The Environmental Law & Policy Colloquium offers students the opportunity to learn about contemporary environmental law and policy matters. These matters include, among other areas, climate law, land conservation, natural resources management, wildfire policy, and climate change and federalism. The Colloquium meets in two quarters. During the autumn quarter, classes meet weekly. During the spring quarter, the class does not meet every week. We will meet for several class sessions during the regularly scheduled time and hold a Friday and Saturday workshop at which students will present their capstone research papers. Over the course of these two quarters, students will develop, write, and present a capstone research paper on a contemporary environmental law issue related to their home country and/or region. During the autumn quarter, students will begin to develop their capstone research papers by preparing their proposals, outlines, and literature reviews. During the spring quarter, students will write and present their research papers. Over the course of the year, the Colloquium invites a number of guest speakers, including academics and practicing attorneys. Some guest seminars take place during regular class hours, and some may take place outside of these class hours. Grading in this course is based on analytical reading response papers, in-class presentation(s), the capstone research paper (including the proposal, outline, and literature review), presentation of the capstone research paper, and class participation. This course is required for students in the Environmental Law & Policy LLM Program and is only open to ELP LLM student
2 units · Law Honors/Pass/Restrd Cr/Fail
The Environmental Law & Policy Colloquium offers students the opportunity to learn about contemporary environmental law and policy matters. These matters include, among other areas, climate law, land conservation, natural resources management, wildfire policy, and climate change and federalism. The Colloquium meets in two quarters. During the autumn quarter, classes meet weekly. During the spring quarter, the class does not meet every week. We will meet for several class sessions during the regularly scheduled time and hold a Friday and Saturday workshop at which students will present their capstone research papers. Over the course of these two quarters, students will develop, write, and present a capstone research paper on a contemporary environmental law issue related to their home country and/or region. During the autumn quarter, students will begin to develop their capstone research papers by preparing their proposals, outlines, and literature reviews. During the spring quarter, students will write and present their research papers. Over the course of the year, the Colloquium invites a number of guest speakers, including academics and practicing attorneys. Some guest seminars take place during regular class hours, and some may take place outside of these class hours. Grading in this course is based on analytical reading response papers, in-class presentation(s), the capstone research paper (including the proposal, outline, and literature review), presentation of the capstone research paper, and class participation. This course is required for students in the Environmental Law & Policy LLM Program and is only open to ELP LLM student
Offered in Autumn 2026, Spring 2027 at Stanford University.