Παρουσίαση/Προβολή
LLM 2023-2024 International Environmental & Energy Law
(LAW1067) - Maria Gavouneli, Stavros Pantazopoulos
Περιγραφή Μαθήματος
The course addresses the peculiarities of international environmental law, through the methodological lens of climate change: the norm-generating process through both hard-law procedures and soft-law techniques; the every-day function of programmatic rules, which necessitate constant adjustment to shifting circumstances; the enforcement challenges offered by a system which prioritizes prevention rather than coercion; and the practical implications of responsibility rules where reparation remains elusive or impossible.
Ημερομηνία δημιουργίας
Δευτέρα 4 Μαρτίου 2024
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Course Objectives/Goals
The course aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the development and function of international environmental law. Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to:
- understand the institutional structures and processes of international environmental law
- understand and approach the rules, policies, and principles of this area of international law in a critical and analytical manner
- discuss the major challenges and latest developments in the field
- interpret legal sources, including treaties, case-law and literature, in the field
- identify and resolve legal problems regarding the protection of the environment as a whole
- assess the impact of international environmental law on general international law.
Prerequisites/Prior Knowledge
Participants are expected to have basic previous knowledge of Public International Law.
Instructors
The course is taught by Professor Maria Gavouneli with the support and assistance of Dr. Stavros-Evdokimos Pantazopoulos.
Textbooks
1. Alan E. Boyle and Catherine Redgwell, Birnie, Boyle, and Redgwell's international Law and the Environment, 4th edn, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2021
2. Lavanya Rajamani and Jacqueline Peel (eds), The Oxford Handbook of International Environmental Law, 2nd edn, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2021
3. Jorge E. Viñuales, The International Law of Energy, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2022
4. Pierre-Marie Dupuy and Jorge E. Viñuales,International Environmental Law, 2nd edn, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2018
5. Philippe Sands, Jacqueline Peel, Adriana Fabra, and Ruth MacKenzie, Principles of International Environmental Law, 4th edn. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2018
6. Daniel Bodansky, Jutta Brunnée and Lavanya Rajamani, International Climate Change Law, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2017
Journals
1. Yearbook of International Environmental Law
2. Transnational Environmental Law
3. Review of European, Comparative & International Environmental Law
4. Climate Law
5. Journal of Environmental Law
6. Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy
7. International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics
Assessment Methods
- Final written exam, open-book (50%)
- Class participation, including oral presentation (50%)