The course aims to take students inside the practice of environmental litigation to teach the practical skills of being a litigator set within a wider theoretical context of environmental regulation.
The course is aimed primarily at litigation lawyers working in environmental law in private practice and government regulators but will also be relevant to managers, policy officers, and enforcement officers in environmental regulators.
The course aims particularly to complement training available to environmental regulators through the Australian Environmental Law Enforcement and Regulators Network (AELERT).
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
By the conclusion of this course, it is intended that students who have successfully completed all the course requirements will be able to:- Explain and critically examine the role of environmental litigation in Australia, both civil and criminal.
- Reflect on the place on environmental litigation within an overall policy and regulatory framework.
- Analyse evidence, identify issues in dispute, and evaluate prospects of success at trial.
- Research, critically examine and communicate in writing about a problem or specific aspect of environmental litigation in Australia.
Other Information
This is an intensive course with 3-4 days of compulsory attendance required (see LLM timetable for dates).Approximately 6 weeks from the completion of the intensive your final assessment will be due. Contact with fellow students and the convenor, both prior to the intensive and after, is conducted via the Wattle course site.
Indicative Assessment
Assessments are likely to consist of:- Short Essay (25%, 1000-2000 wds)
- Practical Exercise (25%, 1000-2000 wds)
- Research Essay (50%, 4000 wds) OR Practical Exercise (essay 4000 wds and oral submission) (50%)
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Workload
21 Hours of face to face teaching (3 day Intensive), plus an optional Field Trip. The course will also require advanced preparation through assigned readings. In total, it is anticipated that the hours required for completion this course (class preparation, teaching and completion of assessment) will be approximately 10-12 hours.
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Requisite and Incompatibility
Preliminary Reading
Spend 1-2 hours reading the case studies of environmental litigation available at http://www.envlaw.com.au/case.html, particularly the initiating process (i.e. the Applications and Statements of Claim initiating the litigation).
Students must rely on the approved Course Study Guide which will be posted to the Wattle course site approximately 4 weeks prior to the commencement of the course.
An-brick will be available on the Wattle course site
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 |
|---|---|
| 2016 | $3252 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2016 | $4638 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
ANU utilises MyTimetable to enable students to view the timetable for their enrolled courses, browse, then self-allocate to small teaching activities / tutorials so they can better plan their time. Find out more on the Timetable webpage.
Class summaries, if available, can be accessed by clicking on the View link for the relevant class number.
Winter Session
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6817 | 24 Aug 2016 | 24 Aug 2016 | 02 Sep 2016 | 07 Oct 2016 | In Person | N/A |