Curriculum
The curriculum of the LL.M. in Water Resources Law-International consists of the following required and elective courses:
Required Courses:
International Water Resources Law Seminar - 3 units
Public International Law* - 3 units
Foundations of Water, Natural Resources and Environmental Law Practice (Foundations 1 & 2): An introduction to the essentials of the non-legal, technical aspects of environmental and natural resources practice with a special emphasis on water resources. The following courses need not be taken sequentially.
Foundations for Water, Natural Resources and Environmental Law Practice 1 - 2 units
Foundations for Water, Natural Resources and Environmental Law Practice 2 - 2 units
Water Resources Law Practice (WRLP 1, 2 & 3): Simulation and case-study courses exploring administrative, litigation, and transactional practices through the use of problems typically faced by water resources attorneys but with applications to a broader range of environmental and natural resources law practices.
Water Resources Transaction Practice - 2 units
Elective Courses (12-15 units from the following options*):
LL.M. Masters Thesis - 6 units
The thesis must be successfully defended before a thesis committee, to be chaired by the Thesis Supervisor. It is normally expected that a candidate would have completed the thesis by the conclusion of the second semester of the program.
Water Resources Administrative Practice - 2 units
Water Resources Litigation Practice - 2 units
Water Resources Law - 3 units
International Environmental Law - 3 units
Natural Resources Law - 3 units
Environmental Law - 3 units
Law of the Sea - 3 units
United Nations Law & Practice - 3 units
Degree candidates meet personally with Professor McCaffrey or his delegate to decide on an appropriate curriculum.
*If not already taken as part of a J.D./LL.B. program.
