JJUA04592U International Environmental Law - NOTE: The course is cancelled in spring 2015!
To offer students an introduction to International Environmental
Law and to make students acquainted with the general features of
International Environmental Law as well as more specific areas of
regulation within the topic.
The course is divided into two principal parts
The issues encountered in the first part are principles,
definitions, concepts and trends in International Law on
Environmental Protection and the interaction with two other
dominant international regimes – The World Trade Organisation and
International regimes on Law of the Sea. This part will also cover
a historical introduction to the evolving regime of International
Environmental law.
The issues covered in the second part are devoted to selected
global and regional regulatory regimes:
- Citizens Rights to Information, Public Participation and Access to Justice
- Human Rights and Environmental Protection
- Combat against Air Pollution, Ozone Depletion and Climate Change
- Protection of Nature, Biodiversity and Biosafety
- Protection of the High Seas from Oil Pollution and Dumping of Pollutants
- Regulation of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Waste
Students are required to participate in the preparation of lectures and urged to take active part in discussions. Individual assignments will be discussed and agreed in the first two lectures.
- Present and explain the theoretical and practical
problems of the course subject - Identify complicated legal
problems
- Analyse complex problems within the course subject based
on various relevant and professional approaches
- Argue in favour of professional solutions, make a
critical weighing of the relevant arguments and make a reasoned
choice in relation to theoretical and practical solutions
- Put into perspective the concrete problems of the course
subject in a way that shows that she/he has a professional breadth
of view in relation to and knowledge about the course subject
- Communicate and formulate her/his knowledge and
arguments professionally and linguistically correct and in a way
that is structured and coherent
Elli Louka, International Environmental Law, Fairness,
effectiveness and world order - udgivet på Cambdrige, University
Express.
Collection of International Legal Instruments and other relevant
materials.
Required readings cover app. 500 pages.
- Category
- Hours
- Preparation
- 241
- Seminar
- 34
- Total
- 275
- Credit
- 10 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Oral examination, 20 minOral exam with preparation, 20 minutes
- Marking scale
- 7-point grading scale
- Censorship form
- External censorship
- Exam period
- 15. - 19. June 2015 (preliminary date)
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- JJUA04592U
- Credit
- 10 ECTS
- Level
- Full Degree MasterFull Degree Master choice
- Duration
- 1 semester
- Placement
- Spring
- Schedule
- Please see timetable for teaching time
- Continuing and further education
- Study board
- Law
Contracting department
- Law
Course responsibles
- Peter Pagh (10-5267766774305263696a426c7774306d7730666d)
Lecturers
fuldmægtig, cand jur. Thilde Flindt og fuldmægtig, cand jur. Thomas Fogtmann