Unit name | Environmental Law |
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Unit code | LAWDM0013 |
Credit points | 30 |
Level of study | M/7 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
Unit director | Professor. Pieraccini |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | University of Bristol Law School |
Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
This unit examines the legal techniques available to protect the environment in the context of our rapidly developing understanding of sustainability as a global environmental issue and key concepts such as the precautionary principle. Through an examination of both regulatory and market based approaches, the effectiveness of current techniques is considered. From a consideration of these common themes the unit then explores particular environmental issues and sectors. The focus is upon European Community and domestic responses, but placed in their international law context.
By the end of the unit, successful students will be able to critically understand and explain:
In relation to:
Students should be also able to state the law accurately, to develop their own perspective on the issues covered in the teaching programme, to identify key principles and aspects of complex statutory regimes, to practice doctrinal research skills, to think critically about ways in which the law could be reformed and to embed the discussions in theoretical analyses.
The summative essays are designed to assess students' research skills, their ability to critically engage with the conceptual issues and to understand and develop their perspective on the intersections between environmental law, rights and regulation.
This unit is taught by way of 20 lectures (approx.), 10 two-hour seminars and 2 assessment preparation and feedback sessions. Lectures are delivered jointly to students on the related undergraduate unit.
Summative: 2 x 3000 word essays (50% each) will assess the candidate's ability to research a topic within the scope of this unit. Both assessments will assess all of the Intended Learning Outcomes for this unit in the context of topics selected by the examiners.
Formative: students should do one formative assessment (this will usually be 1 x 1500 word essay).
A list of reading will be provided in the unit handbook for each seminar.
Useful textbooks are below: