LAW 2568 - Climate Change Law

Climate change poses enormous challenges due to its wide-ranging implications and long-term effects to the environment, economy and society. This course examines the various legal regimes, approaches and responses to climate change at the international and national level from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change to Australian federal, state and local legislation. It will also consider the broader scientific, policy, ethical and normative debates that overlay and add context to the legal measures and solutions-undertaken to mitigate and adapt to climate change.