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Course details
Course code: IWS10151o13
Semester: 2013/2014 winter
Name: Law and water's administration I
Major: Water Engineering and Managment
Study Type: first cycle
Course type: compulsory
Study Semester: 1
ECTS points: 1
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 30 / 0 / 0
Lecturer: prof. dr hab. inż. Andrzej Drabiński
Language of instruction: Polish


Learning outcomes: Knowledge The student has a basic knowledge of the legal system of the Polish and European, are familiar with the administrative and judicial system, known entities acting in a legal legal personality with an indication of their property rights, know the stages of the investment process and related regulatory requirements; known environmental policy and Water Policy of the country; familiar posture water rights with particular emphasis on the competence of central and local government in this regard. Knowledge It can be used in engineering practice law, is able to implement the water policy of the country, can realize the different stages of the investment process in matters related to water management, able to carry out the procedure for obtaining permits water law.

Competences: Recognizes the importance of social, professional and ethical responsibility for the development and the environment, understands the importance of correct legal procedures in relation to the responsibility for the state of the natural environment.

Prerequisites:

Course content: Introduction to Jurisprudence. Basic concepts needed to understand the legal system. Sources of law, types of instruments, the publication of the law, the interpretation of the law. Elements of civil law. The legal basis for the administrative process (CAP). The European Union law and the basic principles of international law. The environmental law and water management in Poland. Water management and conservation in National Environmental Policy. Acts of EU law in the field of water management (Water Framework Directive, Nitrates Directive, Floods Directive). Water Law, the ownership of water and obligations of the owner of water, water distribution, water conservation, water law permits, water companies. Using water management and water resource management. Authorities responsible for water management in the field of public administration and local government and their job (Ministry of Environment, National Water Management, Regional Water Management, Regional Management of Land Reclamation and Water, the powers of the Office of the Marshal of the water). Water Cadastre. Monitoring of water. Control of water management. Water management planning. Water quality. Responsibility for water protection and water management. Public participation in the implementation of the national environmental policy objectives in the field of water conservation.

Recommended literature: First Szachułowicz John, the Water Law. Comment, Publisher: LexisNexis, 2010. Second The Water Framework Directive 2000/60/EC (WFD) of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy. 3rd Directive 2007/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council dated. 23 October 2007 on the assessment and management of flood ("Flood Directive"). 4th Council Directive 91/676/EEC of 12 December 1991 concerning the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources ("the Nitrates Directive"). 5th Council Directive 98/83/EC of 3 November 1998 on the quality of water intended for human consumption. 6th Regulation of the Minister of Health of 20 April 2010 amending Regulation on the quality of water intended for human consumption (Journal of Laws No. 72, item. 466). 7th www.kzgw.gov.pl, www.isip.sejm.gov.pl / law / index.htm

Assessment methods: written exam

Comment: Lecture 1: Basic concepts of law, the importance of law, as a factor of social order, the rule of law, the essence of the rule of law, the structure of the state. Lecture 2: The legal standard, sources of law, creation of law, the types of acts, the publication of the law, the interpretation of the law. Lecture 3: the Polish Constitution, the supreme rule of the Polish Constitution, the system of law. Legal system of local government. Lecture 4: The European Union law and the basic principles of international law. Lecture 5: The general civil law, civil law, civil law scheme, the source of civil law, rules of civil law, civil law enforcement Lecture 6: civil law relations (subject, object, content against civil law), the essence of a contractual relationship. Lecture 7: The right kind, the concept of things, classification of goods, membership, farm, property and assets, legal action, legal events, movable and immovable, items marked as a species and as to the identity, the components of things. Lecture 8: Code of Administrative Procedure. Lecture 9: Code of Administrative Procedure. Lecture 10: The scope and process of making public information Lecture 11: Scope of the process and provides information on the environment and its protection. Lecture 12: Strategic issues of water protection in Poland and abroad. Water management in the National Environmental Policy. Lecture 13: Environmental Protection Act. Lecture 14: Documents strategic water policy (draft State Water Policy 2030, National Program for Municipal Wastewater Treatment, management plans) Lecture 15 - 16: Water Framework Directive - problems of implementation in Poland. Lecture 17: Council Directive 91/676/EEC of 12 December 1991 concerning the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from (Nitrates Directive) Lecture 18: On 26 November 2007, entered into force Directive 2007/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council dated. 23 October 2007 on the assessment and management of flood (Flood Directive). Lecture 19: Transposition of EU law into national law. Discuss and identify problems. Lecture 20: Water Law, water ownership and responsibilities of the owner of the waters, the distribution of water. Lecture 21: Legal aspects of water protection. Lecture 22: Permits water law. Lecture 23: Use of water management and water resource management. Lecture 24-25: Authorities competent for water management in the field of public administration and local government and their job. (Ministry of Environment, National Water Management, Regional Water Management, Regional Management of Land Reclamation and Water, the powers of the Office of the Marshal of the water). Lecture 26: Land Water Lecture 27: Monitoring and control of water management. Lecture 28: Responsibility for water protection and water management. Lecture 29: The procedure for environmental impact assessment (Act of 3 October 2008 on the provision of information about the environment and its protection, public participation in environmental protection and environmental impact assessments). Lecture 30: Public participation in the implementation of the national environmental policy objectives in the field of water conservation.