030333 KU International Environmental Law (2025S)
Continuous assessment of course work
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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Tu 11.02.2025 00:01 to Tu 25.02.2025 23:59
- Deregistration possible until Su 16.03.2025 23:59
Details
max. 56 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
Only the Studienservicezentrum can register you once the deadline for course registration has passed. Please contact the SSC rather than the instructors or Frau Weidinger (ssc.rechtswissenschaften@univie.ac.at).
For organisational matters, please contact Brigitte Weidinger at brigitte.weidinger@univie.ac.at.
Students who remain registered after the deadline to cancel enrollment and who do not complete the course requirements will receive a negative grade.
- Tuesday 11.03. 10:00 - 11:30 Seminarraum SEM20 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, 2.OG (Kickoff Class)
- Thursday 20.03. 14:00 - 15:30 Hörsaal U15 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
- Thursday 27.03. 14:00 - 15:30 Hörsaal U15 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
- Thursday 03.04. 14:00 - 15:30 Hörsaal U15 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
- Thursday 10.04. 14:00 - 15:30 Hörsaal U15 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
- Thursday 08.05. 14:00 - 15:30 Hörsaal U15 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
- Thursday 15.05. 14:00 - 15:30 Hörsaal U15 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
- Thursday 22.05. 14:00 - 15:30 Hörsaal U15 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
- Thursday 05.06. 14:00 - 15:30 Hörsaal U15 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
- Thursday 12.06. 14:00 - 15:30 Hörsaal U15 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
The course is open to diploma students, IREWI students, Erasmus and other exchange students.This course will discuss international environmental law (IEL). Following an introduction to the historical development, and the foundations and principles of IEL, the course will focus on current developments and climate change. We will cover a range of topics, including the protection of the marine environment, the topical issue of deep seabed mining and the exploitation of natural resources, and the environmental protection regime for Antarctica. Furthermore, we will address climate change-related topics, such as the protection of the atmosphere and emerging technological approaches for mitigating climate change, such as carbon capture and storage and geoengineering. The course will also examine the implementation of IEL and focus on the interrelationship between human rights law and IEL particularly in light of recent climate change-related cases before human rights courts. We will analyse the existing rules, discuss regulatory gaps and assess the effects of the current rules, exploring how different legal interests are balanced within the framework of IEL.
Assessment and permitted materials
Students may not miss more than 2 classes over the course of the semester. Grades are based on class participation and 2 response papers.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
• Class Participation: 40%.
Seminars will be interactive. Students are expected to discuss assigned readings during class. Class participation counts for 40 percent of the final grade.
• 2 Response Papers: 60%
To stimulate discussion, participants will write two response papers related to two seminars of their choice over the course of the semester. A response paper can consist of any or all of critique, summary, elaboration, expressions of disagreement or puzzlement, suggestions for further inquiry, and so on – as long as it is directed to the readings for the seminar concerned. Response papers should be 1000 words long and need to be uploaded via Moodle 48 hours before the relevant class.
Seminars will be interactive. Students are expected to discuss assigned readings during class. Class participation counts for 40 percent of the final grade.
• 2 Response Papers: 60%
To stimulate discussion, participants will write two response papers related to two seminars of their choice over the course of the semester. A response paper can consist of any or all of critique, summary, elaboration, expressions of disagreement or puzzlement, suggestions for further inquiry, and so on – as long as it is directed to the readings for the seminar concerned. Response papers should be 1000 words long and need to be uploaded via Moodle 48 hours before the relevant class.
Examination topics
Not applicable (no exam)
Reading list
Pierre-Marie Dupuy and Jorge E Viñuales, International environmental law (2nd ed., Cambridge University Press 2018)
Daniel Bodansky and Harro van Asselt, The art and craft of international environmental law (2nd edn, Oxford University Press 2023).
Daniel Bodansky and Harro van Asselt, The art and craft of international environmental law (2nd edn, Oxford University Press 2023).
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Last modified: Mo 10.03.2025 11:05