Sustainable Development Law

Course aim

To provide an understanding of the laws relating to the environment.

Course content

As a field of study, environmental law deals with the rules, relationships, systems and processes by which environmental protection is achieved. The process of environmental protection or achieving sustainability involves multiple stakeholders of which corporations are but one. This course focuses on the role that corporations can play in environmental protection and the responsibilities that are now attaching to corporations and their officers to encourage sound environmental practice. Topics include the relationship of international environmental law to multi-national corporations; legal principles of sustainable development; ethical aspects of environmental law and implications for companies; legislative drivers at commonwealth and state level; director’s responsibilities; economic incentives; environmental reporting; socially responsible investment; carbon markets and climate change.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Assignment , Case Study or Written Paper, Part A: Student Participation of weekly critical reflections (10%) and Part B:Online participation and discussion (10%)

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.