Environmental Policy and Law

When:

Wednesday afternoons, 4.00pm to 6.00pm, from 6 February to 15 May 2013 (with a three-week break for Easter).

Where:

University of Brighton, Cockcroft Building, Moulsecoomb, Brighton

Fees:

One lecture £20, full 12-lecture programme plus revision session and assessment £550 (successful completion of the associated assessment leads to the award of 20 Credit Accumulation Transfer Points).

This short course, delivered through 12 two-hour lectures, provides an overview of the legal provisions with respect to the environment and the legal controls and policy mechanisms available to the international community, the European Union and the UK government.

This course is unique in the UK as each lecture is provided by an individual who is recognised as a leader in their particular field. The course is designed and led by Simon Boyle an environmental lawyer of over 20 years’ experience which has included 10 years with a major manufacturing company with worldwide operations. He has been heavily involved in the development of Wild Law, the first UK Wild Law conference being held at Brighton University in 2005.

A particular strength of the module lies in its breadth and its vocational application to the real world. People who have taken this course have stated that the knowledge and skills learnt have been highly relevant to work in practice. By meeting so many leading lawyers and practitioners participants have an unparalleled insight into the practice of environmental law

Environmental professionals from all areas will benefit from these lectures, which are delivered by experts in the field.

The course

Increasing awareness of environmental issues and the need for environmental protection has led to a proliferation of legal instruments. These are not merely the response to current problems but have their origins in the 19th century. The complete course examines the development of environmental regulation including international obligations and their implementation, European Policy and regulation and UK legal instruments and common law.

You can choose whether to attend the complete course or just selected individual lectures, please see the programme below.

Programme 2013

Wed 6 February: Introduction to the course – Civil claims, civil penalties and Criminal prosecutions (Simon Boyle, Richard Wald)
Wed 13 February: Localism and environmental regulation (Professor Robert Lee)
Wed 20 February: Common law and civil liability (Aidan Thompson)
Wed 27 February: International environmental policy and law (Maria Cull)
Wed 6 March: The role of government in developing policy and environmental law (Michael Green)
Wed 13 March: Contaminated land (Angus Evers)
Wed 20 March: Planning law and the environment (Dr Romola Parish)
Easter break
Wed 17 April: Climate change (Becky Clissman)
Wed 24 April: Waste regulation and management (Eleanor Reeves)
Wed 1 May: Water pollution (Jo Attwood)
Wed 8 May: Air pollution and PPC (Duncan Mitchell)
Wed 15 May: Wild law (Simon Boyle and Begonia Filgueira)
Wed 22 May: Revision (Simon Boyle)

Programme may be subject to change

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Course arrangements

Fees are VAT exempt and include all course materials.

If you attend all lectures and opt to take and successfully complete, the assessments at the end of the full two-week course, you will be awarded 20 masters level Credit Accumulation Transfer (CATS) points. Credits may be accepted as accredited prior learning for relevant masters courses at the University of Brighton or for the Masters by Learning Objectives which is run through the Centre for Collaboration and Partnership at the university.

For further details of the course content, please contact the course leader, Professor Andy Cundy.

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