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John H. Knox
Henry C. Lauerman Professor of International Law
John Knox is an internationally recognized expert on human rights law and international environmental law. From 2012 to 2015, he served as the first United Nations Independent Expert, and from 2015 to 2018, as its first Special Rapporteur, on the issue of human rights obligations relating to the enjoyment of a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment. In that role, he submitted a series of reports to the UN Human Rights Council on the application of human rights law to environmental issues, including climate change and the conservation of biological diversity. In 2018, he concluded his mandate by presenting Framework Principles on Human Rights and …
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John Knox is an internationally recognized expert on human rights law and international environmental law. From 2012 to 2015, he served as the first United Nations Independent Expert, and from 2015 to 2018, as its first Special Rapporteur, on the issue of human rights obligations relating to the enjoyment of a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment. In that role, he submitted a series of reports to the UN Human Rights Council on the application of human rights law to environmental issues, including climate change and the conservation of biological diversity. In 2018, he concluded his mandate by presenting Framework Principles on Human Rights and the Environment to the United Nations, and by calling upon the UN General Assembly to recognize the human right to a healthy and sustainable environment.
His recent scholarship has focused on issues arising at the intersection of human rights and environmental protection. In 2018, he published a co-edited volume of essays on the human right to a healthy environment, and he is currently writing a book on the evolution of environmental rights in international law. In 2003, he was awarded the Francis Deák Prize, established by the American Society of International Law to honor a younger author who has made a "meritorious contribution to international legal scholarship." For four years, until 2005, he chaired a national advisory committee to EPA on the North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation, the first regional environmental organization in North America, and from 2008 to 2012, he was of counsel to the Center for International Environmental Law. He is currently on the board of the Universal Rights Group, a human rights institution in Geneva, and of Wake Forest University's Center for Energy, Environment and Sustainability.
After graduating from Stanford Law School in 1987 and clerking for Judge Joseph T. Sneed of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco, John served as an attorney-adviser at the Department of State from 1988 to 1994. He spent four years in private practice in Austin, Texas and taught at Penn State for eight years before joining Wake Forest in 2006. He is married to Julie Winterich, a professor of sociology at Guilford College, and they have three daughters.
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Education
JD,
Stanford Law School
, 1987
BA in Economics and English,
magna cum laude,
Rice University
, 1984
Courses
LAW 150
Property
LAW 501
International Law
LAW 592
International Human Rights
LAW 656
International Environmental Law
Publications
Books
The Human Right To A Healthy Environment (Cambridge University Press 2018).
Reclaiming Global Environmental Leadership: Why the United States Should Ratify Ten Pending Environmental Treaties (Center for Progressive Reform 2012).
Greening NAFTA: The North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation (Stanford University Press 2003).
Book Chapters
Human Rights, in OXFORD HANDBOOK OF INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW, Lavanya Rajamani and Jacqueline Peel eds. (2021).
The Paris Agreement as a Human Rights Treaty, in HUMAN RIGHTS AND 21ST CENTURY CHALLENGES (2020).
The United Nations Mandate on Human Rights and the Environment, in ENCYCLOPEDIA OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE ENVIRONMENT (2019).
Human Rights Principles and Climate Change, in Oxford Handbook of International Climate Change Law (Cinnamon Carlarne et al., eds. 2016).
Environmental Disasters and Human Rights, in The Role of International Environmental Law in Reducing Disaster Risk (Jacqueline Peel & David Fisher eds. 2016).
The Paris Agreement as a Human Rights Treaty, in Human Rights in the 21st Century (Dominic Roser 2018).
International Environmental Law in North America, in International Environmental Law: The Practitioner's Guide to the Laws of the Planet (Grosko & Martella eds. 2014).
Climate Change as a Threat to Human Rights, in Oxford Handbook on Climate Change Law.
International Environmental Agreements in North America, in .
North American Free Trade Agreement, in Berkshire Encyclopedia of Sustainability (2012).
The Ruggie Rules: Applying Human Rights Law to Corporations, in The UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (Radu Mares 2011).
Diagonal Environmental Rights, in Universal Human Rights and Extraterritorial Obligations (Sigrud Skogly and Mark Gibney 2010).
The Flawed Trail Smelter Procedure, in Transboundary Harms in International Law: Lessons from the Trail Smelter Arbitration (2006).
The International Law of Biodiversity, in Biodiversity: Addressing a Global Issue Locally (2005).
Articles
Dismantling the Fortress: Reforming International Conservation, Harvard Environmental Law Review (2025) forthcoming.
