ENVR09018 2019 Environmental Legislation

This subject introduces the learner to current environmental legal instruments and institutional structures and processes.  The learner will be able to will be able to identify, explain and critique environmental regulation and other interventions and safeguards in a European and Irish context. The learner will be able to plan and begin the compilation of a register of environmental legislation.

Byrne and McCutcheon on the Irish Legal System, 6th edition provides an excellent introduction to the legal system in Ireland and is essential for any student starting legal studies in Ireland. Beginning with an overview of the Irish Legal system and its history, it proceeds to discuss the profession and the law officers of the state including changes in the organisation of the profession in other common law states. It includes all the changes to the court systems and structure, Irish Constitution and EC Law since the last edition published in 2009. Byrne and McCutcheon on the Irish Legal System is an invaluable introduction to the law and provides an accessible and comprehensive point of reference for practitioners and students alike and is an essential text for students of Irish law. Key legislation and case law includes: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011; The Thirty-Third Amendment of the Constitution (resulting in the creation of a new Court of Appeal); Arbitration Act 2010. Previous edition ISBN: 9781845922788

This is the first book launching the new Core Law Text series by Clarus Press. Written specifically for the student, the book provides a comprehensive, accurate, and accessible account of the nature, structure, and functions of the Irish legal system. It includes a coherent account of the constitutional principles and institutional structures which form the building blocks of the Irish legal system, including references to and explanations of important areas of substantive law. Each chapter examines key legal principles and puts each area of law into context. The book also includes a clear statement of the intended learning outcomes to help direct and focus the students' learning. Diagrams, tables, flow-charts, and summaries are utilized to reinforce the information and provide quick visual cues for the understanding of key points contained in the text. The book is fully up-to-date and includes recent legislative and constitutional changes and amendments to EU law. It also includes international treaties between EU Member States to which Ireland has recently become a party. This will be an essential textbook for undergraduate students and others with an interest in the Irish legal system. (Series: The Core Text Series)

Environmental and Planning Law will provide a comprehensive analysis of environmental and planning law. It will cover all new legislation including the Consolidated Planning Act and the new Planning Regulations since the publication of the first edition. Legislation and case law relevant to land-use, conservation, planning, air, water pollution, waste management, noise, chemical substances and the Environmental Protection Agency are systematically described and analysed.

Local Authority Enforcement focuses on the Planning and Development Acts in Ireland and provides detail on evidentiary and procedural matters. The Acts containing the offences included are: Planning and Development Acts, 2000-2011; Waste Management Acts, 1996-2011; Water Services Acts, 2007-2012; Building Control Acts, 1997 and 2007; Fire Services Acts, 1981 and 2003; Derelict Sites Act, 1990; Control of Dogs Acts, 1986-2010; Litter Pollution Acts, 1997-2009; Regulations. Contents: Part I - Preliminary Matters; Part II - Planning and Development; Part III - Waste Management; Part IV - Water Services; Part V - Building Control / Fire Services / Derelict Sites; Part VI - Control of Dogs / Litter Pollution. Local Authority Enforcement also includes precedents.

This book has a highly practical focus, while providing an in-depth narrative on planning and environmental law in Ireland. Critically, it deals with the provisions for fast track planning as contained in Ireland's Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Act 2006. Providing up-to-date guidance for all legal practitioners dealing in these two complex areas, the book also includes specific guidance for conveyancers and planners.

Byrne, McCutcheon, Bruton, & Coffey. (2014). The Irish Legal System (6th ed.). Dublin: Butterworths.

Cotter, A. M. (2004). Environmental Law- Ireland. Dublin: Law Society of Ireland.

Doolan, B. (2011). Principles of Irish Law. Dublin: Gill and McMillan.

Gore-Grimes, J. (2011). Planning and Environmental Law in Ireland. London: Bloomsbury Professional.

Jordan, A. &  Adelle, C. 2012, Environmental Policy in the EU Actors, institutions and processes, (3rd ed) Routledge, Edited by Andrew, Camilla

Lenschow, A. 2012, Environmental Policy Integration : Greening Sectoral Policies in Europe, Routledge, Hoboken. (e-book)

Morrisey, J. (2014). Local Authority Enforcement. London: Bloomsbury Professional.

Scannell, Y. S. (2005). Environmental and Law Use Law. Dublin: Thomson Round Hall.

Irish Planning and Environmental Law  Journal

Journal of Environmental Law

Environmental Science & Policy

Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning

https://lawinireland.wordpress.com/irish-legal-system/

 http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/

https://www.ecolex.org/

 http://www.epa.ie/

 http://www.lgcsb.ie/en/irish-local-government

 https://www.water.ie/

 https://www.npws.ie/

 https://www.fisheriesireland.ie/

 http://www.wfdireland.ie/index.html

 http://www.housing.gov.ie/

 https://www.dccae.gov.ie/en-ie/Pages/default.aspx

 https://www.chg.gov.ie/

 http://www.dublincity.ie/main-menu-services-water-waste-and-environment-waste-and-recycling/national-tfs-office

 http://www.courts.ie/Home.nsf/LookupPageLink/home

 http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html

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