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BIOGRAPHY
Professor 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. As a Fulbright Senior Specialist she is available to teach a summer course. She began participating in treaty negotiations at the United Nations in 1991 during proceedings for the United Nations Conference on the Environment and Development and helped draft the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Agenda 21 and the Rio Declaration. 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 to the New York Director of the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP). She has also written reports for the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). A particular focus has been placed on design, development and implementation of human rights and environmental programs. She helped the UNEP Delegation and was a member of the National Wildlife Federation Delegation to the Copenhagen Climate Conference and a member of the UNICEF delegation to the Bali Climate Conference. Professor Burleson has also conducted legal research for Amnesty International's London based International Secretariat and New York based research division. She has advised the governments of Japan and Uruguay. 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, International Law and China, Property Law, Water Law, and Environmental Law. Her research addresses emerging International Environmental and Human Rights Law. She also teaches Energy Law at the University of Connecticut School of Law and International Trade and the Environment as a Fulbright Senior Specialist to Uruguay. As a National University of Singapore Centre for International Law Visiting Fellow, she has researched energy & water security and law. Professor Burleson is currently a visiting professor at Florida State University College of Law.
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Director, Public Interest Network: Professor Burleson launched the Public Interest Network (PIN) by swimming 3 hours across the Missouri River to fund student public interest grants. [More Info]
Observations from Copenhagen [Download Word Doc]