- Docente: Pietro Acri
- Credits: 6
- Language: English
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Environmental Engineering (cod. 8894)
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students will be able to understand the main legal issues concerning the environmental law and the interactions between international, European and national laws, as far as land and sea are concerned. They will also be equipped with the outline of: 1- the historic development of international environmental law identifying its basic principles and rules; 2- the role of the concept of sustainable development and its impact on international environmental law in terms of attempts to reconcile developmental and environmental objectives.
Course contents
The course aim to develop the students knowledge and understanding on global environmental issues on the interactions between international, European and national laws.
The course will cover a range of general issues including:
1) the introduction of international environmental law;
2) the concept of global environmental law;
3) the development of global environmental law;
4) the development of EU environmental law;
5) Multilevel environmental governance;
6) Legal source of environmental law;
7) The principles of global environmental law (prevention, precaution, polluter pays principle, sustainable development)
8) Implementation of international, EU and national environmental law
Readings/Bibliography
Testi consigliati
P. Dupuy - J.E. Viñuales, International Environmental Law, Cambridge University Press, 2018.
G. Cordini - P. Fois - S. Marchisio, Diritto dell'ambiente. Profili internazionali europei e comparati, Giappichelli Editore, 2017.
Teaching methods
The course will take place through a combination of different methods:
- lectures;
- screening of video documentaries and ppt;
- case studies and discussions.
Assessment methods
The final exam will be taken orally. The students must be able to expose the contents of the lecture and explain the main issues which will include specific questions on the content of innovative schemes.
Office hours
See the website of Pietro Acri