Environmental Law WF-OB-SUEL
Lectures (WYK) Winter semester 2021/22

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.Student explains terminology and data in the field of sustainable development, environmental law and nature protection, understands the significance of each sources of environmental protection

2. Student identifies the instruments of international, European, polish environmental law and institutional surrounding.

B. Skills

3.Student can construct conclusions from the facts presented to him and concepts regarding environmental law.

4.Student interprets the legal acts and, on the basis of them draws correct conclusions (examines the legal acts, finds the necessary acts).

C. Social competences

5. Student is able to work in a group, is critically interested and open to innovative achievements in the field of environmental law (to contribute to a better environment and biodiversity saving)

Oral exam

Grade 2

A

1. Student does not explain terminology and principles in the field of sustainable development, environmental law and nature protection, does not understand the significance of each sources of environmental protection.

2. Student does not identify the instruments of international, European, polish environmental law and institutional surrounding.

B

3.Student cannot construct conclusions from the facts presented to him and concepts regarding environmental law.

4.Student does not interpret the legal acts and, on the basis of them cannot give correct conclusions (examines the legal acts, finds the necessary acts).

C

5. Student is not able to work in a group, is critically interested and is not open to innovative achievements in the field of environmental law (to contribute to a better environment and biodiversity saving).

Grade 3

A

1.Student explains basic terminology and principles in the field of sustainable development, environmental law and nature protection, understands in general the significance of each sources of environmental protection.

2. Student identifies the basic instruments of international, European, polish environmental law and institutional surrounding.

B

3. Student can construct basic conclusions from the facts presented to him and concepts regarding environmental law.

4. Student interprets in general the legal acts and, on the basis of them draws basic conclusions (examines the legal acts, finds the necessary acts).

C

5. Student is able to work in a group to some extend, is little critically interested and open to innovative achievements in the field of environmental law (to contribute to a better environment and biodiversity saving).

Grade 4

A

1.Student explains terminology and principles in the field of sustainable development in a proper way, environmental law and nature protection, understands well the significance of each sources of environmental protection.

2.Student identifies well the instruments of international, European, polish environmental law and institutional surrounding..

B

3.Student can construct proper conclusions from the facts presented to him and concepts regarding environmental law.

4. Student interprets the legal acts well and, on the basis of them draws correct conclusions (examines the legal acts, finds the necessary acts).

C

5. Student is able to work in a group, is critically interested and open to innovative achievements in the field of environmental law (to contribute to a better environment and biodiversity saving).

Grade 5

A

1.Student explains very way terminology and principles in the field of sustainable development, environmental law and nature protection, presents in-depth understanding of the significance of each sources of environmental protection.

2. Student identifies very well the instruments of international, European, polish environmental law and institutional surrounding.

B

3.Student can construct very well conclusions from the facts presented to him and concepts regarding environmental law.

4. Student interprets the legal acts very well and, on the basis of them draws correct conclusions with complex explanation (examines the legal acts, finds the necessary acts).

C

5. Student is able to work in a group performing different roles, is very critically interested and very open to innovative achievements in the field of environmental law (to contribute to a better environment and biodiversity saving).

1. Introduction to environmental law

2. Environmental protection at international level

3. European Union environmental law

4. Environmental protection as state task

5. Terms, concepts and principles of environmental law

6. Access to environmental information

7. Public participation in environmental decision-making

8. Environmental impact assessment

9. Judicial protection in environmental matters

10. Legal regulation regarding nature protection

11. Legal basis of climate protection

12. Management of waste and dangerous substance

13. Emission law

14. Legal regulation concerning water protection

15. Future perspective of environmental law

problem lecture, seminar lecture