initiatives dedicated to social and environmental justice and sustainability in Central and North America, Africa, Europe, Australia and South East Asia. Patrick Reynaud, Contributing Author Patrick Reynaud, BCL/LLB (McGill), BA Hons Psychology (Concordia), DUECODEV (Université Marc Bloch). Patrick is the Senior Manager of the CISDL, where he oversees the work of the CISDL Secretariat and coordinates the CISDL research programs and legal research group. Patrick also conducts research focusing on the legal transition to a green economy. Recently, he has focused on sustainable development in free trade agreements, and how the lessons learnt from sustainable and environmental impact assessments can and are being incorporated into trade liberalisation agendas, focusing on challenges and opportunities. Mr. Reynaud has also acted as a Program Specialist in Sustainable Development and Environmental Law for the International Development Law Organisation (IDLO), an Intergovernmental Organisation based in Rome. Patrick has also been involved as a legal specialist for local NGOs in developing countries, focusing on property rights and freedom of expression. He has authored numerous legal briefs on legal empowerment of the poor and the legal aspects of the transition to a green economy. Sean Stephenson, Contributing Author Sean Stephenson (B.C.L., J.D. (Ottawa)) is an Associate Fellow with the CISDL and is currently articling with the Canadian Department of Justice. Prior to working with the Department of Justice, Sean coordinated the Human Rights and Environmental Disruptions Lecture Series; a joint initiative between University of Ottawa’s Human Rights Research and Education (HRREC), the IUCN Academy of Environmental Law and the newly formed Centre for Environmental Law and Global Sustainability. In 2009 he served as the HRREC’s summer Resident Researcher where he studied the relationship between climate change and the right to work. Sean has previously worked with the CISDL as a research assistant analyzing the intersections between climate change and human rights. He has also worked as a research assistant at the Supreme Court of Canada (2009-2010) and as a Legal Intern at Amnesty International Canada (2008-2010). ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Andrew Chachula, Editorial Assistant, CISDL Jacqueline Kotyk, Editorial Assistant, CISDL Rachel Payne, Project Manager, ASAP 104