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John Charles Kunich, J.D.

Adjunct Professor,

Political Science and Business

Meet John Charles Kunich, J.D.

OF NOTE:
Received his Juris Doctorate from Harvard Law School. Areas of expertise include environmental law and policy, natural resources law and policy, constitutional law, bioethics, (including cloning and genetic modification) and First Amendment law.

KNOWN FOR:
Is the composer, lyricist and librettist of Marva!, a musical based on the true story of Marva Collins, the great African-American educator who founded a life-changing inner-city school in Chicago’s most desperate ghetto.

WHEN NOT IN THE CLASSROOM, CAN OFTEN BE FOUND:
Publishing research on leadership, management, and environmental law (particularly mass extinction of marine life and ocean hotspots).

POPULAR QUOTE:
“That’s why I teach, why I preach, why I stretch my soul and reach, why I treasure each young future as my own… That’s why I try, why I cry, why I’ll fight until I die, even if I have to do it all alone.” – “Why I Teach” from Marva!

Classes

Examples of classes taught by John Charles Kunich, J.D.:

The American Constitution
Legal Environment of Business
Business Communications
Environmental Law & Policy
Classic Texts of Western Civilization

Education

LL.M. in Environmental Law, George Washington University School of Law
Juris Doctorate, Harvard Law School
Master of Science in Biological Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago
Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago

Representative Publications and Presentations

Legal Publications:

“Betting the Earth: How We Can Still Win the Biggest Gamble of All Time,” (book), Parkhurst Brothers (2010). Winner of a Bronze Seal Award in 2011 from Reader’s Favorite.
“Open-Eyes Environmentalism,” 1 Seattle Journal of Environmental Law 143-58 (2011).
“Environmental Impact Analysis in India and the United States: Lessons Learned from Two Approaches,” 53 Journal of the Indian Law Institute (2013) (with Dr. Furqan Ahmad).
“The Role of Private Litigation in Environmental Quality: A Critical Comparison of the Systems in India and the United States,” 53 Journal of the Indian Law Institute (2013) (with Dr. Furqan Ahmad).
“The Uncertainty of Life and Death: The Precautionary Principle, Gödel, and the Hotspots Wager,” 17 Michigan State Journal of International Law 1-42 (lead article) (2008).
“Losing Nemo: The Mass Extinction Now Threatening The World’s Ocean Hotspots,” 30 Columbia Journal of Environmental Law 1-133 (lead article) (2005).
“Killing Our Oceans: Dealing with the Mass Extinction of Marine Life,” (book), Greenwood/Praeger (2006).
“Ark of the Broken Covenant: Protecting the World’s Biodiversity Hotspots,” (book), Greenwood/Praeger (2003). Selected as one of the “Outstanding Academic Titles, 2003” in the January 2004 issue of Choice, Volume 41(5), page 850.
“Shock Torts Reloaded,” 6 Appalachian Journal of Law 1-29 (lead article) (2006).
“World Heritage in Danger in the Hotspots,” 78 Indiana Law Journal 619-658 (lead article) (2003).
“Ark of the Broken Covenant: Protecting the World’s Biodiversity Hotspots,” (book), Greenwood/Praeger (2003). Selected as one of the “Outstanding Academic Titles, 2003” in the January 2004 issue of Choice, Volume 41(5), page 850.
“Shock Torts Reloaded,” 6 Appalachian Journal of Law 1-29 (lead article) (2006).
“World Heritage in Danger in the Hotspots,” 78 Indiana Law Journal 619-658 (lead article) (2003).
“The Naked Clone: How Cloning Bans Threaten Our Personal Rights,” (book), Greenwood/Praeger (2003).
“Can a Mass Extinction be Averted in the World of the World Trade Organization?” 1 Oxford Forum on Public Policy 75-108 (2005).
“The Naked Clone,” 91 Kentucky Law Journal 1-65 (lead article) (2002-2003).
“Entomology and the Law: Flies as Forensic Indicators,” (book), Cambridge University Press (2002) (with Dr. Bernard Greenberg).
“Mother Frankenstein, Doctor Nature, and the Environmental Law of Genetic Engineering,” 74 Southern California Law Review 807-872 (2001).
“Fiddling Around While the Hotspots Burn Out,” 14 Georgetown International Environmental Law Review 179-263 (lead article) (2001).
“Preserving the Womb of the Unknown Species with Hotspots Legislation,” 52 Hastings Law Journal 1149-1253 (lead article) (2001).
“Natural Born Copycat Killers and the Law of Shock Torts,” 78 Washington University Law Quarterly 1157-1270 (2000).

Leadership and Management Publications:

“Yes, You’re a Leader! A Practical Guide to Leadership for Real People,” (book), ABC-CLIO/Greenwood/Praeger (2016) (with Dr. Richard Lester) (foreword by Dr. Ken Blanchard).
“Cubs Fans’ Leadership Secrets: Learning to Win from a ‘Cursed’ Team’s Errors,” (book), Parkhurst Brothers (2009) (with Dr. Richard Lester) (foreword by Dr. Ken Blanchard).
“Survival Kit For Leaders,” (book), Skyward Publishing (2003) (with Dr. Richard Lester) (foreword by Dr. Ken Blanchard).
“Reality Leadership,” 20 Air & Space Power Journal 82 (Winter 2006), subsequently translated and published in French, Arabic, Mandarin Chinese, Spanish, and other versions, and anthologized in the 2008 edition of the textbook Concepts for Air Force Leadership, Air University Press (with Dr. Richard Lester).“Leadership and the Art of Mentoring: Tool Kit for the Time Machine,” 6 Journal of Leadership Studies 17 (Winter/Spring 1999) and anthologized in the textbook Concepts for Air Force Leadership, Air University Press (2001) (with Dr. Richard Lester).
“Leadership and Management: The Quality Quadrants,” 4 Journal of Leadership Studies 17 (Fall 1997) (with Dr. Richard Lester).
“Leadership and the Art of Feedback: Feeding the Hands that Back Us,” 3 Journal of Leadership Studies 3 (Fall 1996) (with Dr. Richard Lester).
“The Wallenberg Effect: Profile of a Leader,” 1 Journal of Leadership Studies 94 (March 1994), specially reprinted in 4 Journal of Leadership Studies 5 (Summer 1997) and anthologized in three editions of the textbook Concepts for Air Force Leadership, Air University Press (1996, 2001, and 2008) used by up to 10,000 Air University students annually (with Dr. Richard Lester).