MV411K Environmental Policy

Faculty of Law
Spring 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
JUDr. Jiří Vodička, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. JUDr. Jakub Hanák, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
JUDr. Vojtěch Vomáčka, Ph.D., LL.M. (seminar tutor)
JUDr. Dominik Židek, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Lucie Zdráhalová (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
JUDr. Vojtěch Vomáčka, Ph.D., LL.M.
Department of Environmental Law and Land Law – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Mgr. Iva Jančíková
Supplier department: Department of Environmental Law and Land Law – Faculty of Law
Timetable of Seminar Groups
MV411K/01: Mon 4. 3. to Fri 24. 5. Mon 10:00–11:40 316, J. Hanák, J. Vodička, V. Vomáčka, L. Zdráhalová, D. Židek
Prerequisites (in Czech)
! MV411Zk Environmental Policy
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 19/25, only registered: 0/25, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/25
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
  • Law (programme PrF, PR_) (2)
  • Law (programme PrF, M-PPV)
Course objectives
This course will provide information on the current state of the environment and problems related to it on the national, EU and worldwide scale. The students will be acquainted with the political and legal means of environmental protection and care, and with the barriers of their application and its effectiveness.
Learning outcomes
The student will be able: - to figure out his/her own attitude to the environment, - to get better orientation in global environmental problems, their causes and consequences, - to assess the significance of human activities on the environment, - to identify relevant regulatory instruments in respect of specific situations.
Syllabus
  • 1. What is ecopolitics and how it relates to law. International and EU framework. 2. Ecopolitics of the Czech Republic 3. Soil, landscape and agriculture I 4. Soil, landscape and agriculture I 5. Spatial planning and territorial development I 6. Spatial planning and territorial development II 7. Spatial planning and territorial development III 8. Transport I 9. Transport II 10. Animal Welfare I 11. Animal Welfare II
Literature
    recommended literature
  • P.R.Portney, Ed.: Public Policies for Environmental Protection, Pbs. Resources for the Future, Washington D.C., 1991
  • Jančářová I.: Mezinárodní smlouvy na ochranu životního prostředí - vybrané otázky, MU Brno, 1997
  • Šauer P., Livingston M. Eds.: Ekonomie životního prostředí a ekologická politika - vybrané klasické stati, Praha 1996
  • Viturka, M.: Základy environmentální ekonomie, Brno, 1997
  • The World Commission on Environment and Development: Our Common Future, Oxford University Press 1987
  • Coase R.: Problém společenských nákladů
  • Hardin G.: Tragika společného vlastnictví
  • Tietenberg T.H.: Řízení stacionárních zdrojů znečištění ovzduší s využitím převoditelných povolení ke znečišťování
  • Ročenky životního prostředí, MŽP ČR, každoročně
  • Klein, O., Bencko, V.: Ekologie člověka a zdraví, UK Praha, 1996
  • Jančářová, I.:Ekologická politika, MU Brno, 2004
Teaching methods
Interactive seminars and discussions.
Assessment methods
Participation in lectures and colloquial debate on the topics discussed.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: Výuka probíhá každý týden a to: 50 min přednáška a 50 min seminář.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2024, recent)
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