Erin Daly

Widener University Delaware Law School

Professor of Law

4601 Concord Pike

Wilmington, DE 19803-0406

United States

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1.

Between Punitive and Reconstructive Justice: The Gacaca Courts in Rwanda

New York University Journal of International Law and Politics (JILP), Vol. 34, pp. 355-396, 2002
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 02 Mar 2010
Erin Daly
Widener University Delaware Law School
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restorative justice, Rwanda, human rights, gacaca courts, genocide

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New Directions in Earth Rights, Environmental Rights and Human Rights: Six Facets of Constitutionally Embedded Environmental Rights Worldwide

IUCN Academy of Environmental Law e-Journal, Vol. 1, 2011, Widener Law School Legal Studies Research Paper No. 11-09
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 22 Feb 2011
James R. May and Erin Daly
Widener University Delaware Law School and Widener University Delaware Law School
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Environmental Law, Constitutional Law, Human Rights, Environmental Rights

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Too Many Questions, Too Few Answers: Reconciliation in Transitional Societies

Columbia Human Rights Law Review, Vol. 35, No. 3, pp. 101-168, 2004, Hofstra Univ. Legal Studies Research Paper No. 09-07
Number of pages: 76 Posted: 01 Feb 2009
Jeremy Sarkin and Erin Daly
University of South Africa and Widener University Delaware Law School
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international law, international human rights law, international criminal law, international tribunals, transitional justice, reconciliation, amnesty, justice, truth, reparations, history, truth and reconciliation commission, deterrence, democracy, trials

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Transformative Justice: Charting a Path to Reconciliation

International Legal Perspectives, Vol. 12, 2002
Number of pages: 111 Posted: 02 Mar 2010
Erin Daly
Widener University Delaware Law School
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Transformative Justice, Transitional Justice, Human Rights, Rwanda, South Africa, Truth And Reconciliation Commissions, Gacaca Courts

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Constitutional Environmental Rights Worldwide

PRINCIPLES OF CONSTITUTIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW, p. 329, James May, ed., American Bar Association, 2011, Widener Law School Legal Studies Research Paper No. 11-35
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 30 Sep 2011
James R. May and Erin Daly
Widener University Delaware Law School and Widener University Delaware Law School
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environmental law, constitutional law, environmental rights, constitutions, constitutional environmental rights

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Vindicating Fundamental Environmental Rights: Judicial Acceptance of Constitutionally Entrenched Environmental Rights

Oregon Review of International Law, Vol. 11, p. 365, 2009, Widener Law School Legal Studies Research Paper No. 09-35
Number of pages: 77 Posted: 29 Sep 2009 Last Revised: 27 Mar 2014
James R. May and Erin Daly
Widener University Delaware Law School and Widener University Delaware Law School
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environmental law, constitutional law, environmental rights, human rights, international law

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Foreword - In Memory of Robert J. Lipkin

Widener Law Review, Special Issue, 2010, Widener Law School Legal Studies Research Paper No. 10-37
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 22 Oct 2010
James R. May, Erin Daly and Robert L. Hayman
Widener University Delaware Law School, Widener University Delaware Law School and Widener University Delaware Law School
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Robert Lipkin, constitutional law, constitutionalism, constitutional democracy, pragmatism

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Reparations in South Africa: A Cautionary Tale

University of Memphis Law Review, Vol. 33, pp. 367-407, 2003
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 02 Mar 2010
Erin Daly
Widener University Delaware Law School
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Reparations, South Africa, Restorative Justice, Human Rights, Truth And Reconciliation Commissions, United States

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Bridging Constitutional Dignity and Environmental Rights Jurisprudence

Journal of Human Rights and the Environment, v. 7, no. 2 (2016), Widener University Delaware Law School Legal Studies Research Paper Series No. 16-09
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 02 May 2016 Last Revised: 15 Dec 2016
Erin Daly and James R. May
Widener University Delaware Law School and Widener University Delaware Law School
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dignity, environment, dignity rights, environmental rights, comparative constitutionalism, jurisprudence

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Global Environmental Constitutionalism: A Rights-Based Primer for Effective Strategies

Decision Making in Environmental Law, LeRoy C. Paddock, Robert L. Glicksman, and Nicholas S. Bryner, eds., Edward Elgar Publishing, 2016, Widener University Delaware Law School Legal Studies Research Paper Series No. 16-12
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 17 Jul 2016
Erin Daly and James R. May
Widener University Delaware Law School and Widener University Delaware Law School
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Environmental rights, human rights, environmental constitutionalism, judiciary and environment, global

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Environmental Dignity Rights

