All posts tagged: climate change

The Biden Pivot

The Institute for International Law and Public Policy presents “The Biden Pivot” | Student Commentary

On April 8, 2021, The Institute for International Law and Public Policy presented “The Biden Pivot,” a panel of experts who discussed where, and how, the Biden Administration will reverse course on international policies set by the previous administration. Panelists included Duncan B. Hollis, Laura H. Carnell Professor of Law; J. Benton Heath, Assistant Professor of Law; Amy Sinden, Professor of Law; Jaya Ramji-Nogales, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and I. Herman Stern Research Professor. The panel was moderated by Margaret M. deGuzman, James E. Beasley Professor of Law and Co-Director of the Institute for International Law and Public Policy.  Temple Law continues to step up and offer really amazing events on international law and policy. Throughout this year, the Institute for International Law and Public Policy and the student-led International Law Society has continually hosted meaningful discussions that allow students such as myself to engage with Temple Law’s international faculty. As an aspiring international lawyer, the access I’ve been given to these world-renowned scholars has been incredible. I regularly talk with Professor Heath after …

Looking Ahead at Climate Change and Federal Policy

It has been a rough six months for climate change advocates. The policy changes from former President Obama to the new Trump Administration have been like night and day. In an effort to help digest these changes, Temple Law School’s Sheller Center for Social Justice hosted its fourth lecture in a series titled Making Sense of the Legal Headlines, focusing this time on Climate Change and Federal Policy. Temple Law Professor Amy Sinden facilitated the lecture, with assistance from third year law student Alec Zucker. Professor Sinden and Mr. Zucker did an excellent job at summarizing the major concerns associated with the current climate change crisis while bringing the audience up to speed regarding recent policy changes from our nation’s capital. With regard to the climate crisis, the bad news is that global temperatures are continuing to rise in the aggregate (2016 was the hottest year globally on record), and the change goes beyond warming. It includes both more extreme and more unpredictable weather patterns—droughts, floods, snow storms, heat waves, wildfires and so on. As …