Environmental Law (VS1) (U04420)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : LAW-3-PU0005

An introduction to the law (international, European Community and national) related to the protection of the environment. Emphasis is placed not only on selected subject areas (e.g. nature conservation, integrated pollution control) but also on the study of different strategies of environmental protection and their enforcement.

Entry Requirements

? This course is only available to part year visiting students.

? This course is a variant of the following course : PU0005

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Law, (School of Law, Schedule F)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Friday	09:00	10:50	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course students should have an understanding of environmental problems themselves, and be able to describe the policy response to them, and be able to summarise and assess the role of the institutions and procedures of legal regulation.

Assessment Information

Assessed essay (100%) of up to 20 pages.
Format of pages must be as follows:
Paper: A4 size, portrait form
Font: Times New Roman
Font size: 12
Margins: All 1 inch (2.54 cm)
Line spacing: 1.5
Footnotes/endnotes font size: 10
Page numbering: All pages should be numbered in the following style: "Page x of y" where x represents the page number and y the total number of pages. Such numbering should appear either at the very top or very bottom of each page.