The Effectiveness of Environmental Law, (Ed. Sandrine Maljean-Dubois), 2017 Forthcoming, Widener University Delaware Law School Legal Studies Research Paper Series No. 17-02
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 16 Dec 2016
Erin Daly and James R. May
Widener University Delaware Law School and Widener University Delaware Law School
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human dignity, environmental law, constitutional rights, climate change

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Environmental Human Rights: Paradigm of Indivisibility

Widener Law School Legal Studies Research Paper No. 11-05
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 21 Jan 2011
Erin Daly
Widener University Delaware Law School
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environmental law, human rights, indivisbility, constitutional law

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Constitutional Environmental Rights and Liabilities

Environmental Liability, Vol. 3, p. 75, 2012, Widener Law School Legal Studies Research Paper No. 13-11
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 22 Feb 2013
Erin Daly and James R. May
Widener University Delaware Law School and Widener University Delaware Law School
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environmental law, constitutional law, constitutions, constitutional rights

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Global Climate Constitutionalism and Justice in the Courts

Global Climate Constitutionalism, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 10 Oct 2018
James R. May and Erin Daly
Widener University Delaware Law School and Widener University Delaware Law School
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environmental law, constitutional law, environmental constitutionalism, climate justice, climate change

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Six Trends in Global Environmental Constitutionalism

Environmental Constitutionalism: Impact on Legal Systems? (Lang) Forthcoming
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 16 Oct 2018
James R. May and Erin Daly
Widener University Delaware Law School and Widener University Delaware Law School
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environmental law, constitutional law, environmental constitutionalism, climate change, environmental rights

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Dignity in the Service of Democracy

Widener Law School Legal Studies Research Paper No. 11-07
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 20 Jan 2011
Erin Daly
Widener University Delaware Law School
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Latin America, constitutional law, dignity, human rights

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Human Dignity in the Roberts Court: A Story of Inchoate Institutions, Autonomous Individuals, and the Reluctant Recognition of a Right

Ohio North University Law Review, Vol. 37, p. 381, 2011, Widener Law School Legal Studies Research Paper No. 10-39
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 09 Nov 2010 Last Revised: 28 Aug 2011
Erin Daly
Widener University Delaware Law School
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Constitutional Law, Dignity, Human Rights, Constitutional Interpretation, Supreme Court

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A Primer for Dignity Rights

International Juriste, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 13 Oct 2018
Erin Daly and James R. May
Widener University Delaware Law School and Widener University Delaware Law School
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dignity rights, human dignity

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Ten Good Practices in Environmental Constitutionalism: Structure, Text and Justiciability

Widener Law School Legal Studies Research Paper No. 14-39
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 02 Nov 2014
James R. May and Erin Daly
Widener University Delaware Law School and Widener University Delaware Law School
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environmental law, constitutional law, environmental constitutionalism, constitutions, sustainability, energy, governance, Pennsylvania

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Constitutional Environmental Rights

Encyclopedia of Public Administration and Public Policy, May 2014
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 31 May 2016
Erin Daly and James R. May
Widener University Delaware Law School and Widener University Delaware Law School
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environmental law, constitutional law, environmental constitutionalism

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Reconsidering Abortion Law: Liberty, Equality and the New Rhetoric of Planned Parenthood v. Casey

American University Law Review, Vol. 45, p. 77, 1995
Number of pages: 74 Posted: 03 Mar 2010
Erin Daly
Widener University Delaware Law School
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abortion, constitutional law

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Robinson Township v. Pennsylvania: A Model for Environmental Constitutionalism

Widener Law Review, v. 21, p. 151, 2015, Widener Law School Legal Studies Research Paper No. 14-19
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 28 May 2014 Last Revised: 15 Jul 2016
Erin Daly and James R. May
Widener University Delaware Law School and Widener University Delaware Law School
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fracking, environmental law, constitutional law, Pennsylvania, environmental rights, environmental constitutionalism

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The Role of Human Dignity in Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals

International Environmental Law-making and Diplomacy Review 2019 (University of Eastern Finland & UN Environment, 2020), Tuula Honkonen and Seita Romppanen (eds).
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 12 Aug 2020 Last Revised: 22 Oct 2020
James R. May and Erin Daly
Widener University Delaware Law School and Widener University Delaware Law School
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sustainability, sustainable development goals, dignity, dignity rights, human rights, human dignity, dignity law

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Constitutionalism and Climate Justice

United Nations Environment Programme, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 13 Oct 2018
James R. May and Erin Daly
Widener University Delaware Law School and Widener University Delaware Law School
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climate change, constitutional law, environmental law, environmental constitutionalism, environmental rights

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Constitutional Protection for Environmental Rights: The Benefits of Environmental Process

International Journal of Peace Studies, Vol. 17, No. 2, 2012
Number of pages: 10 Posted: 04 Oct 2014
Erin Daly
Widener University Delaware Law School
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environmental law, environmental rights, human rights, constitutional law, constitutions

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The Incremental Harm Doctrine: Is There Life after Masson?

