-1868, the young Edouard Tinchant proposed measures to protect the civil rights of women. He suggested that the State adopt legal measures to allow all women, regardless of race or color, to more easily bring complaints in the event of a breach of a marriage promise. He also proposed additional measures to prevent women from being forced into “concubinage” against their will. While that constitutional Convention was open to men of color and guaranteed a number of the rights for which Tinchant and his friends were fighting, the assembly did not adopt his propositions …