Postgraduate - UnitLAW7420 - Principles of environmental law

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2014 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

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6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Postgraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Law
Offered	City (Melbourne) Second semester 2014 (On-campus block of classes)

Notes

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Quota applies

Postgraduate programs are based on a model of small group teaching and therefore class sizes need to be restricted.

Synopsis

The unit is an elective for students in the Graduate Diploma in Local Government Law. This unit will provide students with an in-depth knowledge in an expanding and specialist area of the law. It will provide students interested in environmental law with the essential theoretical and practical understanding of key environmental law issues, concepts and principles. The focus is on the law and policy that has been applied to deal with environmental problems in the Australian domestic context.

Outcomes

A student who completes this unit should:

have a good understanding of the international context of environmental law, particularly in relation to environmental law conventions and other international instruments
have an understanding of the relationship between international environmental law and domestic environmental law
have a knowledge of the basic principles of environmental law
be aware of how environmental law has been applied to deal with particular environmental issues
have a good understanding of the framework of laws for environmental planning, development control, environmental impact assessment, heritage conservation and pollution regulation
have an understanding of the workings of the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal and additional means of environmental dispute resolution
be able to make an assessment of where environmental law can be expected to develop in the future.

Assessment

Assignment (3,750 words): 50%
Take-home examination (3,750 words): 50%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Yet Bryant Personal ProfilePersonal Profile (http://law.monash.edu/staff/ybryant.html)

Workload requirements

24 contact hours per semester (either intensive, semi-intensive or semester long, depending on the Faculty resources, timetabling and requirements)