Summer Course on European Environmental Law

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Objective
This five-day course will provide a thorough introduction to EU environmental law. Lecture-style presentations coupled with workshops and practical case studies will offer a comprehensive overview of EU environmental legislation and policy as well as of CJEU case law.

Key topics
Origins, principles and sources of EU environmental law
Implementation and enforcement of EU environmental law
Public participatory rights
Substantive legislation: nature and species protection, water protection, air pollution, waste management, climate change and energy law
Cross-cutting topics: green deal, environmental impact assessment, environmental liability, procedural rights, criminal law for environmental protection, environmental litigation, access to information and to justice
Practical case studies on various topics
CJEU environmental case law

Visit to the CJEU in Luxembourg
On-site participants in this summer course will also have the opportunity to visit the Court of Justice of the European Union in Luxembourg.

Online participation option
The event will be streamed live online. You have the option to follow the conference on Zoom, enabling you to ask questions and take part in the discussion with participants in Trier

Course leader

Luisa Cortat

Target group

In-house counsel and lawyers in private practice, regulatory authorities and public administration, judges and NGO legal staff working on environmental matters

Fee info