We will examine law with focus on the protection of the sensitive environment in the Arctic that contains up to 30% of the world`s undiscovered oil and gas resources. We will review the institutional set-up of the international, regional and national regimes - including the involvement of Denmark (of which Greenland is a territory) and Greenland's Self-Government.


The content of the environmental conventions of relevance for resources extraction and new infrastructure (including roads and harbors) and the national implementation of the law will be discussed on the basis of cases that have been - or are planned to be - started by applications from multinational companies, development banks and/or States (e.g. China).

Period
05-08-2013 - 30-08-2013 (4 weeks)

Target group
Master students



Course aim
The aim of the course is to provide advanced legal training in international environmental law. The outcome of this course is to meet the demand for more trained professionals specialized in the situation in the Arctic, where many activities are expected to start up. The Arctic is expected to offer several job opportunities in the future.

Credits
10.0 ECTS credits

Course fee
EUR 0: Students on a bilateral exchange programme do not have to pay. Freemovers are obliged to pay participation fees while tuition fees only apply to freemovers from countries outside the EU/EEA/Switzerland.

Course leader
Sandra Cassotta & Ellen Margrethe Basse, Aarhus University

Aarhus University International Centre
Address: Hoeg Guldbergs Gade 4, building 1650 Aarhus C
Postal code: 8000
City: Aarhus
Country: Denmark
Website: http://www.au.dk/summeruniversity
E-mail: SummerUniversity@adm.au.dk
Phone: +45 8942 2320