Arkansas Law Review, Vol. 46, p. 371, 1993
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 03 Mar 2010
Erin Daly
Widener University Delaware Law School
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defamation, libel, incremental harm

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Standards in Subnational Environmental Constitutionalism

Standards of Environmental Constitutionalism (Stephen Turner et al., eds., Cambridge, Forthcoming), Widener University Delaware Law School Legal Studies Research Paper Series No. 17-05
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 25 Jan 2017
James R. May and Erin Daly
Widener University Delaware Law School and Widener University Delaware Law School
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environmental constitutionalism, environmental law, environmental rights, constitutional law

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Dignity Rights for a Pandemic

Law, Culture, and the Humanities: Legality and Dignity, 2020
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 06 Aug 2020
James R. May and Erin Daly
Widener University Delaware Law School and Widener University Delaware Law School
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dignity, dignity law, dignity rights, pandemic, Covid-19, constitutions, courts, comparative constitutionalism, norm, right, worth, equal, inherence, universal

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Migration with Dignity

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 11 Aug 2020 Last Revised: 28 Aug 2020
Glykeria Teji, James R. May and Erin Daly
Widener University - Widener University School of Law, Widener University Delaware Law School and Widener University Delaware Law School
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migration, dignity, dignity rights, dignity law, refugee, worth

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Ten Good Practices in Environmental Constitutionalism that Can Contribute to Sustainable Shale Gas Development

Energy, Governance and Sustainability, chap. 3, 2016, Widener University Delaware Law School Legal Studies Research Paper Series No. 16-10
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 25 May 2016
James R. May and Erin Daly
Widener University Delaware Law School and Widener University Delaware Law School
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environmental law, constitutional law, shale gas, environmental constitutionalism

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Garcetti in Delaware: New Limits on Public Employees' Speech

Delaware Law Review, Vol. 11, No. 1, pp. 23-41, 2009, Widener Law School Legal Studies Research Paper No. 10-11
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 23 Feb 2010 Last Revised: 28 Apr 2010
Erin Daly
Widener University Delaware Law School
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Free Speech, Public Employees, Delaware, Garcetti, Government Employees

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Why Dignity Rights Matter

19 European Human Rights L. Rev. 129 (2019)
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 09 Sep 2020
James R. May and Erin Daly
Widener University Delaware Law School and Widener University Delaware Law School
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dignity rights, human dignity, dignity, comparative constitutionalism, dignity law

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Human Dignity and Environmental Outcomes in Pakistan

Pakistan Law Review, v. 10, 2019
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 07 Jan 2020
James R. May and Erin Daly
Widener University Delaware Law School and Widener University Delaware Law School
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environmental law, right to dignity, constitutional law, human rights, environmental protection, Pakistan

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Exploring Environmental Justice Through the Lens of Human Dignity

Widener Law Review, Vol. 25, 2019
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 10 Apr 2020
Erin Daly and James R. May
Widener University Delaware Law School and Widener University Delaware Law School
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Environmental Justice, Human Dignity, Environmental Law, Dignity

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Environmental Dignity Rights Primer

New Frontiers in Environmental Constitutionalism (United Nations Environment Programme, May 2017), Widener University Delaware Law School Legal Studies Research Paper Series No. 17-08
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 20 Jun 2017
Erin Daly
Widener University Delaware Law School
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Environmental Law, Dignity Rights, Environmental Rights

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Idealists, Pragmatists, and Textualists: Judging Electoral Districts in America, Canada, and Australia

Boston College International and Comparative Law Review, Vol. 21, No. 2, p. 261, 1998
Number of pages: 124 Posted: 02 Mar 2010
Erin Daly
Widener University Delaware Law School
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Voting Rights, Districting, United States, Canada, Australia, Constitutional Law, Comparative Law, Elections, Voting Rights

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Can the U.S. Constitution Accommodate a Right to a Stable Climate? (Yes, it Can.)

