Course: European Environmental Law

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Course title European Environmental Law
Course code VPK/PEEP
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Vícha Ondřej, JUDr. Ph.D.
  • Melotíková Petra, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
" Environmental Protection in the EU; EU Environmental Policy; EU Law as an Instrument of Environmental Protection. " Environmental Law - basic terms, evolution, systém, subject matter and sources. " Implementation and Enforcement of EU Environmental Law. " EU Institutions and Environmental Protection. " European Court of Justice and Environmental Protection. " Instruments of Environmental protection in the EU. Right to Environmental Information; Public Participation in Environmental Protection. " Eco-labelling. " Environmental Impact Assessment. " Legal Regime of Nature Protection. " Legal Regime of Air and Water Protection. " Legal Regime of Waste Management.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training)
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course European Environmental Law is to introduce the students to the basic overview of protection of environment on the Community level. European environmental law represents one of the most dynamically developing disciplines of the European law. Despite the fact that it is relatively young legal discipline, it contemporarily contains already quite comprehensive set of legal norms, which to great extent influence the legal regime of protection of environment in the EU Member State. Knowledge and orientation in this area represent necessary knowledge foundation of each law student. The content of lectures and seminars covers both general topics (e.g. ecological policy of the EC, sources of European environmental law, institutional issues) and selected specialized topics (e.g. protection of environment and landscape, protection of water, legal regime of waste and packaging). During the lectures and seminars the jurisprudence of the Court of Justice will be examined and analyzed. The subject innovation has been supported by the project Support of Interdisciplinary studies and Study Programmes Innovations at Palacký University in Olomouc, CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0091.
Students who have completed this course will gain the knowledge necessary to understand the features of law.
Prerequisites
The completion of this course is not conditioned upon completion of any other courses.

Assessment methods and criteria
Mark

It is essential that those students who would like to get the credit must have attendance within the scope set by the seminar teacher and they also must succeed in the exam. The student is required to work with the learning objects, which have been created for the concrete subject and are available for authorized students in LMS EDIS.
Recommended literature
  • Damohorský, M. a kol. (2007). Právo životního prostředí, 2. vydání. C. H. Beck, Praha.
  • Davies, P. (2004). European Union Environmental Law. Ashgate, London.
  • Kružíková, A. a kol. (2003). Právo životního prostředí Evropských společenství. Praktický průvodce.. Linde, Praha.
  • Macrory, R. (2004). Principles of European Environmental Law. The Hague: Europa Law Publishing.
  • Tichý, L., a kol. (2006). Evropské právo. C. H. Beck, 3. vydání, Praha.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Law Study plan (Version): European Law and EU Policies (EPAPEU2022) Category: Law, legal and public administration proceeding 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer