EU Environmental Law and Policy

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This course addresses the role that the EU plays in environmental protection. The first sessions will tackle the EU competences in environmental policy and law-making, its aims, principles and strategies. After the study of the basic elements of EU environmental law, the course will address relevant themes, such as water, nature, pesticides, emissions, and environmental quality objectives; with a special emphasis on how these environmental regulatory conditions affect food production. The course will also reflect on the application and enforcement of EU environmental legislation.