B0050 - IL DIRITTO AMBIENTALE NEL QUADRO DELL'ECONOMIA CIRCOLARE

Learning outcomes

The aim of the course is to give an overview of the relationship between environmental protection and economic activity, with special focus on sustainable and inclusive growth. The circular economy will be represented as a regulatory framework consistent with both economic and environmental principles.

Course contents

DEFINITIONS AND ORIGINS

• Definition of nature, ecosystem, and environment, and their legal qualification

• The history of environmental law and constitutional recognition in European and non-European countries

LEGAL SYSTEMS, SOURCES, AND PRINCIPLES

• The international dimension of the environment

• The birth of sustainable development

• The European dimension of the environment and the genesis of European environmental policy: from the 1970s to the Green Deal

• The importance of biodiversity in European law

• The role of public intervention and funding of environmental policy to promote the ecological transition

• Next Generation EU and Just Transition Fund

• The national dimension of the environment

• Constitutional principles and their reforms

• Progress, economic freedoms, and environmental and ecosystem protection in search of a balance

• The Environmental Code

Readings/Bibliography

The bibliographic material will be indicated during the lecture by the professor and uploaded onto the Virtuale platform (https://virtuale.unibo.it/ ). In any case, it is recommended to consult the following texts:

G. Cordini, G. Fois, S. Marchisio, Diritto ambientale. Profili internazionali, europei e comparati, 2024.

L. Salvemini, Il nuovo diritto dell’ambiente tra recenti principi e giurisprudenza creativa, Giappichelli ed., Turin, 2022 (Parte I, Parte II e Parte III).

Teaching methods

The teaching method is that of the frontal lesson. During the course, group works will also be carried out for the analysis of practical cases. Attending students will be able to prepare the exam on notes and deepen the program on the recommended texts.

Assessment methods

The evaluation shall be carried out in two different ways:

A) Working paper

1. preparation of a group working paper (Max 3 people), the subject of which will be assigned at the beginning of the course;

2. ppt presentation during the last two lessons of the assigned subject;

3. orla examination with 1 question.

The final vote is so composed:
70% ppt presentation + Working paper
30% final oral exam.

B) Oral examination

The evaluation will be carried out through the oral examination with 4 open questions.

18-23: the student has sufficient preparation and analytical skills, spread however, over just few topics taught in the course, the overall jargon is correct

24-27: the student has more than a sufficient preparation, but he/she shows some doubts over the topics. Good analytical skills with the use of a correct jargon

28-30: Deep knowledge about most of the topics taught in the course, good critical skills

30L: excellent knowledge of all the topics tackled during the course, as well as excellent usage of technical jargon

Teaching tools

Power Point Presentations

Office hours

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