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Module Number:
| 11284
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| Module Title: | Advanced Studies of International Environmental Law |
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Internationales Umweltrecht für Fortgeschrittene
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| Department: |
Faculty 5 - Business, Law and Social Sciences
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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 international environmental law and its role in the management of global environmental problems,
- Identify and critically analyse issues pertaining to international environmental disputes,
- Apply international environmental law in specific concrete cases,
- Comprehend and evaluate the significance of international environmental law in protecting the environment and fostering international relations.
After completing the seminar, students will:
- Understand the way in which international agreements are achieved,
- Understand the role various international actors play in decision making,
- Have an understanding of the relevant actors who contribute to the outcome of international agreements,
- Be able to make clear and convincing statements (orally and in written form),
- Understand international decision-making procedures after playing an active role in a (simulated) negotiation process,
- Have improved their skills in effectively arguing their case in relation to the topics discussed in class.
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| Contents: | Lecture: Advanced Studies of International Environmental Law
- Introduction to international law and international environmental law
- Creation and development of international environmental law
- Implementation and enforcement strategies of international environmental agreements
- International environmental agreements with respect to the following topics:
- Biodiversity (Biodiversity Convention/CITES/WHC).
- Marine environment (Convention on the Law of the Sea)
- Climate change (Climate Change Convention/Kyoto Protocol/Paris Agreement)
- Ozone depletion (Convention for Protecting Ozone Layer/Montreal Protocol)
- Toxic/hazardous substances (Basel Convention on Hazardous Waste)
- Citizens rights to information, public participation and access to Justice
Seminar: International Negotiations and Environmental Decision-Making
- Challenges of international negotiations with a focus on climate change
- Actors of global environmental governance and international environmental decision-making
- State participation in global environmental governance
- The role of non-state actors in environmental decision-making and negotiations
- Simulation (role play) of an international conference (2 groups with maximum 35 students)
At the beginning of the semester, the students will we be prepared to participate in a simulation of a multilateral negotiation process. (Climate Conference Simulation Groups). Each student in the simulation group will take the role of a relevant international player such as a country, an NGO, the private sector, or a subsidiary body. Participants will be required to prepare (in written and oral form) an assigned country/organisation engaged in the international environmental negotiation process to actively participate in the final role-play.
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| Recommended Prerequisites: | Knowledge of the content of module:
- 41201 International Environmental Law
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| 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: | - 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
- Albrecht, Egute, Wanki, Ezeamama (Eds.), International environmental law (IEL) – Agreements and introduction. 6th expanded and updated edition, 2022.
- IPCC, 2022: Summary for Policymakers. In: Climate Change 2022: Mitigation of Climate Change. Contribution of Working Group III to the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [P.R. Shukla, J. Skea, R. Slade, A. Al Khourdajie, R. van Diemen, D. McCollum, M. Pathak, S. Some, P. Vyas, R. Fradera, M. Belkacemi, A. Hasija, G. Lisboa, S. Luz, J. Malley, (eds.)]. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK and New York, NY, USA. doi: 10.1017/9781009157926.001.
- IPCC, 2018: Summary for Policymakers. In: Global Warming of 1.5°C. An IPCC Special Report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels and related global greenhouse gas emission pathways, in the context of strengthening the global response to the threat of climate change, sustainable development, and efforts to eradicate poverty [Masson-Delmotte, V., P. Zhai, H.-O. Pörtner, D. Roberts, J. Skea, P.R. Shukla, A. Pirani, W. Moufouma-Okia, C. Péan, R. Pidcock, S. Connors, J.B.R. Matthews, Y. Chen, X. Zhou, M.I. Gomis, E. Lonnoy, T. Maycock, M. Tignor, and T. Waterfield (eds.)]. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK and New York, NY, USA, pp. 3-24 https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009157940.001.
Additional literature will be announced in class and made available on the Moodle page of the course.
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| Module Examination: | Continuous Assessment (MCA) |
| Assessment Mode for Module Examination: | - Written Exam, 120 minutes (maximum 40 points)
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Climate Conference Simulation Group:
- Paper for preparation of the climate conference, 2 pages (maximum 15 points)
- Simulation of a climate conference, 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: | -
Abschluss im Ausland /
Betriebswirtschaftslehre /
keine PO
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Abschluss im Ausland /
Environmental and Resource Management /
keine PO
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Master (research-oriented) /
Environmental and Resource Management /
PO 2011
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Master (research-oriented) - Double Degree /
Environmental and Resource Management /
PO 2021
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Master (research-oriented) /
Environmental and Resource Management /
PO 2021
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Master (research-oriented) /
Transformation Studies /
PO 2024
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Master (research-oriented) /
Umweltingenieurwesen /
PO 2012
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Master (research-oriented) /
Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen /
PO 2025
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| Remarks: | |
| Module Components: | - Lecture: Advanced Studies in International Environmental Law
- Seminar: International Negotiations and Environmental Decision-Making (including COTTCOP blocked seminars)
- Examination: Advanced Studies in International Environmental Law
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