Dr Kim Bouwer kim.bouwer@durham.ac.uk
Associate Professor
‘Climate Change isn’t Optional’: Climate Change in the Core Law Curriculum
Bouwer, Kim; John, Evan; Luke, Oliver; Rozhan, Nur Amanda
Authors
Evan John
Oliver Luke
Nur Amanda Rozhan
Abstract
This paper makes a case for the integration of compulsory climate change topics across the core law curriculum. It argues that the most persuasive rationale for this is based in climate legal obligations and institutions, and a clear-eyed perception of climate risk, rather than the sustainability agenda. To this end, the paper outlines efforts taken to ‘mainstream’ climate change and environmental law education in a core course of the LLB degree – land law. An empirical study sought to evaluate the students’ engagement with these materials, and their broader views concerning climate change and their legal education. The paper critically evaluates the course and the results of the empirical study. It concludes that students want to be, and should be, taught climate law and the climate context of law as part of their prescribed learning throughout the core curriculum, rather than as optional or elective content.
Citation
Bouwer, K., John, E., Luke, O., & Rozhan, N. A. (2023). ‘Climate Change isn’t Optional’: Climate Change in the Core Law Curriculum. Legal Studies, 43(2), 240 - 258. https://doi.org/10.1017/lst.2022.35
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Sep 17, 2022 |
Online Publication Date | Nov 3, 2022 |
Publication Date | 2023-06 |
Deposit Date | Sep 20, 2022 |
Publicly Available Date | Sep 20, 2022 |
Journal | Legal Studies |
Print ISSN | 0261-3875 |
Electronic ISSN | 1748-121X |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 43 |
Issue | 2 |
Pages | 240 - 258 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1017/lst.2022.35 |
Public URL | https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1194167 |
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