Int'l Law the Environment

3 Credits · Level: Graduate, Undergraduate

This seminar focuses on the varied international legal issues arising from our use of the environment and of our natural resources. Since the 1972 Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment, international law has sought to address diverse environmental issues including pollution of air, water, and the ozone; climate change; biodiversity conservation, environmental justice; use of surface and ground waters; hazardous waste and plastics disposal; and accountability for wartime environmental damage. This class will provide familiarity with the overarching context of public international law, the relevant bodies of international law to address environmental issues, and how these bodies of law function. While this class focuses on international law, there is no requirement that students have a previous legal background.