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Outline of Topics:
1. Introduction
2. Basic Principles on the Right to the Environment
a. Sovereignty over Natural Resources (and the Obligation Not
to Cause Harm)
b. Principle of Prevention
c. Precautionary Principle
d. Sustainable Development
e. Inter-generational Equity
f. Public Trust Doctrine
g. Environmental Rights as Human Rights
3. Rules of Procedure for Environmental Cases
4. Case Analysis
a. Situationer
b. Regulatory Framework
c. Implementation
d. SWOT Analysis
e. Conclusion and Recommendations
Required Reading:
a. Access to Environmental Justice: A Sourcebook on
Environmental Rights and Legal Remedies
(http://www.ombudsman.gov.ph/UNDP4/wp-
content/uploads/2013/02/4_A-Sourcebook.-on-Envi-Rights-
and-Legal-Remedies-FINAL-B.pdf )
b. UNEP Training Manual on International Environmental Law
(https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/20
599/UNEP_Training_Manual_Int_Env_Law.pdf?sequence=1&a
mp%3BisAllowed= )
c. A modular textbook to be prepared by the instructor (TBA)
E-Mail Requirement: All students are required to have an email
account and to check the facebook chat group regularly for class
announcements.
This will arrive at 500 points which will be divided into five to obtain
the final grade. The passing rate for this subject is 50.
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