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LAWS6061: International Environmental Law
This unit aims to provide an introduction to the framework, concepts, sources and techniques of international environmental law, and to provide an overview of international law responses to current and emerging environmental challenges. The history and framework of international environmental law will be examined before exploring a range of topical international environmental law issues, including atmospheric protection and climate change, hazardous substances and wastes, biodiversity and GMOs, the protection of marine living resources, the protection of freshwater resources and issues concerning trade. The unit will also survey the influence of international environmental law on domestic environmental law through case studies. Overarching themes will include the interdependence of environmental issues, the effects of scientific uncertainty on international environmental regulation, implementation of international environmental obligations between states at difference levels of economic development and the need for effectiveness in implementation and enforcement.
| Code | LAWS6061 |
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| Academic unit | Law |
| Credit points | 6 |
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At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. Demonstrate through application of appropriate principles that you have gained a sound understanding of the key components of international environmental law.
- LO2. Demonstrate through evaluation skills that you have gained an appropriate overview of the development of international environmental law throughout the 20th century; and that you can locate recent developments within this context.
- LO3. Demonstrate through critical analysis that you have gained an understanding of the legal and institutional framework of international environmental law, including the basic rules and institutions of public international law; the relationship between international law and international environmental law; the most significant international institutions which generate, help to implement and administer international environmental law.
- LO4. Demonstrate through critical analysis and appropriate research that you have gained an understanding of the general principles of international environmental law and key cases.
- LO5. Demonstrate through critical analysis that you have gained an awareness of how international environmental law may be applied to deal with certain environmental issues on a topical basis; and that you are able to suggest appropriate such application to real and/or fictional scenarios.
- LO6. Demonstrate through critical analysis that you have gained an understanding of the need for effective domestic implementation of international environmental rules.
- LO7. Demonstrate through critical analysis that you have gained an appreciation of the importance of enforcement and compliance with international environmental obligations and how new mechanisms are being developed to deal with this challenge.
- LO8. Demonstrate through critical analysis that you have gained the ability to assess challenges for international environmental law in the future.
- LO9. Demonstrate through critical analysis that you have gained an appreciation of the practical difficulties that must be overcome in accommodating different state positions in negotiations toward, and within, international environmental conventions.
- LO10. Demonstrate through critical analysis that you have gained an understanding of Australia's role and place in the international environmental law field; and of how Australia incorporates international environmental law into its national law.
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