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CONDUIT FOR PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST: AN ANALYSIS OF THE RED SEA–DEAD SEA WATER CONVEYANCE PROJECT

By Sarah L. Fine This post is part of the Environmental Law Review Syndicate (ELRS). As the old saying goes, whiskey is for drinking—water is for fighting over. I. Introduction The mythic Dead Sea—the highly salinated, low-altitude lake of international interest and importance—is drying up.[1] Although the Jordan Rift Valley, where the Dead Sea is located,

Mar 22, 2018

Constitutions and the Environment: Comparative Approaches to Environmental Protection and the Struggle to Translate Rights into Enforcement

Kyle Burns* Kyle Burns is a 3L at the University of Virginia School of Law. This post is part of the Environmental Law Review Syndicate (ELRS).   Introduction Every nation around the world faces ecological hardships. Almost every nation has responded with a legal regime that attempts to ensure environmental protection. These environmental law schemes come

Nov 13, 2016

Adapting the Paris Agreement

Bonnie Smith Bonnie Smith is the Staff Editor at the Vermont Journal of Environmental Law. This post is part of the Environmental Law Review Syndicate. Introduction For the first time in the history of international climate negotiations, adaptation has its own article in a legal text. Even more striking is that loss and damage, historically

Towards a Middle Path: Loss & Damage in the 2015 Paris Agreement

Maryam Al-Dabbagh Maryam Al-Dabbagh is an L.L.M student in Environment & Energy Law at New York University School of Law and is the Graduate Editor of the NYU Environmental Law Journal. This post is part of the Environmental Law Review Syndicate. Introduction In the lead-up to the Paris talks, the issue of loss and damage