Climate Change Crisis and Law

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This seminar course will provide an introduction of the law and policy responses to the climate-change crisis, and examine the significant challenges to developing legal regimes and employing law and policy methods for purposes of adequately addressing the crisis. The course will examine the complex nature of the climate change crisis, study the development and current operation of the international climate change law regime, consider some of the different law and policy approaches adopted by different countries, discuss the technical, ethical, and legal issues that confront the search for common solutions, and explore the significant challenges that must be overcome in order to develop a successful global response to the crisis. Prior completion recommended of Public International Law. Graded.