Environmental Law Theory
1300-ELT-KPP
1) Introduction to environmental law: Constitutional provisions for environmental protection, environmental law - general institutions (3h)
2) Principles of environmental law (2h)
3) Access to environmental information and public participation in environmental decision-making in international environmental law (4h)
4) Access to environmental information and public participation in environmental decision-making in EU environmental law (4h)
5) Access to environmental information and public participation in environmental decision-making in Polish environmental law (2h)
Total student workload
Total hours of student workload – 100, including:
- 15 hours of lecture in accordance with course schedule
- 85 hours of student’s individual work
Learning outcomes - knowledge
- student has a basic knowledge of environmental law (K_W01)
- student has knowledge of norms and rules that regulate the task of the public authorities, which is to protect the environment in accordance with the principle of sustainable development (K_W07)
Learning outcomes - skills
- student correctly interprets legal problems relating to the tasks of public authority, that is to the protection of the environment in accordance with the principle of sustainable development (K_U01)
- student uses the knowledge of environmental law for a detailed description and practical interpretation of the regulations concerning organization and competences of Polish and EU environmental administration (K_U02)
- student has the skills to understand and analyze issues related to environmental protection (K_U08)
Learning outcomes - social competencies
- student understands and analyses problems of environmental law (K_K02)
- student identifies the priorities in respect of solving individual cases regulated by environmental law (K_K03)
Teaching methods
- seminar lecture
- problem method
- case study
Expository teaching methods
- participatory lecture
Exploratory teaching methods
- case study
- classic problem-solving
Type of course
elective course
Prerequisites
Introduction to Legal Studies
Course coordinators
Assessment criteria
Presentations/ Essays - W01, W07, U01, U02
Case studies - U01, U02, U08
Activity (participation in the discussion) - K02, K03
Practical placement
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