2016 INDIA-HAWAIʻI LAW SYMPOSIUM:
ENVIRONMENTAL RULE OF LAW, ENVIRONMENTAL COURTS, CLIMATE, AND CONSTITUTIONS
We are truly honored to have had this very high level delegation of guests visit our Law School, all part of our growing collaboration with Jindal Global Law School, the National Green Tribunal of India, and the India Judiciary — and our wonderful Hawaii Supreme Court, which is hosting four Jindal law students as externs this summer as well as this delegation in partnership with Richardson.
In addition, we are honored to have had members of our Hawaii Supreme Court, our Dean and ELP Faculty, and special guests from the University of Denver and Widener Law Schools join us to speak at the Symposium.
The Symposium was open to the public and recorded on ʻŌlelo. We also be enjoyed lunch with a performance by our Law School Halau and the Subpoena band — and celebrated the one-year anniversary of Hawaii’s Environmental Court!
This exciting opportunity was an all-day Symposium focusing on the environmental rule of law, the climate crisis, environmental courts, and constitutions and the environment.
With Distinguished Guests from the Government of India
The Honorable Mr. Chief Justice T.S. Thakur, Supreme Court of India
The Honorable Mr. Justice A.K. Sikri, Supreme Court of India
The Honorable Mr. Justice Swatanter Kumar, Presiding Chairperson, National Green Tribunal of India
Mr. O.P. Nagpal, Deputy Registrar-cum-PPS to Chief Justice Thakur
And Distinguished Guests from the Consulate General, San Francisco
Mr. Ambassador Venkatesan Ashok, Consul General
Mr. Rajendra Kumar, Consul-PPS to Ambassador Ashok
And Distinguished Guests:
Vice-Chancellor & Dean Raj Kumar, O.P. Jindal University & Jindal Global Law School, Sonipat, India
Mrs. Pratibha Jain, Esq., Delhi, India
Joined by Hawaiʻi Jurists, Hawai’i Government Leaders, and University of Hawai’i, Law School & U.S. Colleagues
Sponsored by
Hawaiʻi State Bar Association, Environment, Energy, and Resources Section
Hawaiʻi State Bar Association, International Law Section
Below are materials and information on the India-Hawaii Symposium (Thursday, June 16, 2016, at the William S. Richardson School of Law). We have provided various links to powerpoints, video lectures, and other documents for your reference.
India-Hawaii Symposium
June 16, 2016
MATERIALS
1. Program
3. Other Materials
c. BBC News Article – India’s Dying Mother (May 2016)
d. Ka Leo O Hawaii Article – UH Manoa Richardson School of Law to hold binational environment symposium
e. Civil Beat Article – Chief Justice: Hawaii Environmental Court ‘Very Successful’ in First Year
4. Background Articles Environmental & Cultural Laws
a. Andrew C. Mergen, An Environmental Court for Hawai`i – Will Other States Follow?, 47 No. 3 ABA Trends 4 (2016).
b. Domenico Amirante, Environmental Courts in Comparative Perspective: Preliminary Reflections on the National Green Tribunal of India, 29 Pace Envtl. L. Rev. 441 (2012).
c. Erin Daly, Robinson Township v. Pennsylvania: A Model for Environmental Constitutionalism, 21 Widener L. Rev. 151 (2015).
d. Hon. Michael D. Wilson, The Hawaii Environmental Court: A New Judicial Tool to Enforce Hawaii’s Environmental Laws, 19-AUG Haw. B.J. 4 (2015).
e. J. Michael Angstadt, Securing Access to Justice Through Environmental Courts and Tribunals: A Case in Diversity, 17 Vt. J. Envtl. L. 345 (2016).
f. James R. May, Symposium on Global Environmental Constitutionalism: An Introduction and Overview, 21 Widener L. Rev. 139 (2015).
g. Kenneth J. Markowitz, The Importance of the Judiciary in Environmental Compliance and Enforcement, 29 Pace Envtl. L. Rev. 538 (2012).
5. Justice Sikri Materials
a. Climate Change: Human Rights Perspective (Report, Powerpoint)
b. Human Dignity as a Constitutional Value (Report, Powerpoint)
6. Presentations
a. Introduction to Hawaii Constitution & India Supreme Court
b. Justice Wilson, Hawaii’s Environmental Court: New Global Model for Environmental Rule of Law
c. Sherry P. Broder, Recent Significant Environmental Decisions by International Tribunals
d. John R. Foster, The New ASSET Law: Changing Behavior of Criminal Defendants in Environmental District Court Case
e. Circuit Court, Environmental Court
f. District Court, Environmental Court
g. David Sakoda, Civil Resource Violations System Roll-Out: Diverting Low-Impact Natural Resources Cases from the Judicial System