The course is designed to address the present international and national environmental laws and policies. It covers the major international customary law principles and treaties covering legal concerns in environment and reviews the legal framework for environmental management in Uganda.

Students will be able to identify the different policies and legislative instruments that are applied in different sectors and disciplines that enable compliance to appropriate environmental behavior. Students should also be able to understand implications of the law in order to make independent analysis required for review and advocacy of relevant policies. Thus the need to impart analytical and advocacy skills to the learners in order to train and develop good policy makers capable of reconciling the critical goals of environmental protection and  development issues such as trade liberalization.