Environmental law

The course aims to:
· Examine environmental protection within different legal systems -International, European, and national - highlighting the evolution of legal principles and the most important regulations.
· Explore the administrative organization in environmental matters, describing the role of public institutions at different levels (European, national, regional, and local) and of environmental associations in environmental protection.
· Provide students with an in-depth understanding of administrative activity in environmental matters, analyzing the specificities of administrative procedures involving environmental interests, environmental procedures in a strict sense (EIA, SEA, IPPC), the right of access to environmental information, emergency management, and liability for environmental damage.
· Analyze selected special topics in environmental law, including climate change, biodiversity protection, and deforestation.

Knowledge and understanding
· It is desirable that students demonstrate a solid understanding of the principles and the most important rules governing environmental protection across different legal systems (international, European, and national), both in terms of organizational and functional aspects.
Ability to apply knowledge and understanding
· It is desirable that students demonstrate the ability to apply the principles of environmental law to address practical cases using appropriate legal tools.
Autonomy of judgement
· It is desirable that students demonstrate a critical capacity to evaluate the effectiveness of environmental policies in different legal contexts and propose suitable legal solutions to environmental issues, taking into account the interactions between disciplines in different legal systems.
Communication skills
· Students are expected to acquire the ability to communicate legal concepts related to environmental protection clearly and appropriately in academic and professional contexts, arguing coherently and rigorously on complex legal issues related to environmental protection.
Learning skills
· Students are expected to acquire the ability to independently deepen their understanding of environmental law topics (using normative, jurisprudential, and doctrinal sources) to adapt their knowledge to new developments.