Climate Change and the Law

Catalog description

This one-credit course aims to provide an overview of the legal implications and consequences of one of humankind’s most pressing existential challenges – climate change – and thereby to expose Tulane Law students to a fundamental theme of modern life that will increasingly influence, if not shape their future professional activities. The course consists of ten substantive sessions, eight of which address distinct topical issues and will be taught by different members of the Tulane law faculty as well as by two or three guest lecturers, specialists on the topics concerned – either on-site, in person or by Zoom. Both introductory and concluding classes will be taught collectively by Tulane’s in-house faculty.