| European Community environmental
law |
| Students choosing this course
are expected to be, or become, familiar with the general law and
institutions of European Community law. |
| Section A: Institutional
and constitutional aspects of European Community environmental law |
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Introduction and historical background |
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Evolution and progress of international environmental policy |
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Institutional structure |
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Sources of European Community environmental law |
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Environmental protection as an aspect of the establishment of the
European Common/ Single Market |
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Environmental protection (in the form of sustainable development)
as a goal/ objective of European Community policy and law |
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The role of the European Commission and the doctrine of direct
effect in the enforcement of European Community environmental law |
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Prescription and implementation of environmental
principles within European Community environmental law. |
| Section B: Sectoral
development of European Community environmental law |
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European Community air and water pollution regimes
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Integrated pollution, prevention and control |
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Waste: Definition, movement and disposal |
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Trade in endangered species |
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Nature conservation |
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European Community law implementation and
enforcement techniques applied to environmental protection:
Environmental Impact Assessment, access to environmental
information and citizen participation in environmental
decision-making processes. |
| Section C: Environmental
litigation |
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Environmental litigation against the European
Commission and Council |
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Environmental litigation against Member States |
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Transboundary environmental litigation under the
1968 Brussels Convention and 1988 Lugano Convention
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Civil liability for environmental damage |
| Section D: The European
Union and the environment in external relations |
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The environment in relation to other European Union policies:
competition
trade
development aid
agriculture
energy |
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Environmental law and external relations:
international conventions
international organizations
the relationship with central and eastern Europe. |
Sequence:
Section A first. |
Textbooks:
Maria Lee,
EU Environmental Law: Challenges, Change and Decision-making
(Oxford: Hart Publishing, 2005),
ISBN: 9781841134109 |
|
J.H. Jans, European
Environmental Law (Europa Law Publishing: Groningen, 2000),
ISBN: 9076871019. |
| Ludwig Krämer, Casebook on
EU Environmental Law 2nd ed (Hart Publishing: Oxford, 2002),
ISBN: 1841131725. |
| Maurice Sunkin, David Ong and
Robert Wight, Sourcebook on Environmental Law 2nd ed
(Cavendish Publishing: London, 2002), ISBN: 1859415865. |
