Fordham Environmental Law Review
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The Fordham Environmental Law Review (ELR) is a law journal published by students at Fordham University School of Law
. The Review publishes three annual volumes addressing topics in environmental law
, legislation
, and public policy
. The ELR is among a minority of law journals in that it allows first years to apply for membership.
Founded in 1989 as the Fordham Environmental Law Report, in 1993 the journal changed its name to the Fordham Environmental Law Journal. In 2004 the journal adopted its current name.
On October 1, 2007 the Fordham Environmental Law Review sponsored its 15th annual symposium Energy and Climate Change: North and South Perspectives. The symposium examined the challenges and oppotunites presented by global climate change and its interplay with national and international law. Christopher Flavin
delivered the keynote address. The symposium was put together in cooperation with the Leitner Center for International Law and Justice, the Natural Resources Defense Council
, Pace Law School, and the United Nations Development Programme
.
Fordham University School of Law
Fordham University School of Law is a part of Fordham University in the United States. The School is located in the Borough of Manhattan in New York City, and is one of eight ABA-approved law schools in that city.-Overview:According to the U.S. News & World Report, 1,516 J.D. students attend...
. The Review publishes three annual volumes addressing topics in 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...
, legislation
Legislation
Legislation is law which has been promulgated by a legislature or other governing body, or the process of making it...
, and public policy
Public policy
Public policy as government action is generally the principled guide to action taken by the administrative or executive branches of the state with regard to a class of issues in a manner consistent with law and institutional customs. In general, the foundation is the pertinent national and...
. The ELR is among a minority of law journals in that it allows first years to apply for membership.
Founded in 1989 as the Fordham Environmental Law Report, in 1993 the journal changed its name to the Fordham Environmental Law Journal. In 2004 the journal adopted its current name.
On October 1, 2007 the Fordham Environmental Law Review sponsored its 15th annual symposium Energy and Climate Change: North and South Perspectives. The symposium examined the challenges and oppotunites presented by global climate change and its interplay with national and international law. Christopher Flavin
Christopher Flavin
Christopher Flavin is the President of the Worldwatch Institute, an independent research organization focused on natural resource and environmental issues, based in Washington, DC...
delivered the keynote address. The symposium was put together in cooperation with the Leitner Center for International Law and Justice, the Natural Resources Defense Council
Natural Resources Defense Council
The Natural Resources Defense Council is a New York City-based, non-profit, non-partisan international environmental advocacy group, with offices in Washington DC, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Beijing...
, Pace Law School, and the United Nations Development Programme
United Nations Development Programme
The United Nations Development Programme is the United Nations' global development network. It advocates for change and connects countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. UNDP operates in 177 countries, working with nations on their own solutions to...
.
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- Fordham University School of Law
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