Sustainable Development Law & Policy

Sustainable Development Law & Policy ("SDLP") is a student-run initiative at American University, Washington College of Law that focuses on reconciling the tensions between environmental sustainability, economic development, and human welfare. The SDLP journal embraces an interdisciplinary approach to provide a fuller view of current legal, political, and social developments. Our mission is to serve as a valuable resource for practitioners, policy makers, and concerned citizens promoting sustainable development throughout the world.

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Current Issue:
Environmental Change and Polar Regions

Upcoming Publications & Events

SDLP is accepting submissions for its Fall issue focusing on Food and Sustainable Development. If you would like to submit an article for consideration in the Fall 2008 issue, please send your paper or a summary of your topic to sdlp@wcl.american.edu ASAP.

The deadline for submission is September 30, 2008. More...

Past Contributors Include:

"Sound Chemicals Management" - Spring 2006

Malcolm D. Woolf, U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee: Why Modernization of the U.S. Toxic Substances Law is Good for Public Health and Business
Pierre Portas, Secretariat of the Basel Convention: The Basel Convention, Back to the Future
Ted Schettler, M.D., M.P.H., Science & Environmental Health Network: A Moral Justification for Comprehensive Safety Testing of Industrial Chemicals
Paul Hagen, Beveridge & Diamond: Product-Based Environmental Regulations: Europe Sets the Pace

"Ocean and Fisheries Law" - Fall 2006

David Freestone, World Bank: Protecting Our Oceans: New Challenges, New Solutions
David A. Balton and Holly R. Koehler, U.S. Department of State: Reviewing the United Nations Fish Stocks Treaty
Ray Purdy, Centre for Law and the Environment, Faculty of Laws, University College London: The Legal Implications of Carbon Capture and Storage Under the Sea
Judith Swan, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations: Port State Measures to Combat IUU Fishing: International and Regional Developments
Eric A. Bilsky, Oceana: Conserving Marine Habitats

"Climate Law Reporter" - Winter 2007

Senator Jeff Bingaman, U.S. Senator from New Mexico: The Impacts of Global Warming: The Need for Cooperation & Leadership
Kyle Danish, Van Ness Feldman: An Overview of the International Regime Addressing Climate Change
Xiaodong Wang, World Bank: Legal and Policy Frameworks for Renewable Energy to Mitigate Climate Change
Alan Carlin, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: Implementation & Utilization of Geoengineering for Global Climate Change Control
Donald Kaniaru (Kaniaru & Kaniaru Advoates), Rajendra Shende (United Nations Environment Programme), Scott Stone & Durwood Zaelke (Institute for Governance & Sustainable Development): Strengthening the Montreal Protocol: Insurance Against Abrupt Climate Change

"Sustainable Energy" - Spring 2007

Vickie Patton, Environmental Defense: Intersection of Climate Security with Energy Production and Consumption
Barry Rabe, University of Michigan: Race to the Top: The Expanding Role of U.S. State Renewable Portfolio Standards
Craig Hart, Center for International Environmental Law: The Clean Development Mechanism: Considerations for Investors and Policymakers
Peter J. Schaumberg & William N. Sinclair, Beveridge & Diamond: Status Check: Assessing Interior's Implementation of the Energy Policy Act of 2005
Kirk Herbertson (Institute for Governance & Sustainable Development) & David Hunter (American University, Washington College of Law): Emerging Standards for Sustainable Finance of the Energy Sector

Sustainable Development Law and Policy