Natural Resources & Environmental Law
Courses
The UNM Law School provides a real-world application and understanding of natural resources and environmental law. Courses are taught annually in water and environmental law, and seminars and lectures offer timely discussion of special topics, such as biodiversity and conservation easements. Emphasis is on the natural resources of the Southwest and helping students develop a sophisticated understanding of the political, legal, cultural, and physical factors that affect resources. Recent projects in the UNM Clinical Law Program have allowed students to work on cases, including how a superfund designation could impact the quality of life for residents, whether counties could purchase conservation easements from small landowners, and how historic acequia associations could retain their water rights against the pressures brought on by development.
Students may choose from a number of courses listed below.
- Energy and the Environment (D)
- Environmental Justice Seminar (D)
- Environmental Law (B)
- Federal Law of Water Resources (D)
- Global Warming (D)
- Indian Water Law (C)
- International Environmental Law (D)
- International Petroleum Transactions (D)
- Land Use Regulation Planning (C)
- Natural Resources: Indian Country (D)
- Natural Resources Law (C)
- Natural Resources Managment Seminar (C)
- Oil and Gas Law (C)
- Oil and Gas Contracts (D)
- Planning and Environmental Law (D)
- Practical Applications of Water Law (D)
- Specialized Legal Research (Natural Resources) (D)
- Water Law (B)
- Western Water Policy (D)
A = offered every semester
B = offered one semester every year
C = offered every other year
D = offered when student interest and faculty availability allow
