환경법의 교육방법론 소고

Abstract

Nowadays seriousness caused by earth climate change, destruction of ecosystem, pollution of air, water, land and sea, protection of natural resources, regulation of toxic substances, hazardous wastes and nuclear wastes, international trade regulatory policy change by environmental standards makes human-being realize importance of environment. Thinking environment is our duty. To study environmental law, we have to know more about natural science and social science. It is the reason to need interdisciplinary research to study and teach environmental law. Importance of environmental law is increasing more and more. Nevertheless environmental law is a so-called non-important subject to law students. In this article I try to study on teaching methodology of Environmental Law. At first I explore the curricula and teaching method of environmental law at Korean university and several foreign universities, especially American Law School, Canadian Law School and Japanese Law School which is newly established. And then I research the teaching methodology. American Law School is the model of anglo-american law system. So we have to learn a lot of things from their system. But we don't have to simply resemble their system ignoring our unique tradition and conditions. American Law Schools have lots of diverse relevant elective courses and seminars on environmental law. Especially Lewis and Clark Law School has more than 40 of environmental subjects. They use socratic method, case-problem method, team teaching, role play(simulation), internship, extern ship as a teaching method. If we choose law school system, we can not avoid of resembling american law school's teaching method like Japan.