Courses

College of Law

International Environmental Law

Course Number: 6915
Professor: Jason Robison
Credit Hours & Type of Credit: 3
Semester Offered: Varies
Required: No
Prerequisites: Students must have completed their first year of law school.
Recommended Courses: International Law

Course Overview: International Environmental Law is a paper-based, graduate-level seminar offering a survey of global environmental challenges and international legal instruments and organizations that have emerged to address them. The seminar begins by examining the general framework and evolution of international environmental law as a field. Against this backdrop, the seminar then turns to a host of legal measures and entities developed in response to several challenges in the field: climate change, access to freshwater resources, and biodiversity and wildlife protection. Finally, the seminar concludes with a series of writing workshops devoted to refining students’ papers and presentation skills. Because of its research- and writing-intensive format, this seminar is an excellent option for satisfying the College of Law’s Advanced Writing Requirement.

Course Materials: See the current Book List located under Scheduling.
Course Format: Seminar-style class discussions and writing workshops.
Written Assignments: Research paper.
Type of Exam: None.
Basis for Grading Student Performance: Research paper, short quiz, and class participation.
Other Comments: None