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LS551L: CORPORATE ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITY (2015-2016)

Last modified: 25 Mar 2016 11:38


Course Overview

Corporate environmental liability is a significant area of concern not only for those corporations engaged in activities which exhibit environmental risk but society as whole. An efficient, effective liability regime must be present to ensure that corporations do not shirk their financial liabilities. The course draws attention to the conflicting goals of corporate law (i.e. the limitation of liability) and environmental law (i.e. ensuring that polluters pay for damage caused) and encourages students to consider and develop solutions to this problem. Whilst the course focuses on EU environmental law, many of the concepts covered are relevant to other jurisdictions.


Course Details

Study Type Postgraduate Level 5
Term Second Term Credit Points 30 credits (15 ECTS credits)
Campus None. Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr Colin Mackie

Qualification Prerequisites

None.

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Law (LS) (Studied)
  • Any Postgraduate Programme (Studied)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

The course would: • introduce the key concepts and terminology covered in the module; • examine the evolution and application of the polluter-pays principle of environmental law and the overriding aim(s) of imposing environmental liability; • introduce fundamental doctrines of corporate law, notably limited liability and separate legal personality, and consider their role and purpose; • examine the relevant EU environmental legislation and its capacity to regulate the environmental activities of corporations; • through use of a practical case-study, apply the relevant law to a given factual scenario; • examine relevant US environmental legislation as a comparative indicator as to: (1) how successful it has been in regulating corporate environmental behaviour; and (2) whether it could inform and improve the EU regime; and • examine solutions to the problem of corporations utilising corporate law doctrine to avoid liability (e.g. financial security such as insurance).

Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

More Information about Week Numbers


Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

1st attempt: 1 three hour written examination (75%); 2,500 word essay (25%). Resit: 1 three hour written examination (100%).

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Feedback

None.

Course Learning Outcomes

None.
 

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