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264.1 sec. 001 - Ocean and Coastal Law (Fall 2024)

Instructor: Holly Doremus  (view instructor's teaching evaluations - degree students only | profile)
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Units: 3
Grading Designation: Graded
Mode of Instruction: In-Person

Meeting:

TuTh 08:35 AM - 09:50 AM
Location: Law 134
From August 20, 2024
To November 21, 2024

Course Start: August 20, 2024
Course End: November 21, 2024
Class Number: 32562

Enrollment info:
Enrolled: 13
Waitlisted: 0
Enroll Limit: 35
As of: 12/26 03:03 PM


This course will cover the law governing the oceans, from the coastal zone to the high seas, and from the local and state levels to the global level. We will briefly cover the historical legal treatment of the oceans and their resources, and the transition from a perception of inexhaustible resources to one of ecological and economic crisis. We will talk about fisheries, shipping, and fossil fuel extraction; about governing coastal development; about the balance between public and private rights; about the federalism structure of ocean and coastal management in the US; about dividing or sharing rights among nations; about the role of science in ocean management; and about efforts to deal with the impacts of warming, rising, and acidifying seas. Students will have the choice of taking a final exam or writing a substantial paper.

Requirements Satisfaction:


This class fulfills Option 2 of the J.D. writing requirement for all students who elect the paper option.

Students wishing to fulfill the writing requirement must write 30 pages and submit a draft for comment and revision.

Option 2 form needed:

https://www.law.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Writing_Requirement_2017.pdf

Students who elect to take the final exam will not receive writing requirement credit.


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Exam Notes: (TH/P) Take-home examination or paper option: students option
(Subject to change by faculty member only through the first two weeks of instruction)
Exam Length: 3.5 hours
Course Category: Environmental and Energy Law

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