Environmental Law
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Students are advised that given the current pandemic context, it may be necessary, at very short notice, to change unit of study details, including mode of delivery and assessment. Students should check unit of study details provided in the unit outline at the start of each unit of study and continue to check for any changes throughout the semester.
Errata
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The following unit was omitted from the table in error. It is available as an elective. LAWS6320 Climate Justice and Disaster Law Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Prof Rosemary Lyster Session: Intensive September Classes: Aug 13, 14 and 20, 21 (9-5) Assessment: class participation (10%) and 8000wd essay (90%) Mode of delivery: Block mode Note: Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/people/list.php. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html |
13/1/2021 |
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Environmental Law |
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| Exemption from core units of study should not be assumed to be automatic. Formal approval must be obtained from the University of Sydney Law School prior to enrolment. | |||
Master of Environmental Law |
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| For the award of the Master of Environmental Law, students must complete 48 credit points, comprising: | |||
| (i) for students without a law background, 12 credit points of core units of study and 36 credit points of elective units of study; or | |||
| (ii) for students with a law background who have not completed any tertiary study in environmental law, 6 credit points of core units of study and 42 credit points of elective units of study; or | |||
| (iii) for students with an environmental law background, 48 credit points of elective units of study. | |||
Graduate Diploma in Environmental Law |
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| For the award of the Graduate Diploma in Environmental Law, students must complete 24 credit points, comprising: | |||
| (i) for students without a law background, 12 credit points of core units of study and 12 credit points of elective units of study; or | |||
| (ii) for students with a law background who have not completed any tertiary study in environmental law, 6 credit points of core units of study and 18 credit points of elective units of study; or | |||
| (iii) for students with an environmental law background, 24 credit point of electives units of study. | |||
Core |
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| Students must either have completed or be concurrently enrolled in the core unit(s) of study prior to undertaking the elective units of study | |||
| Students without a law degree from a common law jurisdiction must undertake LAWS6252 prior or concurrent to enrolling in other law units. | |||
| LAWS6044 Environmental Law and Policy |
6 | A LAWS6252 or law degree from a common law jurisdiction N LAWS3430 or LAWS5130 Students who do not hold a law degree from a common law jurisdiction must either have completed or be concurrently enrolled in LAWS6252 Legal Reasoning and the Common Law System before undertaking the environmental law units. Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/our-visitors.html. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html |
Session 1 Early Census |
| LAWS6252 Legal Reasoning and the Common Law System |
6 | N LAWS6881 This unit must be completed prior to commencing other law units of study. Law graduates from a non-common law jurisdiction are recommended to undertake this unit. The unit is not available to students who have acquired an undergraduate law degree from Australia or another common law jurisdiction. It is important to enrol well in advance of classes in order to complete pre-class readings (normally available to enrolled students 3 weeks prior to the first class). If you are unable to enrol in the unit in Sydney Student https://sydneystudent.sydney.edu.au/sitsvision/wrd/SIW_LGN, please contact law.postgraduate@sydney.edu.au. Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/our-visitors.html. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html |
Intensive April Intensive September Session 1 Early Census Session 2 Early Census |
Electives |
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| LAWS6041 Environmental Litigation This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 |
Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/our-visitors.html. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html |
Intensive September |
| LAWS6047 Law of the Sea |
6 |
Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/people/list.php. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html |
Intensive May |
| LAWS6061 International Environmental Law |
6 |
Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/people/list.php. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html |
Intensive April |
| LAWS6065 Pollution, Corporate Liability and Govern |
6 |
Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/our-people.html. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html |
Intensive June |
| LAWS6068 Judicial Review-P'ciple, Pol and Procedure This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 |
Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/people/list.php. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html |
Intensive September |
| LAWS6141 Asia Pacific Environmental Law |
6 |
Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/our-visitors.html. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html |
Intensive October |
| LAWS6165 Biodiversity Law and Heritage Law |
6 | Intensive May |
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| LAWS6257 Public Policy |
6 | N LAWS6139 or LAWS6042 or LAWS6113 or LAWS6984 or LAWS3447 or LAWS5147 Core unit for MALP students. Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/people/list.php. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html |
Intensive September |
| LAWS6314 Coastal and Marine Law This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 |
Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/people/list.php. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html |
Intensive June |
| LAWS6342 Environmental Markets This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 |
Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/our-people.html. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/cpd/ |
Intensive April |
| LAWS6343 International Law and Technology |
6 |
Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/our-visitors.html. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html |
Intensive November |
| LAWS6354 Environ Planning and Impact Assessment Law This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | A students who do not hold an undergraduate law degree must have completed LAWS6252 Legal Reasoning and the Common Law System before enrolling in this unit and LAWS6044 Environmental Law and Policy (MEL only) N LAWS6043 or LAWS6045 or LAWS3430 or LAWS5130 Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/our-visitors.html. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html |
Intensive September |
| LAWS6355 Energy and Water Security Law |
6 |
Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/people/list.php. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html |
Intensive November |
| LAWS6359 Property and Environment This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 |
Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/people/list.php. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html |
Intensive November |
| LAWS6865 International Dispute Resolution |
6 | N LAWS6202 Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/people/list.php. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html |
Intensive April |
| LAWS6928 Courts, Justice and Development |
6 | N LAWS3478 or LAWS5178 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Note: Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/our-visitors.html. |
Intensive May |
| LAWS6931 Dispute Resolution in Asia |
6 |
Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/people/list.php. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html |
Session 1 Early Census |
| LAWS6964 Global Energy and Resources Law This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 |
Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/our-people.html. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/cpd/ |
Intensive September |
| LAWS6990 Principles of Oil and Gas Law This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment MIL and GradDipIL students may enrol in either LAWS6990 Principles of Oil and Gas Law or LAWS6933 Global Oil and Gas Contracts and Issues, but not both.Students cannot enrol directly into this unit in Sydney Student. Enrolment instructions will be provided upon successful registration. See https://canvas.sydney.edu.au/courses/4533/pages/postgraduate-coursework-homepage. Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/our-people.html |
Intensive July |
Master of Environmental Law |
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| The following units are only available to students undertaking the Master of Environmental Law | |||
| LAWS6147 Independent Research Project |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment Applications close on 30 November (Semester 1) and 30 May (Semester 2). Applications should only be lodged after the completion of at least 24 credit points. Late applications may be accepted from those with incomplete results. For further information, please visit https://canvas.sydney.edu.au/courses/4533/pages/postgraduate-coursework-research-projects#research-projects or contact E: law.postgraduate@sydney.edu.au |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| LAWS6182 Independent Research Project A |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment Applications close on 30 November (Semester 1) and 30 May (Semester 2). Applications should only be lodged after the completion of at least 24 credit points. Late applications may be accepted from those with incomplete results. Students must complete both LAWS6182 and LAWS6183 within one or over two semesters. For further information, please visit https://canvas.sydney.edu.au/courses/4533/pages/postgraduate-coursework-research-projects#research-projects or contact E: law.postgraduate@sydney.edu.au |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| LAWS6183 Independent Research Project B |
6 | A LAWS6182 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Applications close on 30 November (Semester 1) and 30 May (Semester 2). Applications should only be lodged after the completion of at least 24 credit points. Late applications may be accepted from those with incomplete results. Students must complete both LAWS6182 and LAWS6183 within one or over two semesters. For further information, please visit https://canvas.sydney.edu.au/courses/4533/pages/postgraduate-coursework-research-projects#research-projects or contact E: law.postgraduate@sydney.edu.au. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |