Course finder

<< return to browsing

Semester 2

Water Law and Governance (LAWS10266)

Subject

Law

College

CAHSS

Credits

20

Normal Year Taken

3

Delivery Session Year

2023/2024

Pre-requisites

Visiting students must have completed 3 Law courses at grade B or above. We will only consider University/College level courses. This course is only open to visiting students who are nominated to study with us on a Law exchange agreement. Exchange students outside of Law and study abroad students are not eligible to enrol on this course before teaching begins, with no exceptions, and spaces cannot be guaranteed to those students at any time. **Please see Additional Restrictions**

Course Summary

A general overview of the issues surrounding water management and its national and international legal frameworks.

Course Description

Water resources both in national and international contexts, have been traditionally analysed within the broader framework of environmental governance. However, it is increasingly recognised that water is one of the most important vehicles of the effects of climate change, and environmental pollution. Likewise, water governance is important to realise the human right to water and sanitation, and ultimately it is linked to virtually all sustainable development goals. Some may also argue that water law is an area of international law in its own right.The course intends to explore the main challenges linked to the governance of water resources, as discussed primarily in the context of international law, but will also take into account challenges at the national levels and interactions between national and international law. The course on water law has the following core aims:

Assessment Information

Written Exam 65%, Coursework 35%, Practical Exam 0%

Additional Restrictions

**All 3rd year Law courses are ONLY open to visiting students nominated on an exchange agreement within the School of Law (including Erasmus students on a Law-specific exchange). Exchange students outside of Law, and independent study abroad students, are not eligible to enrol in these courses, with no exceptions.** Please note that 3rd year Law courses are high-demand, meaning that they have a very high number of students wishing to enrol in a very limited number of spaces. These enrolments are managed strictly by the CAHSS Visiting Student Office, in line with the quotas allocated by the department, and all enquiries to enrol in these courses must be made through the CAHSS Visiting Student Office. It is not appropriate for students to contact the Law School directly to request additional spaces. If there is sufficient space for other visiting students to enrol at the start of the semester (which cannot be guaranteed at all), visiting students must meet the pre-requisites listed above.

view the timetable and further details for this course