Class Environmental Law

The discipline of environmental law is essential to any training in public law since understanding and studying the subjects listed in the syllabus are relevant to the practice of various legal professions: advocacy, judiciary, consultancy, city councils or ministries and offices, among others. Environmental law  has been one of the most developed areas of the public sector in recent times, with constant updating, so their inclusion in the bachelor's degree is absolutely necessary.

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Introduction to Environmental Law The fundamental right to the environment and quality of life The right to landscape The fundamental duty to protect the environment The environment as a diffuse interest Environmental principles Legal institutes relevant to environmental protection : administrative easements and public  utility restrictions Conservation of Nature and Biodiversity Concepts Principles Legal Regime for nature and biodiversity conservation International and European Law on biodiversity and conservation Climate change The international legal regime to combat climate change The basic climate law European trading in greenhouse gas emission allowances Regulation and Control of Economic Activities on the Environment   The legal regime for environmental impact assessment The legal regime of environmental licensing Responsibility and Liability for environmental damage International Responsibility Civil Liability Criminal Liability

Studing real cases by using the technological material available in the class room and testimonials from guest speakers. From these real cases, students have to work on a problem based on the real case.

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