On completion of this module, diligent students should: (1) have a good grounding in the history and key principles of substantive environmental law; (2) understand how environmental law is enforced and the remedies available for breach of environmental law at national, European and international levels; (3) understand the implications of the level at which environmental law is made - domestic, European and international; (4) have developed an awareness of the challenges that this field of law faces and will face in the future.

Due to the breadth of the environmental law field, a number of key substantive areas will be selected for particular focus. Topics
vary from year to year, most recently including:

- Who governs the environment? International and European institutions;
- Principles of environmental law;
- Techniques of governing the environment;
- Enforcing environmental law at international and EU levels;
- Environmental democracy rights (access to information, public participation, and
access to justice);
- Human rights and the environment;
- The law of nature conservation in Europe;
- Climate change law;
- Sustainable development.

Not applicable to this module.

• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

Group/class feedback after the exam.