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International Track
Experience international and comparative environmental law while studying in New York and at the United Nations!
Classes will be held from 1:00pm-4:00pm at Pace University's Fred French Building in midtown Manhattan.
For CLE takers, each day of class is worth 3 Practice Credits unless otherwise noted.
- Introduction to Climate Change Negotiations (Shakeel Kazmi; 1 credit)
No longer open for registration
June 24th-28th
The impacts of anthropogenic climate change are rapidly increasing globally. The law of climate change has evolved in the last few decades but the intensifying impacts of climate change demand for further development of the international regime. This course will provide a general introduction to the regime and instruments dealing with constantly intensifying catastrophic climate change. The course will study, the history, structure, practices and outcomes of the annual United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) summits and climate change negotiation instruments on hand. The course will also examine global politics of climate change and the policy outcomes of the United Nations climate change negotiation process.
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July 1st-3rd and 5th
*5:30pm-9:00pm
Displacement of approximately one hundred thousand individuals by Sandy super storm reminded us that climate change induced human dislodgment is not a future phenomenon and no one is immune from climate change’s effects. Climatic migration is taking place presently worldwide and their increasing numbers caution that the dilemma of climate refugees is a well-substantiated concern of today not tomorrow. In 2011 large-scale flooding and landslides affected more than one million people in the Philippines. Rainy seasons impacted more than 2.8 million Colombians. Mudslides and floods left sixty-nine thousand people homeless in Columbia in its first rainy season of the year 2011. In Australia, thousands have been forced from their homes by the floodwaters or evacuated from their quarters. More than twenty million people were displaced after massive floods in Pakistan in 2010.
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July 15th-19th
The main objective of this course is to provide an overall and as deep as possible view of Brazilian Environmental Law. We will analyze most of its regulation, having the 1988 Federal Constitution as a starting point and going through the main statues (laws, decrees, resolutions, etc.). Also we will examine the Brazilian jurisprudence in the field, especially the most important opinions issued by the Supreme Court and the High Court of Justice. By the end of the course, we expect the student to have a general understanding of most of the topics in Brazilian Environmental Law, as well as how the courts in the country address the different issues.
- Introduction to International Environmental Law (Amy Mehta; 1 credit)
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July 8th-12th
The purpose of this course is to provide an overview of the role of law in the management of international environmental problems. Although the entire vast field of International Environmental Law cannot be taught within a week, this course will review the major concepts. The course will begin with a historical review of environmental conferences and treaties. Following this introduction, the nature of international organizations and the functioning of international environmental law making will be analyzed. We will then focus on three subjects (oceans, biodiversity and climate change) which are of great current interest.
- Introduction to Environmental Issues at the United Nations (Field Course) (Amy Mehta; 1 credit)
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July 22nd-26th
The United Nations is multifaceted with the variety of departments and programs encompassed within it. The purpose of this course is to provide students with a general understanding of how environmental issues have been addressed at the UN. During the first class, students will be assigned or will choose geographic groups (i.e. G77 , EU, etc.) or countries to represent for the duration of the class. When we begin to discuss different UN environmental conferences as well as multilateral environmental agreements, students will be expected to represent their particular country or geographic group. This course will start out by providing an overview of the UN and then introduce the students to the ideas of international negotiations and global governance. Throughout the class, students will also receive electronic and/or hard copies of the UN Journal and Earth Negotiations Bulletins published by the International Institute for Sustainable Development. This will help expose the students to how advisers working for UN Missions spend their time and will give them practical exposure and experience as to what may take place in the day-to-day life of an individual employed at a UN mission.