Gwybodaeth Modiwlau

Module Identifier

LAM5310

Module Title

Principles of European Community Environmental Law

Academic Year

2014/2015

Co-ordinator

No staff with Userid: HDD

Semester

Distance Learning

Course Delivery

Delivery Type	Delivery length / details
Other	Private study on DL units; Preparation and submission of written assignment; Additional research and private study

Assessment

Assessment Type	Assessment length / details	Proportion
Semester Assessment	Module Assessment Written Assignment of 5,000 words	100%

Brief description

This module introduces students to basic principles of EC Environmental Law. The module focuses in particular on three key issues. Firstly, the potential conflict between free trade and environmental protection policies in the EC. Secondly, what tools of regulation are adopted in order to implement EC environmental policy and thirdly, the relationship between EC and national law and policy.
The module starts off with a general introduction to basic aspects of the European Union and its legal structure. Hence, no prior knowledge of EU law is required for studying this module. This is followed by a discussion of the fundamental policy aim of EC environmental regulation - sustainability. The module also considers different tools of EC environmental regulation, the process of creating EC environmental law and the various legal doctrines which regulate the relationship between EC and national environmental law.

Reading List

General Text
Craig, P.P. EU Law During your progress with this module you may like to have further references to a basic EC law text. If this is the case we suggest you buy, Craig, Paul; 2003, 'EU Law: Text, Cases, and Materials', Second Edition, Oxford University Press. edition 3r.e. Oxf.U.P. Primo search Environmental Politics http://voyager.aber.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&Search_Arg=Environmental+Politics&SL=None&Search_Code=JALL&CNT=20 European Commission Environment webpages http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/newprg/index.htm Recommended Text
Craig, P.P. EU Law Document 12. Read: pp. 131-137 (2nd edition) edition 3r.e. Oxf.U.P. Primo search Hawkins, Keith Environment and Enforcement Document 30. Read: . 1, chapt. 9, chapt. 10 (1984) Oxf.U.P. Primo search Jans, J.H. European Environmental Law Introductory readingsYou are provided with a copy of this text. edition 2r.e. Europa Law Publishing,Netherlands Primo search Kramer, Ludwig EC Treaty and Environmental Law Document 10. Read: Chapter 3 Decision-making Procedure edition 3r.e. Sweet & M. Primo search Kramer, Ludwig EC Treaty and Environmental Law Document 21. Read: Chapter 4 (1998) edition 3r.e. Sweet & M. Primo search Pearce Blueprint 3 Document 6. Read: Chapters 1 3 (1993) Earthscan Publications Primo search Steiner, Josephine Textbook on EC Law Document 28. Read: pp. 441-451 (1998) edition 6r.e. Blackstone P. Primo search Green Dimension for the European Community Document 17. Read: Mazey, Sonia and Jeremy Richardson; 1993, 'Environmental Groups and the EC: Challenges and Opportunities', pp. 109-129. F.Cass Primo search Sustainable Environmental Economics and Management Document 7. Read: O'Riordan, Timothy; 1993, 'Chapter 2: The Politics of Sustainability', pp. 37-69. edition 2r.e.of "Sustainable Environmental Management: Principles and Practice" Belhaven P. Primo search Common market law reports http://voyager.aber.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&Search_Arg=Common+market+law+reports&SL=None&Search_Code=JALL&CNT=20 Document 23. Read: Re Imports of Waste: Commission v Belgium [1993] 1. C.M.L.R. 365 Common market law reports http://voyager.aber.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&Search_Arg=Common+market+law+reports&SL=None&Search_Code=JALL&CNT=20 Document 25. Read: Commission v Germany [1995] C.M.L.R. 278 Common market law review http://voyager.aber.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&Search_Arg=common+market+law+review&SL=None&Search_Code=JALL&CNT=20 Document 2. Read: Curtin, Deirdre; 1993, 'The Constitutional Structure of the Union: A Europe of Bits and Pieces', in: Common Market Law Review, vol. 30, pp. 17-69, extract Publisher Alphen aan den Rijn: Sijthoff & Noordhoff. Not available online. European Court Reports http://voyager.aber.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&Search_Arg=European+Court+Reports&SL=None&Search_Code=JALL&CNT=20 Document 22. Read: Commission v Denmark [1988] ECR 4607 European Court Reports http://voyager.aber.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&Search_Arg=European+Court+Reports&SL=None&Search_Code=JALL&CNT=20 Document 24. Read: Gourmetterie Van den Burg [1990], Part 3, I ECR 2143 Journal of Common Market Studies http://voyager.aber.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&Search_Arg=journal+of+common+market+studies&SL=None&Search_Code=JALL&CNT=20 Document 20. Read: Lodge, Juliet; 1994, 'Transparency and Democratic Legitimacy', in: Journal of Common Market Studies, vol. 32, no. 3, September 1994, pp. 343-368 (Blackwells) ISSN 0021-9886. Article not available online. Journal of environmental law http://voyager.aber.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&Search_Arg=journal+of+environmental+law&SL=None&Search_Code=JALL&CNT=20 Document 29. Read: Krmer, Ludwig; 1991, 'The Implementation of Community Environmental Directives within Member States: Some Implications of the Direct Effect Doctrine', in: Journal of Environmental Law, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 39-56 ISBN 09528873. Article not available online Parliamentary Affairs http://voyager.aber.