Experts debate role of international law in responding to the global climate change crisis at CWRU School of Law
October 04, 2023On Sept. 28-29, two dozen of the foremost experts in climate change and international law gathered at Woodland Hall at the Cleveland Botanical Garden to debate how to respond to the increasing threat of global climate change.
Professor Jonathan Adler’s book, Climate Liberalism, examines aspects of climate law and policy
May 10, 2023Coleman P. Burke Center for Environmental Law Director Jonathan H. Adler’s latest book, Climate Liberalism: Perspectives on Liberty, Property and Pollution (Palgrave), explores the intersection of climate change policy and classical liberal political theory.
Judge McKeown Presents the Environmental Legacy of Justice William Douglas
May 10, 2023On April 10, the Honorable M. Margaret McKeown, a senior judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, spoke about the environmental legacy of Justice William O. Douglas, both as a Supreme Court justice and citizen advocate for environmental conservation.
Students explore Cleveland communities to understand land-use challenges
May 09, 2023Every community faces its own challenges—and often, the struggles are shared across boundaries. In mid-April, Case Western Reserve University School of Law students explored three Cleveland-area communities to see in person how leaders grapple with pressing land-use challenges.
Burke Center Hosts Monte Mills for “Repairing Our Legacy: Native Nations, Co-Management and the Future of Federal Public Lands”
May 04, 2023Monte Mills, the Charles I. Stone Professor of Law and director of the Native American Law Center at University of Washington School of Law, joined the Coleman P.
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