Wetland Law and Policy Seminar
This interdisciplinary seminar examines wetland issues from both the scientific and legal perspective. The scientific portion of the seminar, which will be taught by Dr. Melanie Riedinger-Whitmore, an aquatic biology professor at the University of South Florida, will introduce students to different types of wetlands, their functions and values, and delineation issues. The legal and policy portion of the seminar will focus on the history of wetland regulation, the permit process, mitigation banking, enforcement, and regulatory takings.
Environmental Law Seminar -- Natural Resources
This seminar addresses the law of natural resources -- wildlife, animals, parks, wilderness, water rights, oceans, timber, and minerals. Because these resources cannot, for the most part, be created by human effort, they pose special challenges for law. As students research and write a paper on a topic of their choosing, they read and discuss in the seminar some thought-provoking articles and essays on natural resource management and regulation.
International Environmental Law
This course is an introduction to international legal principles and the application of those principles to specific global environmental problems. The course focuses on current issues in international environmental law, such as ocean resources, stratospheric ozone depletion, global climate change, nuclear energy and weapons, biodiversity protection, and the environmental effects of trade agreements.
Environmental Law Internship
Students work on environmental and land use issues under the direct supervision of government and NGO attorneys. Placements include the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Hillsborough County Environmental Protection Commission, and The Ocean Conservancy.
OFF-CAMPUS COURSES
Federal Wetland Law and Policy
This is a two-day course taught by Professor Royal C. Gardner for Environmental Concern in St. Michaels, Maryland. http://www.wetland.org
Endangered Species Act
This is a one-day course taught by Professor Paul Boudreaux for Environmental Concern in St. Michaels, Maryland. http://www.wetland.org
Stetson University College of Law
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Tampa Law Center
1700 North Tampa Street Tampa, Florida 33602 Stetson University - DeLand
Gulfport, Florida 33707-3299