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Environmental law is a complex and fascinating field of study, as well as being of extraordinary practical importance. This module provides a foundation for advanced study in environmental law, as well as an advanced introduction to the topic. It examines different foundational ideas, perspectives and methodological frameworks for studying environmental law in a global context. It also explores particular examples of laws applying to complex environmental problems.Ìý

Advanced Foundations of Environmental Law will equip postgraduate taught students with key skills for critically analysing different bodies of environmental law globally.  Students will learn about the complex nature of environmental problems (temporally, geographically, scientifically, and socio-politically), such as air quality, climate change, and biodiversity loss.  Such polycentric problems often have no obvious legal or jurisdictional home, and there are rich bodies of law that are relevant, and concomitantly, a range of potential analytical approaches to studying them.  Ìý

The module is a foundational course for our current suite of LLM modules specializing in environmental law, and is also preparatory for further environmental law research, including for independent research projects.Ìý

It is expected that students pursuing the Environmental Law LLM specialism will take this module.  It also designed for students not specialising in environmental law who seek an advanced introduction to the subject and to broader ideas around regulation