Graduate Diploma in Energy and Resources Law

Course 528-AB (2009)

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Year and Campus: 2009
Fees Information: Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
Level: Graduate/Postgraduate

Contact

Please contact the Melbourne Law Masters Office via email to law-masters@unimelb.edu.au or phone + 61 3 8344 6190
Course Overview:

The graduate program in environment, energy and resources law provides a succinct overview of these legal areas. Legal and other professionals in the resources, energy and environment sectors will examine issues of national and international importance, keeping abreast of a range of contemporary issues. Students can focus on the legal issues relating to mining, petroleum and water resources as well as climate change, the production, distribution and environmental impact of energy, development of infrastructure, indigenous rights and environmental regulation.

 
Objectives:

The Graduate Diploma in Environment, Energy and Resources Law focuses on:

  • The underlying policies, consequent legal regimes, regulatory practices and current practical issues concerning the discovery, development and utilisation of natural resources and energy
  • Their application to contemporary environmental and native title issues
  • The identification and resolution of legal problems and issues at an advanced level from theoretical and practical perspectives.
Subject Options:

Students must complete four subjects from the prescribed list. Students who do not have a law degree from a common law system or any prior legal studies or experience are also expected to complete the two-day preliminary subject Australian Legal Process and Legal Institutions.

 
Entry Requirements: Please see the Selection Criteria on the Melbourne Law Masters website by following the link at the bottom of this course entry.
Core Participation Requirements: N.A.
Graduate Attributes: For more information, please visit the Melbourne Law Masters website by following the link at the bottom of this course entry.
Generic Skills: Please see the course information on the Melbourne Law Masters website by following the link at the bottom of this course entry.
Links to further information: 528-ABGraduate Diploma in Energy and Resources LawMelbourne Law Masters, postgraduate law, post-graduate law, graduate law2009

The graduate program in environment, energy and resources law provides a succinct overview of these legal areas. Legal and other professionals in the resources, energy and environment sectors will examine issues of national and international importance, keeping abreast of a range of contemporary issues. Students can focus on the legal issues relating to mining, petroleum and water resources as well as climate change, the production, distribution and environmental impact of energy, development of infrastructure, indigenous rights and environmental regulation.

 

The Graduate Diploma in Environment, Energy and Resources Law focuses on:

  • The underlying policies, consequent legal regimes, regulatory practices and current practical issues concerning the discovery, development and utilisation of natural resources and energy
  • Their application to contemporary environmental and native title issues
  • The identification and resolution of legal problems and issues at an advanced level from theoretical and practical perspectives.
Please see the Selection Criteria on the Melbourne Law Masters website by following the link at the bottom of this course entry.For more information, please visit the Melbourne Law Masters website by following the link at the bottom of this course entry.Please see the course information on the Melbourne Law Masters website by following the link at the bottom of this course entry.

Students must complete four subjects from the prescribed list. Students who do not have a law degree from a common law system or any prior legal studies or experience are also expected to complete the two-day preliminary subject Australian Legal Process and Legal Institutions.

 

N.A.Please contact the Melbourne Law Masters Office via email to law-masters@unimelb.edu.au or phone + 61 3 8344 6190LawFor the latest information on this subject, please visit: http://www.masters.law.unimelb.edu.au/course/528ABmonths528-AB

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