Internationales Umweltrecht für Fortgeschrittene

• Understand international environmental law and its role in the management of global environmental problems,
• Identify and critically analyse issues pertaining to international environmental disputes, …
• Apply international environmental law in specific concrete cases,
• Comprehend and evaluate the significance of international environmental law in protecting the environment and fostering international relations.
• Understand the way in which international agreements are achieved,
• Understand the role various international actors play in decision making,
• Have an understanding of the relevant actors who contribute to the outcome of international agreements,
• Be able to make clear and convincing statements (orally and in written form),
• Understand international decision-making procedures after playing an active role in a (simulated) negotiation process,
• Have improved their skills in effectively arguing their case in relation to the topics discussed in class.

• Written Exam, 120 minutes (maximum 40 points)
• Paper for preparation of the climate conference, 2 pages (maximum 15 points)
• Simulation of a climate conference, 10 SWS (maximum 25 points)
• 10 pages essay submission on topics related to environmental negotiations and decision-making (maximum 40 points)

• Birnie/Boyle/Redgwell, International Law and the Environment, 4th edition, Oxford University Press, 2021
• Knopp/Epstein/Hoffmann, International and European Environmental Law with Reference to German Environmental Law – A Guide for International Study Programs, 2nd edition, Berlin 2019
• Albrecht, Egute, Wanki, Ezeamama (Eds.), International environmental law (IEL) – Agreements and introduction. 6th expanded and updated edition, 2022.
• IPCC, 2022: Summary for Policymakers. In: Climate Change 2022: Mitigation of Climate Change. Contribution of Working Group III to the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [P.R. Shukla, J. Skea, R. Slade, A. Al Khourdajie, R. van Diemen, D. McCollum, M. Pathak, S. Some, P. Vyas, R. Fradera, M. Belkacemi, A. Hasija, G. Lisboa, S. Luz, J. Malley, (eds.)]. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK and New York, NY, USA. doi: 10.1017/9781009157926.001.
• IPCC, 2018: Summary for Policymakers. In: Global Warming of 1.5°C. An IPCC Special Report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels and related global greenhouse gas emission pathways, in the context of strengthening the global response to the threat of climate change, sustainable development, and efforts to eradicate poverty [Masson-Delmotte, V., P. Zhai, H.-O. Pörtner, D. Roberts, J. Skea, P.R. Shukla, A. Pirani, W. Moufouma-Okia, C. Péan, R. Pidcock, S. Connors, J.B.R. Matthews, Y. Chen, X. Zhou, M.I. Gomis, E. Lonnoy, T. Maycock, M. Tignor, and T. Waterfield (eds.)]. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK and New York, NY, USA, pp. 3-24 https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009157940.001.

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