LLAW316-26S2 (C) Semester Two 2026

Special Topic: Climate Law and Policy

This occurrence is not offered in 2026

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 13 July 2026
End Date: Sunday, 8 November 2026
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 26 July 2026
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 27 September 2026

Description

This course will enable students to develop a critical understanding of climate change law and policy in Aotearoa New Zealand. The course will examine climate law and policy in Aotearoa New Zealand through scenarios across a range of subfields, including environmental law, disaster law/resilience, Indigenous rights, commercial and tort law. The course will explore locally relevant developments related to climate law and policy in the international and regional (Pacific) context, including the influence of human rights and climate litigation.

Prerequisites

BSENS: SENS201 and POLS206

Co-requisites

LLB: LAWS202 - LAWS206

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Final Exam 50%
Essay 22 Aug 2025 50%

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,003.00

International fee $5,038.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Faculty of Law .

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