546-0747/03 – Environmental Law (ENVPR)

Gurantor departmentDepartment of Environmental EngineeringCredits4
Subject guarantorprof. Ing. Vladimír Lapčík, CSc.Subject version guarantorprof. Ing. Vladimír Lapčík, CSc.
Study levelundergraduate or graduateRequirementCompulsory
Year2Semesterwinter
Study languageCzech
Year of introduction2019/2020Year of cancellation
Intended for the facultiesHGFIntended for study typesFollow-up Master
Instruction secured by
LoginNameTuitorTeacher giving lectures
KOD009 Ing. Jana Kodymová, Ph.D.
LAP20 prof. Ing. Vladimír Lapčík, CSc.
Extent of instruction for forms of study
Form of studyWay of compl.Extent
Full-time Credit and Examination 2+2
Part-time Credit and Examination 8+8

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
Tutorials

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), noise and vibration protection, nuclear safety and cultural monuments maintenance.

Compulsory literature:

KRÄMER, L. EC Environmental Law. London: Sweet & Maxwell, 2000. HOLLO. E. and K. MARTTINEN. North European Environmental Law. Helsinky: Hakapaino Oy, 1995. 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. 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. Oral examination. Semester work.

E-learning

Other requirements

Active participation in exercises. Semester work on the assigned topic with the use of foreign literature.

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 17/1992 Coll., on the environment, as amended. 3. Laws on waste management (Act No 541/2020 Coll., on wastes, as amended, Regulation of the Ministry of the Environment No 8/2021 Coll., on the Catalogue of waste etc.). 4. Laws on packaging – Act 477/2001 Coll., on packaging and other related laws. 5. Laws on air protection – Act 201/2012 Coll., on air protection, as amended. 6. Regulation 415/2012 Coll., on the permissible levels of pollution and its determination and on the execution of certain provisions of the act on air protection, as amended. 7. Laws on water management in the sense of Act 254/2001 Coll., on waters and on the amendments to some acts (water act), as amended and other related law. 8. Legal regime of the protection of the nature and landscape (Act 114/1992 Coll., on the protection of nature and landscape, as amended). 9. Protection of the agricultural land resources (Act 334/1992 Coll., on the protection of agricultural land resources). Protection of the forest land resources and forests (Act 289/1995 Coll., on forests). 10. Environmental protection related to the exploitation of mineral resources (Act 44/1988 Coll., Mining Act, as amended and other related law). 11. Protection of health against unfavourable effects of noise and vibrations (Government Decree 272/2011 Coll.). 12. Laws on the environmental impact assessment – Act 100/2001 Coll., on the environmental impact assessment and on the amendments to certain related laws, as amended. 13. Protection of public health (Act 258/2000 Coll., on the protection of public health and on the amendments to certain related laws, as amended).

Conditions for subject completion

Full-time form (validity from: 2019/2020 Winter semester)
Task nameType of taskMax. number of points
(act. for subtasks)
Min. number of pointsMax. počet pokusů
Credit and Examination Credit and Examination 100 (100) 51
        Credit Credit 33  17
        Examination Examination 67  34 3
Mandatory attendence participation: Attending on seminars - min. 90 %, the rest part is possible to substitute (e.g. semester work on the assigned topic with the use of foreign literature).

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Conditions for subject completion and attendance at the exercises within ISP: Attending on seminars will be discussed with every student on an individual basis. Semester work on the assigned topic with the use of foreign literature.

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Occurrence in study plans

Academic yearProgrammeBranch/spec.Spec.ZaměřeníFormStudy language Tut. centreYearWSType of duty
2024/2025 (N0788A290001) Waste Management and Mineral Processing OH P Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan
2024/2025 (N0788A290001) Waste Management and Mineral Processing OH K Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan
2024/2025 (N0788A290001) Waste Management and Mineral Processing OH K Czech Most 1 Compulsory study plan
2024/2025 (N0724A290012) Environmental Protection within Industry P Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan
2024/2025 (N0724A290012) Environmental Protection within Industry K Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan
2023/2024 (N0788A290001) Waste Management and Mineral Processing OH K Czech Most 1 Compulsory study plan
2023/2024 (N0788A290001) Waste Management and Mineral Processing OH P Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan
2023/2024 (N0788A290001) Waste Management and Mineral Processing OH K Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan
2023/2024 (N0724A290007) Brownfields Technical Redevelopment K Czech Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2023/2024 (N0724A290007) Brownfields Technical Redevelopment K Czech Most 2 Compulsory study plan
2023/2024 (N0724A290007) Brownfields Technical Redevelopment P Czech Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2023/2024 (N0724A290012) Environmental Protection within Industry P Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan
2023/2024 (N0724A290012) Environmental Protection within Industry K Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan
2022/2023 (N0724A290007) Brownfields Technical Redevelopment K Czech Most 2 Compulsory study plan
2022/2023 (N0724A290007) Brownfields Technical Redevelopment K Czech Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2022/2023 (N0724A290007) Brownfields Technical Redevelopment P Czech Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2022/2023 (N0724A290012) Environmental Protection within Industry P Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan
2022/2023 (N0724A290012) Environmental Protection within Industry K Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan
2022/2023 (N0788A290001) Waste Management and Mineral Processing OH K Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan
2022/2023 (N0788A290001) Waste Management and Mineral Processing OH K Czech Most 1 Compulsory study plan
2022/2023 (N0788A290001) Waste Management and Mineral Processing OH P Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan
2021/2022 (N0724A290007) Brownfields Technical Redevelopment K Czech Most 2 Compulsory study plan
2021/2022 (N0724A290007) Brownfields Technical Redevelopment P Czech Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2021/2022 (N0724A290007) Brownfields Technical Redevelopment K Czech Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2021/2022 (N0788A290001) Waste Management and Mineral Processing OH P Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan
2021/2022 (N0788A290001) Waste Management and Mineral Processing OH K Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan
2021/2022 (N0788A290001) Waste Management and Mineral Processing OH K Czech Most 1 Compulsory study plan
2020/2021 (N0788A290001) Waste Management and Mineral Processing OH K Czech Most 1 Compulsory study plan
2020/2021 (N0788A290001) Waste Management and Mineral Processing OH K Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan
2020/2021 (N0788A290001) Waste Management and Mineral Processing OH P Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan
2020/2021 (N0724A290007) Brownfields Technical Redevelopment K Czech Most 2 Compulsory study plan
2020/2021 (N0724A290007) Brownfields Technical Redevelopment K Czech Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2020/2021 (N0724A290007) Brownfields Technical Redevelopment P Czech Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan

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