ENVIRONMENT STUDIES
LAW3ERL
Not currently offered
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
With growing government, industry and public focus on environmental sustainability, Environmental and Natural Resource Law are of increasing relevance for legal practitioners. Within this subject, students will address a number of specific environmental issues including: biodiversity protection, climate change, water governance and mining. Students will consider basic environmental principles, the economic and social factors that continue to shape the law in this area and analyse international and Australian regulatory approaches to environmental protection. The subject also examines the distribution of authority for environmental governance between the Commonwealth, State and local governments, processes of strategic environmental planning, development approvals and environmental impact assessment and environmental litigation.
SchoolLa Trobe Law School
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorSteven Geroe
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 3 - UG
Available as ElectiveYes
Learning ActivitiesQuizzes, discussion questions, assessment, preparation of legal memorandum
Capstone subjectNo
Subject particulars
Subject rules
PrerequisitesLAW2TOT AND LAW1PPL AND LAW1LIM
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjectsN/A
Equivalent subjectsLAW2ERL
Quota Management StrategyN/A
Quota-conditions or rulesN/A
Special conditionsN/A
Minimum credit point requirementN/A
Assumed knowledgeN/A
Learning resources
Environmental Law in Australia
Resource TypeBook
Resource RequirementPrescribed
AuthorBates, G
YearN/A
Edition/Volume7TH
PublisherBUTTERWORTHS
ISBN9780409349115
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Career Ready
Career-focusedNo
Work-based learningNo
Self sourced or Uni sourcedN/A
Entire subject or partial subjectN/A
Total hours/days requiredN/A
Location of WBL activity (region)N/A
WBL addtional requirementsN/A
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