Directory of Scholars
JOSEPH W. DELLAPENNA
B.B.A., J.D., LL.M. (INTERNATIONAL COMPARATIVE L.), LL.M. (ENVIRONMENTAL L.)
PROFESSOR OF LAW
Primary Research Interests
- Climate change law
- Economic instruments & the environment (taxes, emission trading, etc)
- Enforcement & compliance issues
- International environmental law
- Water law
Secondary Research Interests
- Constitutional law and the environment
- Criminal law & the environment
- Environmental ethics & justice
- Environmental impact assessment
- Environmental politics
- Human rights & the environment
- Natural resources management (forestry, mining, etc)
- Trade law & the environment
Selected Publications
- Waters and Water Rights (primary author of 4 out of 7 volumes), LexisNexis, 2009.
- The Evolution of the Law and Politics of Water (co-editor and contributor), Springer, 2009.
- The Appropriative Rights Model Water Code, American Society of Civil Engineers, 2007.
- The Berlin Rules on Water Resources, International Law Association, 2004.
- The Regulated Riparian Model Water Code, American Society of Civil Engineers, 2003.