Unit of Study LAWS2066 Climate Law and Policy (2024)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

UG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Business, Law and Arts
Placement

No

Pre-requisites

LEGL1001 - Legal Research and Writing AND LEGL1005 - Legal Process OR LEGL1004 - Australian Legal System

Unit description

Examines climate change, one of the most pressing environmental issues of our time impacting legislation, economics, politics, corporate and public behaviour. Particular attention is paid to the important role of international law and policy, as well as national regulations of various countries in the fight against climate change. Discussions focus on existing and emerging regulations and frameworks in Australia and internationally, and their impact on the business and public sectors, and on incentives for businesses to reduce emissions, comply with environmental laws, and participate in voluntary programs. Deforestation, and forest protection through international and national programs and regulations, are also discussed.

Unit content

Module 1: Climate science and the context of climate change

Module 2: International Law Framework

Module 3: Mitigation policies and mechanisms to reach net zero

Module 4: Climate Law developments in Australia

Module 5: Climate litigation

Module 6 Emerging themes in international climate law

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Online	Summer Term	Summer Term

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 examine laws and policies related to climate change at the international, national, state and local levels.

evaluate the effectiveness of Australian climate regime in the context of the global climate change developments

analyse the concepts of sustainable development, climate justice, mitigation and adaptation

demonstrate knowledge and understanding of international and Australian climate change laws and policies through critical and reflective analysis of course concepts

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Presentation	40%
Report	60%

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts

No prescribed texts.

Prescribed Resources/Equipment

No prescribed resources/equipment.

Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.

Fee information

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