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LS341 Introduction to Environmental Law

Updated: 09 January 2007
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Semester 1 Off Campus
Online level Level D - Comp/internet essential
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam June
Pre-requisites 24 cp in Legal Studies
Co-requisites None
Restrictions LS 241
Notes offered in Summer Semester 2006-2007; Unit Coordinator Cameron Moore
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Cameron Moore (cmoore6@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit aims to provide students with a broad understanding of environmental issues and the role of law both as part of the problem and as an attempt to provide solutions. It includes a review of constitutional issues, Federal and NSW environmental legislation, common law remedies and likely future directions in environmental law. The legal regime is considered in the broader context of law and society.

Prescribed Material
Mandatory
Textbook information is only available from 2008 units onwards.
Recommended Material
Optional
Textbook information is only available from 2008 units onwards.
Disclaimer Offer of some subjects is subject to viability. Information in these unit descriptions is subject to change prior to commencement of semester.
   

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