The ANU College of Law has been at the forefront of teaching environmental law at a postgraduate level for 20 years.
The courses are designed not only for lawyers, but also for non lawyers – both in government and the private sector – whose work involves a significant legal element.
The ANU College of Law has maintained a strong focus on areas of longstanding importance, such as Planning Law and Environmental Impact Assessment – a subject also addressed in its recent book Mills, Mines and Other Controversies: The Environmental Assessment of Major Projects published by Federation Press.
At the same time, the subjects offered have kept on changing as new issues emerge. Environmental litigation has been one area of profound change, prompting the ANU College of Law to offer a specialised subject in this area, taught by one of Australia’s leading practitioners with experience in a wide array of courts and tribunals.
The ANU was also the first university in Australia to recognise the importance of climate law by creating a special centre devoted to it, and to recognise that this area is growing so quickly that it should teach both Australian and International Climate Law.
For all these and other areas, the ANU College of Law offers specialised courses, attracting students from around the country. They are taught not only by academics, but practitioners and judges renowned for their expertise.
The courses can be done both as part of degrees and as single subjects.
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