Postgraduate Course: European Environmental Law (LAWS11208)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Law |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Law |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
This course aims to explore the competence of the European Community in environmental matters, focusing on the interactions between its internal and external dimensions. Students' attention will be drawn, on the one hand, to the way in which global commitments influence the development of EC environmental law, and on the other to the ways in which the EC seeks to influence the development of international environmental law and support its effective implementation within and outside its borders.
Students will examine the objectives, principles, key legal instruments and current challenges of EC environmental law, as well as selected substantive areas (biodiversity, climate change, water and waste). They will further consider the interactions between EC environmental law and other areas of EC law (fisheries, agriculture, trade and development) and the means to ensure compliance.
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Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 2, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | | 11:10 - 13:00 | | | |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
At the end of the course students will have:
* gained an understanding of the multifaceted powers and resources of the EC in the field of environmental protection, as well as of persistent and emerging challenges in achieving sustainable development;
* developed specialist research skills to critically appraise rules, approaches and legal tools of the EC in the environmental field;
* developed awareness of the potential and actual tensions between environmental and other areas of EC law, and of the interactions between national, EC and international environmental law.
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Assessment Information
| One essay (100%) |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Not entered |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords |
Environmental Law, EC Environmental Law, International Environmental Law |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Elisa Morgera
Tel: (0131 6)50 2008
Email: elisa.morgera@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Lene Mccool
Tel: (0131 6)50 2022
Email: lene.mccool@ed.ac.uk |
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