College of Law
1000 E. University Ave., Dept. 3035
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: 307-766-6416
Fax: 307-766-6417
Email: lawadmis@uwyo.edu
Course Number: 6991
Professor: Jason A. Robison
Credit Hours & Type of Credit: 2
Semester Offered: Spring
Required: No
Prerequisites: Water Law & Policy and students must have completed their first year of law school.
Recommended Courses: None
Course Overview: Advanced Water Law & Policy is an intensive, graduate-level research and writing
seminar whose specific topical focus varies from year to year. Our focus this year
will be on the elaborate
international and interstate body of laws that governs allocation and management of
water from the Colorado River Basin within the United States and Mexico. This body
of laws is colloquially called the “Law of the River.”
The seminar will explore the Law of the River’s historical evolution, existing composition,
and cutting-edge policy issues currently facing it. An optional one-week field seminar
will be offered in mid-May to supplement students’ classroom work. It will consist
of an intensive itinerary of site visits throughout the Colorado River Basin as well
as meetings with federal, state, and tribal officials engaged with different facets
of the Law of the River. Graduate students from disciplines other than law are welcomed.
Course Materials: No textbook. All reading materials will be posted on the course website.
Course Format: Seminar-style class discussions and student paper presentations.
Written Assignments: Research paper
Type of Exam: None
Basis for Grading Student Performance: Paper, short quiz, and class participation.
Other Comments:
College of Law
1000 E. University Ave., Dept. 3035
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: 307-766-6416
Fax: 307-766-6417
Email: lawadmis@uwyo.edu