Degree | Type | Year | Semester |
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4313784 Interdisciplinary Studies in Environmental, Economic and Social Sustainability | OT | 0 | 1 |
The course has two differenciate parts. One is an introduction to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) of organisations including the environmental, social and governance dimensions of the organisation’s activity. The other part is an introduction to European environmental law.
At the end of the course the student is expected to have a good understanding of:
European environmental law
The teaching methodology and evaluation may undergo some changes depending on the restrictions on attendance imposed by the health authorities
Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Type: Directed | |||
Exercise in class | 4 | 0.16 | 1, 5, 4, 2, 3, 6 |
Lectures | 33 | 1.32 | 5, 6 |
Type: Autonomous | |||
Reading articles, books and studying for each of the given lectures | 90 | 3.6 | 1, 5, 4, 3 |
Short essay writing, which involves reading the necessary academic literature | 20 | 0.8 | 1, 5, 4, 2, 3 |
Details:
One or two brief writings of 500-1000 words. The teacher will evaluate the writing according to her/his own criteria. The student could ask for details on his/her mark with the corresponding teacher.
The final exam covers most of the topics worked during the sessions. The space for the answers will be limited and these will have to demonstrate the understanding and mastery of the main concepts and ideas provided during the course. The corresponding teacher will assess them according to her/his own criteria. The student could ask for details on his/her grade with the corresponding teacher.
Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Final exam | 50% | 3 | 0.12 | 1, 5, 4, 2 |
Participation in class | 25% | 0 | 0 | 1, 5, 4, 2, 6 |
Short essay writings | 25% | 0 | 0 | 1, 5, 4, 2, 3 |
Bibliography – Corporate social responsibility
BENN, SUZANNE and BOLTON DIANNE (2011) Key concepts in corporate social responsibility, SAGE, Los Angeles (Calif.)
CRANE, A. et al. (2008) The Oxford Handboook of Corporate Social Responsibility, Oxford University Press Inc., New York
CRANE, A. and Matten, D. (2016) Business ethics: Managing corporate citizenship and sustainability in the age of globalization, Oxford University Press Inc., Newe York
EUROPEAN UNION (2011) Corporate social responsibility: national public policies in the European Union / European Commission. Directorate-General for Employment and Social Affairs, Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, ISBN 9789279197208
HABISCH, ANDRÉ et al. (2005), Corporate social responsibility across Europe, Springer Berlin, Heidelberg (electronic format)
HOPKINS, MICHAEL (2007), Corporate social responsibility and international development: is business the solution?, Earthscan, London
OKPARA, JOHN O. and IDOWU, SAMUEL O. (2013) Corporate social responsibility: challenges, opportunities and strategies for 21st century leaders, Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
Bibliography – European environmental law
Jan H. JANS; Hans H.B. Vedder European Environmental Law, Europa law Publishing (Fourth Edition) 2012
CLEMENT, Marc Droit européen de l'environnement.Jurisprudence commentée, ed, Larcie, 2016
DE SADELEER Nicolas. EU environmental law and the internal market. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014
EU Environmenal Law Training Package. https://ec.europa.eu/environment/legal/law/training_package.htm
JUSTE RUIZ, J., CASTILLO DAUDÍ,M., la protección del medio ambiente en el ámbito internacional y en la Unión europea, Tirant loBlanc, Valencia, 2014
HAIGH, Nigel, EU Environmental Policy:Its jouney to Centre Stage. 2016.
IEEP, Manual of European Environmental Policy (2012), https://ieep.eu/understanding-the-eu/manual-of-european-environmental-policy
KRAMER, L. EU Environmental Law, Sweet and Maxwell, 8th ed. 2015
LEE, Maria; EU Environmental Law, Governance and Decision-Making, 2nd Ed. 2014
MACRORY (2014),Regulation, Enforcement and Governance of Environmental Law, 2nd edition Hart Publishing, Oxford
MACRORY et al. (2004), Principles of European Environmental Law. Europa Law Publishing.
Bibliography- Environmental Law. Others
BIRNIE, P.W.-BOYLE, A.E., REDGWELL, C.,International Law and Environment, 3a ed. Oxford University Press, 2009.
BROWN WEISS, E. (Edited), Environmental Challenge and International Law, The United Nations University Press, 1992.; International Environmental Law, Second Edition (Casebook) 2nd Edition, 2006
KISS, A., SHELTON, D., A Guide to International Environmental Law, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2007
SANDS, Ph., Principles of International Environmental Law, Cambridge University Press, 2nd. Ed., Manchester/N.Y., 2012
THORNTON, James; GOODMAN, Martin, CLIENT EARTH 2017. Scribe Publications (May 11, 2017)
CAMPINS, M; CASADO, L; NIETO, J.E; PIGRAU, A; PONT, I; Environmental Law in Spain, Wolter Kluwers-kluwer Law International, The Netherlands, 2014
Webs
PNUMA (United Nations Program for Environment http://www.pnuma.org
European Court of Human rights http://hudoc.echr.coe.int/
Council of Europe. Manual on human rights and the environment”; Council of Europe Publishing 2012, http://www.echr.coe.int/LibraryDocs/DH_DEV_Manual_Environment_Eng.pdf
Official website European Union http://europa.eu/index_en.htm
Training Package on Principles of EU Environmental Law http://ec.europa.eu/environment/legal/law/principles.htm
Official Journal of the European Unionhttp://eur-lex.europa.eu/oj/direct-access.html?locale=en
Summaries of the European environmental legislation http://eur-lex.europa.eu/summary/chapter/environment.html?root_default=SUM_1_CODED%3D20&locale=en
European Commission (Environment) : http://ec.europa.eu/environment/index_en.htm
European Environment Agency http://www.eea.europa.eu