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LS401C: ENVIRONMENTAL LAW (HONOURS) (2015-2016)

Last modified: 25 Mar 2016 11:36


Course Overview

Humanity is confronted by an environmental crisis.  Local, regional and global environments are experiencing rapid and accelerating deterioration due to the negative impacts of human activities on them.  The eight seminar course considers the key legal principles that have been developed during the last forty years to address this situation, and looks at ways in which law is used to tackle specific sources of environmental harm including unsustainable uses of land and pollution.  The course will draw from international, European and UK/Scottish law as necessary to provide a comprehensive overview of the areas of law that it examines.

Course Details

Study Type Undergraduate Level 4
Term First Term Credit Points 25 credits (12.5 ECTS credits)
Campus None. Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr Olivia Woolley

Qualification Prerequisites

None.

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

  • Law (LS) (Studied)
  • Any Undergraduate Programme (Studied)
  • Either Programme Level 3 or Programme Level 4

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

Humanity is confronted by an environmental crisis.  Local, regional and global environments are experiencing rapid and accelerating deterioration that is in large part due to the negative impacts of human activities on them.  The course considers the key legal principles that have been developed during the last forty years to address this situation, and assesses whether they are capable of providing effective environmental protection.  It also looks at ways in which law has been used to tackle specific sources of environmental harm including unsustainable uses of land, pollution, and untenable levels of waste production.  Environmental law derives from several sources, and the course will draw from international, European and UK/Scottish law as necessary to provide a comprehensive overview of the areas of law that it examines.

Further Information & Notes

This course is also available to candidates for the MA European Legal Studies or Legal Studies as a 30 credit course (LX 401C). This variation of the course will require an additional element of assessment.

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

1 three-hour written examination (75%) and an essay of 2500 words (25%). MA Legal Studies/European Legal Studies students will have an additional non-counting essay of 1500 words. Resit: None.

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Feedback

Feedback will be provided on the feedback form within three weeks from the date of submission.

Course Learning Outcomes

None.
 

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