Environmental Law and Public Law

In national legal systems, much of environmental law consists of legislative schemes. To practice environmental law requires a mastery of public law. This subject introduces students to the public law skills needed to work in the specialised field of environmental law. The subject focuses on environmental laws in a range of common law jurisdictions and the skills that the course fosters can be deployed in any legal system. Each topic is taught through in-depth focus on legal materials, particularly case law.