International environmental law 1300-OG-IEL-FS

https://moodle.umk.pl/course/view.php?id=5764
https://moodle.umk.pl/course/view.php?id=4369 (term 2022/23Z)

1. History, challenges and development of international cooperation in environmental matters
2. General principles of international environmental law, international law-making and compliance mechanisms
3. Environmental governance (states, international organisations and non state-actors)
4. Horizontal measures (environmental impact assessment, public participation in environmental matters, state responsibility and liability)
5. International law on Nature conservation (protection of land-based and marine ecosystems, migratory species, biodiversity; sovereignty over natural resources; trade restrictions)
6. Environmental protection and sustainable use of oceans, seas and freshwater resources
7. International law on climate change and atmospheric pollution
8. International law on hazardous substances and activities (accidents, chemicals, waste, radioactive substances, biotechnology)
9. International law protecting environment during armed conflicts

Term 2022/23Z:

None

Term 2023/24Z:

None

Term 2024/25Z:

None

Term 2025/26Z:

None

Total student workload

Contact hours with teacher - 35: - participation in lectures - 30 hrs - consultations- 5 hrs Self-study hours - 65: - preparation for lectures - 15 hrs - reading literature - 25 hrs - preparation for examination - 25 hrs

Learning outcomes - knowledge

Student W1: possesses knowledge of the categories of social relations regulated by environmental law and has advanced knowledge of legal aspects of international cooperation in environmental matters W2: has advanced knowledge of the development of international environmental law and its measures

Learning outcomes - skills

Student U1: is capable of performing an adequate analysis of the origins and forming process of legal measures concerning international cooperation in environmental matters, has the ability to present his/her own opinions on this subject and to form basic scholarly hypotheses and to verify them accordingly U2: has the ability to use his/her acquired knowledge of international environmental law for different purposes and to critically analyse its effectiveness and purposefulness in practice

Learning outcomes - social competencies

Student K1: understands the need for lifelong learning, is able to inspire and to organise such process concerning international environmental law for other persons

Teaching methods

Expository teaching methods: - informative (conventional) lecture - problem-based lecture Exploratory teaching methods: - classic problem-solving

Expository teaching methods

- informative (conventional) lecture
- problem-based lecture

Exploratory teaching methods

- classic problem-solving

Course coordinators

Karolina Karpus

Assessment criteria

Assessment methods:
- written examination - W1, W2, U1, U2, K1

Assessment criteria:
- lecture: written test of 25 closed questions:
fail- 12 pts (48%)
satisfactory - 13-16 pts (52-64%)
satisfactory plus - 17 pts (68%)
good - 18-21 pts (72-84%)
good plus - 22 pts (88%)
very good - 23-25 pts (92-100%)

Practical placement

Not applicable

Notes

Term 2022/23Z:

On-line

Term 2023/24Z:

On-line

Term 2024/25Z:

On-line

Term 2025/26Z:

On-line

Additional information

Additional information (registration calendar, class conductors, localization and schedules of classes), might be available in the USOSweb system:

Description of 1300-OG-IEL-FS in USOSweb