| CODE | ISS5004 | |||||||||
| TITLE | Environmental Law, Policy and Diplomacy | |||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | |||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | |||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 8 | |||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Islands and Small States Institute | |||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study unit provides students with an advanced understanding of environmental law and diplomacy and other environmental agreements between states. Special reference will be made to instruments of interest to small island developing states. The topics to be covered include: - Contemporary international environmental issues - Overview of the major developments in international environmental law - Basic environmental law principles and approaches: - Soft law, hard law and compliance - The concept of sustainable development in international law - Environmental treaties under international and national law - Environmental Diplomacy and Multilateral negotiations Reading: - BIRNIE, PATRICIA, W. AND ALAN E. BOYLE (2002), International Law and the Environment, Oxford, Clarendon Press. - FREESTONE ROBIN and DAVID (1991), International Law and Global Climate Change, Graham & Trotman. - HURRELL, A. and BENEDICT KINGSBURY (eds.) (1992), The International Politics of the Environment: Actors, Interests and Institutions, Oxford, Clarendon Press. - JOHNSON STANLEY P. (1993), The Earth Summit: The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), Graham & Trotman. - KISS A. and DINAH SHELTON (1991), International Environmental Law, Transnational Publishers Inc. - KISS A. and DINAH SHELTON (1997), Manual of European Environmental Law, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1997 (Second Edition). - LYSTER, SIMON (1985), International Wildlife Law, Cambridge, Grotius Publications Limited. - SANDS PHILLIPE (1995) Principles of International Environmental Law : Frameworks, Standards and Implementation. Manchester, Manchester University Press - SJOSTEDT, G. (1993), International Environmental Negotiation, London, Sage Publications. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | |||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Antoine Grima Louise Spiteri Darrin T. Stevens |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2023/4. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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