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COURSE INFORMATION
Course Title: INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
Code Course Type Regular Semester Theory Practice Lab Credits ECTS
LAW 503 B 9 4 0 0 4 6
Academic staff member responsible for the design of the course syllabus (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) NA
Main Course Lecturer (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours: Dr. Lorenc Gordani lgordani@epoka.edu.al
Second Course Lecturer(s) (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours: NA
Teaching Assistant(s) and Office Hours: NA
Language: English
Compulsory/Elective: Compulsory
Study program: (the study for which this course is offered) Integrated second cycle study program in Law
Classroom and Meeting Time: Wednesday: D 204, 08:45-12:30
Code of Ethics: Code of Ethics of EPOKA University
Regulation of EPOKA University "On Student Discipline"
Attendance Requirement: Compulsory
Course Description: International Environmental Law offers a concise, conceptually clear, and legally rigorous introduction to contemporary international environmental law and practice. The book covers all major environmental agreements, paying particular attention to their underlying structure, main legal provisions and practical operation.
Course Objectives: The objective of the course is to create a basic knowledge of the leading environmental issues provided by Albanian, European and international legislation. The course focuses on the rights and obligations resulting from ratifications by the main Conventions on environmental issues. As well as it focuses on the rights and obligations of decision-makers in environmental issues.
BASIC CONCEPTS OF THE COURSE
1 International Environmental Law offers a concise, conceptually clear, and legally rigorous introduction to contemporary international environmental law and practice.
2 The book covers all major environmental agreements, paying particular attention to their underlying structure, main legal provisions and practical operation.
3 It blends legal and policy analysis, making extensive reference to jurisprudence and scholarship and addressing the interconnections with other areas of international law, including human rights, humanitarian law, trade and foreign investment.
4 The material is structured into four parts – Foundations, Substantive Regulation, Implementation, and International Environmental Law as a Perspective – which helps the student to navigate the different areas of international environmental law.
5 The objective of the course is to create a basic knowledge of the leading environmental issues provided by Albanian, European and international legislation.
6 The course focuses on the rights and obligations resulting from ratifications by the main Conventions on environmental issues.
7 As well as it focuses on the rights and obligations of decision-makers in environmental issues.
COURSE OUTLINE
Week Topics
1 Emergence and Development of International Environmental Law
2 Main Features of International Environmental Law
3 The Principles of International Environmental Law
4 Oceans, Seas and Freshwater
5 Protection of the Atmosphere
6 Species, Ecosystems and Biodiversity
7 Dangerous Substances and Activities
8 Implementation: Traditional Approaches
9 Midterm
10 Implementation: Traditional Approaches
11 Implementation: New Approaches
12 Human Rights and the Environment
13 Environmental Dimensions of International Security
14 Environmental Protection and International Economic Law
Prerequisite(s):
Textbook(s): Pierre-Marie Dupuy and Jorge E. Viñuales, International Environmental Law, Second Edition, Cambridge University Press, 2018
Additional Literature: 1 - Maglosia Fitzmaurice, David M. Ong, Panos Merkouris edts (2010) Research handbook on International Environmental Law, Elgar press, London. 2 - Edward Elgar, Cheltenham Jason J. Czarnezki (2011) Everyday Environmentalism: Law, Nature & Individual Behavior, ELI Press, Washington D.C.
Laboratory Work:
Computer Usage:
Others: No
COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
1 Upon completion of this course, students will be able to provide a broad and practical theory of general and comparative knowledge of environmental laws.
2 Students will be able to obtain an intensive understanding of the leading environmental Conventions at the end of the course.
3 Students will be stimulated to discuss and compare environmental problems.
4 At the end of the period, students will receive essential knowledge on the rights and obligations of decision-makers in environmental matters; and the rights and obligations of citizens in environmental issues.
COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO... PROGRAM COMPETENCIES
(Blank : no contribution, 1: least contribution ... 5: highest contribution)
No Program Competencies Cont.
Integrated second cycle study program in Law Program
1 Fitimi dhe përdorimi i njohurive të avancuara në fushën e drejtësisë dhe jurisprudencës, mbështetur në tekstet mësimore, materialet dhe burimet e tjera shkencore. 5
2 Fitimi i njohurive rreth çështjeve dhe problematikave të fushës së drejtësisë, së bashku me analizën e aspekteve historike, shoqërore e politike. 5
3 Fitimi i njohurive rreth organizimit të shtetit. 5
4 Fitimi i njohurive rreth kapaciteteve të analizës lidhur me konceptet dhe ndarjet kryesore të degëve të së drejtës. 5
5 Përmirësimi i aftësive për të punuar së bashku me disiplinat kryesore të shkencave sociale dhe disiplinat e tjera të cilat janë të lidhura me drejtësinë. 4
6 Fitimi i njohurive rreth drejtësisë duke përthithur terminologjinë profesionale të fushës. 5
7 Përcaktimi i ngjarjeve dhe temave komplekse, nëpërmjet zhvillimit të diskutimeve dhe bërjes së sugjerimeve të reja në përputhje me hulumtimet e fushës. 5
8 Fitimi i aftësive në përdorimin e programeve kompjuterike dhe të teknologjisë së informacionit me qëllim arritjen e qasjes në dijen aktuale. 3
9 Përmirësimi i të menduarit kritik dhe aftësive në kryerjen e hulumtimit në mënyrë të pavarur. 5
10 Fitimi i njohurive për të folur në një gjuhë të huaj në një nivel të mjaftueshëm për të komunikuar me kolegët dhe për të kuptuar zhvillimet bashkëkohore në fushën e drejtësisë dhe të jurisprudencës. 5
11 Fitimi i aftësive për të respektuar vlerat shoqërore, shkencore dhe etike gjatë mbledhjes dhe interpretimit të të dhënave që kanë të bëjnë me zhvillimet shoqërore dhe atyre në drejtësi. 4
12 Ndërgjegjësimi në lidhje me rëndësinë e të drejtave të njeriut dhe mjedisit.
COURSE EVALUATION METHOD
Method Quantity Percentage
Project
1
40
Final Exam
1
40
Attendance
10
Other
1
10
Total Percent: 100%
ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD)
Activities Quantity Duration(Hours) Total Workload(Hours)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours) 14 4 56
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) 14 3 42
Mid-terms 1 26 26
Assignments 0
Final examination 1 26 26
Other 0
Total Work Load:
150
Total Work Load/25(h):
6
ECTS Credit of the Course:
6
CONCLUDING REMARKS BY THE COURSE LECTURER

The syllabus is a good detailed work plan, but the students are responsible for being aware of any changes made to it, as announced in class. The academic policies followed in this course are per those presented in the central norms and regulations of Epoka University, with adaptations and specifics in particular of the elements of the implementation of the course in practice.
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