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&Search_Arg=parliamentary+affairs&SL=None&Search_Code=JALL&CNT=20 Document 18. Read: Greenwood, Justin; 1998, 'Regulating Lobbying in the European Union', in: Parliamentary Affairs, Oct. 1998, vol. 51, no. 4, pp. 487-499 Sustainable Development http://geacweb.llgc.org.uk:8000/ Document 8. Read: O'Mahony, Patrick and Skillington, Tracey; 1996, 'Sustainable Development as an Organizing Principle for Discursive Democracy?', in: Sustainable Development, vol. 4, pp. 42-ISBN 1853830887. Article not available online. Washington and Lee law review http://voyager.aber.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&Search_Arg=washington+and+lee+law+review&SL=None&Search_Code=JALL&CNT=20 Document 26. Read: Stewart, Richard B.; 1992, 'International Trade and Environment: Lessons from the Federal Experience', pp. 1329-1371, in: Washington and Lee Law Review, Fall 1992, no. 4, vol. 49 Washington and Lee law review http://voyager.aber.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&Search_Arg=washington+and+lee+law+review&SL=None&Search_Code=JALL&CNT=20 Document 27. Read: Housman, Robert; 1992, 'A Kantian Approach to Trade and the Environment', pp. 1373-1388, in: Washington and Lee Law Review, Fall 1992, no. 4, vol. 49 Yale Law Journal http://voyager.aber.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&Search_Arg=yale+law+journal&SL=None&Search_Code=JALL&CNT=20 Document 1. Read: Weiler, Joseph; 1991, 'The Transformation of Europe', in: Yale Law Journal, pp. 2403-2483, extract COM Documents http://voyager.aber.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&Search_Arg=COM+documents&SL=None&Search_Code=JALL&CNT=20 Document 4 a). Read: Copy of the executive summary of the Commission proposals for the 6th Environmental Action Programme in: COM (2001) 31 Final COM Documents http://voyager.aber.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&Search_Arg=COM+documents&SL=None&Search_Code=JALL&CNT=20 Document 5. Read: Copy of the Commission proposal to the Gothenburg European Council for A Sustainable Europe for a Better World: A European Union Strategy for Sustainable Development in COM (2001) 264 Final. Official Journal of the European Union: C http://voyager.aber.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&Search_Arg=Official+journal+of+the+European+Communities%3A+C&SL=None&Search_Code=JALL&CNT=20 Document 13. Read: Commission Proposal for a Council Directive on the landfill of waste, O.J. (1997) C 156/10 Official Journal of the European Union: C http://voyager.aber.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&Search_Arg=Official+journal+of+the+European+Communities%3A+C&SL=None&Search_Code=JALL&CNT=20 Document 14. Read: Parliaments First reading of Commission Proposal for a Council Directive on the landfill of waste, O.J. (1998) C 80/196 204 Official Journal of the European Union: C http://voyager.aber.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&Search_Arg=Official+journal+of+the+European+Communities%3A+C&SL=None&Search_Code=JALL&CNT=20 Document 15. Read: Changed Commission Proposal for a Council Directive on the landfill of waste, O.J. (1998) C 126/11 Official Journal of the European Union: C http://voyager.aber.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&Search_Arg=Official+journal+of+the+European+Communities%3A+C&SL=None&Search_Code=JALL&CNT=20 Document 16. Read: Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the 'Proposal for a Council Directive on the landfill of waste', O.J. (1997) C 355/4 Official Journal of the European Union: C http://voyager.aber.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&Search_Arg=Official+journal+of+the+European+Communities%3A+C&SL=None&Search_Code=JALL&CNT=20 Document 19. Read: 'An open and structured dialogue between the Commission and Special Interest Groups', in: O.J. (1993) No. C 63, vol. 36, pp. 2-7 Official Journal of the European Union: C http://voyager.aber.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&Search_Arg=Official+journal+of+the+European+Communities%3A+C&SL=None&Search_Code=JALL&CNT=20 Document 3. Read: Towards Sustainability, A European Community Programme on Policy and Action in Relation to the Environment and Sustainable Development', O. J. (1993) C 138/1 Official Journal of the European Union: C http://voyager.aber.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&Search_Arg=Official+journal+of+the+European+Communities%3A+C&SL=None&Search_Code=JALL&CNT=20 Document 31. Read: Communication from the Commission: 'Implementing Community Environmental Law', COM (96) 500 final, O.J. (1996) C 303, vol. 39, p. 1-28 Official Journal of the European Union: L http://voyager.aber.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&Search_Arg=Official+journal+of+the+European+Communities%3A+L&SL=None&Search_Code=JALL&CNT=20 Document 4 b). Note: the subsequent decision of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the 6th Environmental Action Programme can be found in Official Journal (2002) OJ L242/1). Treaty of Amsterdam http://europa.eu.int/abc/treaties_en.htm Document 11. Read: EC Treaty articles; EC Treaty Title XIX, (174, 175, 176), 95, 249, 308, 252, EC Treaty Title 1, (Articles 23 37) as amended by the Treaty of Amsterdam and Articles 130s and 189c pre Amsterdam Supplementary Text
Scott, Joanne EC Environmental Law Introductory readingsThis module does not specifically refer you to Scotts book. It is intended that you will use it as an independent monograpgh to read at your leisure. Longman Primo search Reference Text
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Notes

This module is at CQFW Level 7