Instructor(s): Andrew Green

Note:  This course satisfies the Perspective course requirement.

Canada has been shaped by its natural resources. They have driven our economic growth, shaped relations between the government and Indigenous people and infused our political institutions and laws.  In this course, we will look at how we regulate natural resource use in Canada and how we may be able to design better laws and institutions.  We will look at both renewable resources such forests, fish and wildlife and non-renewable resources such as coal, minerals and oil and gas.  We will explore both how we regulate these resources and the legal, economic and political theories that underlie this regulation.  We will discuss such issues as how we can balance economic growth and sustainability, controversies around new sources of energy such as wind power and fracking, Indigenous management regimes, and the influence of natural resource industries on our legal and political institutions.

Evaluation
There are three components to the course evaluation. Students will be required to write 2 short (750 word) responses answering questions about the readings (20%) and write a 5,000 word essay due by the written work deadline at the end of term (70%) (note: for students taking this course as a SUYRP, the paper cannot be less than 7,500 words in total (excluding the bibliography). There is also a 10% participation grade, based on student input into class discussions.
Academic year
2023 - 2024

At a Glance

Second term
Credits
3
Hours
2
SUYRP
Perspective course

Enrolment

Maximum
30

25 JD
5 LLM/SJD/MSL/SJD U

Schedule

W: 10:30 am - 12:20 pm