Sylabus
Outline of the Course
Introduction to NRL. Mining Law
Energetic Law.
Nuclear law
Renewable resources I.
Renewable resources II.
Fresh waters
Biological diversity
Fishing and hunting
Soil and agriculture
Forestry
Course Goals / Learning Outcomes:
The goal of the course is to give to the students general understanding of natural resources law problems in their mutual legal, social, economic and climatic consequences.
Reading List
Report on the Environment of the Czech Republic 2009 (Ministry of the Environment)State Environmental Policy (2002-2010) (Ministry of the Environment)State Energy Policy (Ministry of Industry and Trade, 2004)The Raw Material Policy of the Czech Republic in the Field of Mineral Materials and their Resources (Ministry of Industry and Trade and Ministry of the Environment, 1999)National Renewable Energy Action Plan of the Czech Republic (Ministry of Industry and Trade, 2010)Conception of Water Management Policy of the Czech Republic for the Period after EU Accession (2004-2010) (Ministry of Agriculture)Report on Forestry in the Czech Republic (Ministry of Agriculture, 2009)Game Management in the Czech Republic (Ministry of Agriculture, 2004)Convention on Biological Diversity (Rio de Janeiro, 1992)United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (Montego Bay, 1982)
Final Examination:
Written test and group oral presentations on the selected topic (groups from various Erasmus universities) – comparison with the PPP
Means of communication:
YouTube and MS Teams and/or Moodle
Anotace
The course provides a comprehensive overview of the legal regulation of natural resources management at the international, EU and Czech national level. It deals with rules on the protection and sustainable use of both living and non-living natural resources , such as minerals, water, land and fauna and flora.
It covers issues of energy generation from both conventional and non-conventional sources; it pays attention to specific legal regulation of marine resources exploitation and legal regime of resources of Antarctica. Students will acquire knowledge of main tools used in natural resources management with a focus on achieving sustainability, and will be provided with information enabling them to analyze relevant legal regulation of their home countries.
The final exam is composed of a written test based on the knowledge transmitted during the course and a group presentation (2-4 students from at least two different countries) on a topic chosen from a list proposed by lecturers.