Integrating interdisciplinary perspectives into traditional environmental law courses

In relation to the environment, law is one aspect of an interdisciplinary s phere necessitating philosophical, political, scientific and economic consi derations. The integration of interdisciplinary perspectives and critical a nalysis presents a formidable challenge for the lecturer. Environmental iss ues encompass two aspects that must be appropriately addressed in the conte xt of teaching and learning. First, they are interdisciplinary in nature, a nd second, they involve questions of 'value'. This article seeks to conside r a range of practical strategies to integrate a wider range of interdiscip linary perspectives into traditional environmental law courses, referring t o a case study involving an environmental law module developed at Staffords hire University. The article seeks to demonstrate that it is possible to de velop an interdisciplinary environmental law course that is accessible to a wide range of disciplines.