International Environmental Law 4030-IEL
1. Introduction – development of international environmental law.
2. Sources and instruments of international environmental law.
3. Principles of international environmental law.
4. Compliance issues.
5. Liability for environmental damage.
6. Sanctions in international environmental law.
7. International environmental governance - selected issues.
Type of course
Mode
Course coordinators
Learning outcomes
After completion of the course the student will know:
- the system of international environemntal law;
- procedures of international environemtal law-making;
- procedures of compliance;
- how to implement the international environmental law into national legal systems.
K_W04; K_W05; K_U02; K_U04; K_U05; K_K01; K_K03; K_K07
Assessment criteria
Attendance list and assessment of the level of preparation for each class. This constitutes 50% of a final note. The remaining 50% is the note for the individual level of presentation.
Practical placement
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Bibliography
• Kiss, D. Shelton, Guide to International Environmental Law, Leiden/Boston 2007.
• P. Sands, Principles of International Environmental Law, Cambridge 2007.
• J. Holder, M. Lee, Environmental Protection, Law and Policy, Cambridge 2007.
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