WISO300735 Nature protection - and environmental law


Type
Lecture
Semester hours
2
Lecturer (assistant)
Pfeiffer, Michael
Organisation
Law
Offered in
Wintersemester 2026/27
Languages of instruction
Deutsch

Content

- Fundamentals of environmental law, including its international and national aspects

- Legal foundations of international and national nature conservation law

- Different areas and protection mechanisms of nature conservation law:

=> General protection against interference
=> Area protection
=> Habitat protection
=> Object protection
=> Species protection

- Related areas of law (e.g., hunting law, forestry law, EIA law)

To wrap up the course, students can look forward to an interesting guest lecture from a practitioner!

Previous knowledge expected



Objective (expected results of study and acquired competences)

Upon completion of the course, students will be able to
- to situate nature conservation law within the Austrian legal system and distinguish it from other areas of environmental law,
- to outline the basic principles of both European and national nature conservation law,
- to explain the interaction between nature conservation law under EU law and national nature conservation law, and
- to list and outline the various instruments and areas of protection covered by nature conservation law.
You can find more details like the schedule or information about exams on the course-page in BOKUonline.