Environmental law
A.A. 2025/2026
Obiettivi formativi
The course aims at introducing students to the main international instruments regulating States' environmental policies. Case studies, international conventions and declarations will provide a deep overview of States' practices and will offer the necessary tools for a proper knowledge and understanding of the leading literature by international scholars.
Risultati apprendimento attesi
At the end of the course, students will have a thorough understanding of the main international instruments regulating States' policies concerning key environmental issues.
Periodo: Secondo semestre
Modalità di valutazione: Esame
Giudizio di valutazione: voto verbalizzato in trentesimi
Corso singolo
Questo insegnamento può essere seguito come corso singolo.
Programma e organizzazione didattica
Edizione unica
Responsabile
Periodo
Secondo semestre
Programma
- Introductory notions of public law and the different legal systems (International, European, and Italian)
- Environmental protection in International law
- Environmental protection in EU law
- Environmental protection in Italian law: the environment in the Constitution; the Environmental Code; public and private actors working for environmental protection; administrative activities for environmental protection (procedural peculiarities, an overview of environmental procedures, the right of access to environmental matters, emergency management), liability for environmental damage.
- Analysis of some of the most significant special sectors.
- Environmental protection in International law
- Environmental protection in EU law
- Environmental protection in Italian law: the environment in the Constitution; the Environmental Code; public and private actors working for environmental protection; administrative activities for environmental protection (procedural peculiarities, an overview of environmental procedures, the right of access to environmental matters, emergency management), liability for environmental damage.
- Analysis of some of the most significant special sectors.
Prerequisiti
No preliminary competences are required to attend this course.
Metodi didattici
Regular attendance is highly recommended.
The course includes lectures, in-depth seminars, and in-class presentations of case studies.
The course includes lectures, in-depth seminars, and in-class presentations of case studies.
Materiale di riferimento
The teaching materials consist of:
- F. Fracchia, Environmental law. Principles, Definitions and Protection models, Editoriale Scientifica, 2018 (available for purchase at: https://editorialescientifica.it/prodotto/environmental-law-2/)
- additional teaching materials will be uploaded on Ariel
- F. Fracchia, Environmental law. Principles, Definitions and Protection models, Editoriale Scientifica, 2018 (available for purchase at: https://editorialescientifica.it/prodotto/environmental-law-2/)
- additional teaching materials will be uploaded on Ariel
Modalità di verifica dell’apprendimento e criteri di valutazione
For attending students, the exam will consist of two parts:
- a partial written test
and
- an in-class presentation on a specific topic of environmental law.
For non-attending students: written exam
- a partial written test
and
- an in-class presentation on a specific topic of environmental law.
For non-attending students: written exam
Docente/i
Ricevimento:
Lunedì alle ore 14,30. Si consiglia di inviare previamente una mail a: [email protected]
Stanza seminterrato, Dipartimento di Diritto Pubblico italiano e sovranazionale, Via Festa del Perdono, 7 - 20122, Milano (MI)