Erik B. Bluemel was an Assistant Professor at the University of Denver

University of Denver

The University of Denver is currently ranked 82nd among all public and private "National Universities" by U.S. News & World Report in the 2012 rankings....

 Sturm College of Law and a scholar in the fields of environmental law, indigenous peoples law, and global administrative law. He held a J.D. from New York University School of Law

New York University School of Law

The New York University School of Law is the law school of New York University. Established in 1835, the school offers the J.D., LL.M., and J.S.D. degrees in law, and is located in Greenwich Village, in the New York City borough of Manhattan....

, an L.L.M. from Georgetown University Law Center

Georgetown University Law Center

Georgetown University Law Center is the law school of Georgetown University, located in Washington, D.C.. Established in 1870, the Law Center offers J.D., LL.M., and S.J.D. degrees in law...

, and a B.A. in political economy from the University of California-Berkeley. Professor Bluemel died from injuries sustained after a bicycle accident in the early morning on May 6th, 2009.

Prior legal employment

Prior to joining the faculty at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law in 2008, he clerked for the Honorable Barefoot Sanders in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas

United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas

The United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas is a United States district court. Its first judge, Andrew Phelps McCormick, was appointed to the court on April 10, 1879. The court convenes in Dallas, Texas with divisions in Fort Worth, Amarillo, Abilene, Lubbock, San Angelo...

 and the Honorable Kermit Edward Bye

Kermit Edward Bye

Kermit Edward Bye is a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.- Early life and education :Born in Hatton, North Dakota, Bye earned a B.S...

 in the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. He also served as a staff attorney and teaching fellow at Georgetown University Law Center's Institute for Public Representation, where he represented dozens of national and local groups on administrative, environmental, and public land law issues.

High profile cases

Some of the higher profile cases he worked on while at the Institute for Public Representation included representing groups who challenged various aspects of the Intercounty Connector, groups who challenged the development of a wind farm in a corridor used by protected migratory birds, and groups seeking environmental restoration of Poplar Point, a portion of the Anacostia National Park, among other projects.

Courses taught

At the University of Denver

University of Denver

The University of Denver is currently ranked 82nd among all public and private "National Universities" by U.S. News & World Report in the 2012 rankings....

, he taught Administrative Law

Administrative law

Administrative law is the body of law that governs the activities of administrative agencies of government. Government agency action can include rulemaking, adjudication, or the enforcement of a specific regulatory agenda. Administrative law is considered a branch of public law...

, Environmental Law

Environmental law

Environmental law is a complex and interlocking body of treaties, conventions, statutes, regulations, and common law that operates to regulate the interaction of humanity and the natural environment, toward the purpose of reducing the impacts of human activity...

, and Indigenous Peoples

Indigenous peoples

Indigenous peoples are ethnic groups that are defined as indigenous according to one of the various definitions of the term, there is no universally accepted definition but most of which carry connotations of being the "original inhabitants" of a territory....

 in International Law. His research interests included environmental federalism, climate governance

Climate governance

Climate governance is a concept used in political ecology and environmental policy. It encompasses the diplomacy, mechanisms and measures "aimed at steering social systems towards preventing, mitigating or adapting to the risks posed by climate change"...

, global administrative law, identity-based social movements, and environmental rights.

Community service

He served on the United Nations Development Programme Task Force on Access and Benefit-Sharing and Traditional Knowledge, as a Member of the Board of Directors of Arlingtonians for a Clean Environment, and as Vice-Chair of the New York County Lawyers' Association Environmental Law Committee. He was a member of the Commission on Environmental La] of the International Union on the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). He also served as a member of the Board of Advisors for The Ocean Foundation, and as Vice-President of the Board of Directors for Keystone Conservation.

Scholarship

His scholarship includes articles on the global warming regime complex, regional greenhouse gas regulatory regimes in the United States, regulation of alternative energies, administrative law, environmental rights, protection of sacred sites and cultural property, and indigenous peoples' participatory rights in international law, among other topics.