David Hunter
Assistant Professor of Law
Office: Room 346
Phone: 202-274-4415
E-mail: dhunter@wcl.american.edu
David Hunter is assistant professor and director of the Program on International and Comparative Environmental Law at WCL. He is also the director of the Washington Summer Session on Environmental Law. He is the former executive director of the Center for International Environmental Law and was previously an Associate with the law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher and Flom. He currently serves on the Boards of Directors of the Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide-US, EarthRights International, the Project on Government Oversight, the Bank Information Center, and Greenpeace-US.
Currently Teaching
Areas of Specialization
- Environmental Law
- International Environmental Law
Degrees & Universities
- J.D., Harvard Law School 1986
- B.A., University of Michigan 1983
Selected Publications
- David Hunter & J. Salzman, Negligence in the Air: The Duty of Care in Climate Change Litigation, 155 U. Pa. L. Rev. 1741 (2007).
- David Hunter, James Salzman & Durwood Zaelke, International Environmental Law and Policy (3d. ed., Foundation Press 2006).
- David Hunter, Using the World Bank Inspection Panel to Defend the Interests of Project-Affected People, 4 U. Chi. J. Intl. L. 201 (2003).
- David Hunter, An Ecological Perspective on Property: A Call for Judicial Protection of the Public's Interest in Environmentally Critical Resources, 12 Harv. Envtl. L. Rev. 311 (1988) (reprinted in 20 Land Use & Envtl. L. Rev. (1989)).
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Books
- David Hunter & J. Salzman, International Environmental Law and Policy: Treaty Supplement (3d. ed., Foundation Press 2007).
- David Hunter, Shaping the Future of Sustainable Finance: Moving the Banking Sector From Promises to Performance (World Wildlife Fund Jan. 26, 2006).
- David Hunter, C. Opaso, & M. Orellana, El Legado del Bio-Bio: Reformas Instituticonales y Promesas Incumplidas en la Corpracion Financiera International (D. Clark, ed., Derecho A Exigir Respuestas, Siglo XXI Editores 2005).
- David Hunter, A. Durbin, S. Herz & J. Peck, Shaping the Future of Sustainable Finance: Moving the Banking Sector from Promises to Performance (WWF-UK 2005).
- David Hunter, An Evaluation of the International Export Credit Agency Reform Campaign, a Report to the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation ( Fall 2003).
- David Hunter, Strategies for Reforming the OECD, a Report for the ECA Reform Campaign ( Summer 2003).
- David Hunter, An Independent Evaluation of Public Interest Enviornmental Law in Developing Countries, a Report to the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation ( Spring 2003).
- David Hunter, Planning, Designing and Implementing Policies to Control Ozone Depleting Substances Under the Montreal Protocol: A Handbook of Policy Setting at the National Level (UNEP 2003).
- David Hunter & L. Udall, Review and Recommendations for a New Independent Accountability Mechanism at the Asian Development Bank, A Report to the Asian Development Bank ( Fall 2002).
- David Hunter & A. Perrault, Assuring the Effectiveness of the Inter-American Convention for the Protection and Convservation of Sea Turtles: A Resouce Guide (World Wildlife Fund July 2002).
Other Publications
- David Hunter & Kirk Herbertson, Standards for Sustainable Finance of the Energy Sector, 7 Sustainable Dev. L. & Policy 4 (Spring 2007).
- David Hunter & N. Bridgeman, Narrowing the Accountability Gap: Toward a New Foreign Investor Accountability Mechanism, 20 Geo. J. Intl. Envtl. L. Rev. __ (forthcoming 2007).
- David Hunter & J. Salzman, Negligence in the Air: The Duty of Care in Climate Change Litigation, 155 U. Pa. L. Rev. 1741 (2007).
- David Hunter, The Future of US Climate Policy, in Canada's Role In Addressing Climate Change (J. Brunnee, et al., eds., U. of Toronto Press 2007).
- David Hunter, New Challenges in an Era of Global Water Scarcity, Sustainable Dev. L. & Policy (Fall 2004).
- David Hunter, Foreword, in The World Summit on Sustainable Development (Universidad Catolica del Peru 2004).
- David Hunter, Using the World Bank Inspection Panel to Defend the Interest of Project-Affected People, 4 U. Chi. J. Int'l L. 201 (2003).
- David Hunter, M. Orellana & C. Opaso, The Biobio's Legacy: Institutional Reforms and Unfulfilled Promises at the International Finance Corporation, in Demanding Accountability (Rowman & Littlefield 2003).
- David Hunter & N. Bernasconi-Osterwalder, Democratizing Multilateral Development Banks, in The New "Public": The Globalization of Public Participation (ELI 2002).
- David Hunter, Global Environmental Protection in the 21st Century, in Global Focus: U.S. Foreign Policy at the Turn of the Millenium (St. Martin's Press 2000).
- David Hunter, Amazon Burning and the World Bank: Lessons from the Second World Bank Inspection Panel Claim, 1 Eco-Notes: Envtl. L. Policy 1 (Spring 1996).
- David Hunter & Lori Udall, The World Bank's Inspection Panel, CIEL Issue Brief No. 1 (April 1994) (reprinted in Environment, Nov. 1994).
- David Hunter & Margaret Bowman, Environmental Reforms in Post-Communist Central Europe: From High Hopes to Hard Reality, 13 Mich. J. Intl. L. 923 (Summer 1992).
- David Hunter, Toward Global Citizenship in International Environmental Law, 28 Williamette L. Rev. 547 (1992).
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Selected Presentations
- David Hunter, Panelist, Future of Climate Change Torts (ABA Section on Litigation Joint Meeting, Aspen, Colo., Jan. 12, 2008).
- David Hunter, Speech, The Role of Environmental Law in Achieving Sustainable Development (Belize City, Belize, Jan. 20, 2006).
- The Legal Dimensions of Climate Change (Washington College of Law, Wash., D.C. Nov. 15, 2005) (Webcast).
- David Hunter, Speech, Enviornmental Protection and Legal Empowerment (National Latino/a Law School Conference, Wash., D.C., Oct. 21, 2005).
- David Hunter, Speech, Managing Environmental and Social Risks in Emerging Markets (Annual ALI-ABA Intl. Envtl. L. Conf., D.C., May 5-6, 2005).
- David Hunter, Speech, Emerging Administrative Law at International Financial Institutions (Global Admininstrative Law Conference, N.Y.U. L. Sch., N.Y.C., N.Y., Apr. 25-26, 2005).
- David Hunter, Speech, Accountability Mechanisms at International Financial Institutions (Royal Institute of International Affairs, London, Eng., Sept. 12, 2003).
- David Hunter, Speech, Future Trends in International Environmental Law (Utah State University, Logan, Utah, Feb. 2, 2002).
- David Hunter, Speech, The Role of International Law in Achieving Sustainable Development (MacArthur Found. Envtl. L. Grantees Meeting, Lima, Peru, Mar. 20, 2001).
- David Hunter, Speech, Seven Environmental and Human Rights Principles for Multinational Corporations (Fourth Annual Sustainable Enterprise Summit, Wash., D.C., Sept. 20, 2000).
- David Hunter, Speech, Environmental Policies in Export Credit Agencies (Environmental Grantmakers' Association., Mohonk, N.Y., Sept. 12, 2000).
- David Hunter, Speech, The World Bank Inspection Panel's Experience in Latin America (Latin Am. Stud. Assn. Annual Conf., Chi., Ill., Sept. 25, 1998).
- David Hunter, Speech, Accountability and the Rule of Law Among International Financial Institutions (African Society of International Law, Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, Aug. 1997).
