LLM Natural Resources and Environmental Law and Policy

The Natural Resources and Environmental Law and Policy LLM at the University of Bradford details that natural resources form the bedrock of global economic development; however, the development and use of natural resources have implications for the environment, often leading to other socio-economic and political challenges, such as poverty, disease, and conflicts, especially in developing countries. The resulting environmental impacts, such as climate change, pollution and degradation of habitats and species extinction, have also raised serious challenges for governance and diplomacy at the international level, often pitting international economic policies and frameworks with natural resources and environmental governance.

This Natural Resources and Environmental Law and Policy LLM from the University of Bradford will provide students with an excellent understanding of the law and policy issues in this area, and the skills necessary to pursue a career in this exciting field, whether this be in private legal practice, as in-house lawyers in corporations, policy-oriented work in intergovernmental and other international institutions, or in advocacy in civil society organisations.

The course offers a wide range of modules that are contemporary, academically rigorous and skills-oriented, which ensures students gain core knowledge of the wider context framing law and policy in this field, whilst giving students the flexibility to tailor their degree to suit their particular interests by choosing from a range of specialist modules by explore emerging issues such as a low-carbon economy, unconventional and alternative energy, the regulation and governance of multinational corporations and the responsibility of states in addressing these concerns.