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Law schools vary in structural approaches, with some core compulsory subjects and various electives. This helps in catering for diverse student needs in terms of preparation for legal practice and law for intellectual or other purposes.
This material has been created as part of the work of the Discipline Based Initiative (DBI) in Law, entitled Learning and Teaching in the Discipline of Law: Achieving and Sustaining Excellence in a Changed and Changing Environment.
Flipped Leaning is a pedagogical approach in which direct instruction moves from the group learning space to the individual learning space, and the resulting group space is a transformed into a dynamic, interactive learning environment where the educator guides students as they apply concepts and engage creatively in the subject matter.
This model course consists of Powerpoint presentations, an instructors’ manual and learning exercises.
Environmental Law Presentations from Past IUCN Academy Colloquia and Classified in over Fifty Fields.
This collection of about 45 reading lists consolidates recommendations from specialists and experts as guides to key literature and debates.
The Academy’s E-Journal is a particularly valuable source of “country reports” detailing recent developments in many jurisdictions around the world.
Titles include Global Environmental Governance at a Crossroads; Biodiversity and Climate Change; Local Climate Change Law; Poverty Alleviation and Environmental Law; Compliance and Enforcement in Environmental Law.
ECOLEX is a comprehensive database on international treaties and national environmental laws prepared by the IUCN in collaboration with the United Nations Environment Programme and the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation:
This website contains reports, news and extensive links to environmental agreements and organisations.
This website provides an overview of the projects they are undertaking and the numerous legal resources and guidelines they generate through these projects.
IUCN's World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) is the world's premier network of protected area expertise. It is administered by IUCN's Global Programme on Protected Areas and has over 2,500 members, spanning 140 countries.
This website provides access to 12 modules and associated learning materials (presentations, exercises, videos) on protected areas law and governance.
Website of the United Nations.
A "comprehensive listing of United Nations documents and publications on law-related topics can be retrieved through the UNBISnet database. UNBISnet provides links to the full text of recent documentation."
The Secretary-General of the United Nations is the depositary of more than 560 multilateral treaties which cover a broad range of subject matters such as human rights, disarmament and protection of the environment.
This site contains documents such as key conferences and resolutions plus links to major agreements and conventions relating to sustainable development.
The Division for Sustainable Development (DSD) seeks to provide leadership and catalyse action in promoting and coordinating implementation of internationally agreed development goals, including the seventeen Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
This website provides information on biodiversity and ecosystems as well analysis and reports.
The GEF Website contains documents such as subject publications, fact sheets and working papers in the areas of biodiversity, climate change, international waters, land degradation, the ozone layer, and persistent organic pollutants.