SOLM134 - Assessment Information
The assessment for this module is a 5000 words essay on one of the following topics, to be submitted online.
Any modification to the following topics must be discussed and approved.
Choose ONE of the following topics:
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1. Critically discuss the following statement: ‘global biodiversity is fully protected in relation to wild animals’. Substantiate your essay with reference to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).
2. Critically discuss the content of procedural environmental rights. Substantiate your answer, taking into account the Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context (Espoo Convention), the Kiev Protocol on Strategic Environmental Assessment, and the Arhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters, as well as relevant case-law.
3. Critically assess the provisions and practice of the Convention Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) provisions and practices, considering the protection of wild animals and plants.
4. How would you design a global treaty to combat land-based pollution, taking into account basic principles of International Environmental Law (environmental impact assessment, the principle of prevention, the precautionary principle the and polluter-pays -principle) |
Referencing
The style of referencing should be in accordance with the Oxford University Standard for the Citation of Legal Authorities (OSCOLA). The referencing guide can be found at https://www.law.ox.ac.uk/sites/files/oxlaw/oscola_4th_edn_hart_2012.pdf ;
The assessment for this module is a 5000 words essay on one of the following topics, to be submitted online.
Any modification to the following topics must be discussed and approved.
Choose ONE of the following topics:
|
1. Critically discuss the following statement: ‘global biodiversity is fully protected in relation to wild animals’. Substantiate your essay with reference to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).
2. Critically discuss the content of procedural environmental rights. Substantiate your answer, taking into account the Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context (Espoo Convention), the Kiev Protocol on Strategic Environmental Assessment, and the Arhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters, as well as relevant case-law.
3. Critically assess the provisions and practice of the Convention Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) provisions and practices, considering the protection of wild animals and plants.
4. How would you design a global treaty to combat land-based pollution, taking into account basic principles of International Environmental Law (environmental impact assessment, the principle of prevention, the precautionary principle the and polluter-pays -principle) |
Referencing
The style of referencing should be in accordance with the Oxford University Standard for the Citation of Legal Authorities (OSCOLA). The referencing guide can be found at https://www.law.ox.ac.uk/sites/files/oxlaw/oscola_4th_edn_hart_2012.pdf ;
