The Bulletin - George Washington University Law School

98 THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL6423 Veterans Law (2) W. Greene, RidgwayBecause of its isolation from judicial review for more than 20 years, the uniquely proclaimantveterans benefits system has procedures with no direct analogies to other legalareas and has different approaches to familiar legal issues. The history and politics of veteransbenefits. The system’s ideals and the burden of processing more than one millionclaims per year. (Take-home examination)6424 Animal Law Seminar (2) PerrySurvey of the treatment of animals in state, federal, and international law. Topics includethe historical status of animals; federal statutes such as the Animal Welfare Act,the Endangered Species Act, and the Marine Mammal Protection Act; internationalconventions, free trade, and comparative animal protection laws; state laws concerninganimal cruelty, hunting, animal fighting, and performing animals; free speech, religion,and other constitutional issues; litigation in state and federal courts; citizen initiativesand referenda; and the movement to obtain legal recognition of the rights of animals.(Research paper)6426 Public Law Seminar (2 or 3) Overton, Schaffner,N. Schoenbaum, Selmi, BuchmanSelected topics in public law to be announced at the time of registration. Enrollment islimited. (Research paper)Environmental and Energy Law6430 Environmental Law (2 or 3) GlicksmanPhilosophical foundations, common law roots, and constitutional framework of U.S.environmental law. Major statutes dealing with endangered species, clean air, clean water,environmental impact assessment, and hazardous waste cleanup. Statutory objectivesand regulatory strategies of these efforts and their relative effectiveness. Decisionmaking in the face of scientific uncertainty, the role of cost–benefit analysis, and the relativedistribution of environmental burdens and pursuit of environmental justice. Alternativesto conventional regulatory approaches. Not for credit toward an LL.M. in environmentallaw. (Examination or take-home examination)6431 Wildlife and Ecosystems Law (2 or 3) Eddy, LiebesmanIn-depth study of the complex body of laws that protect or regulate wildlife, includinglaws that protect ecosystems and the habitats in which wild animals live. The course addressesmore than two dozen wildlife-specific federal laws and their accompanying regulations,similarly intricate state law schemes, federal and state civil and criminal enforcement,constitutional and tribal issues that arise in wildlife cases, and a vivid commonlaw history that stretches across several centuries. (Examination)6432 Air Pollution Control (2 or 3) GlicksmanAn in-depth analysis of the Clean Air Act. Topics include the history of air pollutioncontrol, air quality planning, standard setting, technology-based controls, incineration,indoor air pollution, permitting, and control of electrical utilities. (Examination or takehomeexamination)6434 Water Pollution Control (2) DowningIntroduction to water pollution control and the Clean Water Act, with emphasis on waterquality requirements and policies affecting industrial, municipal, and agricultural/developmentinterests. Related federal laws and policies involving wetlands, watersheds,coastal pollution, oil spills, groundwater, and safe drinking water. (Examination)