LEGAL434-21A (HAM)

Environmental Law

15 Points

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Trevor Daya-Winterbottom

Trevor Daya-Winterbottom
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Paper Description

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An examination of the general principles of the law concerning natural and physical resources, sustainable development, pollution control, town planning, and Treaty of Waitangi principles.

This paper focuses on the principles of environmental law (e.g. sustainable management); it examines how the principles are expressed through regulation of the oceans and freshwater, climate change, dangerous substances and activities, and the protection of biodiversity; and analyses the implementation, adjudication, and compliance techniques used to achieve environmental protection.

Te Piringa Faculty of Law places great emphasis on providing students with opportunities for high achievement in law papers. Attendance at lectures either in person or by Zoom is therefore recommended for satisfactory completion of the paper.

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Paper Structure

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This paper will be taught through a series of 12 lectures i.e. 1 two-hour lecture per week in Semester A.

In 2021 all papers offered by the Faculty (including this paper) will be available via FLEXI learning, i.e. when a lecture is presented in person in the classroom it will also be simultaneously available for students to connect to via Zoom, and that lecture session will also be recorded and made available for students who are unable to connect to the lecture when it is presented.

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Learning Outcomes

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Students who successfully complete the paper should be able to:

  • Have a general knowledge of common law and statutory provisions relating to the New Zealand environment;
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  • Develop appropriate research and writing skills, and oral presentation skills relevant to this field of law;
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  • Be able to critically assess the efficiency and effectiveness of New Zealand environmental law and policy in its domestic, comparative, international and trans- national contexts;
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  • Be able to engage effectively in policy and plan preparation processes, statutory reform processes, and environmental conflict resolution to ensure that the law develops in a coherent and systems based way.
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Assessment

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The word limits for Assignments 1, 2, 3, and 4 are 1,500 words each (excluding bibliography). While the bibliography is excluded from the word limit students should nevertheless include a bibliography at the end of each assignment.

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Assessment Components

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The internal assessment/exam ratio (as stated in the University Calendar) is 100:0. There is no final exam. The final exam makes up 0% of the overall mark.

The internal assessment/exam ratio (as stated in the University Calendar) is 100:0 or 0:0, whichever is more favourable for the student. The final exam makes up either 0% or 0% of the overall mark.

Component DescriptionDue Date TimePercentage of overall markSubmission MethodCompulsory
1. Assignment 1
19 Mar 2021
12:00 PM
25
2. Assignment 2
9 Apr 2021
12:00 PM
25
3. Assignment 3
14 May 2021
12:00 PM
25
4. Assignment 4
3 Jun 2021
12:00 PM
25
Assessment Total:     100    
Failing to complete a compulsory assessment component of a paper will result in an IC grade
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Required and Recommended Readings

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Required Readings

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All law students are required to purchase, for use in all law papers, a copy of Coppard, McLay, Murray and Orpin-Dowell, New Zealand Law Style Guide, 3rd edition, Thomson Reuters (2018). This is available from Bennetts, at an approximate price of $37 including GST.

The Faculty of Law requires that students either access the course materials book(s) for this paper that are available for purchase from Waikato Print or via the online Waikato Reading Lists.

Copies of the required readings for this paper will also be provided on the paper site on Moodle (http://elearn.waikato.ac.nz), the University of Waikato’s online learning system. Any such material is provided on the following terms:

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Recommended Readings

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Nolan Environmental Law and Resource Management Law (7th ed, LexisNexis, 2020)

This book will also be available for reference as a High Demand book in the Law Library. The online version of this book can also be accessed via the Lexis Advance database which is available via the Law Library webpage.


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Other Resources

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Further reading (optional)

Peter Salmon & David Grinlinton (eds) Environmental Law in New Zealand (2nd edn Thomson Reuters 2018)

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Online Support

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Online support for this paper is provided via Moodle.

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Workload

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Students should expect to spend 150 hours in total on this paper. In addition to lecture attendance, significant time will need to be spent on background and complementary reading. Students should allow for periods of more-focused research time in the preparation of assignments.


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Linkages to Other Papers

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Prerequisite(s)

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Restriction(s)

Restricted papers: LAWS434, LEGAL535.

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