LAW - 813 Comparative Environmental Law

(3 hrs.)

This course presents different environmental protection laws, cases, and policies from the United States, Europe, and developing countries. The course covers the major components of a modern environmental legal system, including environmental impact assessment, access to environmental information, constitution-based rights to environmental protection, environmental courts, environmental standard setting, and environmental enforcement. The approach is practical, to emphasize the complexity and trade-offs inherent in designing and implementing environmental law and policy.