ADRO 25A18 - Global Environmental Governance. A legal approach

This course aims at providing the students with the main concepts and ideas on the governance of environmental issues, mainly through the prism of international environmental law with special focus on key principles of international environmental law, multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs), cooperation among states or the diversity of regulatory approaches and related policy tools. The course will dive into the challenges faced by the various actors of global environmental governance and the growing significance of non-state actors.

Further, this course will increase opportunities for contributing to environmental awareness

and strengthen students’ skills in designing and proposing solutions in this field.

There is no prerequisite for the course. It is for any student who is interested in the current challenges of the global environmental governance and who want to be able to critically take part in this crucial debate of the 21st century.

The final grade will be the result of two grades.

There will be a mid-term exam in person, in the form of multiple-choice questionnaire.

The final exam will be held in class and will require students to give short answers to questions based on knowledge acquired in class.