American University Washington College of Law announces its 2012 Summer Session on Environmental Law, providing law students, practitioners, and other environmental professionals and scholars with an opportunity for intensive environmental law training over a three-week period. Started in 2005, the Summer Session offers a broad range of seminars taught by leading practitioners from government, business, and non-governmental organizations.
The Environmental Law Summer Session can complement a summer internship in Washington, D.C. Both day and night courses are available. Participants may choose among a variety of seminars.
Seminars in this Summer Session on Environmental Law can be taken for law school credit or for Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credit. A Certificate of Attendance will be presented to those who do not wish to take courses for academic credit. The credits can also be used toward an LL.M. degree from the Washington College of Law.
Potential Seminar offerings include:
The Summer Session on Environmental Law covers a wide-range of environmental law topics. This includes a Climate Change and the Law package consisting of three seminars. Click here for more information about specializing in Climate Change and the Law during the 2012 Environmental Law Summer Session.
Schedules are subject to change. Please check our website for the most up-to-date information.
International Business and the Environment, Jackson Morrill;
International Wildlife Law, David Downes;
International Institutions and Environmental Protection
David Hunter;
Environmental Compliance and Enforcement
Kenneth Markowitz;
Environmental Law and the U.S. Congress, Laurel Angell;
Climate Change and Emissions Trading, Kyle Danish;
European Union and Climate Change, Nuno Lacasta; andNEW COURSES:
International Climate Law, Steve Porter
Fracking (aka Hydraulic Fracturing) Law and Policy , Amanda Leiter
International Regulation of Chemicals, Glenn WiserSpecial Seminar: Trade and Environment in the Americas
The Environmental Law Summer Session and the Organization of American States (OAS) will be holding a joint seminar on Trade and Environment from May 29-June 2, 2012. The seminar consists of a series of modules taught by practitioners from government and non-governmental organizations throughout the Americas. The last day of this seminar will be a trade negotiation simulation exercise. Please click on the following for the potential Agenda of the Trade and Environment Seminar and the Materials. This seminar will have limited enrollment. For more information or questions about logistics including location, housing, etc., please email Erika Lennon. Information about the seminar is also available on the OAS Department of Sustainable Development website. Additionally, here is the announcement for the seminar in English and Spanish.
Related Seminar:
Intellectual Property and Sustainable Development, Professor de Beer
Registration for Summer 2012 will be available soon.
Developing Country Scholarships - Summer Session
To apply please send a letter to summerenvironment@wcl.american.edu addressed to Professor David Hunter, Director, Summer Session on Environmental Law, explaining why you would like to attend the program, in which classes you are most interested, and whether you would need complete scholarship or not. Also, please attach a copy of your curriculum vitae. The deadline for applying is March 1, 2012.
Decisions will be made in mid-March 2011.
For further information, please e-mail: summerenvironment@wcl.american.edu.
David Hunter
Program Director
Summer Session on Environmental Law
Washington College of Law
American University
4801 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C., 20016
Tel: 202-274-4289
Fax: 202-274-4226
summerenvironment@wcl.american.edu
