Short Course: Energy Law
Date: 9 Sessions: 12, 19, 26 Oct, 2, 9. 16, 23, 30 Nov, and 7 Dec 2022
Time: 12th Oct 12.00 - 14.00 (UK time) | All other sessions 10.00 - 12.00 (UK time)
Venue: Online
Featured by Oil, Gas & Energy Law (OGEL)
Event Details
Energy law is front and centre to many of today's global crises, yet few understand it deeply enough to be confident in their professional work. The world is facing an array of critical energy law problems, from the Russia-EU energy crisis, the climate change energy transition crisis, the many pollution crises that result from energy-related disasters, and perhaps most importantly of all, energy justice. This course provides a deep introduction to the solutions and challenges of energy law.
Bringing together a distinguished team of experts from academia, leading law firms, and industry, the course provides a well-rounded account of the principal legal and regulatory issues in the renewable and non-renewable energy sector from an international and comparative perspective.
Are our current energy laws and policies strong and robust enough to ensure the global average temperature at the end of the century does not exceed 2°C as per the Paris Agreement? Or do we need to explore a much more diverse range of technological and regulatory options to reduce the amount of carbon emissions, for instance by making combined use of hydrogen and carbon capture and storage technologies? What are the investment implications arising from a changing climate? And what does it all mean for the lawyers at the heart of these decisions and transactions?
These are the sort of questions we will be looking at throughout this course.
Course Topics
- Energy Law as a Complex System: Energy Independence, Economics of Energy, Energy Security & Environmental Sustainability
Prof Dr John Paterson, Chair Professor of Corporate Governance and Energy law, Centre for Energy Law, University of Aberdeen - Carbon Reduction Policies: Law, Prospects and Problems
Prof Dr Roy A Partain, Energy Law Expert; Member of State Bar of Texas; Chair Professor of Mathematical Models of Law & Sustainability, University of Aberdeen; Visiting Fellow, BIICL - Climate Change Litigation and the Energy Sector
Dr Ivano Alogna, Arthur Watts Research Fellow in Environmental and Climate Change Law, BIICL - The Changing (Legal) Landscape in the Oil & Gas Sector: Legal and Societal Dimensions to the Energy Transition
Professor Paul Griffin, Senior Adviser and Counsel to the Global Oil and Gas Group, White and Case, Solicitor of England and Wales
Laury Haytayan, Natural Resources Governance Expert, Middle East and North Africa Director at the Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI) New York - Carbon Capture & Storage (CCS)
Prof Dr Roy A Partain, Energy Law Expert; Member of State Bar of Texas; Chair Professor of Mathematical Models of Law & Sustainability, University of Aberdeen; Visiting Fellow, BIICL - Decommissioning of (Abandoned or Disused) Offshore Installations
Dr Constantinos Yiallourides, Research Fellow in Law of the Sea, BIICL; Lecturer in International Law, Macquarie University, Centre for Energy & Natural Resources Innovation & Transformation (CENRIT), Sydney - Maritime Boundary Disputes & Implications for Seabed Energy Investments
Dr Constantinos Yiallourides, Research Fellow in Law of the Sea, BIICL; Lecturer in International Law, Macquarie University, Centre for Energy & Natural Resources Innovation & Transformation (CENRIT), Sydney - Role of Lawyers in Energy Crisis and Disaster Response
Keith Ruddock, Former General Counsel for Shell's International Upstream Business
- Renewable Energy Law: The Legal Landscape and Future Direction
Dr Madeline Taylor, Senior Lecturer, Expert in Energy Law; Co-Director Centre for Energy and Natural Resources Innovation and Transformation (CENRIT), Macquarie University School of Law, Sydney
Format of the course
The virtual course format will consist of a series of 9 sessions in which live (synchronous) teaching is offered via Zoom. Participants will be able to interact with the tutors and amongst themselves during the sessions.
Who is the course for?
The course would be beneficial for legal practitioners, students, law academics and non-lawyers with an interest in the global governance of energy and natural resources, environmental law, climate change and energy transition law.
Course leaders
- Dr Constantinos Yiallourides, Research Fellow in Law of the Sea, BIICL; Lecturer in International Law, Macquarie University, Centre for Energy & Natural Resources Innovation & Transformation (CENRIT), Sydney
- Prof Dr Roy Andrew Partain, Chair Professor of Mathematical Models of Law, University of Aberdeen; Member of State Bar of Texas; Visiting Fellow, BIICL
Pricing and Registration
The course cost is £700 per person (including VAT)
Course Discounts
Member Discount: 15% discount for individual members of BIICL
Details of individual memberships
Group Discounts:
- 15% discount for groups of 3 or more attendees from NGO organisations or staff of government
- 15% discount for groups of 5 or more attendees from commercial organisations
To apply for any of the group discounts please Contact Us
Training Scholarships
The British Institute of International and Comparative Law is committed to equality and opportunity in the legal profession and to support greater engagement of under-represented groups in the legal profession.
In our efforts in this regard we are delighted to offer 3 scholarships for each of our short courses to participants from communities and backgrounds currently under-represented in the legal community.
Applications for training scholarships must be received at least three weeks ahead of the course start date (21 September 2022).
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