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Module Number:
| 13960
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| Module Title: | Transformation: Law, Governance, Ethical Foundations |
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Transformation: Recht, Governance, ethische Grundlagen
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| Department: |
ZfRV - Centre for Law and Administration
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| Responsible Staff Member: | -
Prof. Dr. jur. Albrecht, Eike
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| Language of Teaching / Examination: | English |
| Duration: | 1 semester |
| Frequency of Offer: |
Every summer semester
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| Credits: |
6
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| Learning Outcome: | After completing the module, students should be able to:
- Understand different kinds of transformation such as digital and sustainable transformation,
- Understand the debate on transformation and social change in sociology, cultural studies, economics, social anthropology, etc. as a prerequisite of developing policy instruments and assessing their effectiveness,
- Critically strengths and weaknesses of different policy instruments such as economic instruments, regulatory law, self-regulation and informational instruments,
- Discuss normative (legal and ethical) criteria for determining the overall objectives against which the effectiveness of instruments can be assessed (such as human rights or the Paris climate target9,
- Comprehend and evaluate the significance of the interdependencies of different human sciences and their contribution to sustainability science.
After completing the seminar, students will:
- Understand in more detail the interaction of sustainable and digital transformation, the preconditions of social change and aspects of various policy instruments,
- Understand the role various actors play in legislative decision making,
- Get an understanding of the relevant actors who contribute to the outcome of sustainability legislation on EU level,
- Be able to make clear and convincing statements (orally and in written form),
- Understand EU decision-making procedures after playing an active role in a (simulated) legislation process,
- Have improved their skills in effectively arguing their case in relation to the topics discussed in class.
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| Contents: | Lecture: Transformation: Law, Governance, Ethical Foundations
- Introduction to research on transformation and social change in various disciplines of human sciences
- Legal and ethical debate on objectives in terms of sustainability and digitalization, with a special focus on human rights and different concepts of freedom
- Strengths and weaknesses of various policy instruments (that necessarily have a legal shape – such as regulatory law, economic instruments, informational instruments, etc.)
- Special focus on the role of economic instruments
- Contribution of environmental litigation (especially climate litigation) to legal transformation processes
Seminar: EU Legislation of the Sustainable and Digital Transformation
- Interaction of sustainable and digital transformation
- Challenges of EU legislation with a focus on sustainable and digital transformation
- Actors of EU sustainability governance and EU decision-making
- The role of non-state actors in sustainability and digitalization decision-making and negotiations
- Simulation (role play) of a legislation process (2 groups with maximum 35 students) or essay writing based on a topic discussed during the seminar.
In the beginning of the semester the students choose to attend either a weekly seminar (2 hours per week) or take part in a simulation of a EU legislation process. Each student in this simulation group will take the role of a relevant EU player such as a DG of the COM, or an NGO, or another body. Participants will be required to prepare (in written and oral form) an assigned topic of EU sustainability or digitalization law in order to actively participate in the final role play.
Student in the weekly seminar (1 group with maximum 35 students) will attend seminars on a weekly basis and will be given topics for essay writing based on the topics discussed during the seminar. These essays have to researched, articulated, and submitted independently by each student in the weekly seminar group. |
| 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
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Seminar
/ 2 Hours per Week per Semester
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Self organised studies
/ 120 Hours
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| Teaching Materials and Literature: | - Ekardt, Sustainability: Transformation, Governance, Ethics, Law, Springer, 2020
- Scholz, Environmental Literacy in Science and Society: From Knowledge to Decisions, Cambridge University Press, 2011
Additional literature will be announced in class and made available on the Moodle page of the course. |
| Module Examination: | Continuous Assessment (MCA) |
| Assessment Mode for Module Examination: | For the lecture part:
- Written Exam, 120 minutes (maximum 40 points)
For the seminar part: The performance of students will be determined differently, depending on the seminar group chosen.
Simulation Group:
- Paper for preparation of the EU legislation process, 2 pages (maximum 15 points)
- Simulation of the legislation process, 10 SWS (maximum 25 points)
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Weekly seminars Group:
- 10 pages essay submission on topics related to environmental negotiations and decision-making (maximum 40 points)
To pass (grade 4,0) the module, students need to earn a minimum of 40 points. |
| Evaluation of Module Examination: | Performance Verification – graded |
| Limited Number of Participants: | None |
| Part of the Study Programme: | -
Master (research-oriented) /
Transformation Studies /
PO 2024
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| Remarks: | In the event that the module cannot be taught or examined according to this description (e.g., for infection control reasons), the alternatives communicated on relevant platforms (e.g., on the module homepage or Moodle) shall apply. |
| Module Components: | Summerterm:
NN - Lecture Transformation: Law, Governance, Ethical Foundations
NN - Seminar Transformation: Law, Governance, Ethical Foundations |
| Components to be offered in the Current Semester: | |
