SOC002 International and Czech Environmental Law

Faculty of Law
Spring 2008
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. JUDr. Ilona Jančářová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. JUDr. Ilona Jančářová, Ph.D.
Department of Environmental Law and Land Law – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: prof. JUDr. Josef Bejček, CSc.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course provides with brief overview of international environmental treaty law and the Czech national legislation in the field of environmental protection.
Syllabus
  • 1. International environmental law - global environmental problems, sources of the international environmental law, environmental treaties and their characteristics 2. International treaties in the field of air protection, inland water protection, waste movement 3. International treaties in the field of the cultural heritage of mankind, nature protection, environmental impact assessment and Aarhus Convention 4. Czech environmental law - regulatory structure, sources of the law, environmental decision-making 5. Land use planning and environmental protection, agricultural land and forest management and protection 6. Air protection, ozone layer protection, global climate change 7. Protection of inland waters 8. Nature protection 9. Legal regime of waste disposal and legal control of toxic substances and other chemicals 10. Environmental impact assessment, integrated prevention and pollution control 11. The right to the information on the environment and participation of the public in the environmental protection 12. Environment and the Czech Constitution.
Literature
  • Jančářová, I: Environmental Law - Selected international treaties and Czech national regulations
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Lectures are held for a minimum of 5 students. With smaller number of students attending the course, lectures are replaced with tutorials. Reading list will be given by the course co-ordinator at the fist lecture or tutorial. The examination has a written and an oral part. Examination - credit requirements: 1. Semester paper 2. Written test comprising Yes/No(True/False) or multiple choice questions 3. Discussion on the semester paper
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Autumn 2006, Spring 2007, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Spring 2009, Autumn 2009, Spring 2010, Autumn 2010, Spring 2011, Autumn 2011, Spring 2012, Autumn 2012, Spring 2013, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Spring 2017, Autumn 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2008, recent)
  • Permalink: https://is.muni.cz/course/law/spring2008/SOC002