Law and Ethics of Population Policies

Dozent/in	Eran Fish, PhD, LL.M.
Veranstaltungsart	Vorlesung
Code	FS251621
Semester	Frühjahrssemester 2025
Durchführender Fachbereich	Öffentliches Recht
Studienstufe	Master
Termin/e	14-täglich (Mo), ab 17.02.2025, 14:15 - 18:00 Uhr, HS 14
Umfang	2 Semesterwochenstunden
Turnus	4 lessons every two weeks
Inhalt	How many people should there be? is the planet too full? Are there obligations toward people who have not yet been born? Law and policy may have far-reaching demographic implications. Political decisions can encourage or limit population growth. Legal norms concerning affect procreation at the most intimate, personal level. Climate legislation regulates the relationship between people living today and future generations. In this course we will discuss some landmark court cases that have dealt with the hard questions in the field, and reflect on these questions from a theoretical point of view.
E-Learning	https://lms.uzh.ch/auth/repositoryentry/17675780184/infos/0
Lernziele	Upon successful completion of the course, students will be familiar with the central legal questions and theoretical literature in the field. The students will learn to assess the relevant arguments analytically, and to present their own views on the subject clearly and accurately.
Voraussetzungen	No prior background is required.
Sprache	Englisch
Abschlussform / Credits	Benotete schriftliche Prüfung (open books) / 5 Credits
Hörer-/innen	Ja
Kontakt	eran.fish@doz.unilu.ch
Material	All course materials will be available on OLAT.