INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
LAW5ENV
Not currently offered
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
Environmental regulation has expanded from a domestic phenomenon to one that has both global impacts and global participants. In this course, we will determine when the international community is likely to act with respect to environmental problems, what legal processes it uses to address these problems, and how to assess the success of these regulatory interventions. Within this more general framework of International Environmental Law, specific attention will be paid to the role of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in environmental protection. Conflicts between trade and environmental protection have given rise to challenges under the WTO agreements and actions before the WTO#s Appellate Body. This course will study these cases in detail, including trade bans for environmental purposes. We will also look at the application of the "precautionary principle" in WTO law; intellectual property protection and biodiversity; food security and poverty-reduction.
SchoolLa Trobe Law School
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorSara Smyth
Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 5 - Masters
Exchange StudentsYes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites Masters students only or UG requires approval from Program Director
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjectsN/A
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditionsN/A
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Develop specialised understanding of core principles and key contemporary issues in international environmental law
- Activities:
- Class discussion, response papers, group presentation, final exam
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills (Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills (Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills (Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills (Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
02. Improve ability to develop legal arguments as applied to novel fact situations
- Activities:
- Class discussion, response papers, group presentation, final exam
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills (Writing,Speaking)
- Literacies and Communication Skills (Writing,Speaking)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills (Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills (Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills (Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills (Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
03. Improve communication skills to articulate and convey complex ideas regarding international environment law
- Activities:
- Response papers, group presentation, final exam
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills (Writing,Speaking)
- Literacies and Communication Skills (Writing,Speaking)
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