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Part 1: Advanced Studies of International Environmental Law Introduction to international law and international environmental law Creation and development of international environmental law Implementation and enforcement strategies of international environmental agreements International environmental agreements with respect to the following topics: • Biodiversity (Biodiversity Convention/CITES/WHC). • Marine environment (Convention on the Law of the Sea) • Climate change (Climate Change Convention/Kyoto Protocol/Paris Agreement) • Ozone depletion (Convention for Protecting Ozone Layer/Montreal Protocol) • Toxic/hazardous substances (Basel Convention on Hazardous Waste) • Citizens rights to information, public participation and access to Justice Part 2: International Conventions The lecture will introduce the complex process of preparing, adopting and managing an international heritage convention and the related conceptual, political, legal and managerial issues. It will deal with all recently adopted Heritage conventions as well as the 1972 convention. The intangible cultural heritage, a new Convention for the protection of cultural diversity will specifically show that this new instrument covers a highly political issue.

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Part 1: Advanced Studies of International Environmental Law After completing the module, students should be able to: • Understand international environmental law and its role in the management of global environmental problems, • Identify and critically analyse issues pertaining to international environmental disputes, • Apply international environmental law in specific concrete cases, • Comprehend and evaluate the significance of international environmental law in protecting the environment and fostering international relations. Part 2: International Conventions In the field of cultural heritage, international conventions are the most powerful tool for leading the international community to implement what the international community has presumed as important for human development. Furthermore, the tool serves to integrate national approaches into an advanced international strategy aiming at the protection of our common and endangered cultural and natural resources. Meanwhile the adopted international conventions are covering a wide range of peoples lives and shall enhance the awareness that the world has to be holistically understood.

Prüfungsleistung

Part 1: Advanced Studies of International Environmental Law • Written examination, 60 min (50%) Part 2: International Heritage Conventions • Oral examination, 15 min (50%)

Literatur (5)

Albrecht/Egute/Wanki, International environmental law (IEL) – Agreements and introduction. 6th expanded and updated edition, 2022
Lakshman/Guruswamy/Hendricks, International Environmental Law in a Nutshell 5th ed, 2017
Hunter/Salzman/Zaelke, International Environmental Law and Policy, 6th ed., 2022
www.unesco.org/culture/legalprotection
International Conventions, Charters, Declarations

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In the event that the module cannot be taught or examined according to this description (e.g. for reasons of infection control), the alternatives communicated on relevant platforms (e.g. homepage or Moodle) apply.

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Legal Aspects of Heritage

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