The student is led into an in-depth study of the major themes and theories on the use of the natural environment that affects human rights. Theories that include the Land Ethics, bio-centric ethics, deep ecology and econ-feminism and themes that include responsibilities to future generations; environmental justice, rights and law; environmental citizenship; and population and the problem of world hunger will be studied
By the end of the course, students will:1) Be able to assess the ethics of environmental rights theory2) Be able to assess the promotion and protection of environmental rights with in international and domestic jurisdictions.3) Be able to assess the politics of global warming4) Be able to assess sustainable development and environment5) Be able to assess environmental responsibility, population and world hunger