Postgraduate Course: Comparative Environmental Law (LAWS11211)
Course Outline
| School | School of Law |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Law |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course aims to explore the main elements of national environmental law, focusing on different legal options adopted by countries within and outside the European Union ¿ in particular developing countries. The course will build upon the LLM course on International Environmental Law, and be complementary to that on European Environmental Law.
On the one hand, the course will discuss the role of national law in implementing international environmental law, with particular emphasis on the use of international guidelines and other soft law instruments by national legal drafters. On the other hand, it will familiarize students with legal drafting techniques and participatory methodologies in law development in the specific area of environmental protection and natural resource management. The specific themes to be addressed in the course may include environmental institutions and public participation, protected areas, environmental impact assessment, forest management, wildlife management, fisheries and aquaculture, water, mountain development and bioenergy.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | No |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2014/15 Semester 2, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: No |
Quota: 25 |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
12/01/2015 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
196 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
At the end of the course students will have:
¿ gained an understanding of a variety of approaches and tools in developing national environmental legislation, as well as of challenges faced in this respect;
¿ developed specialist analytic skills to critically appraise national legal provisions in the environmental field;
¿ developed specialized skills in comparative analysis and legislative drafting.
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Assessment Information
| Essay (80%) and one other piece of written work (20%) |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Elisa Morgera
Tel: (0131 6)50 2008
Email: elisa.morgera@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Ginny Spencer
Tel: (0131 6)51 4246
Email: Ginny.Spencer@ed.ac.uk |
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