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ANU Law School · ANU College of Law, Governance and Policy
LAWS8189 is an introductory environmental law course. This course is primarily designed for students who may not have an undergraduate law degree or have not previously studied environmental law. Environmental law intersects with many other areas of law and legal practice, including constitutional law, administrative law, common law (such as nuisance) and property law. This course examines aspects of these areas of law from an environmental perspective and critically examines the institutional arrangements and legal principles that underpin the practice of environmental and planning law. The course examines environmental law from both theoretical and practical perspectives, taking a broad national and thematic approach. Whilst it places particular emphasis on the applicable Commonwealth, NSW and ACT law, the course reviews fundamental concepts, useful tools and insights with which to understand and critically analyse environmental law. As the subject matter includes many statutes, it relies heavily on cases that engage with statutory interpretation. Topics covered include: - The Origins and Growth of Environmental Law - The Power of the Commonwealth and the States - NSW Planning and Development Control - The Enforcement of Environmental Law - The Common Law and the Courts - Land Tenure and Indigenous Property Rights - Reflections on the Progress of Environmental Law To develop their knowledge and skills, students will engage in a range of learning activities, including interactive seminars which give students the opportunity to develop their oral communication skills. The course is also designed to develop research and writing skills.
The proposed means of assessment for this course will provide students with at least two pieces of assessment, including one piece during the teaching period. More information about the means of assessment, including the relationship between the assessment and the learning outcomes of the course, will be available in the class summary and on the course WATTLE page.
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Classes offered in non-standard sessions will be taught on an intensive base with compulsory contact hours (approximately 26 hours of face to face teaching). The course will also require advanced preparation through assigned readings. In total, it is anticipated that the hours required for completion of this course (class preparation, teaching and completion of assessment) will not exceed 120 hours. Classes offered during semester periods are expected to have three contact hours per week. Click here for the LLM Masters Program course list Other Information Students who possess an undergraduate law degree or have previously studied environmental law are encouraged to refer to the more specialist and advanced environmental courses, such as LAWS8280 Land, Water and Biodiversity, LAWS8662 Environmental Risk and Disaster Law or LAWS8474 Climate Law. As LAWS8189 is also a domestic environmental law course, students interested in International Environmental Law are referred to LAWS8264 International Law of the Environment.
Students must rely on the approved Class Summary which will be posted to the Programs and Courses site approximately two weeks prior to the commencement of the course. Alternatively, this information will be published in the Program course list when known. Preliminary Reading Students must rely on the approved Class Summary which will be posted to the Programs and Courses site approximately two weeks prior to the commencement of the course.