Undergraduate Course: Environmental Law (LAWS10235)
Course Outline
| School | School of Law |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course provides an introduction to and overview of environmental law in Scotland, examining the historical development of environmental protection from a legal perspective, the key legal tools and techniques that are employed to regulate environmentally harmful activities or to protect species, habitats or ecosystem, and the related enforcement mechanisms. |
| Course description |
1. Introduction to the History and Sources of Environmental Law
2. Regulating Polluting Activities
3. Waste Reduction and Management
4. Environmental Assessment
5. Wildlife Crime
6. Animal Welfare
7. Protected Areas
8. Environmental Democracy and Justice (public participation, access to justice, and governance)
9. Human Rights and the Environment
10. Climate Change
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | Spaces on this course are allocated as part of the Law Honours Course Allocation process. Places are generally only available to students who must take Law courses. To request a space on this course, please email Law.UGO@ed.ac.uk |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | This course is only open to visiting students coming through a direct exchange with the School of Law (including Erasmus students on a Law-specific Exchange). Exchange students outside of Law and independent study abroad students are not eligible to enrol in this course, with no exceptions.
**Please note that 3rd year Law courses are high-demand, meaning that they have a very high number of students wishing to enrol in a very limited number of spaces.**
Priority will be given to students studying on exchange within the Law department, and it is highly unlikely that there will be additional spaces for general exchange students & independent study abroad students to enrol; we will look into this on a case-by-case basis in September/January. Visiting students are advised to bear in mind that enrolment in specific courses can never be guaranteed, and you may need to be flexible in finding alternatives in case your preferred courses have no available space.
These enrolments are managed strictly by the Visiting Student Office, in line with the quotas allocated by the department, and all enquiries to enrol in these courses must be made through the CAHSS Visiting Student Office. It is not appropriate for students to contact the department directly to request additional spaces. |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2022/23, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 34 |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 20,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
176 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
The course will be assessed by a presentation (30%) and an essay (70%).
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| Feedback |
Not entered |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Students will obtain a critical understanding of key rules and principles in relation to the prevention of environmental harm, as well as a knowledge and understanding of the challenges of ensuring effective implementation and enforcement.
- Students will develop an appreciation of the different sources of legal obligation that may apply to the protection of the environment (e.g. delict, criminal law, administrative law, human rights law, international law) and how they may interact in practice. Students will also develop the ability to find and interpret relevant source materials, including treaties, legislation and case law.
- Students will develop the ability to critically analyse source materials and to build a balanced and reasoned argument
- Students will be expected to participate actively in class discussions and debate, thereby developing fundamental communication skills, including the ability to formulate clear and precise questions and to articulate clear and precise answers using appropriate legal terminology
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Reading List
C Reid, Nature Conservation Law (Green 2009)
F McManus, Environmental Law in Scotland: an introduction and guide (EUP 2016)
L Fisher, Research Handbook on Fundamental Concepts of Environmental Law (Edward Elgar 2016)
E Fisher, B Lange, and E Scotford, Environmental Law: Text, Cases and Materials (OUP 2019)
Journal of Environmental Law |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Study Abroad |
This course is only open to visiting students coming through a direct exchange with the School of Law (including Erasmus students on a Law-specific Exchange). Exchange students outside of Law and independent study abroad students are not eligible to enrol in this course, with no exceptions.
**Please note that 3rd year Law courses are high-demand, meaning that they have a very high number of students wishing to enrol in a very limited number of spaces.**
Priority will be given to students studying on exchange within the Law department, and it is highly unlikely that there will be additional spaces for general exchange students & independent study abroad students to enrol; we will look into this on a case-by-case basis in September/January. Visiting students are advised to bear in mind that enrolment in specific courses can never be guaranteed, and you may need to be flexible in finding alternatives in case your preferred courses have no available space.
These enrolments are managed strictly by the Visiting Student Office, in line with the quotas allocated by the department, and all enquiries to enrol in these courses must be made through the CAHSS Visiting Student Office. It is not appropriate for students to contact the department directly to request additional spaces. |
| Keywords | law,environmental,environment,protection,species,habitats |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr James Harrison
Tel: (0131 6)50 2040
Email: james.harrison@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Suzanne Strath
Tel: (0131 6)517000
Email: Suzanne.Strath@ed.ac.uk |
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