Postgraduate Programme and Module Handbook 2008-2009 (archived)

Module LAW52530: International and European Environmental Law

Department: Law

LAW52530: International and European Environmental Law

Type	Open	Level	4	Credits	30	Availability	Available in 2008/09

Tied to	M1K216 & M1K516

Prerequisites

None

Corequisites

Fundamentals of International Law (LAW52245)

Excluded Combination of Modules

None

Aims

to provide students with an in-depth understanding of the theory and practice underpinning key areas of environmental law. To that end, international and European law, and the interplay between them, will be examined, in order to provide an overview of the functioning and practical effect of environmental law and policy.

Content

(i) a general introduction to environmental law and policy;
(ii) studies of International and European law in the following areas:
regulating environmental media: command and control - sectoral approaches;
integrated pollution prevention and control;
alternative regulatory strategies.

Learning Outcomes

Subject-specific Knowledge:

an understanding of the history and evolution of environmental law and policy;
an understanding of sectoral and cross-sectoral regulation of environmental media;
knowledge of future directions in environmental law and policy.

Subject-specific Skills:

Key Skills:

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

This study will require participation in a programme of seminars based on shared reading by participants. These seminars will facilitate debate and discussion on matters of legal controversy and will provide opportunities for participants to hone their skills in these areas. Participants will prepare short presentations to initiate the group discussion twice during the course furthering their development of research skills and their communication of that research.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Activity	Number	Frequency	Duration	Total/Hours
Seminars	15	Week with afew reading weeks	2	30	■
Preparation and Reading				270
Total				300

Summative Assessment

Component: Unseen Written Examination		Component Weighting: 100%
Element	Length / duration	Element Weighting	Resit Opportunity
Unseen Written Examination	3 hours	100%

Formative Assessment:

One assignment of approximately 2,000 words in the Michaelmas Term.

■ Attendance at all activities marked with this symbol will be monitored. Students who fail to attend these activities, or to complete the summative or formative assessment specified above, will be subject to the procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University