SOC044 - Basics of EU Environmental Law

Course Schedule - Spring  2024

Tuesday 16.00 – 17.40; room  034


27. 2. 2024

1. Environmental policy of EU, its history and development, aims and instruments. The role of
environmental action plans.

JUDr. Vojtěch Vomáčka, Ph.D., LL.M.


5. 3. 2024

2. EU climate change policy.

JUDr. Jiří Vodička, Ph.D.


12. 3. 2024

3. EU environmental law - sources of law, system of environmental regulation and relation to other
EU policies, environmental law principles.

JUDr. Vojtěch Vomáčka, Ph.D., LL.M.


19. 3. 2024

4. Harmonization of environmental requirements. EU law transposition and implementation. The role
of national courts and the role of CJEU.

JUDr. Vojtěch Vomáčka, Ph.D., LL.M.


26. 3. 2024

5. Green Public Procurement

JUDr. Vojtěch Vomáčka, Ph.D., LL.M.


2. 4. 2024

6. Environmental impact assessment.

JUDr. Vojtěch Vomáčka, Ph.D., LL.M.

9. 4. 2024

7. Environmental impact assessment (continuation).

JUDr. Vojtěch Vomáčka, Ph.D., LL.M.


16. 4. 2024

8. Air protection.

JUDr. Jiří Vodička, Ph.D.


23. 4. 2024

9. Biodiversity protection. Natura 2000. CITES.

JUDr. Vojtěch Vomáčka, Ph.D., LL.M.


30. 4. 2024

10. Animal Welfare

Mgr. Lucie Zdráhalová


7. 5. 2024

11. Inland waters protection.

JUDr. Jiří Vodička, Ph.D.


14. 5. 2024

12. Waste management.

JUDr. Jiří Vodička, Ph.D.


21. 5. 2024

12. Access to environmental information, participation of public in environmental decision-makig
and access to justice - the 3 pillars of Aarhus Convention.

JUDr. Vojtěch Vomáčka, Ph.D., LL.M.



Basics of EU Environmental Law


Language:

                                  English

Semester:

                                  Autumn, Spring

Form, teaching hours:

                                  12 Lectures

Course co-ordinator:

                                  Dpt. of Environmental Law

                                  Vojtěch Vomáčka

                                  E-mail: vomacka@mail.muni.cz

Lecturer:

                                  Vojtěch Vomáčka, Jiří Vodička, Lucie Zdráhalová

ECTS credits:

                                  6

Examination – credit requirements:

                                  1. Presence

                                  2. Presentation

                                  3. Written exam



Written test:     min. 50% of correct answers = E  (A-F)



Assessment of the semester paper:    -    excellent  (+1)

-          good  (0)

-          failed (F).