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Postgraduate Course: Comparative Environmental Law (LAWS11211)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Law CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThis 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.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  25
Course Start Semester 2
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 196 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Essay (80%) and one other piece of written work (20%)
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
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.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserDr Elisa Morgera
Tel: (0131 6)50 2008
Email: elisa.morgera@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Ginny Spencer
Tel: (0131 6)51 4246
Email: Ginny.Spencer@ed.ac.uk
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