NOTE: This course is available in-person or as an, Online Section designed for LLM/MSL Distance, Students only. Each section has its own course, description. Check the current catalog or, WebAdvisor to see which section is offered in any, given year. See the note* below about eligibility, for the Online Section for JDs, residential MSLs,, and residential LLMs., , Ocean and Coastal Law - Professor Chris Wold, , Course Number: LAW-408 In-Person Section ONLY, Course Type: Foundational, , Credits: 2, , Enrollment Limit: Determined by the Registrar, , Description: The course provides an introduction, to the laws regulating natural resources, management and environmental protection of coastal, and marine ecosystems. The course emphasizes, conflicts between public and private uses of the, coastal zone, state and federal conflicts, and, natural resource issues. Specific topics covered, in the course include coastal management, beach, access and public trust, fisheries law and the law, of the sea, protection of marine mammals, and, ocean renewable energy development. Laws and, treaties discussed include, among others, the, Coastal Zone Management Act, Outer Continental, Shelf Lands Act, the Marine Mammal Protection Act,, the United Nations Convention on the Law of the, Sea, and the Fishery Conservation and Management, Act., , Prerequisite: none, , Evaluation Method: Regular quizzes, class, participation, and an unscheduled final exam., , Capstone: no, WIE: no, , Ocean and Coastal Law - Professor Chris Wold, , Course Number: LAW-408 LLM/MSL Distance Students, Only*, , Course Type: Foundational, , Credits: 3, , Enrollment Limit: Determined by the Registrar, , Description: The course provides an introduction, to the laws regulating natural resources, management and environmental protection of coastal, and marine ecosystems. The course emphasizes, conflicts between public and private uses of the, coastal zone, state and federal conflicts, and, natural resource issues. Specific topics covered, in the course include coastal management, beach, access and public trust, fisheries law and the law, of the sea, protection of marine mammals, and, ocean renewable energy development. Laws and, treaties discussed include, among others, the, Coastal Zone Management Act, Outer Continental, Shelf Lands Act, the Marine Mammal Protection Act,, the United Nations Convention on the Law of the, Sea, and the Fishery Conservation and Management, Act. In addition, this course diverges from its, U.S. Law focus to discuss the United Nations, Convention on the Law of the Sea as it relates to, fisheries and vessel pollution and the, International Convention for the Regulation of, Whaling., , Prerequisite: none, , Evaluation Method: Regular quizzes, class, participation through viewing of class lecture, videos and responding to discussion posts, and an, unscheduled final exam., , Capstone: no, , WIE: no, , Notes for LC JDs, residential MSLs, and, residential LLMs:, , *This class is for online LLM and MSL students., In-person students may petition the Associate Dean, of Students, Libby Davis, and Associate Dean of, the Environmental Law Program, Janice Weis, to, take the online version if they have a compelling, reason for doing so: eadavis@lclark.edu and, jweis@lclark.edu, , Those students should consult the distance, learning policy prior to signing up for distance, learning courses., , The American Bar Association accreditation, standards require students to regularly attend the, courses in which they are registered. Lewis &, Clark expects students to attend classes regularly, and to prepare for classes conscientiously., Specific attendance requirements may vary from, course to course. Any attendance guidelines for a, given class must be provided to students in a, syllabus or other written document at the start of, the semester. Sanctions (e.g., required withdrawal, from the course, grade adjustment, and/or a, failing grade) will be imposed for poor, attendance.
- Teacher: Chris Wold