LAW 283 - European Environmental Law.

The course will introduce the basics of EU environmental law in international and comparative context. The following topics will be covered: evolution and leading principles of EU environmental law and policy, EU competences and sources of EU environmental law, institutional background with an emphasis on the role of the European Commission and the EU Court of Justice. The role of the EU in tackling the global problems of environmental protection will be explored through examination of: climate change, air protection, nature protection, and public participation in environmental protection. One hour. Ms. Tomoszkova