Professional Development Courses
Introduction to Earth Laws
- 4 week ONLINE course, from February 7 - 28, 2023.
- Download the course outline
- Facilitated by Dr Michelle Maloney and featuring experts from legal fields including Earth jurisprudence, Rights of Nature, Ecocide, Indigenous First Laws and more
- Who should attend? Anyone who has an interest in Earth-centred governance and law. Lawyers, legal scholars and law students will find the course particularly beneficial, and will be able to claim Professional Development points from their relevant jurisdiction. Non-lawyers will also find the course beneficial, as it will enrich their knowledge and practice.
- Live classes will be held on Tuesdays from 4pm to 6pm Brisbane time / Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) [5pm - 7pm AEDT]
- All classes will be recorded
- Participants can choose to participate in assessment (entirely optional) to earn a digital badge and certificate from AELA
- For more information, contact us at aela@earthlaws.org.au
Earth-Centred Futures
Enrollment for our 2023 Course will open soon!
- 8 week ONLINE course, from 7 June to 26 July 2023.
- Facilitated by Dr Michelle Maloney and featuring experts from multi-disciplinary fields including Indigenous knowledge, western science, law, economics and policy.
- Who should attend? Everyone! This course is aimed at a general audience of practitioners and scholars who wish to learn about how to integrate ecocentric thinking and practice more effectively into their own work
- Live classes will be held on Wednesdays from 4pm to 6pm Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST)
- Live tutorials will also be offered during the 8 week course, based on course participants' availability
- All classes will be recorded for course participants
- Participants can choose to participate in assessment (entirely optional) to earn a digital badge and certificate from AELA
- For more information, contact us at aela@earthlaws.org.au
AELA Education
About AELA Education
AELA is committed to increasing the understanding and practical implementation of Earth centred governance, with a focus on law, economics, education, ethics and the arts/culture. To achieve this goal, AELA runs conferences, workshops, seminars and training opportunities for people around Australia, on a range of topics that build awareness and understanding about Earth centred governance.
AELA Education includes:
- Community workshops
- Professional development courses
- University courses
- High school workshops and presentations
- Modules and workshops for primary school and young learners
Read about our 2021 AELA Education partners here
See our upcoming events and past event recordings
WORKSHOP AND TRAINING COURSE TOPICS
AELA Education courses and workshops can be tailored for any audience, and can include:
- Rights of Nature, Ecocide and Earth jurisprudence/Earth laws
- Exploring Justice - Human Rights, Nature's Rights, Ecological Justice and Multi-species Justice
- Beyond Sustainability: Earth Systems Science, Planetary Boundaries and Earth centred bioregional governance
- Unpacking and Understanding Current Laws - a course designed to help people understand why current environmental and planning laws and sustainability frameworks, are not enough to protect the living world
- Earth Democracy and Community based eco-governance
- Earth Ethics
- Earth Arts
For all inquiries, please email: education@earthlaws.org.au
AELA’s National Convenor, Dr Michelle Maloney, giving a workshop in Florida, USA in May 2015, on the Precautionary Principle, Earth jurisprudence and Earth laws, to university lecturers at Miami University.
