Faculty of Law
COURSES
LAW315 - Environmental Law
Course Title | Environmental law | ||||||||||
Course Code | LAW315 | ||||||||||
Type of Course | Elective | ||||||||||
Level of Course | Bachelor’s Degree | ||||||||||
National Credits | 3 | ||||||||||
ECTS Credits | 6 | ||||||||||
Theoretical (hour/week) | 3 | ||||||||||
Practical (hour/week) | - | ||||||||||
Year of Study | - | ||||||||||
Semester when the course unit is delivered | - | ||||||||||
Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face | ||||||||||
Language of Instruction | English | ||||||||||
Prerequisites and co-requisites | - | ||||||||||
Objectives of the Course | |||||||||||
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Learning Outcomes | |||||||||||
The students who have succeeded in this course should be able to | Assessment | ||||||||||
1 | Understand the development of modern environmental law and understand its role in supporting sustained development at national and international levels. | 1, 2 | |||||||||
2 | Explain the principles of environmental protection, sustainability and international environmental law across areas such as pollution control, climate change, biodiversity protection and water governance, and understand the legal tools used to achieve environmental and sustainable objectives. | 1 | |||||||||
3 | Identify and analyse key issues relating to compliance with environmental and sustainability regulations, including enforcement mechanisms, liability and regulatory oversight. | 1 | |||||||||
Assessment Methods: 1.Exam 2.Assignment 3.Project/Report 4.Presentation 5.Lab Work | |||||||||||
Course’s Contribution to Program | |||||||||||
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1 | To understand key areas of substantial and procedural national and international laws. | 5 | |||||||||
2 | To develop capacity for legal research, with ability to access information and primary and secondary resources in various areas of law. | 5 | |||||||||
3 | Acquire understanding of the principal features of the English Legal System (Common Law-institutions and procedures), laying foundations for entry to the profession. | 3 | |||||||||
4 | Demonstrate ability to interpret extensive and complex legal authority in particular areas of law and have capacity for producing clear summary of legal issues. | 5 | |||||||||
5 | Develop ability to identify legal issues arising from factual situations, analyse and interpret legal problems and apply relevant legal rules for the provision of practical and reasoned advise to particular problems. | 5 | |||||||||
6 | Understand the interconnection between various area of law and the dynamics of legal study in its interconnection to social, political and economic contexts. | 5 | |||||||||
7 | Demonstrate ability to provide legal and critical analysis. | 5 | |||||||||
8 | To acquire skills of communication in both oral and written forms, making use of correct legal terminology. | 5 | |||||||||
9 | To possess skills required for legal practice such as argument development, legal reasoning, drafting and pleading writing. | 4 | |||||||||
10 | Acquire transferrable intellectual and professional skills (such as independence, time management and teamwork) to provide enhanced grounds for employability in the legal industry. | 5 | |||||||||
11 | To understand and act in accordance with the standards, responsibilities, ethical requirements of the profession and norms of the established legal practices. | 1 | |||||||||
12 | To be self-reflective while learning; recognise the need for, and have capacity to engage in life-long learning in the context of new legal developments. | 5 | |||||||||
CL (Contribution Level): 1.Very Low, 2.Low, 3.Moderate, 4.High, 5.Very High | |||||||||||
Course Contents |
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1 | Introduction to the History of Environmental Law and evolution towards sustainability principles (Stockholm, Rio, SDGs) |
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2 | Sources of Environmental Law and International sustainability frameworks; soft law; environmental governance |
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3 | Regulatory Frameworks (including ESG, EIA) |
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4 | Regulation of Water Use and sustainable water management; legal protections for water security |
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5 | Land Use and Planning; Environmental Liability including Negligence and Nuisance |
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6 | Biodiversity Conservation , Sustainable Ecosystem Management and Protected Areas |
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7 | Review |
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9 | Marine Pollution, Sustainable Ocean Governance, |
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10 | Human Rights and the Environment: Right to a Healthy Environment |
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11 | Climate Change I: Legal Frameworks for climate mitigation |
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12 | Climate Change II: Climate Resilience, Adaptation Laws |
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13 | International Litigation, Transboundary Harm |
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14 | Review |
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15 |
| Final | |||||||||
Recommended Sources | |||||||||||
Textbook: Environmental Law (2017, 9th Edn. ) Stuart Bell, Donald McGillivray, Ole W. Pedersen, Emma Lees, Elen Stokes | |||||||||||
Assessment | |||||||||||
Attendance | 10% | ||||||||||
Homeworks | 20% | ||||||||||
Midterm | 20% | ||||||||||
Final | 50% | ||||||||||
Total | 100% | ||||||||||
ECTS Allocated Based on the Student Workload | |||||||||||
Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Workload (hour) | ||||||||
Course duration in class | 13 | 3 | 39 | ||||||||
Assignments | 2 | 6 | 12 | ||||||||
Project/Presentation/Report Writing | - | - | - | ||||||||
Midterm Examination | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
Final Examination | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
Self Study | 19 | 6 | 114 | ||||||||
Total Workload |
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| 169 | ||||||||
Total Workload/30 (h) |
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| 5.6 | ||||||||
ECTS Credit of the Course |
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| 6 | ||||||||