by Elizabeth Schroeder | Feb 10, 2023 | Climate Change
A note on language: I use both ‘identify-first’ (disabled person) and ‘people-first’ (person with a disability) language throughout this article because English-speaking disability advocates use (and request that other people use) one or both of these. People with...
by Sandy Chen | Dec 2, 2021 | All, China, Climate Change, Environment, Public International Law, U.S. Foreign Policy
Treaty Law In 2015, the Paris Agreement entered into force. The Agreement is a hybrid of legally binding provisions, including procedural commitments, and non-binding provisions. The Parties are obligated to prepare, communicate, and maintain a nationally determined...
by Sarah Kenny Werner | Feb 22, 2021 | All, Comparative Law, Environment, Human Rights, Public International Law
Though international law is traditionally viewed as a means of regulating sovereign states, cities are drawing increasing (albeit careful) attention as objects of international legal concern. Cities should not be ignored. In a global context characterized by...
