Climate Change Panel at International Law Symposium

The Tulane Journal of International and Comparative Law is hosting a symposium on March 19th, 2010 in Room 110 of Weinmann Hall. The theme of the symposium is: “Changing Course: The United States’ Evolving Approach to International Law”. During the symposium we will be hosting a panel specifically addressing the topic of climate change and its international implications. The panel on climate change will begin at 11:30am and conclude at 12:45pm and will be followed by a free lunch.

The Climate Change panel will include four speakers: Wil Burns, Amy Sinden, Randall Abate, and Cinnamon Carlarne.

Professor William Burns
-Senior Fellow, Center for Global Law & Policy, Santa Clara University Law School
-Visiting Professor, Williams College, Center for Environmental Studies
-Senior Research Associate, Climate Change, Pacific Institute for Studies in Development, Environment & Security

Professor Amy Sinden
-Associate Professor of Law, Temple University School of Law
-Former Senior Counsel, Environmental Litigation, Citizen’s for Pennsylvania’s Future
-Former Associate Attorney, Earthjustice Legal Defense Fund (formerly Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund)

Professor Randall Abate
-Associate Professor, Florida A & M University College of Law
-Former Environmental Law Specialist, Arnold & Porter, New York, NY
-Expert on Public Nuisance Suits for Climate Change Impacts

Professor Cinnamon Carlarne
-Assistant Professor of Law, University of South Carolina, School of Law
-Legal Research Fellow, Centre for International Sustainable Development Law
-Recently chosen to participate in the Global Environmental Governance Forum
-Has presented her work at academic conferences in the UK, Europe and North America at meetings focusing on environmental law, socio-legal studies, and geography

We at Tulane Law School are very excited about this event and would like to encourage students and members of other departments to attend. This symposium represents a unique opportunity to learn about the international responses to and perspectives on climate change. We encourage people interested in attending to register online at http://www. law.tulane.edu/tjicl/symposium . For additional information please contact us at (504) 862-8640.