UCLA Journal of Environmental Law & Policy, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 09 Nov 2020
James R. May and Erin Daly
Widener University Delaware Law School and Widener University Delaware Law School
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Climate Change, Constitution, Due Process Clause, Stable Climate, Litigation

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The Indivisibility of Human Dignity and Sustainability

The Cambridge Handbook on Environmental Justice and Sustainable Development (Sumudu Atapattu, Carmen G. Gonzalez and Sara Seck, eds) Cambridge University Press (2020)
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 11 Aug 2020
James R. May and Erin Daly
Widener University Delaware Law School and Widener University Delaware Law School
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Putting Dignity in Practice: Implementing the American Bar Association’s Recognition of Human Dignity As Foundational to the Rule of Law

American Bar Association, Center for Human Rights, 2020
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 14 Aug 2020
James R. May and Erin Daly
Widener University Delaware Law School and Widener University Delaware Law School
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dignity rights, implementation, America

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DE NOUVEAUX DROITS ET PRINCIPES POUR L'ENVIRONNEMENT (New Rights and Principles for the Environment)

« Droit constitutionnel de l’environnement, regards croisés », M.-A. Cohendet (dir.), à paraître aux éditions Mare et Martin en 2020.
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 12 Aug 2020
Erin Daly and James R. May
Widener University Delaware Law School and Widener University Delaware Law School
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environmental rights, environmental law, environment, human rights, Franco constitutionalism, France

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Comparative Environmental Constitutionalism

Jindal Global Law Review, vol. 6, no. 1, p. 9, Widener University Delaware Law School Legal Studies Research Paper Series No. 15-19
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 03 Aug 2020
Erin Daly and James R. May
Widener University Delaware Law School and Widener University Delaware Law School
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environmental law, constitutional law, comparative law

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Brief of Amicus Curiae Law Professors in Support of Plaintiffs-Appellees' Answering Brief (Kelsey Cascadia Rose Juliana, et al., v. U.S.)

Widener Law Review, Vol. 25, 2019
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 07 May 2020
James R. May, Erin Daly and Helen H. Kang
Widener University Delaware Law School, Widener University Delaware Law School and Golden Gate University School of Law - Environmental Law and Justice Clinic
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environmental law, constitutional law, standing, due process clause, climate change

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ÉMERGENCE ET RÉGRESSION DE LA NOTION DE DÉMOCRATIE ENVIRONNEMENTALE AUX Etats-Unis (The Growth and Retreat of Environmental Democracy in the United States)

M.-A. Cohendet (ed.), Constitutional Environmental Law (Mare and Martin 2020)
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 12 Aug 2020
Erin Daly and James R. May
Widener University Delaware Law School and Widener University Delaware Law School
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Environment, environmental democracy, supreme court, judicial authority, separation of powers, federalism, unitary executive, bill of rights, individual rights

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Brief of Law Professors as Amici Curiae in Support of Plaintiffs in Re Juliana v. U.S. (9th Cir. 2019), 25 Widener L. Rev. 283 (2019)

25 Widener L. Rev. 283 (2019)
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 11 Aug 2020
James R. May and Erin Daly
Widener University Delaware Law School and Widener University Delaware Law School
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L'exemple de la doctrine du Public trust aux Etats-Unis (The Public Trust Doctrine in the United States)

M.-A. Cohendet (ed.), Constitutional Environmental Law (Mare and Martin 2020)
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 12 Aug 2020
Erin Daly and James R. May
Widener University Delaware Law School and Widener University Delaware Law School
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Public Trust, France, Common Law, Franco constitutionalism, environment, environmental law

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Transitional Justice in Iraq: Learning the Hard Way

Israel Law Review, Forthcoming
Posted: 05 Jun 2013 Last Revised: 26 Jul 2013
Erin Daly
Widener University Delaware Law School

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transitional justice, Iraq, democracy, rule of law

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Truth Skepticism: An Inquiry into the Value of Truth in Times of Transition

The International Journal of Transitional Justice, Vol. 2, Issue 1, pp. 23-41, 2008
Posted: 19 May 2009
Erin Daly
Widener University Delaware Law School

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Reconciliation in Divided Societies: Finding Common Ground

Erin Daly, Jeremy Sarkin, RECONCILIATION IN DIVIDED SOCIETIES FINDING COMMON GROUND, p. 352, University Pennsylvania Press, 2008
Posted: 07 Mar 2008
Erin Daly and Jeremy Sarkin
Widener University Delaware Law School and University of South Africa

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transitional justice

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Atlas of Statelessness: Dignity

Atlas of the Stateless for the Association Rosa Luxemburg, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 2 Posted: 11 Aug 2020
James R. May and Erin Daly
Widener University Delaware Law School and Widener University Delaware Law School
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stateless, migration, dignity, dignity rights, human rights, refugee