Environmental Crimes

The existing international legal framework will be examined with a view to improve participants’ ability to address the issue in a comprehensive way and promote their role as advocates for an effective change in public policies, strategies and practices. More specifically, the curriculum of the course may focus on:

Existing international legal frameworks to prevent crimes against the environment
Links between environmental crimes and human rights violations
Involvement of organized criminal groups in environmental crimes, with a specific focus on trafficking of natural resources
Waste trafficking and its impact on human health and security
Wildlife crimes
Risk analysis of environmental crimes
Environmental conflicts and justice
Individual, corporate and State accountability for environmental crimes

Target Audience

1. University graduates in Law, Political Science, International Relations, Economics, Social Science and other relevant disciplines;

2. Young professionals working in governmental institutions, local authorities, international and non-governmental organizations.

Learning Objectives

• Acquisition of in-depth knowledge and practical skills by students, to be applied in their future career

• Gathering of skills and knowledge to better advocate for public policies, strategies, and good practices in relation to topics treated during the courses

• Results of the training evaluation used to revise future training sessions

• Beginning of a professional path/advance in students’ respective career

• Improved coordination, knowledge collection and progress in the academic and/or professional career in the international and humanitarian law field of all students

• Fostering of institutional development and judicial reform at the international level and in each student’s country of origin to contribute to the strengthening of the rule of law

• Development of lasting professional relationships among participants