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John H. Knox
John Knox
is
United Nations special rapporteur
on
human rights
and
environmental issues
.
Education
Knox graduated
with honors
from
Stanford Law School
in 1987 and earned a BA in Economics and English from
Rice University
in 1984.
Activities
Legal adviser
for the
United States Department of State
;
attorney
in
private practice
,
Austin, Texas
.
Professor
at
Pennsylvania State University
.
Legal work with an
environmental organization
in
North America
.
Lecturer
at
Wake Forest University School of Law
.
Legal adviser for the
government of Maldives
.
UN Human Rights Council
human rights expert in
the field
of
environment
.
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
."