Energy Law, Environment and the Global Economy - JURD7469
Faculty: Faculty of Law
School: Faculty of Law
Course Outline: See below
Campus: Sydney
Career: Postgraduate
Units of Credit: 6
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
Enrolment Requirements:
Pre-requisite: 36 UOC of JURD courses for students enrolled prior to 2013. For students enrolled after 2013, pre-requisite: 72 UOC of JURD courses.
CSS Contribution Charge: 2 (more info)
Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule
Further Information: See Class Timetable
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Description
All lawyers practicing law in the 21st century increasingly must be prepared to analyze domestic legal problems in both an interdisciplinary and global context. This course explores the way that substantive energy and environmental laws operate in the emerging global marketplace. The course is taught using a combination of lectures and group discussion of specific case studies including the Gulf of Mexico oil rig spill, sales of hydroelectric power to New York, and legal issues involved in the prospect of starting a nuclear power industry in Australia. The fundaments and intersections of energy law and environmental law are explored as well as applicable international law. The course demonstrates the integration of law, economics and ethics in energy and environmental decision making.
Course Objectives
At the conclusion of this course, students should be able to:
- Identify the law and policy issues associated with energy law, the environment and the global economy.
- To assess the impact of energy and environmental laws on clients' interests.
- To discuss meaningfully contemporary issues associated with energy, the environment and the global economy.
Assessment
In-class participation - 20%
In-class test - 20%
Final Research Paper - 60%
In-class test - 20%
Final Research Paper - 60%
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