Environmental law covers many areas or practice, including air, water and sea pollution, responsible land use, endangered species, and social justice. Here are four Miami Law alumni who are making a difference in their fields.
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Failing air conditioner units, cracked foundations, and mold-filled walls are a few issues afflicting households in Miami-Dade County. And as the climate crisis continues to...
Kenya Rothstein, J.D. '21
A research paper written by Kenya Rothstein, J.D. ’21, when she was a Miami Law student in Professor Ileana Porras’ climate change law and policy course, was...
Environmental law is an area of strength for the law school, and all month, the law school along with the broader university community are engaging in events and advocacy to raise awareness of the urgency of addressing climate...
Since its founding over a decade ago, the International Moot Court Program has represented Miami Law in competitions worldwide, spanning areas of law as diverse as human rights, commercial arbitration, and international criminal law...
Due to continuing emissions of heat-trapping gases, the Earth’s climate is warming at an unprecedented rate, leading to widespread, severe impacts for societies, economies, and ecosystems. As is always the case, marginalized...
Miami Law students Samantha Cristol, Jordan Maun, and Nteboheng Mokuena
After working hard all semester, Miami Law students Samantha Cristol, Jordan Maun, and Nteboheng Mokuena took home first...
(Artwork created by Catherine Villalonga with (F)empower)
A University of Miami team was awarded a social justice grant from the University of Miami Laboratory for Integrative Knowledge (U-LINK) to...
Ashley Vazquez, 3L (photo by Joshua Prezant)
Ashley Vazquez has always been fiercely driven and unfailingly empathetic. She has logged a young lifetime working with homeless women in Los Angeles'...
Professor Jessica Owley
Professor Jessica Owley, faculty director of Miami Law's Environmental Law Program, participated in the fifth meeting of the Environmental Law Collaborative in Colorado...