Making Climate Lawyers: Climate Change in American Law Schools, 1985-2020

by Kimberly K. Smith

Book Overview

Why did it take so long for American law schools to start teaching about climate change? Although most environmental law professors were aware of climate change by 1990, it took nearly fifteen years for them to incorporate the topic into their curriculum. In her innovative new work, Kimberly K. Smith explores how American environmental law professors have addressed climate change, identifying the barriers they faced, how they overcame them, and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0700636390
• ISBN13: 9780700636396
• Release Date: April 2024
• Publisher: University Press of Kansas
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"