Schedule of Classes
271.2 sec. 1 - Biodiversity Law (Fall 2009)
Instructor: Eric Biber (view instructor's teaching evaluations | profile)
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Units: 3
Meeting Time: MW 1:55-3:10
Meeting Location: D-29, Hearst Field Annex (HFA)
Course Control Number (Non-1Ls): 49715
Main Section Enrollment:
Enrolled: 17
Waitlisted: 0
Enroll Limit: 25
As of: 11/25 06:43 AM
This class provides an overview of the most important legal tools in the United States for the protection of biodiversity. The course begins with a short overview of the history of wildlife law in the United States. It then turns to a detailed examination of the most important statute for protecting biodiversity in the United States, the Endangered Species Act. The course wraps up with an overview of habitat protection statutes (particularly wetlands protection under the Clean Water Act), constitutional limits on biodiversity protection, and a glimpse at emerging issues such as control of invasive species and international environmental law. Though the class focuses on the legal structure for protecting biodiversity, it will also explore policy questions such as the role of science and politics in decisionmaking, the meaning and value of diversity, and assessments of the success or failure of the ESA.
This course may satisfy the Writing Requirement.
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Exam Notes: TH/P
Course Category: Environmental Law
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Books:
Required Books are in blue
- Goble and Freyfogle - Wildlife Law: Cases and Materials - Ed. 1st Ed. 2002 - Publisher: Foundation Press - ISBN: 9781587781681
