# LAW 921: International Environmental Law and Policy | UW–Madison

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## Dataset

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## course

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### subjects

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### title

INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND POLICY

### description

Discussion of the root causes of global environmental problems, the international legal framework and principles, and the role of sustainable development in addressing these environmental issues. Discussion of specific international environmental legal regimes such as biodiversity, movement of hazardous waste, climate change and international trade as well as governance mechanisms, the role of non-state actors and dispute resolution.

### requirements text

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### credit offering ids

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### llm summary

This course examines international environmental law, sustainable development, and specific legal regimes addressing global environmental issues.

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* Root causes of global environmental problems
* International legal framework and principles
* Sustainable development
* Specific international environmental legal regimes (biodiversity, hazardous waste, climate change, trade)
* Governance mechanisms, non-state actors, and dispute resolution

### llm skills

* Analysis of global environmental problems and international legal principles
* Understanding the role of sustainable development in environmental policy
* Examination of specific international environmental legal regimes
* Analysis of governance mechanisms, non-state actors, and dispute resolution

### llm assumed background

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###### gpa

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###### top Share

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#### terms

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## following

None recorded.
