International Environmental Law WF-OB-MPOS

A. Knowledge
1. Knows the special features of international environmental law and can interpret its regulations
2. Understands and explains the relationships and dependencies between international environmental law and national law

B. Skill
3. Can point out and characterize the instruments of international law in limiting anthropopressure
4. Is able to assign international law instruments to a defined situation
5. Can list and characterize the activities of international institutions dealing with environmental protection

C. Social competences
5. Is aware of the importance of international legal standards for the implementation of environmental protection
6. Can work individually showing initiative and independence in activities and effectively cooperate in teamwork, playing different roles in it

ECTS description:
Student activity number of hours / workload
participation in the lecture 30
consultations 10
own work on files 15
preparation for the exam 20
SUM OF HOURS 75
NUMBER OF ECTS 3

Written exam
unsatisfactory grade
A. Knowledge
1. Does not know the special features of international environmental law and can not interpret its regulations
2. Does not know the relationship and dependence between international environmental law and national law

B. Skills
3. He can not characterize the instruments of international law in limiting anthropopressure
4. He can not assign instruments of international law to a defined situation
5. He can not list and characterize the activities of international institutions dealing with environmental protection

C. Competences
6. There is no awareness of the importance of legal norms for the implementation of environmental protection
7. He can not work individually and effectively cooperate in team work

satisfactory grade:
A. Knowledge
1. Knows the basic features of the special international law of environmental protection and can interpret its regulations sufficiently
2. He poorly knows the relations and dependencies between international environmental law and national law

B. Skills
3. Characterizes in general basic instruments of international law in limiting anthropopressure
4. Is able to assign basic instruments of international law to a defined situation
5. Lists and characterizes in general the activities of the most well-known international institutions dealing with environmental protection

C. Competences
6. Has sufficient awareness of the importance of legal norms for the implementation of environmental protection
7. Sufficiently able to work individually and cooperate as a team

Good rating:
A. Knowledge
1. Knows the characteristics of the special international law of environmental protection and can interpret its regulations
2. Knows the basic relationships and dependencies between international environmental law and national law

B. Skills
3. Characterizes the basic instruments of international law in limiting anthropopressure
4. Is able to assign international law instruments to a defined situation
5. Lists and characterizes the activity of the most well-known international institutions dealing with environmental protection

C. Competences
6. Is aware of the importance of international environmental protection law for environmental protection, knows the scope of knowledge and skills possessed by it
7. Is able to work well individually showing initiative and independence in activities and is able to cooperate in team work

very good grade:
A. Knowledge
1. Very well knows the special features of international environmental law and is able to interpret its regulations
2. Knows the basic relationships and dependencies between international environmental law and national law

B. Skills
3. It describes in detail the instruments of international law in limiting anthropopressure, is able to assess their adequacy effectiveness
4. Is able to assign international law instruments to a defined situation and indicate the correct solution to a given problem
5. Lists and characterizes the activities of international institutions dealing with environmental protection - understands their role and importance in environmental protection

C. Competences
6. Has high awareness of the importance of international regulations for the implementation of environmental protection, understands the need for continuous training in the legal aspect
7. Efficiently works individually, demonstrating initiative and independence in activities and effectively cooperates in teamwork, playing different roles in it

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Convention on Wetlands of International Importance, especially as Waterfowl Habitat (Ramsar Convention of February 2, 1971.
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, Washington Convention of March 3, 1973.
Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats, Bern Convention of September 19, 1979.
Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution, Geneva Convention of November 13, 1979.
Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context, Espoo Convention of February 25, 1991 with the Kyiv Protocol
Convention on the Protection of the Ozone Layer (Vienna Convention of March 22, 1985 with the Montreal Protocol.
Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes of March 17, 1992.
Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal, done at Basel on March 22, 1989.
Bamako Convention on the Prohibition of the Import of Hazardous Wastes into Africa and the Control of their Transboundary Movement in Africa, 1991
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, done in New York on May 9, 1992, together with the Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement.

United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Countries Affected by Severe Drought and/or Desertification, Especially in Africa. June 17, 1994.
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, December 10, 1982.
Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic Area, OSPAR Convention.
Convention on Biological Diversity, done in Rio de Janeiro on June 5, 1992.
Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters, done at Aarhus on June 25, 1998 (Journal of Laws 2003 No. 78 item 706)
International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) 1973/77

J. Ciechanowicz-McLean, International environmental protection law, 2019
M.M. Kenig-Witkowska, International environmental law. Selected system issues, lex edition

Information on level of this course, year of study and semester when the course unit is delivered, types and amount of class hours - can be found in course structure diagrams of apropriate study programmes. This course is related to the following study programmes:

• Environmental Protection - full-time first cycle studies

Additional information (registration calendar, class conductors, localization and schedules of classes), might be available in the USOSweb system:

• Description of WF-OB-MPOS in USOSweb