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TPB2012-024
Environmental protection (in the form of sustainable development) as a goal/ objective of European
Union policy and law
The role of the European Commission and the doctrine of direct effect in the enforcement of European
Union environmental law
Prescription and implementation of environmental principles within European Union environmental law
Module B [Code not yet available]
Sequence: module A must be attempted before module B
Sectoral development of European Union environmental law †
European Union air and water pollution regimes
Integrated pollution, prevention and control
Waste: Definition, movement and disposal
Trade in endangered species
Nature conservation
European Union law implementation and enforcement techniques applied to environmental protection:
Environmental Impact Assessment, access to environmental information and citizen participation in
environmental decision-making processes
Module C [Code not yet available]
Sequence: module A must be attempted before module C
Environmental litigation †
Environmental litigation against the European Commission and Council
Environmental litigation against Member States
Transboundary environmental litigation under the 1968 Brussels Convention and 1988 Lugano
Convention
Civil liability for environmental damage
Module D [Code not yet available]
Sequence: module A must be attempted before module D
The European Union and the environment in external relations †
The environment in relation to other European Union policies:
o competition
o trade
o development aid
o agriculture
o energy
Environmental law and external relations:
o international conventions
o international organizations
o the relationship with central and eastern Europe
External relations law of the European Union
As noted in previous editions of the Regulations, the syllabus for this course was updated in 2012 to reflect
recent developments in the law.
Module A [LWM55A]
Constitutional foundations
European Union legal order
International legal personality
Express competence
Deleted: has been
Deleted: for
Deleted: All examinations in
2012 onwards will be on the new
syllabus.
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