LAW5314 International environmental law
Faculty of Law
LAW5314 International environmental law is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Law. It isn't offered in 2020. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2020
- Not offered
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Overview
This unit examines the way in which the international community tackles existing and future environmental problems (broadly defined), including new technologies and climate change, as well as hazardous waste disposal, animal welfare, etc. International obligations and Australian domestic obligations in respect of these various environmental issues will be examined, as will the way in which these obligations subsequently penetrate into the national legal order.
An important feature of the unit is to break down the partition between international environmental law and other areas of the law. For instance international climate change law does not operate in insulation from banking and finance; International biodiversity and animal welfare issues have to operate alongside international trade law; The health, environmental and human rights obligations of companies in a corporate social responsibility (CSR) context require insight into transnational litigation, including conflict of laws.
Offerings in 2020
The 2020 handbook lists no offerings for LAW5314.
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Apply knowledge and understanding of recent developments in relation to international environmental law and policy in response to the increasingly global, transboundary nature of ecological problems with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice and/or for further learning;
- 2
Investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to foundational aspects of public international law which underpin international environmental law, including sovereignty, jurisdiction, territory and state responsibility;
- 3
Conduct research in international environmental law and major international environmental agreements based on knowledge of appropriate research principle and methods; and
- 4
Use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to international environmental law.
Workload and teaching
24 contact hours per teaching period (either intensive, semi-intensive or semester long, depending on the Faculty resources, timetabling and requirements).
Where it fits
LAW5314 is part of 5 areas of study in the 2020 handbook.
- COMCRPLW01Extending specialist knowledge electivesCommercial and corporate lawNo reviews yet
- GLBSOCHR01Extending specialist knowledge electivesGlobal society and human rightsNo reviews yet
- LDRSUSTN02Leadership for sustainable development electivesLeadership for sustainable developmentNo reviews yet
- PSGOVREG01Extending specialist knowledge electivesPublic sector governance and regulationNo reviews yet
- TRANSECR01Extending specialist knowledge electivesTransnational economic regulationNo reviews yet
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Professor Marilyn Pittard
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for LAW5314?
LAW5314 has no prerequisites.
When is LAW5314 offered?
LAW5314 has no offerings listed in the 2020 handbook.
Which majors and minors include LAW5314?
LAW5314 is part of Commercial and corporate law; Global society and human rights; Leadership for sustainable development; Public sector governance and regulation; and Transnational economic regulation.