The course aims to teach students rules and principles of environmental law, which is the body of law incorporating common law doctrines and legislative enactments in pollution control and conservation of natural resources. Students are introduced to major environmental law issues with local, regional and international significance.

Students must obtain an aggregate mark of 40% and a minimum of 30% in each of the continuous assessment and the examination elements of the assessment.

Formative Assessment

Participation during the interactive small group sessions/class presentations will allow students to demonstrate their capacity to understand, analyse and apply rules and principles to the problem concerned. Some of the more difficult questions will require students to demonstrate their ability to synthesise international and local environmental law material and be able to advise clients or companies in novel situations. Responses in these sessions will enable students and teachers to assess the adequacy of learning and how to improve it where necessary. Students will also receive formative feedback which will allow them to fill gaps in their knowledge and improve content of their coursework assignment/research.

Summative Assessment

Students' performance during the class participation will be assessed. This will count as 15% of the assessment (5% attendance and 10% classroom interaction). The ability of the student to approach the problem, explain it to his team and discuss the legal challenges posed will be assessed. Students will also be divided into groups to make a presentation on an environmental law aspect. This will assess their ability to synthesise primary and secondary material into a coherent and persuasive argument, which will count as 25%.

The remaining 60% of assessment is in the form of an examination. This will test knowledge and understanding of the rules and principles and ability to apply these rules and principles to particular sets of circumstances.