CLIMATE CHANGE, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Examines the link between climate change and human rights, the pros and cons of using a human rights approach and the specific challenges that climate change poses to the international legal system such as the disappearance of states, displacement and mass movement of people, and adjudication. Discuss the plight of vulnerable populations especially, indigenous peoples, women, and climate "refugees" within a human rights framework.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: Declared in Law JD Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Develop an understanding of the relationship between environmental degradation, climate change and human rights Audience: Graduate 2. Develop an understanding of the pros and cons of using a human rights approach to environmental issues and especially, climate change Audience: Graduate 3. Gain knowledge of the relevant international law principles and mechanisms applicable to global climate change Audience: Graduate 4. Gain knowledge of how a claim under international human rights law can be brought for damage caused by environmental issues in general and climate change in particular Audience: Graduate 5. Examine the linkages with other areas such as economic development, poverty, socio-economic rights, and sustainable development Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Develop an understanding of the relationship between environmental degradation, climate change and human rights Audience: Graduate 2. Develop an understanding of the pros and cons of using a human rights approach to environmental issues and especially, climate change Audience: Graduate 3. Gain knowledge of the relevant international law principles and mechanisms applicable to global climate change Audience: Graduate 4. Gain knowledge of how a claim under international human rights law can be brought for damage caused by environmental issues in general and climate change in particular Audience: Graduate 5. Examine the linkages with other areas such as economic development, poverty, socio-economic rights, and sustainable development Audience: Graduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027