This course will provide a survey of both actual and potential role for the law in protecting the integrity of the environment from threats posed by scientific and technological advances through the exploitation of resources, rapid development, and population growth, among others. Core topics will include recent developments and debates in Canadian environmental law, such as coordination and the appropriate distribution of responsibilities among different levels of government and private actors the roles of public and private law, and environmental law’s interdisciplinary dimensions. Prerequisite(s): Admission into a graduate Law program. Note: This course is a hybrid course with LAW 444, and this course cannot be taken for credit after previously taking LAW 444
This course will provide a survey of both actual and potential role for the law in protecting the integrity of the environment from threats posed by scientific and technological advances through the exploitation of resources, rapid development, and population growth, among others. Core topics will include recent developments and debates in Canadian environmental law, such as coordination and the appropriate distribution of responsibilities among different levels of government and private actors the roles of public and private law, and environmental law’s interdisciplinary dimensions. Prerequisite(s): Admission into a graduate Law program. Note: This course is a hybrid course with LAW 444, and this course cannot be taken for credit after previously taking LAW 444
