International Law and Environmental Justice

Course aim

The course examines the role of international law in addressing global legal environmental problems like climate change, loss of biodiversity, and plastic pollution.

Course content

• Sources of international environmental law
• Key institutions
• General rights and obligations of states
• Role of Civil Society
• Intersections with human rights law and international trade law
• Compliance and enforcement

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
LAWS 1020	Legal Policy, Lawmaking and Justice

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Lecture	2 hours x 10 weeks
Seminar	2 hours x 10 weeks

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

Assessment

Case study, Problem solving exercise

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 4C)
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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.