ENVI 5803: Law and the Environment

Dr Gerry Bates

Credit Points: 6
Session: February
Prerequisites: None
Classes: One 2 hour lectures per week
Assessment: Essays

This unit of study provides an overview of Australian and international law as it pertains to the environment. It looks at a number of environmental issues at the various levels of analysis, policy making, implementation of policy and dispute resolution. It also provides a broad background to political and economic issues as they related to the legal issues. This unit of study involves lecture material and an essay on policy issues.

Course Outline (pdf)