Year
2016
Units
4.5
Prerequisites
^ = may be enrolled concurrently
^ = may be enrolled concurrently
1 Admission into MEMG-Master of Environmental Management
1a Admission into GCSCWRM-Graduate Certificate in Science (Water Resources Management)
1b Admission into GDPSCWRM-Graduate Diploma in Science (Water Resources Management)
1c Admission into MSCWRM-Master of Science (Water Resources Management)
2 ^ LEGL8300 - Principles of Environmental Law
3 72 units of study
Must Satisfy: (((1 or 1a or 1b or 1c) and 2) or (3))
1a Admission into GCSCWRM-Graduate Certificate in Science (Water Resources Management)
1b Admission into GDPSCWRM-Graduate Diploma in Science (Water Resources Management)
1c Admission into MSCWRM-Master of Science (Water Resources Management)
2 ^ LEGL8300 - Principles of Environmental Law
3 72 units of study
Must Satisfy: (((1 or 1a or 1b or 1c) and 2) or (3))
Other requirements
Topic Coordinator approval is required for enrolment in this topic. Students should apply via courseadvice.bgl@flinders.edu.au.
Enrolment not permitted
LLAW8002 has been successfully completed
Course context
Online topic
Topic description
This topic will:
- consider the definitions, outcomes and ways of measuring environmental compliance
- examine socio-economic frameworks in which to consider the implementation of various compliance and enforcement options
- evaluate the range of parties and external influences that contribute to compliance and the broad approaches that underpin action under different legislation
- consider whether environmental and natural resources laws are philosophically and technically different from other laws and require modified approaches
- identify the categories of persons whose actions can potentially breach environmental and natural resources laws
- examine the ways in which corporations approach environmental compliance and the extent to which traditional criminal law theory can be applied to corporations
- evaluate the range of compliance options available in the event of a breach, the rationale for various options and methods and criteria for selecting particular options
- assess factors associated with maintaining public confidence in the compliance process
Educational aims
The educational aims of this topic are to provide students with a critical understanding of:
- the options available to encourage and secure compliance with environmental and natural resource laws
- the sociological and criminological theories that underlie these options
- political, institutional and cultural factors that influence effective compliance and enforcement
- the different bases for pursuing particular compliance and enforcement options in different circumstances
Expected learning outcomes
As a consequence of studying this topic students will be able to:
- evaluate the sociological and criminological theories that support different approaches to compliance and enforcement and the way in which they apply (or otherwise) to environmental compliance
- apply the range of environmental compliance and enforcement options available and the circumstances in which they might be applied
- approach particular instances with more rationally developed compliance and enforcement strategies
- develop the political and cultural contexts in which the environmental compliance and enforcement tools are introduced into legislation and applied to government agencies
- create a theoretical framework within which more effective environmental compliance and enforcement strategies can be developed
Key dates and timetable
Timetable details for 2016 are no longer published.
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