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851-0741-00L 2 Credits BSC D-USYS

Environmental Law

Umweltrecht

Lecturers & Examiners: Martin Looser
Only for Environmental Sciences BSc. Number of participants limited to 75 Students who have attended and passed the course unit 851-0738-04L in the autumn semester may not attend this course unit (851-0741-00L) again and can't credited it
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Last Updated: 2026-02-05 15:40:17

Abstract

Environmental law aims at limiting detrimental etfects on air, soil, waters, plants, animals, biotopes and habitats as well as limiting climate change. The lecture gives an oversight over Swiss environmental law and focusses on a variety of subareas as well as legel instruments using practice-based examples. Stutents acquire basic knowledge for collaboration with lawyers and public authorities.

Objective

Students are able - to characterise the relevance of environmental law in their future fields of work, - to find and explain the significant legal requirements relating to a concrete case, - to integrate legal arguments into environmental questions and to communicate with lawyers about its scientific and legal aspects.

Resources

Literature

Empfohlen wird die Lektüre von: Alain Griffel, Umweltrecht in a nutshell, 2. Auflage, Zürich/St. Gallen 2019 (285 Seiten, Taschenbuchgrösse) Im Vorlesungsprogramm werden die zu lesenden Abschnitte angegeben.

General Information

Language
German
Levels
BSC
Frequency
Yearly recurring

Examination

Type
end-of-semester examination
Digital
The exam takes place on devices provided by ETH Zurich.
Im Laufe des Semesters werden freiwillige Lernelemente angeboten, die bewertet werden. Bei erfolgreicher Absolvierung kann ein Bonus von maximal 0.25 Notenpunkten erarbeitet werden, der für die Schlussnote berücksichtigt wirdPrüfung am Computer

Registration & Places

Max Places
75
Priority: Registration for the course unit is only possible for the primary target group

Course Components

Type Title Time & Place Hours
lecture Umweltrecht
  • Thu 15:15-17:00 (LFW B 1)
2 h weekly

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