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Law students explore biodiversity in Caribbean
Publication date: Jan. 27, 2009
Source: University Daily Kansan
Author: Amanda Thompson
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The University Daily Kansan featured the biodiversity law course taught by Andrew Torrance, associate professor of law, on Jan. 11-18, 2009, in the Virgin Islands. This is the third year the course has been offered by Torrance at the University of Kansas School of Law.
The University Daily Kansan wrote:
Five law students had the opportunity for a unique jump-start to the semester: lying on the beach in the Virgin Islands.
From Jan. 11 to 18, Andrew Torrance, associate professor of law, and his students experienced biodiversity law first-hand. Students studied the islands' problems with invasive species, coral reef degradation, overfishing, endangered species and more.
Before coming to the University in 2005, Torrance taught a similar biodiversity class for six years at Harvard. Torrance said that when he left Harvard the class left with him, and that he knew of no other similar course offered in the country. He said he had taken classes to the Virgin Islands since 2001, and said there was no better place to go.
"These islands are a microcosm of every biodiversity law that occurs," Torrance said.