Bachelor
2021/2022
Environmental Security
Type:
Elective course
Area of studies:
Law
Delivered by:
School of Public Law
Where:
Faculty of Law
When:
3 year, 1 module
Mode of studies:
offline
Open to:
students of all HSE University campuses
Instructors:
Larisa Soldatova
Language:
English
ECTS credits:
6
Contact hours:
36
Course Syllabus
Abstract
The discipline provides for the study of global challenges to environmental security: the consequences of climate change on the planet, which inevitably affect the life and health of people, flora and fauna, and in some regions become a tangible threat to the well-being of the population and sustainable development; an increase in the consumption of natural resources with a decrease in their reserves, which, against the background of the globalization of the economy, leads to a struggle for access to natural resources and negatively affects national security; negative consequences of environmental degradation, including desertification, drought, land and soil degradation; reduction of biological diversity, which entails irreversible consequences for ecosystems, destroying their integrity. Another aspect of consideration is regional problems, including the presence of densely populated areas characterized by a high degree of environmental pollution and degradation of natural objects; high degree of pollution and low water quality of a significant part of water bodies, degradation of ecosystems of small rivers, technogenic pollution of groundwater in areas where large industrial enterprises are located; an increase in the volume of production and consumption waste generation with a low level of their utilization, etc. Understanding the essence of the ongoing processes and the mechanism of legal regulation of relations to ensure environmental safety will significantly expand the knowledge and skills of a lawyer.
Learning Objectives
- Awareness of the importance of nature in the life of man and society, the favorable and effective existence of states substantiates the importance of ensuring environmental safety. Determining the content of environmental safety and the possibilities of law in the regulation of these relations forms the unique skills of a lawyer.
Expected Learning Outcomes
- acquisition by students of knowledge in the field of legal regulation of the use of natural resources as an element of ensuring national security
- acquisition by students of knowledge in the field of legal regulation of the use of natural resources as an element of ensuring national security;
- familiarization of students with the basic concepts, principles and tasks of ensuring environmental safety;
- instilling the skills of independent application of normative legal acts and provisions of legislation in the field of ensuring environmental safety in practice
Course Contents
- 1. Legal basis for environmental safety
- 2. Guarantees in the field of ensuring environmental safety
- 3. Legal support of radiation safety as an element of environmental safety
- 4. Legal regulation of the handling of chemical and biological substances as an element of environmental safety
- 5. Legal regulation of the handling of pesticides and agrochemicals as an element of environmental safety
- 6. The legal regime of ecologically unfavorable territories as an element of environmental safety
- 7. Legal regulation of prevention and elimination of natural and man-made emergencies as an element of environmental safety
- 8. Legal requirements for the destruction of chemical weapons as an element of environmental safety
- 9. Legal requirements for the treatment of genetically modified organisms as an element of environmental safety
- 10. Legal requirements for the management of production and consumption waste as an element of environmental safety
- 11. Requirements in the field of environmental protection in the implementation of economic and other activities as an element of environmental safety
Assessment Elements
- Round Table
- ExamThe exam is conducted using distance technology
- Attendance and creative activity at the seminarsThe control element is carried out in an offline format (in the event of a worsening epidemiological situation, the control element format can be changed to online)
Interim Assessment
- 2021/2022 1st module0.2 * Round Table + 0.3 * Attendance and creative activity at the seminars + 0.5 * Exam
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- A global environmental right, Turner, S. J., 2014
- Environmental law : text, cases, and materials, Fisher, E., 2013
- Environmental law, the economy, and sustainable development : the United States, the European Union, and the international community, , 2001
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- Defining environmental justice : theories, movements, and nature, Schlosberg, D., 2009
- EC environmental law, Scott, J., 1998
- Pollution and property : comparing ownership institutions for environmental protection, Cole, D. H., 2002