Ben Boer教授做客夏威夷大学法学院

Prof. Ben Boer visits the School of Law, University of Hawaii

On August 30, the William S. Richardson School of Law had the pleasure of presenting Ben Boer, Deputy Chair of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World Commission on Environmental Law (WCEL), as its featured speaker.

Prof. Ben Boer’s lecture was the first in a series of “IUCN at UH Law” events, aiming to bring the magic of the 2016 IUCN Congress to the Law School. The theme of this initial presentation centered around the 2016 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Environmental Rule of Law. Prof. Ben Boer proposed integrating the SDGs into a legal framework that will enhance environmental protection and achieve environmental enforcement on a global scale. He introduced the World Declaration on Environmental Rule of Law proposed at the first World Environmental Law Congress in Rio de Janeiro at the end of April. Prof. Ben Boer then explained the importance of this declaration as “extending the procedural and substantive principles and protections enshrined in the rule of law, to environmental policy.

Prof. Ben Boer proceeded to discuss the recent expansion of Environmental Courts globally, particularly the rapid increase in environmental courts in China. He strongly encouraged young lawyers and professionals to assume the responsibility of leading environmental conservation efforts now and for the future.