Environmental Justice as Environmental Human Rights, 55 157 (2024)., 55 VANDERBILT JOURNAL OF TRANSNATIONAL LAW 127 (2024).
Introduction to Symposium on the Human Right to a Healthy Environment, 117 AJIL UNBOUND 162 (2023).
A Law Professor in Full, tribute to David Markell, 36 JOURNAL OF LAND USE AND ENVIRONMENTAL LAW 213 (2021).
Introduction to Symposium on Climate Litigation in the Global South, 114 AJIL UNBOUND 35 (2020).
Constructing the Human Right to a Healthy Environment, 16 ANNUAL REVIEW OF LAW AND SOCIAL SCIENCE 79 (2020).
The Global Pact for the Environment: At the Crossroads of Human Rights and the Environment, 28 REVIEW OF EUROPEAN, COMPARATIVE AND INT'L ENVIRONMENTAL LAW 40 (2019).
Bringing Human Rights to Bear on Climate Change, 93 CLIMATE LAW 165 (2019).
The Past, Present, and Future of Human Rights and the Environment, 53 WAKE FOREST LAW REVIEW 649 (2018).
The United States, Environmental Agreements, and the Political Question Doctrine, 40 North Carolina Journal of International Law and Commercial Regulation 933 (2015).
Human Rights, Environmental Protection, and the Sustainable Development Goals
, 24 Washington International Law Journal 517 (2015).
Climate Ethics and Human Rights, 5 Journal of Human Rights and the Environment 22 (2014).
Review of Burns H. Weston & David Bollier, Green Governance: Ecological Survival, Human Rights, and the Law of the Commons, 108 American Journal of International Law 131 (2014).
Fixing the CEC Submissions Procedure,.
Evaluating Citizen Petition Procedures: Lessons from an Analysis of the NAFTA Environmental Commission, 47 Texas International Law Journal 505 (2012).
The Human Rights Council Endorses "Guiding Principles" for Corporations
, 15 ASIL Insights 21 (2011).
NAFTA Environmental Institutions, Trends/ABA Section of Environment, Energy and Resources (2011).
The Unpredictable Presumption Against Extraterritoriality, 40 Southwestern Law Review 635 (2011).
A Presumption Against Extrajurisdictionality, 104 American Journal of International Law 351 (2010).
Neglected Lessons of the NAFTA Environmental Regime, 45 Wake Forest Law Review 391 (2010).
Climate Change and Human Rights Law, 50 Virginia Journal of International Law 163 (2009).
Linking Human Rights and Climate Change at the United Nations, 33 Harvard Environmental Law Review 477 (2009).
The Boundary Waters Treaty: Still Ahead of Its Time, 55 Wayne Law Review (2009).
Horizontal Human Rights Law
, 102 American Journal of International Law 1 (2008).
The Boundary Waters Treaty: Ahead of Its Time, and Ours, 54 Wayne Law Review 1591 (2008).
Review of Gary Hufbauer & Jeffrey Schott, NAFTA Revisited, Global Law Books (2007).
Natural Resources Defense Council v. EPA
, 101 American Journal of International Law (2007).
The 2005 Activity of the NAFTA Tribunals
, 100 American Journal of International Law 429 (2006).
The Judicial Resolution of Conflicts Between Trade and the Environment
, 28 Harvard Environmental Law Review 1 (2004).
The International Legal Framework for Addressing Climate Change, 12 Penn State Environmental Law Review 135 (2004).
Separated at Birth: The North American Agreements on Labor and the Environment
, 26 Loyola International and Comparative Law Review 359 (2004).
The North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation and Transboundary Pollution
, 34 Environmental Law Reporter 10142 (2004).
Assessing the Candidates for a Global Treaty on Transboundary Environmental Impact Assessment, 12 NYU Environmental Law Journal 153 (2003).
The Myth and Reality of Transboundary Environmental Impact Assessment
, 96 American Journal of International Law 291 (2002).
Federal, State, and Provincial Interplay Regarding Cross-Border Environmental Pollution
, 27 Canada-United States Law Journal 199 (2001).
A New Approach to Compliance with International Environmental Law: the Submissions Procedure of the NAFTA Environmental Commission
, 28 Ecology Law Quarterly 1 (2001).
U.S.-Mexico Border Issues, 46 Texas Practice: Environmental Law 127 (1997).
The Case of the Missing Paradigm. Review of Samuel Huntington, The Clash of Civilizations, 32 Texas International Law Journal 355 (1997).
