Course Details
Country:
Netherlands
Institution:
Free University of Amsterdam
Course Title:
Climate Change Law
Course Number:
R_TL-TP
Course Description:
The course will cover: Part 1: the science, economics and politics of climate change;
Part 2: Climate change as a global issue; the international climate change regime (eg Paris Agreement), international law, human rights law and international trade and investment law;
Part 3: European and national legislation (eg Emissions Trading System)
Part 4: Lawyering for change (eg lawsuits against governments and businesses in the US and in Europe)
Students will learn to work across different legal fields (ranging from international and human rights law to private and economic law) and different jurisdictions (including international, European, national and local regulation), and to handle legal questions in the context of complex and shifting economic, political, social and ethical debates. Students will be encouraged to participate in the course of the lectures, with the goal of developing the sort of critical and analytical skills conducive to the practice of transnational law, and to
Language:
English
Approved Equivalent:
GOVT 444, GOVT 398
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