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Elizabeth Burleson

  • Professor Elizabeth Burleson has an LL.M. in International Law from the London School of Economics (LSE) and a J.D. from the University of Connecticut School of Law. She was a member of the UNICEF delegation to the Bali Climate Conference. She began participating in treaty negotiations at the United Nations in 1991 during proceedings for the United Nations Conference on the Environment and Development. She has written reports for the United Nations and delivered presentations at United Nations conferences.
  • Focusing on emerging International Law, Professor Burleson has been an advisor to UNICEF's Senior Advisor for the Environment and the New York Director of the United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP). She has also written reports for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). A particular focus was placed on design, development and implementation of human rights and environmental programs.
  • Professor Burleson has also conducted legal research for Amnesty International's London based International Secretariat and New York based research division. At the University of South Dakota School of Law, Professor Burleson's courses include: Public International Law, Energy Law, United Nations Law, International Environmental Law, Property Law, Water Law, and Environmental Law. Her research addresses emerging International Energy, Environmental and Human Rights Law.
  • View Professor Burleson's research and scholarship.

Elizabeth Burleson

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Director Public Interest Network