School Of LawInternational Environmental LawWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 200801.1
Discipline: INTERNATIONAL LAW
Student Contribution Band: 3
Level: 4
Credit Points: 10
Prerequisite
200006 Introduction to Law OR 200977 Fundamentals of Australian Law AND 200009 Constitutional Law
About this Unit
This course provides a general introduction to international environmental law and policy. We will begin by exploring the economic, political, and legal concepts relevant to international environmental treaty regimes. We will then apply these concepts to concrete regimes designed to deal with specific international environmental problems, such as ozone depletion, transboundary air pollution, freshwater resources, marine pollution, world heritage, human rights, biodiversity and habitat loss. The course focuses principally on the dynamic of treaties, negotiations, and state and non-state actors in the international arena. Comparative approaches to national implementation, on selected issues, will also be covered.