Choose ONE of the following options: 1. Students may formulate their own essay titles linking a topic covered in the syllabus with a particular area of interest e.g. an area of scientific research. Provided that the module convenor approves the title and finds it workable; note – students should seek the module convenor’s approval of the title before commencing work on the essay; OR 2. To what extent have we succeeded in adopting an ‘integrated’ approach to environmental regulation and what are the advantages, if any, of such an approach? (You should focus on the law in the UK and EU.) Maximum Length: Not more than 8 pages. c. 15002000 words. Learning Outcomes: OPTION 1: Candidates will be expected to demonstrate: • An understanding of the chosen area of law; • A firm grasp of the chosen area of personal interest and, where it is of a nonlegal nature, the ability to explain it in terms comprehensible to a layperson; • An understanding of how the law affects the area of interest and the relationship between the two; • The ability to tease out wider conclusions regarding, for example, the manner in which legal responses are properly grounded in an understanding of the theory underlying a particular phenomenon. E.g. the extent to which emission limits are grounded in sound science or emissions trading is grounded in proper economic theory. OPTION 2: Candidates will be expected to demonstrate: • a thorough understanding of the background to environmental law in this area including the key legal measures and developments in this area such as the IPPC and IED Directives; • an appreciation of the philosophical and theoretical rationale for an integrated approach and the problems resulting from the lack of a ‘joinedup’ approach in the past; • a thorough understanding of the practical steps which have been taken to implement such an approach such as the extent to which it is reflected in the environmental permitting regime. • an understanding of the limitations of the approach and the extent to which further steps need to be taken; • the ability to adopt a critical approach utilizing a range of primary and secondary source; • the ability to undertake independent research and go beyond the core reading so as to engage with the critical literature