Hi!
One of my electives is Global Environmental Protection and I was wondering if it is good to base your essays, for questions such as the effectiveness of legal and non-legal measures, around particular cases? Or base them more around the theory?
Thanks!
Hey! How are you finding that topic? Definitely very interesting, in my opinion, but not the most popular study option. I'd love to know what you think of it!
I'm not quite sure what you mean by applying theory - do you mean focusing on different ideologies around environmental protection that different treaties/projects follow?
If so, you could really do this either way. In terms of studying, I found it best to have a few case studies and then I would apply all kinds of responses (legal and non-legal) to the case, and look closely at their effectiveness. The best cases for you are the ones that draw on a few different sections of the syllabus, or a few different types of responses - just because you get to kill lots of birds with one stone (I really can't think of a better way of expressing that - how vulgar). You just have a few really powerful cases that allow you to explore a lot of concepts!
But, for when it comes to your essay, there's so many structures you could take on. Say you have to look at legal and non-legal responses: You can do one paragraph on each kind of legal or non-legal response, and obviously integrate them as well. Or, you can say, hey, there's what happened in this case study, and really explore it for a bit, and then you can say, but in thiiiiis case study, we see a different application of the law...
Sorry I can't give you specific examples of environmental cases, I'm really unfamiliar with your topic, but hopefully this kind of makes sense
I'd love to know your thoughts about environmental protection as a legal option