LAWS327-07S2 (C) Semester Two 2007

International Environmental Law

11 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 16 July 2007
End Date: Thursday, 15 November 2007
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 29 July 2007
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 14 October 2007

Description

Challenges and institutional responses to global environmental problems, including global warming.

The course will be an introduction to the institutional and legal framework within which the global community is responding to environmental problems.  It will include discussion of the international legal and political contexts within which the problems and policy responses are evolving, as well as the nature and context of global environmental problems themselves.  Case studies will focus on issues such as climate change, marine pollution, biodiversity conservation and Antarctica.

LAWS324 Principles of Public International Law, is a pre-requisite for this course.  Admission may be allowed by the Dean if a student is concurrently enrolled in LAWS324.

Prerequisites

Restrictions

LAWS347 (2001-2004), DIPL402, DIPL421, ILAP612, ILAP637

Co-requisites

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Karen Scott

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Essay 1 19 Oct 2007 50%
Essay 2 19 Oct 2007 50%


Assessment will be by way of two 3,000 word essays (50% each).

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $382.00

International fee $1,715.00

* 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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