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This course will examines the development of international climate change law and policy, the key EU governance approaches to climate change, including the emissions trading system, and domestic climate governance. It will also address some of the difficult legal and policy issues at stake in different legal areas and different sectors, such as the role of democratic and technocratic inputs to climate governance.
Module Syllabus
The precise issues taught will vary, but a number of the following issues are likely to be included:
Participation and democracy in the climate crisis
English climate law
The International Legal Framework
The Paris Agreement
Climate justice
Market mechanisms
The EU and climate change
Climate litigation
Sectoral impacts on climate (eg internet, aviation, shipping)
Recommended Materials
Module reading lists and other module materials will be provided via online module pages, once students have made their module selections upon enrolment. No single book takes the approach envisaged for this module.
The convenor is happy to discuss reading if contacted by a student during the module.
Key information
| Module details | |
|---|---|
| Credit value: | 22.5 credits (225 learning hours) |
| Convenor: | Allison Lindner |
| Other Teachers: | Other colleagues specialising in climate change will contribute to this course. |
| Teaching Delivery: | 10 x 2-hour weekly seminars, Term Two |
| Who may enrol: | LLM Students Only |
| Prerequisites: | None |
| Must not be taken with: | None |
| Qualifying module for: | LLM in Energy Law; LLM in Environmental Law and Policy |
| Assessment | |
| Practice Assessment: | TBD |
| Final Assessment: | 2 Hour in Person Controlled Condition Exam (100%) |