Module Identifier LAM6010  
Module Title INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW  
Academic Year 2006/2007  
Co-ordinator Mrs Marion I Arnold  
Semester Available all semesters  
Other staff Mrs Lillian Stevenson, Mrs Marion I Arnold  

Brief description

The significance of international law in the environmental field has increased considerably following the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development. This module explores the gradual development of principles of international environmental law and considers how these are applied in relation to particular environmental issues such as atmospheric pollution and the conservation of biological diversity. The tensions between environmental requirements and other aspects of international legal relations, notably with respect to trade, are also considered. Overall, the module invites the student to examine the significance of the environment in the international playing field and the significance of international agreements for the protection of the global, regional and local environment.

Reading Lists

Books
** Recommended Text
Birnie, Patricia International Law and the Environment edition 2r.e. . Oxf.U.P. 0198765533
Brown, E.D. Sea Bed Energy and Mineral Resources and the Law of the Sea Graham & Trotman 0860106217
Churchill, R.R. International Law and Global Climate Change Graham & Trotman 1853336297
Handl, Gunther Yearbook of international environmental law edition 1992 part pages . Graham and Trotman
Handl, Gunther Yearbook of international environmental law edition Vol. 1 (1991) . Graham & Trotman
Handl, Gunther Yearbook of international environmental law edition vol. 7 . Clarendon Press 019826786X
Kiss, Alexandre-Charles International Environmental Law edition 2r.e. . University P.of Colorado 1571051007
Sands, Philippe Principles of International Environmental Law Manchester U.P. 0719034841
Susskind, Lawrence Environmental Diplomacy Oxf.U.P.(N.Y.) 0195075943
Environmental Change and International Law United Nations University P. 9280808184
Greening International Institutions Earthscan Publications 1853832448
International Law and the Conservation of Biological Diversity Kluwer Law International 9041108637
Interpreting the Precautionary Principle Earthscan Publications 1853832006
** Reference Text
Birnie, Patricia International Law and the Environment edition 2r.e. . Oxf.U.P. 0198765533
Sands, Philippe Principles of International Environmental Law Manchester U.P. 0719034841

Web Page/Sites
** Recommended Text
American journal of international law http://voyager.aber.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&Search_Arg=american+journal+of+international+law&SL=None&Search_Code=JALL&CNT=20
British yearbook of international law http://voyager.aber.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&Search_Arg=british+yearbook+of+international+law&SL=None&Search_Code=JALL&CNT=20
Convention on Biological Diversity http://www.biodiv.org/
International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law http://www.kluwerlawonline.com/toc.php?mode=byjournal&level=2&values=International+Journal+of+Marine+and+Coastal+Law,+The
International and comparative law quarterly http://voyager.aber.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&Search_Arg=international+and+comparative+law+quarterly&SL=None&Search_Code=JALL&CNT=20
International legal materials http://voyager.aber.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&Search_Arg=international+legal+materials&SL=None&Search_Code=JALL&CNT=20
Journal of environmental law http://voyager.aber.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&Search_Arg=journal+of+environmental+law&SL=None&Search_Code=JALL&CNT=20
Science http://voyager.aber.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&Search_Arg=science&SL=None&Search_Code=JALL&CNT=20
The Rio Declaration on Environment and Development http://www.unep.org/unep/rio.htm
United Nations Convention on the law of the sea http://www.un.org/Depts/los/convention_agreements/convention_overview_convention.htm
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change http://unfccc.int/
** Supplementary Text
About EUR-Lex - the portal to European Union law http://www.inf.aber.ac.uk/academicliaison/guides/eurlexhelp.asp
Help Guides for Lexis/Nexis http://www.inf.aber.ac.uk/academicliaison/guides/lexishelp.asp
Help Guides for Westlaw http://www.inf.aber.ac.uk/academicliaison/guides/westlawhelp.asp
Introduction to Information Resources for Law Distance Learners http://www.inf.aber.ac.uk/academicliaison/lawdls.asp
Locating full-text European Union case law via Lexis, Westlaw & EUR-Lex http://www.inf.aber.ac.uk/academicliaison/guides/eurocase.asp
Subject Information & Links for Law http://www.inf.aber.ac.uk/subject/law/
UWA Electronic Journals http://www.aber.ac.uk/is/ejournals/
UWA Electronic Resources http://www.inf.aber.ac.uk/academicliaison/elecinfo.asp

Notes

This module is at CQFW Level 7