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Postgraduate Course: International Law of the Marine Environment (LAWS11224)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Law CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeStandard AvailabilityAvailable to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) Credits20
Home subject areaLaw Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionThis course will focus on the environmental provisions of the 1982 Convention on Law of the Sea and related agreements, including the UN Fish Stocks Agreement and IMO treaties, as well as biodiversity-related agreements. Selected topics will address protection of the marine environment, conservation of marine ecosystems and biodiversity, sustainable fishing, preservation of marine mammals, regulation of pollution from ships and land-based sources, freedom of marine scientific research, liability for damage to the marine environment, and the role of the UN, IMO, FAO and CBD in ocean governance.
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?No
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
The aim of the course is to familiarise students with contemporary legal challenges in the protection of the marine environment. Students will work directly with primary materials, including the relevant international treaties and decisions of international courts and tribunals. By the end of this course, students should be equipped with the ability to analyse and present coherent and persuasive arguments in relation to the areas studied.
Assessment Information
One essay on a topic to be indicated
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
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Study Abroad Not entered
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Contacts
Course organiserProf Alan Boyle
Tel: (0131 6)50 2019
Email: Alan.Boyle@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Lene Mccool
Tel: (0131 6)50 2022
Email: lene.mccool@ed.ac.uk
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