Biography:
Professor Handl joined the Tulane faculty as holder of an endowed chair in January 1996.  An expert in international law, he has also taught at law schools in Canada, Europe and Japan, as well as elsewhere in the United States.  He is scheduled to teach a course at the 2012 winter session of the Hague Academy of International Law. Professor Handl has published extensively in US and European journals.  He is the recipient of the 1997 Elisabeth Haub Prize for exceptional accomplishments in the field of international environmental law and is the founder and former Editor-in-Chief of the Yearbook of International Environmental Law. He has served as consultant to various international organizations and governmental agencies and, in 1998, was a special adviser in the Legal Adviser's Office of the Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.  His teaching and research interests include public international law, comparative law, international environmental law, transnational litigation, law of the sea, and the intersection of law, science, and technology.  Professor Handl teaches the basic course in International Law, as well as courses in International Environmental Law and Law of the Sea.  

 

Professor Handl's CV 

Courses:
Fall 2012 -  Law of the Sea; International Environmental Law
Spring 2013 - Public International Law
Other courses - Hegemonic vs. Unilateral International Law Seminar; International Organizations;
International Human Rights; Law of International Institutions Seminar