International environmental law

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* Any views or opinions expressed in this report are those of the authors in their personal capacities and do not represent the views of their organizations, including the Department of State or the U.S. Government. This report is jointly submitted on behalf of the International Environmental Law Committee of the ABA Section on International Law (SIL) and the International Environmental and Resources Law Committee of the Section on Environment, Energy, and Resources Law (SEER) by Vice-Chairs and Co-Editors Andrew Schatz, Associate with DLA Piper LLP (US), and Sara Vinson, Environmental Claims Associate at ACE Group. Stephanie Altman, Attorney Advisor in the Office of General Counsel, International Law Section, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), contributed on marine environmental protection. Derek Campbell, Attorney-Advisor, Office of General Counsel, International Law Section, NOAA, contributed on marine conservation and trade and the environment. Lee A. DeHihns, III, Senior Counsel with Alston & Bird LLP, and Ann Powers, Associate Professor of Law at Pace University Law School contributed on sustainability. Joseph W. Dellapenna, Professor of Law at Villanova University Law School, authored the section on water resources. Royal Gardner, Professor of Law and Director, Institute for Biodiversity Law and Policy, Stetson University College of Law, contributed on the Ramsar Convention. David Gravallese, Attorney-Adviser in the Office of the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State, contributed on ozone. Richard A. Horsch, a Partner with White & Case LLP, contributed on hazardous waste developments. Finance-related developments are incorporated throughout and were contributed by David Hunter, Professor, and Erika Lennon, Coordinator of the Program on International and Comparative Environmental Law, at American University Washington College of Law. Erica Lyman, Clinical Professor of Law at Lewis & Clark Law School, contributed on wildlife and biological resources. Thomas Parker Redick, with Global Environmental Ethics Counsel, contributed on international regulation of biotechnology. Andrew Schatz contributed on climate change. R. Justin Smith, Assistant Chief, Law and Policy Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division, U.S. Department of Justice, contributed on international environmental litigation. 1. For developments during 2011, see Andrew Schatz et al., International Environmental Law, 46 INT’L LAW. 419 (2012). For developments during 2010, see David R. Downes et al., International Environmental Law, 45 INT’L. LAW. 409 (2011).