O ensino de direito ambiental na região norte do Brasil

Abstract

This research aimed to investigate how the teaching of Environmental Law has been addressed in public universities in northern Brazil. Public universities located in the northern region of the country were chosen as the research context. Explicit information was considered in pedagogical course projects (PPC’s). In addition, important references to the field of Environmental Law inspired the production of analyzes on the correlation between topics expressed in the menus and the central themes of this field of Law. We sought to understand, in the same perspective, the place and value attributed to the discipline Environmental Law in the courses involved in this study. As for the methodological approach, a qualitative study is carried out, using strategies such as: (1) literature review and (2) document analysis. Among the materials considered, are included: articles, dissertations and theses, as well as the Course Pedagogical Project (PPC) of each course considered throughout the study. Up to the present moment, the importance of the discipline Environmental Law in the scope of training in Law is evidenced. However, according to the analyzes made from the reading of the PPCs, there is a need for systematization in the offer of that discipline, or related disciplines. In some cases, Environmental Law is included in the list of mandatory subjects, often offering in two semesters. The discussions and analyzes undertaken in the referred field of Law strengthen the search for awareness and the adoption of ethical and sustainable conduct in the sphere of legal practices.