John H. Knox

Education

Knox graduated with honors from Stanford Law School in 1987[2] and earned a BA in Economics and English from Rice University in 1984.[3]

Activities

(1994-1998) Legal adviser for the United States Department of State; attorney in private practice, Austin, Texas.

(1998-2006) Professor at Pennsylvania State University.

(2002–2005) Legal work with an environmental organization in North America.

(2006- ) Lecturer at Wake Forest University School of Law.

(2008–2012) Legal adviser for the government of Maldives.

(2012-2015) UN Human Rights Council human rights expert in the field of environment.

(2015- ) Knox became Special Rapporteur for human rights and environmental protection.

Awards

In 2003, the American Society of International Law awarded Knox the Francis Deák Prize, honoring him as a young author who made a "meritorious contribution to international legal scholarship."[4]

References
  1. John H. Knox
  2. John Knox, Former Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment
  3. John H. Knox
  4. Confronting Complexity


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