Postgraduate Course: Comparative Environmental Law (LAWS11211)
Course Outline
| School | School of Law |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course aims to explore the main elements of national environmental law, focusing on different legal options adopted by countries within and outside the European Union ¿ in particular developing countries. The course will build upon the LLM course on International Environmental Law, and be complementary to that on European Environmental Law.
On the one hand, the course will discuss the role of national law in implementing international environmental law, with particular emphasis on the use of international guidelines and other soft law instruments by national legal drafters. On the other hand, it will familiarize students with legal drafting techniques and participatory methodologies in law development in the specific area of environmental protection and natural resource management. The specific themes to be addressed in the course may include environmental institutions and public participation, protected areas, environmental impact assessment, forest management, wildlife management, fisheries and aquaculture, water, mountain development and bioenergy.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: 25 |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
196 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Essay (80%) and one other piece of written work (20%) |
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Learning Outcomes
At the end of the course students will have:
¿ gained an understanding of a variety of approaches and tools in developing national environmental legislation, as well as of challenges faced in this respect;
¿ developed specialist analytic skills to critically appraise national legal provisions in the environmental field;
¿ developed specialized skills in comparative analysis and legislative drafting.
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Additional Information
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Elisa Morgera
Tel: (0131 6)50 2008
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Course secretary | Ms Ginny Spencer
Tel: (0131 6)51 4246
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