Environmental Protection Law WP-PRZ-POS
Assumptions:
Environmental protection is one of the principal task of the state conditioning its proper economic and social development (sustainable development). In the legal dimension, they consist of international, EU and national law regulations.
The following general issues will be discussed during the lecture:
- place of environmental law in the legal system
- sources of environmental law
- principles of environmental law
- the principle of sustainable development
and other issues that allow you to move freely in the legal issues of environmental protection:
- social participation in environmental protection
- access to information about the environment
- legal protection of environmental components
- legal instruments for environmental protection
- responsibility and judicial protection in environmental protection
- management by the administration of environmental matters
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Term 2022/23_Z:
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Term 2023/24_Z:
Assumptions: The following general issues will be discussed during the lecture: |
Term 2024/25_Z:
None |
(in Polish) E-Learning
(in Polish) Grupa przedmiotów ogólnouczenianych
(in Polish) Opis nakładu pracy studenta w ECTS
Term 2023/24_Z: Lecture attendance: 16 h
Exam preparation: 34 h
Total hours: 50/25 (1 ects point = 25 h of student work) = 2 ECTS | Term 2024/25_Z: (in Polish) Udział w wykładzie: 16 h
Przygotowanie do egzaminu: 34 h
Suma godzin: 50/25 (1 pkt ects = 25 h pracy studenta) = 2 ECTS | Term 2022/23_Z: (in Polish) Udział w wykładzie: 16 h
Przygotowanie do egzaminu: 34 h
Suma godzin: 50/25 (1 pkt ects = 25 h pracy studenta) = 2 ECTS |
Subject level
Learning outcome code/codes
Type of subject
Preliminary Requirements
Course coordinators
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Learning outcomes
Student:
PR_W01, PR_W02: knows and understands the nature and significance of environmental law and its sources against the background of other fields of legal regulation and the way of defining concepts and institutions specific to this law
PR_W04, PR_W06: knows and understands the construction of institutions and legal relations of environmental law and their place against a background of relevant constructions of other branches of law
Assessment criteria
Verification of learning outcomes:
written exam/test
PR_W01, PR_W02:
at the assessment 2: he/she does not know and does not understand the nature and meaning of environmental protection law and its sources in comparison with other fields of legal regulation, as well as the way of defining terms and institutions characteristic for this law
A grade 3, 3.5: at the basic level he/she knows and understands the nature and significance of environmental protection law and its sources as compared to other fields of legal regulations, as well as the way of defining terms and institutions characteristic for this law.
A satisfactory knowledge and understanding of the nature and significance of environmental law and its sources in comparison to other fields of legal regulations, as well as the way of defining terms and institutions specific to this law.
A5: Very good knowledge and understanding of the nature and significance of environmental law and its sources in comparison to other fields of legal regulations, as well as the way of defining terms and institutions specific to this law.
PR_W04, PR_W06:
at the assessment 2: does not know and does not understand the construction of institutions and legal relations of the environmental law and their place in the background of the relevant constructions of other branches of law
at the assessment point 3, 3.5: he/she knows and understands the structure of institutions and legal relations of environmental protection law and their place in relation to other branches of law
evaluation 4, 4,5: good knowledge and understanding of the structure of institutions and legal relations of environmental protection law and their place in comparison with other branches of law
at the assessment of 5: he/she knows and understands the construction of institutions and legal relations of environmental law and their place in relation to the relevant constructions of other branches of law
PR_W05:
at the assessment 2: does not know and does not understand the system, mode of operation and competences of the environmental protection authorities in Poland and is not able to determine mutual relations between them
At grades 3, 3,5: he/she knows and understands the system, mode of operation and competences of environmental protection authorities in Poland to a basic degree, and is able to determine mutual relations between them.
A grade 4, 4,5: good knowledge and understanding of the system, operation and competences of environmental protection authorities in Poland and ability to determine interrelations between them
A5: A very good knowledge and understanding of the system, operation and competences of environmental protection authorities in Poland and knows how to determine interrelations between them.
PR_W06, PR_W07, PR_W08, PR_W09:
at grade 2: does not know and does not understand the legal and factual determinants of the creation and application of environmental law as an instrument for achieving specific values
at the assessment of 3, 3.5: knows and understands to a basic degree the legal and actual conditions of creating and applying environmental protection law as an instrument for achieving specific values
at grade 4, 4,5: good knowledge and understanding of legal and factual conditions of creation and application of environmental protection law as an instrument for achieving specific values
at grade 5: very well knows and understands the legal and factual determinants of the creation and application of environmental law as an instrument for achieving specific values
PR_U06:
at the assessment of 2: is not able to choose the appropriate procedures to settle environmental protection cases
at assessment 3, 3.5: to a basic degree, he/she is able to select appropriate procedures to solve environmental protection issues
at grade 4, 4.5: well able to select appropriate procedures for environmental protection issues
at grade 5: very well able to select appropriate procedures for environmental protection issues
Practical placement
none
Bibliography
Materials made available on the moodle platform and
Basic legal acts:
Constitution of the Republic of Poland of 2 April 1997 (Journal of Laws No. 78, item 483).
Act of 27 April 2001. Environmental Protection Law (current legal status)
Act of 3 October 2008 on the provision of information on the environment and its protection, public participation in environmental protection and environmental impact assessments (current legal status)
Act of 16 April 2004 on nature protection (current legal status)
Act of 12 June 2015 on the greenhouse gas emission trading scheme (current legal status)
Main literature:
M. Górski (ed.), Environmental protection law, Warsaw, current edition
B. Wierzbowski, B. Rakoczy, Podstawy prawa ochrony środowiska, current edition, Warszawa
J. Ciechanowicz-McLean, Prawo i polityka ochrony środowiska, Warszawa 2009
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Term 2022/23_Z:
None |
Term 2023/24_Z:
Materials made available on the moodle platform and Basic legal acts: Main literature: |
Term 2024/25_Z:
None |
Notes
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Term 2021/22_Z:
None |
Additional information
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:
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