This unit has three aims. The first is to provide a sound analysis of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) procedures and environmental planning laws in NSW and at the Commonwealth level. The second aim is to develop a critical understanding of EIA and environmental planning laws by examining their historical, ethical and political dimensions as well as relevant aspects of legal theory. The third and ultimate aim is to combine these doctrinal and theoretical forms of knowledge so we can suggest possible improvements to current laws and legal practices.
Unit details and rules
Academic unit | Law |
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Credit points | 6 |
Prerequisites
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None |
Corequisites
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None |
Prohibitions
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LAWS6043 or LAWS6045 or LAWS3430 or LAWS5130 |
Assumed knowledge
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students who do not hold an undergraduate law degree must have completed LAWS6252 Legal Reasoning and the Common Law System before enrolling in this unit and LAWS6044 Environmental Law and Policy (Environmental Law students only) |
Available to study abroad and exchange students | No |
Teaching staff
Coordinator | Rosemary Lyster, rosemary.lyster@sydney.edu.au |
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Lecturer(s) | Susan O'Neill, susan.oneill@sydney.edu.au |