Application for Membership of the IUCN Academy of Environmental Law

The IUCN Academy of Environmental Law is a consortium of universities and equivalent bodies with a substantial engagement in the teaching of and research in environmental law. The programme of the Academy encompasses three broad aims: a) Collaborative and inter-disciplinary research on the operation and development of environmental law. b) Conference and publication activities designed to stimulate the exchange and dissemination of environmental law research. c) Capacity-building in teaching and research for academic teachers and researchers on issues of environmental law and policy, with special attention to developing countries and to economies in transition. The Academy was launched at a major colloquium at Shanghai Jiaotong University in 2003. Since then it has held three other colloquia, in Nairobi (2004), Sydney (2005) and White Plains, New York (2006). The next colloquium will be held in Brazil between May 31 and June 5 2007. The details of the Brazil Colloquium can be found on the Academy’s website:http://www.iucnael.org/67 General information on the Academy can be found athttp://www.iucnael.org. Application for Membership The criteria for institutional membership are attached to this letter, together with a copy of the application form. The level of annual membership fees set for your region is set out on the attached application form. We invite you to examine the attached criteria and consider applying for membership of the Academy on behalf of your institution. Election of the Academy’s Governing Council We also wish to inform you about the election of a new Governing Council of the Academy. As you may know, the current Governing Council was appointed by the Steering Committee of the Commission on Environmental Law at its meeting in Bangkok in late 2004. The Academy Secretariat is now making arrangements for an election to be held in the first half of 2007, with a view to ensuring the first elected Council is in place in time for the 2007 Colloquium in Brazil. Only representatives of current member institutions can participate in the nomination and voting processes for the Governing Council. In order for your institution to be involved in the election, you will therefore need to arrange for your application to be completed expeditiously. If you have any queries in relation to membership or the Governing Council election, please do not hesitate to contact us. We look forward to hearing from you. With best wishes, Jamie Benidickson Ben Boer Co-Director Co-Director Phone: 1-613-562-5800, ext. 3287 Phone : + 1-613-562-5800, ext. 3653 E-mail:jamiebenidickson@uottawa.ca E-mailbboer@uottawa.ca 2 IUCN ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAW Institutional Membership criteria Institutional membership can be applied for either by a University environmental law centre or an equivalent group, where established. Where no such centre or group exists, the law school, faculty or department, l, or which employs the professor(s) teaching in Environmental Law can apply. The following criteria will be taken into consideration for determining applications for institutional membership: 1. The university shall have one or more professors of law* specialized in the teaching of one or more environmental law subjects, as regularly appointed members of their law department, school, or faculty; 2. The university shall teach, on a regular basis, at least two of the following subjects: Environmental Law of the State where the university is situated, Comparative Environmental Law, International Environmental Law, and an advanced topic in environmental law; 3. The university shall have one or more professors with a record of publishing an environmental law journal or articles and books on environmental law; 4. The university shall commit to supporting participation of one or more of its environmental law professors in collaborative research and the capacity-building work of the Academy. *Please note that the term “professor of law” is used here in its North American sense, encompassing Lecturers, Senior Lecturers, Assistant Professors, Associate Professors and Full Professors. 3 IUCN ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAW Application for Institutional Membership for institutions to become Members of the IUCN ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAW Name, Affiliation of Postal Address and Contact Information of Institutional Applicant: Environmental Law Centre or group (where established) Faculty (or equivalent) University Name of institutional representative Street and number City State (Province) / Country Postcode Telephone number or mobile number of institutional Fax number representative E-mail of institutional representative Environmental Law or Faculty Website 4 Institutional Description The following information will be used by the Academy’s Governing Council for assessing your application. Please attach additional pages as needed. Names of full-time faculty members who teach environmental law: Names of part-time faculty members who teach environmental law: Titles of subjects in environmental law taught annually – please indicate whether undergraduate or postgraduate courses: Titles of other subjects in environmental law taught other than annually, with date last taught: Titles of any journals in environmental law published by your institution or edited by a faculty member: 5 IUCN Academy Institutional Membership Dues for March 2007– February 2008: Required for all Institutional Members of the IUCN Academy of Environmental Law; please indicate the category of your membership. .. High-Income Economies: 400 Euros per year .. Upper-Middle-Income Economies: 300 Euros per year .. Lower-Middle-Income Economies: 200 Euros per year .. Low-Income Economies: 50 Euros per year *Note: The annual membership fee for Member institutions is based on the 2006 World Bank’s classification of economies. The classification of region applies if your country is not listed individually. If there is any doubt about the classification of your country please consult: http://siteresources.worldbank.org/DATASTATISTICS/Resources/CLASS.XLS High-Income Economies: Australia, Brunei, Canada, Gulf States, Iceland, Israel, Japan, New Zealand, , Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, United States of America, Western Europe Upper-Middle-Income Economies: Costa Rica, Eastern Europe, Iran, Malaysia, Mexico, Philippines, Slovenia, South Africa, Turkey Lower-Middle-Income Economies: Brazil, China (Please note fees for China: Eastern China 200 Euros, Central China 100 Euros. Western China 50 Euros) Croatia, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Meso America, Mongolia, Nigeria, North Africa, Russian Federation, Serbia, South America, Sri Lanka, Syria, Thailand, Low-Income Economies: Bangladesh, Bosnia, Cambodia, Caribbean, Central and Southern Africa, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Pakistan, South Pacific, Vietnam A payment form will be sent when your institution’s application is accepted by the IUCN Academy of Environmental Law Please note that the date that membership commences is when payment of the required fees is received.