Other
OPINION: To conserve nature, protect human rights
, Thomson Reuters Foundation News (June 30, 2021).
Launch of Report entitled #TheTimeIsNow: The Case for Universal Recognition of the Right to a Safe, Clean, Healthy and Sustainable Environment
(February 23, 2021).
Report of the Special Rapporteur: Framework Principles on Human Rights and the Environment, U.N. Doc. A/HRC/37/59 (January 24, 2018).
Report of the Special Rapporteur: Children's Rights and the Environment, U.N. Doc. A/HRC/37/58 (January 24, 2018).
Report of the Special Rapporteur - Mission to Madagascar, U.N. Doc. A/HRC/34/49/Add.1 (April 26, 2017).
Report of the Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment: Biodiversity and Human Rights, U.N. Doc. A/HRC/34/49 (January 19, 2017).
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Issue of Human Rights Obligations Relating to the Enjoyment of a Safe, Clean, Healthy and Sustainable Environment: Climate Change, U.N. Doc. A/HRC/31/52 (February 1, 2016).
The Human Right to a Healthy Environment.
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Issue of Human Rights Obligations Relating to the Enjoyment of a Safe, Clean, Healthy and Sustainable Environment: Methods of Implementation, U.N. Doc. A/HRC/31/15 (December 28, 2015).
Report of the Independent Expert on the Issue of Human Rights Obligations Relating to the Enjoyment of a Safe, Clean, Healthy and Sustainable Environment: Mission to France, U.N. Doc. A/HRC/28/61/Add.1 (March 6, 2015).
Report of the Independent Expert on the Issue of Human Rights Obligations Relating to the Enjoyment of a Safe, Clean, Healthy and Sustainable Environment: Compilation of Good Practices, U.N. Doc. A/HRC/28/61 (February 3, 2015).
Report of the Independent Expert on the Issue of Human Rights Obligations Relating to the Enjoyment of a Safe, Clean, Healthy and Sustainable Environment: Mission to Costa Rica, U.N. Doc. A/HRC/25/53/Add.1 (March 21, 2014).
Mapping Report on Human Rights and the Environment, U.N. Doc. A/HRC/25/53 (December 30, 2013).
Preliminary Report of the Independent Expert on Human Rights and the Environment, U.N. Doc. A/HRC/22/43 (December 24, 2012).
Citizen Suits in International Environmental Law: The North American Experience, in Making Law Work: Environmental Compliance and Sustainable Development (January 2002).
Presentations
The Interdependence of Human Rights and the Environment
UN Environment, February 26, 2018
several side events
UN Environment, December 4, 2017
Human Rights and the Environment
Biosfera, La Salle University, November 9, 2017
Protection of Environmental Defenders
Universal Rights Group, myself, November 8, 2017
Rights of Access to Information, Participation and Remedy
Senate of Mexico, November 6, 2017
Human Rights and Biological Diversity: Obligations of States
Centro Mexicano de Derecho Ambiental, November 6, 2017
Biodiversity and Human Rights
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, October 20, 2017
The UN Mandate on Human Rights and the Environment
Swedish International Development Agency, October 19, 2017
Human Rights and the Environment
Mongolian National Human Rights Commission, September 20, 2017
Global Threats to Environmental Human Rights Defenders
Linacre College, Oxford University, June 20, 2017
The International Framework: The Relationship of Human Rights and the Environment
UN Environment, May 20, 2017
The UN Mandate on Human Rights and the Environment
University of Sao Paolo, May 19, 2017
Human Rights and Climate Change
World Bank, May 4, 2017
Presentation to Human Rights Council
Human Rights Council, March 8, 2017
Biodiversity Conservation and Human Rights
Graduate Institute, March 7, 2017
Climate Change and Human Rights
Lewis & Clark Law School, January 30, 2017
The Human Rights Basis for the Environmental Pillar of Sustainable Development
United Nations, December 12, 2013
Access Rights as Human Rights
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, October 31, 2013
How far has the right to a healthy and sustainable environment been recognized?
