Training

Training

Since 1990, ELI has provided training and resources to more than 3,000 judges across 28 countries. We understand that different regions have unique judicial considerations. ELI works closely with the judiciary and local partners to design programs that are appropriate for each context. Our courses incorporate the latest advances in legal, scientific, public health, and economic thought, as well as interactive analysis by participants and faculty.

For a list of past trainings and events, go to our Past Trainings page.

  • Climate Science Session at MA Federal Judicial Retreat (Lenox — 2022)
  • Judicial Leaders in Climate Science Program (Reno and Woods Hole — 2022)
  • Environmental Law Essentials for the Judiciary (Napa — 2021)
  • Climate Science for Judges Seminar (Atlanta — 2020)
  • Plenary Session on Climate Science with the Ninth Federal Circuit (Palm Springs — 2020)
  • Climate Science for Judges Seminar (Chicago — 2019)
  • Climate Science for Judges Seminar (Berkeley — 2019)
  • Climate Science for Judges Seminar (Washington, DC — 2019)
  • Climate Science for Judges Seminar (New York — 2019)
  • Environmental Law Study Tour for Chinese Judges (Washington, DC — 2017)
  • Seminar on the Human Right to Water (Mexico City, Mexico — 2016)
  • Seminar on Environmental Democracy (Port-au-Prince, Haiti — 2014)
  • Capacity Building Workshop on the Application of Environmental Laws (Mamou, Guinea — 2013)
  • Management of Scientific Evidence and Environmental Damage, Mexican Institute of the Federal Judiciary (Mexico City, Mexico — 2013)
  • Regional Workshops on Environmental Laws for Judges and Other Officials (Kindia and N'Zerekoure, Guinea — 2012)
  • Program in Judicial Specialization for the Protection of Environmental Rights Supreme Court of Justice of Mexico (Mexico City, Mexico and Washington, DC — 2012)
  • Biodiversity Conservation and Environmental Law for Magistrates (Jacmel, Haiti — 2012)
  • Judicial Training Program in Environmental Law for Resident Magistrates (including judges from Guyana, Bermuda, and Trinidad and Tobago) (Montego Bay, Jamaica — 2011)
  • Seminar on Mexican Environmental and Biodiversity Law for Judges (La Paz and Mexicali, Mexico — 2009)
  • Pilot Judicial Training Course in Biodiversity Protection for Judges in Jamaica, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic — 2009)
  • Second Workshop on Environment for Judges (Santiago, Chile — 2009)
  • Advanced Workshop on International Environmental Law (Kampala, Uganda — 2007)
  • First Workshop on Environmental Issues for Judges (Santiago, Chile — 2006)
  • Magistrates Training Workshop in Environmental Law (Jinja, Uganda — 2005)
  • Workshop for Judges on the Application of Environmental Legal Norms (Pilar, Encarnación, and Ciudad del Este, Paraguay — 2005)
  • Environmental Litigation Study Tour for Cameroonian Jurists and Magistrates (Washington, DC — 2005)
  • Judicial Training Workshop in Environmental Law (Seeta, Uganda — 2004)
  • Judicial Enforcement of Environmental Law in Uttar Pradesh (Lucknow, India — 2003)
  • Judicial Symposium on Environmental Law (Jinja, Uganda — 2003)
  • Judicial Symposium on Environmental Law and Policy (Arusha, Tanzania — 2003)
  • Judicial Symposium on Environmental Law and Procedure in Uganda (Entebbe, Uganda — 2003)
  • Global Judges Symposium on Sustainable Development and the Role of Law — co-sponsor with United Nations Environment Program and others (Johannesburg, South Africa — 2002)
  • Regional Judicial Symposium on Fostering East African Cooperation Through Access to Environmental Justice (including judges from Tanzania and Kenya) (Entebbe, Uganda — 2002)
  • Workshop on Judicial Enforcement of Environmental Law in Karnataka (Bangalore, Karnataka, India — 2002)
  • Environmental Law for Subordinate Judiciary (Bhubaneshwar, Orissa, India — 2002)
  • Judicial Symposium on Environmental Law, Policy, and Access to Justice (Jinja, Uganda — 2001)
  • Mumbai Judges Workshop on Environmental Law and Development Issues (Mumbai, India — 2000)
  • Planning Workshop on Challenges to Environmental Justice Delivery (Bangalore, India — 1999)
  • Course in U.S. Environmental Law for Brazilian Judges, Public Prosecutors and Brazilian State Attorneys (Washington, DC — 1999)
  • “Enforcement of Environmental Law” and “Damage to Natural Resources,” for the Judicial School of Costa Rica (1998)
  • Environmental Law Conference for Federal Judges (Sao Paulo, Brazil — 1997)
  • Environmental Law Course for Sao Paulo Judges (Intervales State Park, Sao Paulo, Brazil — 1997)
  • International Amazonian Judicial Training Conference (Manaus, Brazil — 1996) (including judges from Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru)
  • Environmental Law Workshop for Hungarian Judges (Budapest, Hungary — 1996)
  • Judicial Training Course for Florida Judges (Tampa, FL — 1995)
  • Environmental Law for Judges (Cuiaba, Brazil — 1995)
  • Environmental Law for Ukranian Judges (Ukraine — 1995)
  • Honduran Public Prosecutors and Judges Environmental Law Training (Honduras — 1995)
  • Developing and Implementing Effective Environmental Laws, for Russian judges, attorneys, and ministry officials (Washington, DC — 1994)
  • Southwestern Judges Training (Albuquerque, NM — 1993)
  • Course on Environmental Law and Science for Ohio Judges (1993)
  • Environmental Law in Virginia, at the Judicial Conference of Virginia (1992)
  • Environmental Law: Legal Issues and Theories, Environmental Restoration, and Environmental Science: Legal Implications and Applications for the New Jersey Judicial College (1992)
  • New England Judges Conference on Environmental Law (Boston, MA — 1991)