International environmental law

elementary

ODKiŚ1_W03

ODKiŚ1_W05

ODKiŚ1_W09

ODKiŚ1_U01

ODKiŚ1_K03

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Discussing the importance and role of international environmental law for environmental protection.

assumptions:

Presentation of issues related to environmental protection regulated in international law and the impact of this right on national law.

The purpose of the lecture:

The aim of the lecture is to familiarize students with the legal bases of environmental protection in international perspective.

The scope of issues discussed during the lecture on general issues:

- relation of international law to national and EU law

- development of international environmental law

- international institutions dealing with environmental protection

- international instruments for environmental protection

and issues related to the protection of individual environmental components: atmosphere and climate, biodiversity and waste management.

Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context, done at Espoo on 25 February 1991.

Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal, done at Basel on 22 March 1989.

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, done at New York on 9 May 1992.

Convention on Biological Diversity, done at Rio de Janeiro on 5 June 1992.

Convention on access to information, public participation in decision making and access to justice in environmental matters, done at Aarhus on 25 June 1998 (OJ 2003 No. 78, item 706)

J. Ciechanowicz-McLean, International environmental protection law, lexisNexis 2001

M.M. Kenig-Witkowska, International environmental law. Selected system issues, Warsaw 2011

A. Knowledge

1. Knows the special features of international environmental law and can interpret its regulations

2. Understands and explains the relationships and dependencies between international environmental law and national law

B. Skill

3. Can point out and characterize the instruments of international law in limiting anthropopressure

4. Is able to assign international law instruments to a defined situation

5. Can list and characterize the activities of international institutions dealing with environmental protection

C. Social competences

5. Is aware of the importance of international legal standards for the implementation of environmental protection

6. Can work individually showing initiative and independence in activities and effectively cooperate in teamwork, playing different roles in it

ECTS description:

Student activity number of hours / workload

participation in the lecture 30

consultations 10

own work on files 15

preparation for the exam 20

SUM OF HOURS 75

NUMBER OF ECTS 3

Written exam

unsatisfactory grade

A. Knowledge

1. Does not know the special features of international environmental law and can not interpret its regulations

2. Does not know the relationship and dependence between international environmental law and national law

B. Skills

3. He can not characterize the instruments of international law in limiting anthropopressure

4. He can not assign instruments of international law to a defined situation

5. He can not list and characterize the activities of international institutions dealing with environmental protection

C. Competences

6. There is no awareness of the importance of legal norms for the implementation of environmental protection

7. He can not work individually and effectively cooperate in team work

satisfactory grade:

A. Knowledge

1. Knows the basic features of the special international law of environmental protection and can interpret its regulations sufficiently

2. He poorly knows the relations and dependencies between international environmental law and national law

B. Skills

3. Characterizes in general basic instruments of international law in limiting anthropopressure

4. Is able to assign basic instruments of international law to a defined situation

5. Lists and characterizes in general the activities of the most well-known international institutions dealing with environmental protection

C. Competences

6. Has sufficient awareness of the importance of legal norms for the implementation of environmental protection

7. Sufficiently able to work individually and cooperate as a team

Good rating:

A. Knowledge

1. Knows the characteristics of the special international law of environmental protection and can interpret its regulations

2. Knows the basic relationships and dependencies between international environmental law and national law

B. Skills

3. Characterizes the basic instruments of international law in limiting anthropopressure

4. Is able to assign international law instruments to a defined situation

5. Lists and characterizes the activity of the most well-known international institutions dealing with environmental protection

C. Competences

6. Is aware of the importance of international environmental protection law for environmental protection, knows the scope of knowledge and skills possessed by it

7. Is able to work well individually showing initiative and independence in activities and is able to cooperate in team work

very good grade:

A. Knowledge

1. Very well knows the special features of international environmental law and is able to interpret its regulations

2. Knows the basic relationships and dependencies between international environmental law and national law

B. Skills

3. It describes in detail the instruments of international law in limiting anthropopressure, is able to assess their adequacy effectiveness

4. Is able to assign international law instruments to a defined situation and indicate the correct solution to a given problem

5. Lists and characterizes the activities of international institutions dealing with environmental protection - understands their role and importance in environmental protection

C. Competences

6. Has high awareness of the importance of international regulations for the implementation of environmental protection, understands the need for continuous training in the legal aspect

7. Efficiently works individually, demonstrating initiative and independence in activities and effectively cooperates in teamwork, playing different roles in it

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