Directory of Scholars

CARMEN G. GONZALEZ

J.D. HARVARD LAW SCHOOL; B.A. YALE UNIVERSITY
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

email gonzalez@seattleu.edu

Primary Research Interests

  • Environmental ethics & justice
  • Human rights & the environment
  • International environmental law
  • Trade law & the environment

Secondary Research Interests

  • Agricultural law (including soils)
  • Biodiversity law
  • Environmental impact assessment
  • Pollution & toxics control

Selected Publications

  • Environmental Impact Assessment in Post-Colonial Societies: Reflections on the Expansion of the Panama Canal, 4. Tenn. J. Law & Pol’y 303 (2008).
  • Genetically Modified Organisms and Justice: the International Environmental Justice Implications of Biotechnology, 19 Geo. Int’l Envtl. L. Rev 583 (2007).
  • Deconstructing the Mythology of Free Trade: Critical Reflections on Comparative Advantage, 17 Berkeley La Raza L.J. 65 (2006).
  • Markets, Monocultures and Malnutrition: Agricultural Trade Policy through an Environmental Justice Lens, 14 Mich. St. J. Int’l L. 345 (2006).
  • Trade Liberalization, Food Security and the Environment: the Neoliberal Threat to Sustainable Rural Development, 14 Transnat’l L. and Contemp. Problems 419 (2004).
  • Seasons of Resistance: Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security in Cuba, 16 Tulane Envtl. L. J. 685 (2003).
  • Institutionalizing Inequality: The WTO Agreement on Agriculture, Food Security, and Developing Countries, 27 Columbia J. Envtl. L. 433 (2002).
  • Beyond Eco-Imperialism: An Environmental Justice Critique of Free Trade, 78 Denv.U. L. Rev. 979 (2001).