Judicial Literacy on Water: Law, Science, and Justice
Building judicial capacity to engage with water-related disputes by integrating science, ethics, and law across local, national, and global contexts.
This project seeks to enhance U.S. judicial capacity on water issues by developing training materials and dialogues that connect law, science, and ethics. It introduces judges to the hydrological and ecological principles underlying water governance, explores the emergence of more-than-human rights, and examines interstate and transboundary disputes shaped by climate change. By situating U.S. adjudication within global water challenges, the project fosters more informed and equitable judicial decision-making.
Knight-Hennessy scholars represent a vast array of cultures, perspectives, and experiences. While we as an organization are committed to elevating their voices, the views expressed are those of the scholars, and not necessarily those of KHS.