This course is available on the BA in Anthropology and Law, BSc in Environment and Development, BSc in Environmental Policy with Economics, BSc in International Relations and LLB in Laws. This course is available as an outside option to students on other programmes where regulations permit and to General Course students.
This course is available on the BA in Anthropology and Law, BSc in Environment and Development, BSc in Environmental Policy with Economics, BSc in International Relations and LLB in Laws. This course is available as an outside option to students on other programmes where regulations permit and to General Course students.
This course is delivered through a combination of classes and lectures totalling a minimum of 40 hours across Michaelmas Term and Lent Term. This year some or all of this teaching will be delivered through recorded online lectures and a mix of both in-person and online classes to accommodate students who are unable to physically be on campus.? This course includes a reading week in Weeks 6 of Michaelmas Term and Lent Term.
Students are expected to write a formative essay; answer a problem set in writing; and participate in a mock exam.
There is no set book that covers the entire course, however, several sessions use Bell, McGillivray, Pedersen et. al, Environmental Law (9th edition, Oxford University Press, 2017).?A detailed reading list is provided for each seminar. Materials that are not sourced from Bell, McGillivray & Pedersen are made available on Moodle.? A good alternative source is Fisher, Lange & Scotford, Environmental Law. Text, Cases and Materials (OUP, 2013). Useful introductory books include: Lazarus, The Making of Environmental Law, 2004; Holder & Lee, Environmental Protection, Law & Policy, 2007; R Carson, Silent Spring, 1962; R Eckersley, Environmentalism and Political Theory,1992.
Exam (50%, duration: 2 hours, reading time: 15 minutes) in the summer exam period. Essay (50%, 4000 words).