320.01 Water Resources Law
This survey course studies the legal and policy issues governing water resource allocation in the United States. Students will be introduced to both the Prior Appropriation systems of the western United States and the Reasonable Use systems dominating the eastern states. We will study the law applied to groundwater use as well as issues of federalism. Examples from disputes around ACF basin and the Colorado River will be contrasted. We will examine the issues from the perspective of different user groups.
Spring 2021
| Course Number | Course Credits | Evaluation Method | Instructor | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 320.01 |
2
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Research paper, 25+ pages
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Ryke Longest | ||
| Sakai site: https://sakai.duke.edu/portal/site/LAW.320.01.Sp21 | |||||
| Email list: LAW.320.01.Sp21@sakai.duke.edu | |||||
| Course | |
| Degree Requirements |
JD SRWP
JD elective
IntlLLM-SJD-EXC elective
IntlLLM Environ Cert
Course Requirements - Public Interest
PIPS elective
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| Course Areas of Practice |
Administrative and Regulatory Law
Environmental Law
Law, Democracy, and Society
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