University of Geneva, October 29, 2013
Climate Litigation in International Courts
King's College London, October 25, 2013
Introduction and Overview
United Nations, October 24, 2013
Human Rights and the Environment: Carrying the Conversation Forward
Asia-Europe Foundation, October 21, 2013
Climate Change Justice and Human Rights
International Bar Association, October 9, 2013
The UN Mandate on human rights and the environment
Harvard Human Rights Law Clinic, October 9, 2013
Introduction and Overview
United Nations, July 26, 2013
The UN Mandate on human rights and the environment
University of Vienna, June 27, 2013
Introduction and Overview
United Nations, June 21, 2013
The UN Mandate on human rights and the environment
Yale University, April 27, 2013
Outstanding Issues in Human Rights and the Environment
Government of Switzerland, March 7, 2013
The Relationship of Human Rights and the Environment
United Nations, March 6, 2013
Introduction and Overview
United Nations, February 22, 2013
The Role of Human Rights in the Follow-up to Rio+20
UN Environment Programme, February 18, 2013
The Evolution of Environmental Rights
U.S. Department of State, December 13, 2012
Human Rights Obligations
December 8, 2012
The HR Council Decision to Appoint an Independent Expert on Human Rights and the Environment
UN Human Rights Council, October 19, 2012
Agenda for the Mandate of the Independent Expert on Human Rights and the Environment
Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, September 13, 2012
Forging Stronger Cooperation Between Human Rights and Climate Change Communities: Assessing the Impacts of Climate Change on Human Rights
UN Human Rights Council, February 24, 2012
Strengths and Weaknesses of the UN Guiding Principles
Kenan Institute for Ethics, Duke University, December 12, 2011
Transboundary Environmental Impact Assessment in North America
Environmental Protection Agency, October 20, 2011
Environmental Rights in International Law
University of Idaho College of Law, April 27, 2011
Greening Human Rights Law
University of Michigan School of Law, February 21, 2011
The Unpredictable Presumption Against Extraterritoriality
Southwestern Law School, November 14, 2010
An Introduction to Climate Change and Human Rights
American Association for the Advancement of Science, July 27, 2010
International Environmental Justice
American Society of International Law, March 27, 2010
Climate Change Refugees
University of Georgia School of Law, February 12, 2010
Direct Corporate Responsibility for Human Rights Violations
Cambridge University, Lauterpacht Centre, December 16, 2009
Practical considerations in linking HR and the Envt.
UN Environment Programme, November 30, 2009
Climate Change and Human Rights
Vanderbilt Law School, November 1, 2009
Unlearned Lessons of the NAFTA Environmental Regime
Wake Forest Law Review, October 1, 2009
Challenges Climate Change Poses to Human Rights System
UN Human Rights Council, June 1, 2009
Climate Change and Human Rights
University of Washington, May 1, 2009
Climate Change and Human Rights
Wake Forest School of Law, March 1, 2009
The Human Rights Council Considers Climate Change
Harvard Law School, March 1, 2009
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Media
Should the UN establish a right to a healthy environment? ABA urges US to vote yes
ABA Journal, March 29, 2022
Bipartisan Bill Aims To Stamp Out Human Rights Abuses At Conservation Projects
Buzzfeed News, March 10, 2022
WWF accused of deceit, cover-ups and dishonesty in US Congressional Committee hearing
Deep Green Resistance News Service, November 5, 2021
Murder, Rape, and Torture: Fortress Conservation on Trial
CounterPunch, November 5, 2021
WWF distances itself from rights abuses at U.S. congressional hearing
Mongabay, November 2, 2021
UN Environment Rights Bolster Case for Global Climate Litigation
Bloomberg Law, October 19, 2021
The WWF's Poaching War Is Killing Innocent People | System Error
VICE News, June 21, 2021
A healthy environment as a human right
Knowable Magazine, April 20, 2021
The Life and Death of a Pioneering Environmental Justice Lawyer
DeSmog, April 7, 2021
Report clears WWF of complicity in violent abuses by conservation rangers
The Guardian, November 25, 2020
Just Ask The Question
Spotify - Brian Karem's Podcast, October 6, 2020
Re-connecting with Nature
The Financial Express, June 16, 2017
Quoted in UN: Brazil Backsliding On Indigenous Rights, Environmental Protection by Joe Sandler Clarke
MintPress News, June 14, 2017
Mindful Policing: The Future of Force
Mindful, June 14, 2017
Quoted in "Connect with nature, before it is too late" – UN expert urges all governments to save biodiversity
United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner, June 5, 2017
Quoted in Re-Connect with Nature Now… Before It Is Too Late! by Baher Kamal
