The second video in the very (very!) shortened lecture notes for an introductory environmental process engineering undergraduate course.

The law provides a way for authorities to ensure a fair and just society for their citizens. This also applies to the environment. This video presents the basics of law (Constitution, Acts, and other legislation) as applicable to the environment, from a South African perspective.

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0:00 - Introduction
0:18 - Need for environmental law
0:33 - International standards organisation
0:47 - And if we don't listen to the law?
0:57 - History of environmental law
1:05 - Law hierarchy
1:22 - Common law
1:32 - Constitution of South Africa
1:54 - Acts of Parliament (South Africa)
2:30 - Provincial and local by-laws

As taught at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, School of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering.

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