Introduction to Climate Change Law
Study the laws surrounding climate change adaptation and mitigation.
Topics
The Module initially provides an introduction to the environmental, economic and ethical dimensions of climate change.
You will then:
- Examine the nexus between international law and climate change
- Examine Treaty-based law making rules and techniques
- appraises the evolution of the United Nations Climate Regime
- Critically evaluate the architecture of the Framework Convention on Climate Change is examined, and its legal status
- Appraise the Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement
- Critically examine the climate governance beyond the UN climate change regime
- Critically review key legal cases in international climate change litigation
The module concludes by identifying the distinctive features and assessing the effectiveness of climate change law.
RGU Upskilling
Undertaking a RGU online short course can help you to develop or change your career or support your business to grow.
We're proud to offer a range of online short courses tailored to meet the evolving needs of businesses and individuals in Scotland. If you are domiciled in Scotland, you will be eligible for a fee-waiver place, meaning you can study for free. Identified and created in collaboration with industry, these 15-credit online courses are designed to enhance employability for individuals and organisations looking to upskill their workforce.
Find out more about the range of courses on offer and the benefits of studying online with RGU:
Learning Methods
This short course will be delivered online using the University’s virtual learning environment Moodle.
The course will take place with 8 recorded lectures which will provide an overview of the key issues and law discussed. Each lecture will be between 1 and 1.5 hours – but separated into manageable pieces.
Additional reading and activities will be set to help develop the overviews in the lectures and provide a means for students to deepen their learning and put it into context. The output from these activities will be to engage in postings and discussions in forums.
Students will be broken into study groups through which their engagement is checked and which will allow them to review and learn from each other.
The forum posting approach allows for asynchronous engagement – which facilitates a degree of flexibility within the structure of the course. Forum postings are mandatory. The other means of assessment is through a written coursework where the students will reflect on how the material covered can help to develop their approach.
Students will be able to ask tutors questions through RGU’s virtual learning environment.
There will be a number of optional live drop-in sessions to allow students to interact with each other and staff and ask questions.
Assessment
This course is assessed through set exercises and written assignments, including essays.
Independent Study
- Materials and exercises are available online, allowing participants to study flexibly and independently at time and place to fit around existing work and life commitments.
- Further reading resources and online tutor support is also available online.
Staff Delivering on This Course
The course will be taught by a team of staff within the Law School at RGU. The team is drawn from the School's contract law experts, who have experience of teaching contract law at undergraduate and postgraduate level, as well as experience of delivering commercial training.
The team also includes academics who are responsible for course delivery, innovation and development.
A number of members of the team also have experience of commercial law practice.
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There are no prerequisites for this course.
Academic Year 2024/2025
Fee-waiver places
If you are domiciled in Scotland, you may be eligible for a fee-waiver place, meaning you can study for free.
To meet the requirements to be allocated a funded place, applicants must meet the criteria to be assessed as "Home" for the purposes of fees. Find out more about the Fee Status and the Scottish Government regulations that we use to make our assessment:
Eligibility is assessed on application and further evidence may be required.
All other applicants
Applicants who are not eligible for a fee-waiver place can pay to study the course - £500 for the entire course
Additional Costs
Some other costs are not included in the course fees:
Disclaimer
For new intakes, course fees are reviewed and published annually for each mode of delivery. Tuition fees are fixed for the duration of a course at the rate confirmed in the offer letter. For further information:
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