Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convenor
Shawkat Alam
Contact via shawkat.alam@mq.edu.au
W3A 440
Thurs 12-1pm (weeks 2-7, 8-13)
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Credit points |
Credit points
4
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
Admission to MEnvLaw or PGCertEnvLaw or PGDipEnvLaw or MIntEnvLaw or PGCertIntEnvLaw or PGDipIntEnvLaw or MIntTrdeComLaw or PGCertIntTrdeComLaw or PGDipIntTrdeComLaw or MIntRelMIntTrdeComLaw or LLM or MIntLawGovPP or MSocEntre or PGCertSocEntre or GradDipIntRel or MPPP or GradDipPP or 42cp in LAW or LAWS units at 400 or 500 level or (admission to JD and 32cp in LAW or LAWS units at 800 level)
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit examines the ways in which trade and environment issues are addressed in a variety of international legal instruments, ranging from, the United Nations through to global and regional free trade agreements. It provides an overview of international institutions, policies and instruments such as the UN, GATT, the WTO, NAFTA, the World Bank and the IMF as they relate to environmental issues. It also, where appropriate, compares the achievements of one legal instrument with those of others in the area of trade and the environment. It particularly focuses on the interests and concerns of developing countries on this pressing issue.
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Name | Weighting | Due |
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Synopsis | 15% | 30 March 2016 10am |
Assignment | 35% | 4 May 2016 10am |
Research Paper | 50% | 14 June 2016 10am |
Due: 30 March 2016 10am
Weighting: 15%
This is a thought provoking exercise intended to stimulate students to work out an appropriate proposal of research that relates to Trade in Natural Resources. However, students who are unable to select a topic of research and to formulate a research proposal may be assisted. They are advised to approach the Convenor after exhausting their own sincere efforts. Each student is required to submit a 1,000 word (excluding footnotes and bibliography) outline of their research topic, including literature review. Further instructions will be provided on the unit iLearn page.
(Students who do not submit a Synopsis for their Research Paper will receive a Fail Grade of zero for their final assessment task).
Due: 4 May 2016 10am
Weighting: 35%
This 3,000 word assignment (excluding footnotes and bibliography) will involve answering a set question provided to all students within the first two weeks of the semester. Students will be assessed on their understanding and explanation of the legal issues presented, the depth of their research as well as their critical evaluation of the relevant issues. Research should extend beyond the prescribed books and course materials (the recommended books and journals provide a starting point for further research). Clarity of expression, presentation of argument, responsiveness to question, and correct and consistent reference style will also be taken into account. The paper should be well structured including sub-headings where appropriate. The introduction should set out the scope of the paper. Students need to include sufficient detail of the specific legal principles or regime and analysis/application of that law. Be sure to answer the question asked. The conclusion should include recommendations for law reform, further research and/or creative application of the existing law where appropriate. The assignment should be fully referenced according to the Australian Guide to Legal Citation.
Due: 14 June 2016 10am
Weighting: 50%
Students will be required to prepare a 4,000 word (excluding footnotes and bibliography) research paper that builds on the Synopsis (same topic) submitted earlier in the semester.
DELIVERY MODE
This unit is delivered as a two hour weekly lecture. The unit will also have a one-hour weekly tutorial following the lecture. Lectures and tutorials will be held during weeks 2 to 13 of the semester (no lecture or tutorial in week 1).
Further information about the course will be available on the unit iLearn page from the start of the semester.
All assessments are to be submitted online using the Turnitin links provided on the unit iLearn page.
REQUIRED TEXT
The required text for this course is the IISD and UNEP, Environment and Trade: A Handbook - Second Edition. It is available online at <http://www.iisd.org/publications/pub.aspx?pno=754>
SUPPLEMENTARY TEXT
Shawkat Alam, Sustainable Development and Free Trade (Routledge,2008). Call number HF1713 .A436 2008, Macquarie Library
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Class participation dropped as an assessment and replaced by a graded Research Synopsis.