LAW 220P - Climate Change Litigation Practicum.

Climate change litigation is rapidly emerging as an important practice area, with major private and nonprofit firms establishing practice groups to handle the various cases pending around the world. This course aims to prepare students to be competitive in that cutting-edge practice environment by giving them hands-on experience in developing litigation. The course surveys the range of climate change litigation taking place and its significance. It examines lawsuits and petitions filed in state, national, and international tribunals to explore how this type of litigation fits into transnational regulatory governance of climate change. Students then build from that background to engage in practical research projects on climate change litigation that will assist nongovernmental organizations with their work in this area.Five hours.OsofskyNot offered in 2009-10.