Peace, Earth & Justice News, June 5, 2017
Quoted in What Will Happen to Wildlife in the Trump Era? by Meredith Thompson
The Humanist, April 24, 2017
Interview, The Greatest Threat Our Species Has Ever Faced
Thought Economics, April 11, 2017
Quoted in Citing Uruguay's 'inspiring' record on environment, UN expert says country must do more
UN News Centre, April 2, 2017
Quoted in U.N. Expert: Biodiversity Is Essential To Human Rights by Chris D'Angelo
One News Page, March 17, 2017
Cited in Human Rights Council hears presentation of thematic reports by the secretary-general and by the High Commissioner and his Office
United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner, March 9, 2017
Cited in Viet Nam: UN experts urge Government to release blogger 'Mother Mushroom'
UN News Centre, March 8, 2017
Geneva Press Briefing: OSE Syria, UNHCR, IOM, OCHA, WFP, WHO, HRC
UN Web TV, March 7, 2017
Cited in UN rights experts urge global governments to protect rare plants and animals by Akira Tomlinson
Jurist, March 1, 2017
Quoted in United Nations demands protection for Mombasa activists by Philip Mwakio
Standard Digital, February 27, 2017
Quoted in Law Professors Discuss Trump's Environmental Policy by Lily Walter
Old Gold & Black, January 20, 2017
Quoted in U.N. Expert: Biodiversity Is Essential To Human Rights by Chris D'Angelo
Politics Informer, 2017
UN rights expert calls on countries to comply with laws that protect environment defenders
India Blooms, December 9, 2016
Another 'Angry Granny' on Climate Justice
Harvard Law Today, November 18, 2016
UN experts back call to halt pipeline construction in North Dakota, citing rights abuses of protestors
UN News Centre, November 15, 2016
How a president Trump could scuttle US role in climate accord
Christian Science Monitor, October 27, 2016
Examining the U.N.'s Record on Urgent Global Challenges
The New York Times, September 19, 2016
Why Latin American Environmentalists Are an Endangered Species
Alternet, August 14, 2016
In Latin America, environmentalists are an endangered species
Mongabay, August 11, 2016
Murders of Activists Defending Safe Water and Environment Rise Sharply
Circle of Blue, July 13, 2016
Protecting those who work to defend the environment is a human rights issue
The Guardian, June 5, 2016
Businesses Must Respect Human Rights for a Fair Transition to a Renewable Future
Triple Pundit, June 2, 2016
"A deadly undertaking" – UN experts urge all Governments to protect environmental rights defenders
United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner, June 2, 2016
Climate negotiators focus on carbon credits, underplay human rights
Mongabay, May 23, 2016
Dispatches: Protecting the Climate, Protecting Human Rights
Human Rights Watch, May 17, 2016
Dispatches: Protecting the Climate, Protecting Human Rights
ReliefWeb, May 16, 2016
Teamsters, Community Protest Republic Services Over Toxic Landfills
PR Newswire, May 9, 2016
Paris climate deal falls short, U.N. expert says
UPI, April 21, 2016
For Latin American environmentalists, death is a constant companion
The Washington Post, March 30, 2016
Teamsters Testify About Republic Services' Radioactive Landfill
Teamster, December 11, 2015
Paris climate deal must ensure respect for human rights: U.N.
Reuters, December 10, 2015
Wake Forest experts say Paris climate talks will lead to an agreement
Winston-Salem Journal, November 30, 2015
UN climate change summit could bring first progress in years
The Charlotte Observer, November 28, 2015
UN climate change summit could bring first progress in years
The News & Observer, November 28, 2015
Brazil Dam's Failure Flooded Region With Toxic Waste, U.N. Report Says
The Wall Street Journal, November 25, 2015
Professor John Knox participates in CEES event, 'Road Map to Paris,' about COP21 on Thursday, Nov. 19
cees.wfu.edu, November 4, 2015
Greening human rights
openDemocracy, July 14, 2015
At UN climate talks, Canada must acknowledge loss and damage
rabble.ca, June 12, 2015
Poorest states urge action on climate damage in Paris deal
Reuters, June 10, 2015
DAILY TCK: UN CLIMATE NEGOTIATIONS ENTER THEIR FINAL WEEK IN BONN
The Global Call for Climate Action, June 9, 2015
Environmental democracy: an essential right for the 21st century
Thomson Reuters Foundation News, May 21, 2015
Incremental increases in global warming can impact human rights
United Nations Radio, May 4, 2015
He's the U.N.'s go-to guy when environmental issues threaten human rights
Triad Business Journal, May 1, 2015
Limiting global warming to 2 degrees 'inadequate', scientists say
Reuters, May 1, 2015
Right of Access to Water of Rural Communities in Costa Rica
Human Rights Brief, March 23, 2015
Professor John Knox presents annual report to the Human Rights Council
srenvironment.org, March 10, 2015
Why Are So Many Environmental Activists Being Murdered?
