International Environment Law and Policy

This course will provide students with advanced knowledge of international environmental law and the major theoretical and policy debates within the field. The course will examine the core principles and rules of international environmental law and institutions it has spawned. The course will also adopt an interdisciplinary lens by drawing on material from International Relations and Political Science to complement international law analysis on international environmental problems. The course will provide students with advanced and specialized knowledge on the formation, operation and effectiveness of international legal regimes designed to address global, regional and trans-boundary environmental problems and resource management issues. The course will examine in certain specialized case studies international environmental law, including: Transboundary Pollution, International Fisheries, Ocean Pollution, Ozone Depletion, Climate Change and Desertification. The course will also provide students with the opportunity to apply knowledge on the above topics through a mock negotiation exercise to design an international environmental agreement.