SOC002 International and Czech Environmental Law

Faculty of Law
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. JUDr. Ilona Jančářová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Lenka Bahýľová, Ph.D. (assistant)
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
Main objectives can be summarized as follows: to understand global and regional environmental problems to learn the regulatory techniques and instruments to cope with environmental problems in the international and Czech legal systems
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. 3. International treaties in the field of the cultural heritage of mankind, nature protection. 4. International treaties in the field of hazardous substances and waste movement. 5. Environmental impact assessment and Aarhus Convention. 6. Czech environmental law - regulatory structure, sources of the law, environmental decision-making. The right to information on the environment and participation of the public in the environmental protection. Environment and the Czech Constitution. 7. Air protection, ozone layer protection, global climate change. 8. Protection of inland waters. 9. Nature protection. 10. Legal regime of waste disposal. 11. Environmental impact assessment, integrated prevention and pollution control. 12. Land use planning and environmental protection, agricultural land and forest management and protection
Literature
  • Jančářová, I: Environmental Law - Selected international treaties and Czech national regulations
Assessment methods
Lectures are held for a minimum of 5 students. With smaller number of students attending the course, lectures are replaced with tutorials. Reading assignments will be given by the course co-ordinator during the course. The examination in the form of a written test and one semestral paper/ppt.presentation. Examination - credit requirements: 1. Semester paper/ppt. presentation 2. Written test 3. Participation in lessons
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
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, Spring 2008, Autumn 2008, 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.
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