LAW5454 · Climate change and displacement

Overview

This unit will provide a state of the art, up to date overview of the links between climate change and citizen justice. It will discuss the phenomena of climate displacement, providing an understanding of the dynamics of climate displacement, the countries which are now and in the future most heavily affected and the legal and policy measures, including migration, that will be required to ensure that all climate-displaced persons are afforded rights-based and viable solutions to their displacement. By approaching these vexing issues in this manner, the course will provide students with an in-depth understanding of the legal issues involved, how the human rights of climate-affected persons can be invoked and where work is underway today to protect the rights of those affected, with an emphasis on Bangladesh, Fiji, Kiribati, Maldives, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Tuvalu.

Offerings

The Handbook publishes no offerings for this unit.

Assessment

The Handbook lists an examination for this unit.

Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.

Requisites

The Handbook lists no prerequisite, corequisite or prohibition for this unit.

Learning outcomes

1. Apply knowledge and understanding of the phenomenon of climate and its effects on enjoyment of internationally recognized rights of citizens;
2. Demonstrate the position of international law, in particular human rights law, on climate displacement and the rights of those affected;
3. Apply knowledge and understanding of climate governance and its inadequacies, and the key actors in this area, including UN agencies, national governments, civil society actors and affected communities;
4. Investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to climate governance and citizen justice
5. Conduct research in climate governance and citizen justice based on knowledge of appropriate research principles and methods; and
6. Use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to climate governance and citizen justice.

Workload

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit typically comprises of a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study applicable to a 6 credit point unit. Learning activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning, and online engagement.

Student experience, not official rules. Nothing here changes what the Handbook says.