Energy Investments, Trade and Security
Module IV – 19 June – 1 July 2022 (Draft programme)
Week 1
Monday – Introduction/General
- WTO law
- Energy Charter Treaty
- Russian Draft Convention and ECS Roadmap
- EU-Russia Dialogue
- NAFTA (Mercosur) etc
Tuesday – Energy Trade
- EU-Russia Energy Trade
- Transit
- Transit and trade agreements
Wednesday – Investment Protection
- Jurisdiction and procedural issues
- Interaction of international investment law and European law
- Substantive issues, e.g. expropriation, non-discrimination, etc.
- Bilateral Investment Agreements
Thursday – Disputes Settlement and Arbitration
- Institutions
- State – investor
- Commercial arbitration
Friday – Field Trip
- Field Trip to Robert Gordon University – DART Oil Rig simulator
Week 2
Monday – Security of Supply – Principles and Programmes
- Introduction
- OPEC
- International Energy Programme
- EU policy and law
Tuesday – Nuclear Energy
- The role of nuclear in supply security
- Institutions (IAEA, Euratom etc.)
- Domestic Implementation
- Radiation protection
- Safety and Liability
Wednesday – Environmental Safety and Downstream Safety
- Approaches to Environmental Regulation
- Safety in the downstream electricity and gas sector (zoning etc)
a. Example: Environmental Management Systems
b. Example: Oil Spill Contingency Planning and Reporting - Critical Energy Infrastructure
Thursday – Upstream Health and Safety
- Evolution of regulatory models for upstream/offshore safety
- EU dimension (Framework Directive, Extractive Industries Directive, Proposed Regulation/Directive)
- Comparative Session
Friday – Assignment
- Presentation of individual papers
- Follow up instructions: preparation of essay and next teaching module
Academic staff
Dr John Paterson
Professor of Law
Theme Leader Energy and Natural Resources, University of Aberdeen, and Partner responsible for the Aberdeen module of the Advanced LLM in Energy Law
Dr Greg Gordon
Professor of Law
Head of School, University of Aberdeen
Dr Daria Shapovalova
Lecturer
Centre for Energy Law, University of Aberdeen
Dr Eddy WIfa
Lecturer
Centre for Energy Law, University of Aberdeen
Dr Gloria Alvarez
Lecturer
Centre for Energy Law,
University of Aberdeen
Dr Beatriz Martinez Romera
Associate professor of Environmental and Climate Change Law
Centre for International Law and Governance, University of Copenhagen
Dr Martha Roggenkamp
Professor of Energy Law
Founder of the Groningen Centre of Energy Law and Sustainability, University of Groningen
Dr Catherine Banet
Professor of Law
specialised in Energy law, Scandinavian Institute of Maritime Law, University of Oslo
External Lecturers
Expected speakers from the Energy Charter Treaty, international law firms such as Volterra Fietta, the Scottish government and petroleum industry.
