John H. Knox

John Knox was the first United Nations special rapporteur on human rights and environmental issues serving from 2012 until 2018.^[1] Knox is currently Professor of International Law at Wake Forest University.

John H. Knox

United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment
In office 2012–2018

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(1994-1998) Legal adviser for the United States Department of State; attorney in private practice, Austin, Texas.
(1998-2006) Professor at Pennsylvania State University.
(2002–2005) Legal work with an environmental organization in North America.
(2006- ) Lecturer at Wake Forest University School of Law.
(2008–2012) Legal adviser for the government of Maldives.
(2012-2015) UN Human Rights Council human rights expert in the field of environment.
(2015- ) Knox became Special Rapporteur for human rights and environmental protection.

Knox graduated with honors from Stanford Law School in 1987^[2] and earned a BA in Economics and English from Rice University in 1984.^[3]

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."^[4]

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