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The course deals with the regulation of international activities regarding energy and the environment. The course will consider the international legal framework regarding energy sources, and it will look at the various legal instruments at the global and regional level as well as the key actors that are involved in regulation. It will also examine environmental issues that correspond to the generation and use of energy in the international context and the responses relating to environmental protection of soil, water, air, atmosphere and species.
| Study Type | Postgraduate | Level | 5 |
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| Term | First Term | Credit Points | 30 credits (15 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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The course deals with the regulation of international activities regarding energy and the environment. The course will consider the international legal framework regarding energy sources, and it will look at the various legal instruments at the global and regional level as well as the key actors that are involved in regulation. It will also examine environmental issues that correspond to the generation and use of energy in the international context and the responses relating to environmental protection of soil, water, air, atmosphere and species. Global and regional legal instruments will be analysed, as well as customary international law.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 25 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
1,000-word Case Note worth 25% of the overall grade. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Understand | To develop critical understanding of the basic legal foundations under international law (sovereignty) for the exploitation of energy resources. |
| Procedural | Analyse | To critically analyse the interconnection between the States’ rights to exploit their energy resources the harm caused to the environment of other States. |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 75 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
2-hour exam worth 75% of the overall grade. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Conceptual | Understand | To develop critical understanding of the basic legal foundations under international law (sovereignty) for the exploitation of energy resources. |
| Procedural | Analyse | To critically analyse the interconnection between the States’ rights to exploit their energy resources the harm caused to the environment of other States. |
| Procedural | Evaluate | To critically evaluate the linkages between the various regulatory regimes. |
| Procedural | Evaluate | To evaluate the effectiveness of international, regional and national legal regimes in mitigating the environmental consequences of energy resource exploitation. |
There are no assessments for this course.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | ||
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
Re-submission of failed element in re-sit diet; the failed course will be capped at grade 09 (D3). |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Procedural | Analyse | To critically analyse the interconnection between the States’ rights to exploit their energy resources the harm caused to the environment of other States. |
| Procedural | Evaluate | To critically evaluate the linkages between the various regulatory regimes. |
| Conceptual | Understand | To develop critical understanding of the basic legal foundations under international law (sovereignty) for the exploitation of energy resources. |
| Procedural | Evaluate | To evaluate the effectiveness of international, regional and national legal regimes in mitigating the environmental consequences of energy resource exploitation. |
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