The Environment, Science & Technology issue area examines the intersections between international law and a wide array of contemporary issues involving scientific advancement and technological developments such as internet governance, cyber security, privacy and data encryption, and the protection of intellectual property rights. This program area also includes global environmental issues and challenges involving the Law of the Sea, climate change, and natural disasters.
Publications
- International Law Commission Adopts Draft Articles of a Transboundary Aquifers Convention By Kerstin Mechlem, ASIL Insights, August 27, 2008.
- The Bali Climate Change Conference By Elizabeth Burleson, ASIL Insights, March 18, 2008.
- Canadian-made Drugs for Rwanda: The First Application of the WTO Waiver on Patents and Medicines By Holger P. Hestermeyer, ASIL Insights, December 10, 2007.
- Indonesia's Decision to Withhold Influenza Virus Samples from the World Health Organization: Implications for International Law, David P. Fidler, ASIL Insights, February 27, 2007.
- Argentina-Uruguay Environmental Border Dispute Before the World Court By Pieter H.F. Bekker, ASIL Insights, May 16, 2006.
- Eleventh Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change/First Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol By Kevin R. Gray, ASIL Insights, April 3, 2006.
- The Continuing Global Spread of Avian Influenza A (H5N1) and Its Implications for International Law By David P. Fidler, ASIL Insights, November 7, 2005
Events, Seminars, Conferences
- Climate Change and Trade: WTO Rules and Jurisprudence on Process and Production Methods (April 09, 2008)
- How Will Climate Change and Conflict Impact Each Other (November 28, 2007)
- Private Sector Food Standards: A Roundtable Discussion (November 13, 2007)
- The World Food Law Symposium: Food Standards and The Global Food Trade (October 16, 2007)
- The Role of Standards in the Global Food Trade (September 24, 2007)
- Significant Developments Regarding the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (June 26, 2007)
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