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| MODULE DESCRIPTOR | |||
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| Module Title | |||
| Framework Of International Environmental Law | |||
| Reference | LLM101 | Version | 2 |
| Created | November 2022 | SCQF Level | SCQF 11 |
| Approved | June 2022 | SCQF Points | 15 |
| Amended | August 2023 | ECTS Points | 7.5 |
| Aims of Module | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| To critically assess the development of international environmental law and its governance. To develop an understanding of the principles and rules associated with environmental law. To provide students with an understanding of key aspects of more specialised areas within international environmental law. | |||
| Learning Outcomes for Module | |
|---|---|
| On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to: | |
| 1 | Critically appraise the broad range of factors that shape international environmental law. |
| 2 | Critically analyse and explain the major concepts, principles and rules that underpin environmental law. |
| 3 | Demonstrate a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of international environmental law to be able to apply it in a broad range of contexts. |
| 4 | Identify, research (from a range of sources) and critically analyse issues pertaining to international environmental law, producing a persuasive, coherent and critical evaluation. |
| Indicative Module Content |
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| The course will trace the origins and development of international environmental law, the goals and principles underlying the international environmental regime (including sustainable development, the precautionary principle and common but differentiated responsibility), the institutional framework responsible for promoting, developing and administering the regime, key features of the treaty regimes used in environmental regulation as well as enforcement mechanisms employed to try to secure compliance with treaty obligations. Later topics in the course will cover more specialised areas of international environmental law and these include, environmental damage and liability and conservation and biodiversity. The course will conclude with an analytical review of the potential future developments within international environmental law. |
| Module Delivery |
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| This module is based on lecture notes and other learning materials and problem exercises available on the RGU Virtual Campus/RGU network/face to face classes. |
| Indicative Student Workload | Full Time | Part Time |
|---|---|---|
| Contact Hours | 36 | 36 |
| Non-Contact Hours | 114 | 114 |
| Placement/Work-Based Learning Experience [Notional] Hours | N/A | N/A |
| TOTAL | 150 | 150 |
| Actual Placement hours for professional, statutory or regulatory body |
| ASSESSMENT PLAN | |||||
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| If a major/minor model is used and box is ticked, % weightings below are indicative only. | |||||
| Component 1 | |||||
| Type: | Coursework | Weighting: | 100% | Outcomes Assessed: | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| Description: | Written Essay | ||||
| MODULE PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTOR | |
|---|---|
| Explanatory Text | |
| The module is assessed by one component: C1 100% weighting. Module pass mark = Grade D. | |
| Module Grade | Minimum Requirements to achieve Module Grade: |
| A | The student must achieve an A in Component 1 |
| B | The student must achieve a B in Component 1 |
| C | The student must achieve a C in Component 1 |
| D | The student must achieve a D in Component 1 |
| E | The student must achieve an E in Component 1 |
| F | The student must achieve an F in Component 1 |
| NS | Non-submission of work by published deadline or non-attendance for examination |
| Module Requirements | |
|---|---|
| Prerequisites for Module | None. |
| Corequisites for module | None. |
| Precluded Modules | None. |
| INDICATIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Dupuy P-M and Vinuales J E, International Environment Law, (2nd edition, CUP, 2018) e-book |
| 2 | Sands P and Peel J, Principles of International Environmental Law (4th edition, CUP, 2018) |
| 3 | Bell S, McGillvray D, Pederson O.W, Lees E and Stokes E, Environmental Law (9th edition, OUP, 2017) |
| 4 | Erika Techera, Jade Lindley, Karen N. Scott, and Anastasia Telesetsky, Routledge Handbook of International Environmental Law, (Routledge, 2020) e-book. |
| 5 | Alexander Gillespie, The Long Road to Sustainability: The Past, Present, and Future of International Environmental Law and Policy (OUP, 2018) e-book. |
| 6 | Ulrich Beryerlin and Thilo Marauhan, International Environmental Law, (Hart, 2011) e-book. |