Unit of Study LAWS2065 Ecological Jurisprudence (2025)

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Unit type

UG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Business, Law and Arts
Placement

No

Unit description

Introduces students to the writings of a number of authors surrounding the current reconceptualisation of nature within the legal sphere. Students will engage with environmental policies and regulations situated in diverse philosophical frameworks. Furthermore, students will analyse a series of fundamental key case studies in the field.

Unit content

Topic 1 Nature and natures

Topic 2 Eco-literacy

Topic 3 Sustainability

Topic 4 History of environmental ethics

Topic 5 Earth Jurisprudence and Wild Law

Topic 6 Rights of nature: a contemporary overview

Topic 7 Policies, regulations, resistances

Topic 8 Cultural and intercultural perspectives

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Not currently available in 2025

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

critically reflect upon the philosophical assumptions that inform the conceptualisation of nature and of human interactions with it

identify and evaluate the ethical frameworks that inform environmental regulation and policy

critically evaluate the relationship between social justice, environmental sustainability and law

apply ethical and philosophical insights to all environmental decision-making contexts

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