96206 - SEM. DISCIPLINA GIURIDICA DELLE AREE MARINE PROTETTE

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course, the student is able to assess the legal issues related to the establishment and management of marine protected areas. It has the tools to develop a coastal protection project and to develop a program for assessing the effectiveness of the protection intervention.

Course contents

The course includes analysis of international law of the sea, in particular of the marine spaces, (Montego Bay Convention), analysis of the national law on the marine protected areas, analysis of the problems on the management of the marine protected areas and on the maritime transport and fishing within them. 

Readings/Bibliography

In addition to the slides, which will be given during the course, the book is the following: 

"Aspetti normativi e gestionali delle aree marine protette" a cura di G. Tellarini - 2012 Bononia University Press

The topics of the text to be studied are the following:

- Lo sviluppo sostenibile nelle aree marine protette - La navigazione nelle aree marine protette: profili di diritto comparato - I limiti della navigazione nelle aree marine protette - Le aree marine protette nell'ordinamento interno - I limiti, i divieti e le prospettive di riconversione dell'attività di pesca nelle aree marine protette - La gestione delle aree marine protette: il caso delle Isole Ciclopi

Teaching methods

The teaching is carried out through lectures, also carried out through the use of power point presentations, held during the first semester and directed to solicit the involvement of students.

Assessment methods

The verification of the expected knowledge takes place during the examination, aimed at evaluating the achievement of the expected training objectives. The exam consists of an interview with the teacher and the collaborators of the chair, on the topics covered by the course program. The assessment will take into account the knowledge of institutional profiles, the ability to analyse doctrinal and case-law orientations, to link the different parts of the programme and to develop critical arguments, as well as the clarity of the exposure.


The student’s ability to identify, within the normative sources and the reference bibliographical material, the information useful to allow the learning and the consequent exposure of the peculiarities and specificities of the discipline. The oral exam will be considered passed in consideration of the correct answer to three main questions related to the topics provided by the exam program, with the clarification that the preparation of the student can be evaluated on the basis of further questions to specify aspects related to the three main questions. During the evaluation, the Commission will be able to make an assessment with marks of excellence if, in the exposition of the contents, the student demonstrates that he has acquired an organic and critical view of the topics addressed, and to possess a mastery of expression and specific language. During the test it is not allowed the use of supporting material such as textbooks, notes, computer devices.

Teaching tools

Teaching is supported by power point presentation of the main topics of the course, which will be delivered as teaching materials.  

Students who are affected by a learning disability (DSA) and in need of special strategies to compensate for it are kindly requested to contact the Teacher to be referred to the colleagues in charge and get proper advice and instructions.

Office hours

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