ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
- Course
- ILAW418 - ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
- Department
- International Law - English - Undergraduate
- Course Type
- Course
- Status
- Required
- Language
- English
- Credit
- 3
- ECTS
- 4
- T+P+L
- 2 + 2 + 0
- Course Coordinator(s)
- -
- Prerequisite
- -
- Keywords
Course Description
This course introduces students to basic tenets of environmental law studying its historical progress and outlining challenges to its current development. After presenting an overview of environmental values, principles, and rights, the course focuses upon administration of environmental law. This focus brings into attention the international law aspect of environmental protection occasioning the study of international agreements and organisations. The second part of the course considers domestic aspects of environmental law by probing links between private law and environmental protection; discussing environmental effects of town and country planning; and examining environmental crime and modes of its enforcement. The course concludes with case studies of particular types of environmental hazards and pollutions including climate change, water pollution, and waste management.
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
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Course outcomes
- 01 To identify the basic knowledge about the evolution of Environmental Law
- 02 To apply the key principles of, and actors within, environmental laws.
- 03 To critically analyse environmental laws within various contexts and to evaluate laws against procedural and substantive criteria.
- 04 To develop legal research and writing skills.
Course Syllabus
| Week | Topic |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction to class |
| Week 2 | Foundations of Environmental Law |
| Week 3 | Principles and Objectives |
| Week 4 | Economic Approaches to Environmental Law and Alternative Approaches |
| Week 5 | Treaties |
| Week 6 | The EU and International Environmental Law |
| Week 7 | Common Law -Private Nuisance |
| Week 8 | Statutory Framework |
| Week 9 | Clean Air Act: Air Pollutants, Mobile Sources |
| Week 10 | Sustainable Development |
| Week 11 | Article 174 and 175 of EU Environmental Law |
| Week 12 | Common Law - Public Nuisance |
| Week 13 | Environmental Justice Overview |
| Week 14 | Climate Change Law - Regulations |
| Week 15 | Revision |
Reference Books & Course Materials
- 01 Environmental Law, Bell, McGillivray, Pedersen, 8th edition,Oxford.
Learning Outcomes
- L01 Evaluate (4) the interplay between politics, policy, science and values in environmental law. SOLO 4
- L02 Define (2) the origins and sources of environmental laws, and explain (4) how and by whom environmental laws are made and interpreted. SOLO 3
- L03 Explain (4) the key principles of, and actors within, environmental laws. SOLO 4
- L04 Analyse (4) environmental laws within various contexts and to evaluate laws against procedural and substantive criteria. SOLO 4
- L05 Improve (5) legal research and writing skills. SOLO 5
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