Diritto Ambientale: Principi E Applicazioni.pdf

Course Title: Diritto Ambientale (124SM) & Scienze e Tecnologie per l'Ambiente e la Natura (SM40)
Academic Year: 2020/2021
Course Code: 124SM - DIRITTO AMBIENTALE, SM40 - SCIENZE E TECNOLOGIE PER L'AMBIENTE E LA NATURA
CFU: IUS/10
Sector: B - Caratterizzante
Type of Activity: 3
Semester: Secondo Semestre
Location: TRIESTE
Language of Instruction: ITALIANO

Course Content:
- Introduction to Environmental Law
- General legal principles
- Civil, criminal, and administrative law
- Towards an ecological approach to environmental law
- Key concepts of civil, criminal, and administrative law
- Natural and juridical persons, property, contract, and civil liability
- General principles of criminal law, crimes, and punishments
- Civil and criminal procedures
- Sources of the law and the Constitution
- Separation of powers
- Administrative law, procedure, access to information, and administrative proceedings
- History of environmental law and international environmental law
- European environmental law
- Environmental law in Italy and the system of environmental protection
- Environmental impact assessment and strategic environmental assessment
- Environmental damage and cleanup
- Natural resources management
- The landscape, soil, water, biodiversity, wildlife, nuisance, and air pollution

Learning Objectives:
- Analyze the environment as a juridical good
- Understand principles of national, international, and EU environmental legislation
- Learn about authorities and public competences for environmental protection
- Appreciate the importance and peculiarity of juridical and technical rules for environmental protection
- Evaluate and prevent environmental risk

Assessment Method:
- Oral exam with questions on the entire program covered during lectures

Course Duration: One semester