546-0124/03 – Basic of Environmental Law (ZEP)
| Gurantor department | Department of Environmental Engineering | Credits | 3 |
| Subject guarantor | prof. Ing. Vladimír Lapčík, CSc. | Subject version guarantor | prof. Ing. Vladimír Lapčík, CSc. |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Compulsory |
| Year | 1 | Semester | winter |
| | Study language | Czech |
| Year of introduction | 2019/2020 | Year of cancellation | |
| Intended for the faculties | HGF | Intended for study types | Bachelor |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
The target of the subject is acquainting of students with fundamentals of environmental law in the Czech Republic.
Teaching methods
Lectures
Summary
Subject treats of Czech environmental law. Preamble is devoted to Czech environmental state administration. Main attention is focused on legal regulations in the sphere of air protection, water protection, soil protection, and legal form in the sphere of natural and country-side protection, forest-land resources protection, waste management, environmental impact assessment, mineral raw material exploitation, working environment management (focused on human health management) and noise and vibration protection.
Compulsory literature:
MENELL Peter, S. Environmental Law. Routledge Revivals, Taylor & Francis Ltd., 2018. ISBN13 (EAN): 9781138721647
KRÄMER, L. EC Environmental Law. London: Sweet & Maxwell, 2000.
KISS, A. and D. SHELTON. Manual of European Environmental Law. Cambridge: Grotius Publications, Cambridge University Press, 1994.
SANDS, P. Principles of International Environmental Law. Vol. I. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1995.
Recommended literature:
KRÄMER, L. Focus on European Environmental Law. London, 1997.
HOLLO. E. and K. MARTTINEN. North European Environmental Law. Helsinky: Hakapaino Oy, 1995.
SEERDEN, R. and M. HELDEWEG (Editors). Comparative Environmental Law in Europe. 1996.
JANS, J. European Environmental Law. Hague, London, Boston, 1995.
Environmental Acts of the Czech Republic and the Europe Union.
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
Tests. Semester work.
E-learning
Other requirements
Semester work on the assigned topic with the use of foreign literature. Active participation in exercises.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
1. Constitutional Law No 1/1993 Coll. (Constitution of the CR) and
Constitutional Law No 2/1993 Coll. (Charter of Fundamental Rights
and Freedoms) and their relation to the environmental protection.
2. Act No 17/1992 Coll., on the environment, as amended.
3. Laws on waste management.
4. Laws on packaging.
5. Laws on air protection.
6. Regulation No 415/2012 Coll., on the permissible levels of pollution
and its determination.
7. Laws on water management.
8. Legal regime of the protection of the nature and landscape.
9. Protection of the agricultural land resources.
10. Protection of the forest land resources.
11. Environmental protection related to the exploitation of mineral resources.
12. Protection of health against unfavourable effects of noise and vibrations.
13. Laws on the environmental impact assessment (E.I.A.).
14. Protection of public health.
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks