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LS5586: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND LAW (2014-2015)

Last modified: 28 Jun 2018 10:27


Course Overview

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Course Details

Study Type Postgraduate Level 5
Session Second Sub Session Credit Points 30 credits (15 ECTS credits)
Campus None. Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr Aylwin Pillai

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

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What other courses must be taken with this course?

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What courses cannot be taken with this course?

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Are there a limited number of places available?

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Course Description

The course aims to analyse the principle of sustainable development. Sustainable development is widely recognised as a central principle in the development of international environmental law. It has influenced various international organisations including the World Bank and the UNDP and has been as adopted as policy by numerous governments throughout the world at national, regional and local levels. Sustainable development is, at heart, a recognition the need for the integration of environmental protection and economic development. Some comprehension of sustainable development is essential in almost any field impacting upon the environment and interacting with environmental law. The significance of sustainable development in the evolution of international law can be seen in the Gabcikovo-Nagymaros Case. The best known ‘definition’ is found in the World Commission on Environment and Development (Brundtland) Report, Our Common Future, which described it as development that ‘meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs’. The procedural and substantive elements of the principle were fleshed out in the Rio Declaration. However, there remain fundamental uncertainties about the nature of sustainable development and its role as a legal principle which will be explored throughout this course.

Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

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Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 31 August 2023 for 1st half-session courses and 22 December 2023 for 2nd half-session courses.

Summative Assessments

First Attempt: 1 two hour examination (50%); group presentation (20%); 3500 word assessed essay (30%). Re-sit Attempt: one two-hour examination (100%).

Formative Assessment

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Course Learning Outcomes

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