Global environment - HSC

Texts

• Climate change, Hot Topics 63, Legal Information Access Centre (LIAC), 2007.
• Environmental law toolkit NSW, 5th ed, Federation Press, 2005.
• Environmental law handbook 4th ed, by Farrier, David and Stein, Redfern Legal Centre Publishing, 2006.
• Climate law in Australia, edited by Tim Bonyhady and Peter Christoff, Federation Press, 2007. (Get it : SL)
• Greenhouse pollution, Issues in Society 249, 2007. (Get it : SL)
• Nuclear power, Issues in Society 246, 2006. (Get it : SL)
• Renewable energy, Issues in Society 229, 2005. (Get it : SL)
• Introduction to environmental law factsheets, Environmental Defender's Office
• NSW Land and Environment Court FAQs
• NSW Parliamentary Library Research Papers. Provides a list and links to the full text of background and briefing papers on the environment.
• Principles of Ecologically Sustainable Development by Brian Preston, speech 23 November 2006.
• Principled Sentencing for Environmental Offences by Brian Preston, speech 20 October 2006.

Media - newspapers, magazines and journals

• AGISPlus via Informit. A database that includes the fulltext of magazine articles. You need to register as a client of the State Library.
  • Suggested search terms: environmental protection, global warming, environmental law, biodiversity, pollution.
  • Search instructions.
• Proquest ANZ Newsstand. A database of fulltext newspaper articles. You need to register as a client of the State Library.
  • Suggested search terms: global warming, Kyoto protocol, sustainable development and environment, biodiversity, pollution.
  • Search instructions.
• Infocus. You can purchase articles from the State Library, or ask your school or local library to order them. Tip: Select Legal Studies as HSC Subject. Search key words such as environmental protection, global warming. (Get it : SL)

Websites

• Greenpeace International
• United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change - includes Kyoto Protocol
• Australian Greenhouse Office (Commonwealth)
• International Climate Justice Program
• Environmental Defenders Office NSW (EDO)
• United Nations Earthwatch
• United Nations and the Environment

Major legislation

• Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW)
• Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth)
• Full list of legislation relating to the environment

Finding cases

• Land and Environment Court NSW decisions 1999 onwards
• AustLII website

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