Course : ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN THE EU /ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND THE INTERNAL MARKET_περιβάλλον και εσωτερική αγορά

[Note: this is a closed module for registered students only. It will be free to access upon registration after the semester is completed. If you have questions or wish to access the course's content, please contact me at thiliopoulos@law.uoa.gr]

This optional module focusses on the dynamic character of EU environmental law as parameter of the global commitment to sustainable development. It aims at providing students with a thorough understanding of the EU environmental competence and the supranational legislative action for the protection of the environment. In particular it aims at introducing students to EU legal instruments and methods of environmental  governance. Special focus is placed on energy governenace and the efforts for climate mitigation and the attainment of a clean energy transition.

Contents

The module is dedicated to both the scope and the exercise of EU environmental competence (internal and external). The guiding principles, objectives and instruments of EU environmental policy will be examined; horizontal issues of EU environmental law (impact assessment, access to justice, liability) will be studied as applications thereof. Particular emphasis will be placed on the global problem of climate change and the regulatory response to this by the introduction of the tools promoted by the EU Green Deal and the REPowerEU Plan.

Academic Requirements

Participants are required to have at least some basic previous knowledge of EU Law. A general knowledge of environmental protection mechanisms can serve as a good background.

Teaching method

The module will run under both seminar and workshop format, which requires a high degree of student activity. Students are expected to make a 15-/20-minute oral presentation with a discussion to follow. EU legal material (EU Treaty provisions, Regulations, Directives) as well as CJEU case law will be made available and discussed thoroughly during the courses. The course will be supported by teaching material. Specialized literature and websites will also be communicated to the students.