This course provides an overview of the rapidly developing field of domestic and international climate law. It examines the current state of the law. It also offers opportunities to critically discuss the legal and policy issues linked with the future course of climate law, both domestically and internationally. Although the emphasis is on domestic Australian climate law (in order to avoid overlap with international environmental law (LAWS2253)), the course will provide opportunities for comparative analysis of the emerging law within other jurisdictions including EU and EU member states, USA, Canada, NZ and Japan.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
At the conclusion of this course, students should be able to:
- show familiarity with fundamental terminology of international and domestic climate law;
- demonstrate an understanding of the core components of international climate law;
- demonstrate an understanding of the main options for domestic climate law;
- explain the interaction between different policy and legal instruments within Australian domestic climate law;
- demonstrate an ability to apply the emerging principles of climate law from relevant cases and statutes to a given set of hypothetical facts, and to present an argument;
- comment critically on the outcome and reasoning in cases studied during the course and identify the considerations of policy evident within them;
- demonstrate an ability to research and write in detail about specific issues within the field of climate law by critically analyzing relevant primary and secondary materials; and
- show familiarity with on-line and traditional sources concerning both international and domestic climate law.
Indicative Assessment
The proposed means of assessment for this course will involve:
- a mid-semester research note on a key statute or case, key document or report - 15%
- mid semester short answer test - 25%
- research essay (on a topic of the student's choice) - 40%
- seminar presentation (10 minutes), course attendance and participation - 10%
More information about the means of assessment, including the relationship between the assessment and the learning outcomes of the course will be available on the course home page by the first week of semester.
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Requisite and Incompatibility
Preliminary Reading
Bonyhady & Christoff (eds) 'Climate Law in Australia' Federation Press 2007The Garnaut Review, Cambridge University Press 2008United Nations Framework Convention on Climate ChangeKyoto Protocol to UNFCCC (both available at http://unfccc.intYamin and Depledge 'The International Climate Change Regime: A guide to rules, institutions and procedures' (Cambridge Press 2004)
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
If you are a domestic graduate coursework or international student you will be required to pay tuition fees. Tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 3
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees. Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2015 | $2958 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2015 | $4146 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
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Summer Session
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1814 | 03 Dec 2015 | 08 Jan 2016 | 08 Jan 2016 | 31 Jan 2016 | In Person | N/A |