Classes

ENVS 201: Introduction to Canadian Environmental Law

Semester: 

N/A

Offered: 

2017

Introduction to the basic legal framework that regulates the natural environment in Canada. The course provides students with an understanding of the foundational legal institutions in Canada and their respective roles in environmental regulation. The course includes both public and private law approaches to environmental regulation, and covers the principal regulatory tools used to protect the environment.

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ENVS 401: Aboriginal Law and Natural Resource Development

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N/A

The course examines the historical development of the constitutional relationship between the Crown (the Canadian and provincial governments) and Aboriginal peoples, and its current impact on the development of resources in Canada. Particular focus will be paid to the judicial development of Aboriginal rights and Aboriginal title, the duty to consult and accommodate Aboriginal peoples in the context of resource development and the future trajectory of the relationship between the Crown, Aboriginal peoples, and resource developers.

 

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