LAWS6043 - Environmental Impact Assessment Law
Objectives
- Provide a sound analysis of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) procedures in NSW and at the Commonwealth level.
- Develop a critical understanding of EIA as a distinctive regulatory device by examining its historical, ethical and political dimensions as well as relevant aspects of legal theory.
- Combine the doctrinal and theoretical forms of knowledge to suggest possible improvements to the current practice of EIA in Australia.
Content
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) procedures in NSW and federally; EIA regulatory devices – historical ethical and political dimensions; improvements in EIA practices.
Session
Semester 2 Intensive
3-4 & 6-7 September 2010
The timetable is subject to frequent changes. Please refer to the latest version of the Postgraduate Timetable.
Assessment
- 1 x 4,000 Word Essay (50%)
- 1 x Take-Home Exam (50%)
Courses this unit is available in
Master of Laws | Graduate Diploma in Law | Master of Global Law | Master of Administrative Law and Policy | Master of Environmental Law | Graduate Diploma in Environmental Law | Master of Environmental Science and Law