Content: This course treats global conventions, to begin with those dealing with chemicals and waste, such as the Stockholm convention on persistent organic pollutants, the MInamata convention on mercury and the Basel convention on the transport of hazardous waste between countries. Based on a scientific and technological principles their implementations at the global level is discussed. Another aspect concerns the process behind the transformation of global agreements to regional governance (such as EU directives) and national implementations, particularly from the Swedish perspective. You will be working with your own cases with agreements at different structural levels, from project planning, sampling and analysis to data interpretation and possible legal consequences.
The course integrates information from several previous courses in the program, including analytical chemistry, the transformation and transport of pollutants in the environment and their impact on man and the environment. You will also apply your scientific/technological skills on data interpretation and their consequences in a clear and systematic manner to be presented in a court room. After completion of the course you will be able to act as an expert in the field and communicate with fellow experts as well as the general public. |
