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Undergraduate Course: Environmental Law (VS1) (LAWS10125)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Law CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeStandard AvailabilityPart-year visiting students only
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) Credits20
Home subject areaLaw Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionAn introduction to the law (international, European Community and national) related to the protection of the environment. Emphasis is placed not only on selected subject areas (e.g. nature conservation, integrated pollution control) but also on the study of different strategies of environmental protection and their enforcement.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?Yes
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course students should have an understanding of environmental problems themselves, and be able to describe the policy response to them, and be able to summarise and assess the role of the institutions and procedures of legal regulation.
Assessment Information
Assessed essay (100%) of up to 15 pages.
Format of pages must be as follows:
Paper: A4 size, portrait form
Font: Times New Roman
Font size: 12
Margins: All 1 inch (2.54 cm)
Line spacing: 1.5
Footnotes/endnotes font size: 10
Page numbering: All pages should be numbered in the following style: "Page x of y" where x represents the page number and y the total number of pages. Such numbering should appear either at the very top or very bottom of each page.
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
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Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Not entered
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserProf Chris Himsworth
Tel: (0131 6)50 2063
Email: Chris.Himsworth@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Heather Haig
Tel: (0131 6)50 2053
Email: Heather.Haig@ed.ac.uk
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