Postgraduate coursework

LAWS6964 - Global Energy and Resources Law

Objectives

Provide perspectives on global energy security, international access to energy resources and the resolution of cross-jurisdictional energy access disputes.
Examine with more conventional aspects of Energy and Resources

Content

Native Title; energy resources and approvals; dealings and registrations; Environmental Protection Law; financial aspects such as project finance, energy trading and taxation; reform of the energy market in Australia and its implications for Competition Law, Third Party Access and Trade Practices, as well as the interface between energy resources and global climate change.

The unit will be taught by Ms Penelope Crossley. Each year, on the evening before the commencement of class, the annual 'Kevin McCann Global Energy and Resources Law Lecture' will be delivered, to which all students will be invited.

Session

Semester 2 Intensive
23, 24 & 30, 31 August 2013

The timetable is subject to frequent changes. Please refer to the latest version of the Postgraduate Timetable.

Assessment

1 x 8000 Word Essay (100%)

Legal Professional Development (LPD)

You can credit this unit towards Legal Professional Development (LPD). Units of study that are part of Sydney Law School’s Postgraduate Program meet the necessary Mandatory Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) of the Law Society of New South Wales and the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) requirements of the New South Wales Bar Association. You may complete this unit of study by enrolling on a non-degree basis or on an audit basis only with no assessment via Single Unit Enrolment.

Courses this unit is available in

The University of Sydney - Sydney Law School