Global Voices, February 10, 2015
The Slaughter of Innocents: Our Complicity in the Murder of Environmentalists
Global Warming is Real, January 8, 2015
Professor John Knox among WFU faculty attending international climate change conference in Peru from Dec. 1-12
www.scientificamerican.com, December 10, 2014
Lima marchers, experts want climate deal to respect rights
Reuters, December 10, 2014
Social injustice dogs two promising climate solutions
The Daily Climate, December 1, 2014
Professor John Knox to speak about his work for the United Nations on Thursday, Nov. 20
srenvironment.org, November 19, 2014
Why Big Data Missed the Early Warning Signs of Ebola
Foreign Policy, September 26, 2014
Conservative Media's "Off-The-Rails" Claim About A Climate Deal And The Constitution
Media Matters for America, August 28, 2014
States urged to fulfill obligations to environmental protection
United Nations Radio, June 4, 2014
Defending the environment: an increasingly deadly preoccupation
United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner, June 4, 2014
Vermont Law School offers free 'Hot Topics' lectures on environmental issues through July 31
VermontBiz, May 29, 2014
Indigenous Leaders Targeted in Battle to Protect Forests
Inter Press News Agency, April 9, 2014
Council holds interactive dialogue with Independent Experts on Human Rights and the Environment and on Foreign Debt
United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner, March 11, 2014
Minamata Convention on Mercury: UN experts call for a full global response to a global scourge
Press Release, October 11, 2013
On the Brink
The Mark News, August 5, 2013
With Arrests, Signs of Justice in Slaying of Costa Rican Turtle Guardian
New York Times - Dot Earth, August 2, 2013
La protección del ambiente es potestad del Estado
La Nacion, August 2, 2013
Costa Rica must defend its citizens and protected lands says UN expert
Tico Times, August 1, 2013
Experto de la ONU elogia el lazo entre derechos humanos y ambiente en Costa Rica
Fox News Latino, August 1, 2013
Independent Expert Concludes Visit to Costa Rica Mission
Press Statement, August 1, 2013
Costa Rica: UN expert to assess the linking of human rights with environmental protection
Press Release, July 24, 2013
United Nations Mandate on Human Rights and the Environment
Internet, May 15, 2013
"If we fail our environment, we fail to protect our human rights," warn UN experts on Earth Day
Press Release, April 22, 2013
Death of a Statute: The Kiobel Ruling
Center for Progressive Reform Blog, April 19, 2013
Kiobel Insta-Symposium: A Presumption Against Extrajurisdictionality Resurfaces
Opinio Juris blog, April 17, 2013
Justices back Royal Dutch Shell in landmark human rights case
E & E Greenwire, April 17, 2013
World Water Day
Press Release, March 22, 2013
Environment and human rights: the link is there, and so is the States' obligation to protect them – UN expert
Press Release, March 7, 2013
UN Independent Expert Releases First Report to the UN Human Rights Council
Press Release, March 1, 2013
Protecting the environment: "Not just about environmental harm, but rights – human rights"
Press Release, February 19, 2013
UN expert urges recognition of interdependency of environmental and human rights
Jurist, February 19, 2013
At UN forum, Ban calls on countries to invest in environmental policies to spur growth
UN News Centre, February 19, 2013
SUPREME COURT: Shell case highlights confluence of human rights and environment
Greenwire, September 24, 2012
Statement on Appointment of John Knox as UN Independent Expert on Human Rights and Environment
Center for International Environmental Law, July 6, 2012
Supreme Court Eyes Scope Of Controversial Alien Tort Statute
Forbes, March 23, 2012
Sinking Nations Are Pursuing Legal Options To Stave Off Destruction
Forbes, March 12, 2012
Supreme Court Orders Reargument in Alien Tort Statute Case
Legal Times, March 5, 2012
Response to article by Jacob Katz Cogan
Opinio Juris, July 12, 2011
Does the Radiation from Japan Violate International Law When It Crosses International Boundaries?
Center for Progressive Reform - Blog, March 22, 2011
Who Wanted Ecuador to Try the Biggest Environmental Case in History? That Would be the Defendant, Chevron
Center for Progressive Reform - Blog, February 18, 2011
Forum Shopper's Remorse
Corporate Counsel, April 2010
Maldives Debates on Climate Injustice at UN
Miadhu News, June 2009
Think ofyour children . . .
Grist.com, June 2009
Voices and Viewpoints
WFDD, March 2009
A human rights approach to tackling climate change
United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner, December 2008
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