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| DROI0997-1 | EU Environmental Law and Climate Change
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| Duration : | 30h Th |
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| Credits/ECTS : |
| Master in Law, Professional Focus in Business Law, 1st year | | Second semester | | 3 |
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| Master in Law, Professional Focus in Business Law, 2nd year | | Second semester | | 3 |
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| Master in Law, Professional Focus in Public and Administrative Law, 1st year | | Second semester | | 3 |
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| Master in Law, Professional Focus in Public and Administrative Law, 2nd year | | Second semester | | 3 |
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| Master in Law, Professional Focus in Private Law, 1st year | | Second semester | | 3 |
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| Master in Law, Professional Focus in Private Law, 2nd year | | Second semester | | 3 |
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| Master in Law, Professional focus in Criminal Law, 1st year | | Second semester | | 3 |
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| Master in Law, Professional focus in Criminal Law, 2nd year | | Second semester | | 3 |
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| Master in Law, Professional Focus in Labour Law, 1st year | | Second semester | | 3 |
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| Master in Law, Professional Focus in Labour Law, 2nd year | | Second semester | | 3 |
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| Holder(s) : | Marjan Peeters |
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| Language : | English language |
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| Course contents : | This course discusses the actual legislative framework as has been adopted by the EU legislature in order to combat climate change. The course starts with an introduction to the international legal framework as laid down in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (1992) and the Kyoto Protocol (1997). Next to that, the EU position towards the international negotiations in order to proceed with more effective agreements will be discussed. Then, the EU climate legislation will be discussed. We will review the emissions trading instrument and the burden sharing decision among Member States, together with other European climatge change legislation. Next to that we turn to how to adapt to the possible negative effects of climate change and what kind of legislation is needed for that, and whether that should be adopted by the EU or on the level of the Member States. The course concludes with the question what Member States can do in the field of climate protection. We focus inter alia on the United Kingdom where a Climate Change Act has been adopted in 2008 and will examine whether that is a good example for other EU member states. |
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| Course objective : | The aim is to get a basic understanding of the main policy and regulatory choices adopted on the EU level with regard to climate change. This will be discussed in view of developments both on the international and national level. |
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| Prerequisites : | Bachelor level knowledge of EU law is strongly recommended. |
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| Workshops : | Students need to prepare a short presentation or a written note in which they comment a case, directive or regulation (a list of topics will be provided at the start of the course). Depending on the number of students it will be decided at the start of the course whether it this assignment needs to be performed through a presentation or a note. |
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| Organization : | The course consists of 5 lectures each taking of 3 hours. In addition, the students should prepare the assignment - and read additional literature with respect to that. |
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| Written notes : | LECTURE 1
11 FEBRUARY
14h30-17h30
1) Introduction to the course;
2) The challenge of environmental law;
3) International rule making: the case of climate change
LECTURE 2
25 FEBRUARY
14h30-17h30
1) Carbon trading on the international level
2) The EU position towards international climate negotiations
3) Introduction to EU Environmental Law (principles and competences)
LECTURE 3
18 MARCH
14h30-17h30
European environmental law and climate change legislation :
(1) burden sharing among member states
(2) greenhouse gas emissions trading
LECTURE 4
1 APRIL
14h30-17h30
1) European environmental law and climate change legislation : continuation of greenhouse gas emissions trading, including discussion of case law.
2) Other EU approaches:
renewable energy,
carbon capture and storage,
3) Adaptation
LECTURE 5
8 APRIL
14h30-17h30
What can member states do? Harmonisation of European climate law and additional national climate legislation |
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| Assessment : | The grade for this course will consist of:
A: a maximum of 20 points for a presentation or a written note
B: a maximum of 20 points for a written exam or, when the number of students is low, an oral exam. The written exam will be a multiple choice exam. An example is given in annex I.
The final grade will be determined by halving the total number as gained with A and B.
The presentations may be given during lectures 2, 3, 4, and 5. Students can subscribe by sending an email to the teacher before the first lecture on 11 February 2011. The rule first come, first serve will apply. Also at the end of the first lecture there will be an opportunity to subscribe. |
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| Contacts : | The course will be given by a guest lecturer, who has rescheduled in order to be able to give this course but only in the format of 5 x 3 hours. She can be contacted just before or after the lectures, if needed. Questions that are in the interest of the whole group can be submitted to the lecture at the beginning of the lecture. |
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