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Lfmoy

Joined: 10 Jun 2009
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LLM in Environmental law but without previous experience on the subject!
Sun Jun 14, 2009 11:37 PM
Hi everyone,

I'm a Peruvian lawyer with almost 10 years of public & administrative law experience seeking to study an LLM in environmental law.

I've been hearing about doing it in the US vs Europe and so far seems that US have better universities for that particular LLM.
I would really appreciate it if someone studying or already graduated from an LLM in environmental law could write something about their universities and if they recommend it over other options and why.

Thanks,

Luis Felipe.
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Engineer

Joined: 16 Nov 2008
Posts: 24
LLM in Environmental law but without previous experience on the subject!
Mon Jun 15, 2009 08:44 PM
Hi Luis Felipe,

I've been practicing environmental law in the U.S. for about five years. I think most here would agree that the top two schools for environmental law are Vermont Law School and Lewis & Clark Law School. Both have LLM programs.
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york


Joined: 04 Feb 2005
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LLM in Environmental law but without previous experience on the subject!
Mon Jun 15, 2009 10:10 PM
This article may also answer some of your questions: www.llm-guide.com/article/8/the-llm-in-environment…
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Lfmoy

Joined: 10 Jun 2009
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LLM in Environmental law but without previous experience on the subject!
Tue Jun 16, 2009 03:23 PM
Hi Luis Felipe,

I've been practicing environmental law in the U.S. for about five years. I think most here would agree that the top two schools for environmental law are Vermont Law School and Lewis & Clark Law School. Both have LLM programs.



Thank you Engineer, I appreciate it. Now, seems that all LLMs start in July and I'll have to wait until next year, so I was wondering if you could recommend some books to read so I could go with some knowledge of the matter.

Thanks,

Luis Felipe.
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Engineer

Joined: 16 Nov 2008
Posts: 24
LLM in Environmental law but without previous experience on the subject!
Thu Jun 18, 2009 03:01 PM
Recommending a book is tough for several reasons. First, are you focusing on international law, Peru law, or U.S. law? Second, the field is so broad (air, water, waste, energy, climate change, etc etc) that no single book could do more than skim the surface. And finally, the field is changing every day, so any book on the subject would be out of date. In light of all that, I'd just recommend keeping up with current developments in environmental law as best you can, and if at all possible getting some practical experience with it. One thing you have in your favor is that administrative law is very closely related to environmental law, and you have lots of experience there. Good luck!

[Edited by Engineer on 18 Jun 2009]
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