Environmental
Feb. 1, 2017
In a world without international law
Trump's short-sighted disavowal of U.S. international climate obligations will sow the seeds of American isolationism that will ultimately undermine the rest of the U.S. foreign policy goals. By Paul Stanton Kibel
Paul Stanton Kibel
professor of law
Golden Gate University School of Law
environmental law
536 Mission St
San Francisco , CA 94105-2921
Phone: (415) 442-6685
Email: pskibel@waterpowerlaw.com
Willamette Univ College of Law
Paul Stanton Kibel is a professor of law at Golden Gate University School of Law and author of "The Earth on Trial: Environmental Law on the International Stage." The author has worked with the United Nations Environment Programme on projects relating to international water, fisheries and ocean law
The new American president has staked out two key foreign policy priorities. The first priority is to counter the Chinese claim to sovereignty over islands located in the South China Sea. The second priority is for the United States to withdraw from greenhouse gas emission (GHG) reduction treaties such as the Paris Agreement.
In one respect, President Donald Trump's two foreign policy priorities are consistent with his ...
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