law3wat water law

WATER LAW AND POLICY

LAW3WAT

2014

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

Water Law is of increasing relevance in Australia and globally. Water resources are of increasing economic significance, whilst water use and management is undergoing increasing environmental scrutiny. Our program will commence with an analysis of the international framework within which Australian water law is situated, from both an environmental and an international trade perspective. It will consider the federal and state agreements which shape most state legislation, and the federalisation of water resource management in the Murray Darling Basin. It will then consider, from both a policy and a practitioner perspective, the common law and legislation governing water law in Victoria, both in relation to urban, irrigation and environmental water entitlements.

FacultyFaculty of Business, Economics and Law

Credit points15

Subject Co-ordinatorFrancine Rochford

Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes

Subject year levelYear Level 3 - UG

Exchange StudentsYes

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites LAW1PPL

Co-requisitesN/A

Incompatible subjectsN/A

Equivalent subjectsN/A

Special conditionsN/A

Learning resources

Readings

Resource TypeTitleResource RequirementAuthor and YearPublisher
ReadingsTBAPrescribedN/AN/A
ReadingsElluninate for SeminarsRecommendedN/AN/A
ReadingsKey media reports (eg ABC series) linked through LibraryRecommendedN/AN/A
ReadingsKey websites linked through Moodle and LibraryRecommendedN/AN/A
ReadingsLegislation available on-line through LibraryRecommendedN/AN/A
ReadingsPre-recorded lecturesRecommendedN/AN/A
ReadingsReading from International and Australian journals available on-line through LibGuideRecommendedN/AN/A
Readingskey newspaper articles identified and linked through moodleRecommendedN/AN/A

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Start date between: and    Key dates

Melbourne, 2014, Semester 1, Day

Overview

Online enrolmentYes

Maximum enrolment sizeN/A

Enrolment information

Subject Instance Co-ordinatorFrancine Rochford

Class requirements

LectureWeek: 10 - 22
Twelve 2.0 hours lecture per study period on any day including weekend during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via online.

SeminarWeek: 13 - 13
One 2.0 days seminar per study period on any day including weekend from week 13 to week 13 and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment elementComments%
Written essay (2000 words)45
Written responses to problems addressed in seminars (2500 words total)55