13669 - Law and Policy for Agricultural Resource Management Modulübersicht

Module Number: 13669
Module Title:Law and Policy for Agricultural Resource Management
  Recht und Politik für die Bewirtschaftung landwirtschaftlicher Ressourcen
Department: Faculty 5 - Business, Law and Social Sciences
Responsible Staff Member:
  • Prof. Dr. jur. Albrecht, Eike
Language of Teaching / Examination:English
Duration:1 semester
Frequency of Offer: Every winter semester
Credits: 6
Learning Outcome:After successful completion of the module, students will be able to:
  • Understand that sustainable management of agricultural resources is not just key to maintaining sustainable food supplies and food security – it is also necessary for supporting the proper functioning of the ecological systems that determine the conditions for life itself
  • Critically analyse and understand the main legal and policy frameworks aimed at protecting the ecological integrity of agricultural resources in the EU
  • Grasp a multitude of critical perspectives on the management of agricultural resources
  • Comprehend a number of carefully chosen areas of agricultural resources management, including specific topics and themes from international and comparative perspectives
Contents:The lectures will focus on a number of carefully chosen areas of agricultural resources management, which will be further contextualised in the seminars, where students will have the opportunity to engage more closely with specific topics and themes from international and comparative perspectives.
 
Key lecture topics
- Sustainable agriculture and food security
- Protection of water resources from agricultural over-use and pollution (pesticides and phosphorous)
- Agriculture, land use and biodiversity protection
- Agriculture and climate change (livestock production, soils, forestry, mitigation and adaptation)
 
Seminars topics to be announced in class.
Recommended Prerequisites:Knowledge of the content of module
  • 41201 International Environmental Law
Mandatory Prerequisites:none
Forms of Teaching and Proportion:
  • Lecture / 2 Hours per Week per Semester
  • Seminar / 2 Hours per Week per Semester
  • Self organised studies / 120 Hours
Teaching Materials and Literature:
  • Birnie/Boyle/Redgwell, International Law and the Environment, 4th edition, Oxford University Press, 2021
  • Knopp/Epstein/Hoffmann, International and European Environmental Law with Reference to German Environmental Law – A Guide for International Study Programs, 2nd edition, Berlin 2019

Additional literature will be announced in class and made available on the course Moodle page.
Module Examination:Continuous Assessment (MCA)
Assessment Mode for Module Examination:
  • Essay: Written individual course work, maximum 3000 words including footnotes (50 %)
  • Presentation: (individual) 'Visual' form of assessment critiquing specific areas of law and policy, maximum 20 minutes per student (50 %)

To pass (grade 4,0) the module, students need to earn a minimum of 50 points
Evaluation of Module Examination:Performance Verification – graded
Limited Number of Participants:None
Part of the Study Programme:
  • Abschluss im Ausland / Städtebau und Stadtplanung / keine PO
  • Abschluss im Ausland / Stadtplanung / keine PO
Remarks:This module is an elective module
Module Components:
  • Lecture: Law and policy for agricultural resource management
  • Seminar: International perspectives on agricultural resource management and implementation of regulatory frameworks
Components to be offered in the Current Semester:
  • no assignment