LAW 969: Environmental Regulation Capstone Seminar
This capstone year-long seminar will examine the legal, economic, and social influences on the environmental behavior of private corporations. Environmental regulation imposes economic costs as high as $200 billion per year, and achievement of regulatory objectives is essential for long-term global sustainability. Yet the public and private regulatory incentives faced by corporate firms are complex, and surprisingly little is known about the factors that influence the environmental decision-making of firm managers. A better understanding of these incentives will benefit lawyers who work in private practice, government agencies and nongovernmental organizations, as well as business managers and policymakers. The seminar will explore the current state of knowledge regarding corporate environmental behavior and will engage students in research to explore and extend the current literature. Pre-requisites: Administrative Law, Environmental Law, or Law and Business of Climate change (formerly Private Environmental Law and Voluntary Overcompliance). Enrollment limited. [7 credit hours]
