Oil, Gas and Mining Law - LLM ( Distance learning )
Postgraduate
Distance
Description
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Type
Postgraduate
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Methodology
Distance Learning
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Duration
2 Years
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Online campus
Yes
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Delivery of study materials
Yes
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Support service
Yes
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Virtual classes
Yes
The course builds upon our considerable expertise in this area and has been designed in response to the growing significance of legal issues surrounding the oil, gas and mining industry.
It will provide you with the foundations for a future career or further postgraduate (MPhil/PhD) study in most aspects of the regulatory and commercial world, as they relate to the international energy industry, with a specific focus on the petroleum and mining sectors of this burgeoning area of economic activity.
About this course
Gain a strong analytical understanding of the key legal issues in this specialist and expanding area of Law.
Gain an appreciation of the Oil, Gas and Mining industries in their global economic context.
Benefit from our expertise in Oil, Gas and Mining as well as the complementary fields of International Trade and Commercial law.
This course will provide you with a strong analytical understanding of the key legal issues in the area, with a particular focus on the Environmental Law and Investment Law aspects of the oil, gas and mining industries. It also draws on our strengths in International Trade and Commercial Law, which will help you gain an appreciation of the oil, gas and mining industries in their global economic context.
The taught modules on the LLM Oil, Gas and Mining Law provide students with the foundations for a future career or further study in most aspects of the regulatory and commercial world as they relate to the international energy industry, with a specific focus on the petroleum and mining sectors of this burgeoning area of economic activity.
Career development is an integral part of the programme and our careers team run a series of workshops where you can identify methods and strategies to enable you to pursue your career goals.
Due to the School's excellent reputation within the legal profession, our graduates are highly sought-after and recognised for the depth and relevance of their knowledge.
A good law degree, 2.2 or above.
Applicants whose first degree is not Law will be required to provide evidence of commitment to the LLM subject that they wish to study.
Applicants from other disciplines will be welcomed in appropriate circumstances, particularly if they have experience in the area, even if not as lawyers.
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Subjects
- IT Law
- Competition Law
- Environmental Law
- Oil and Gas
- Gas
- LLM
- Law
- Investment Law
- Political and economic law
- Commercial Law
Course programme
You will study six taught modules followed by a dissertation.
Oil, Gas, Mining and Investment Law IOil, Gas, Mining and Investment Law II
These core modules introduce you to the political and economic background within the petroleum and mining industry, as well as other major energy infrastructure projects. You will explore the international legal framework for transnational foreign investment and the general policy and legal issues related to the international regulation of such investment.
You will begin by developing your understanding of the economic, political and legal relationship between States, public and private international finance institutions, and multinational energy and mining corporations. The second module moves on to discuss both regulatory and litigation aspects of investment disputes within the petroleum, mining and other energy infrastructure projects using examples drawn from across the world.
International Commercial TransactionsThis module facilitates a wide angled critical appreciation of the essential functional elements of any business to business contractual relationship concluded across international border in the so-called global village. The module promotes critical functional analysis of the core legal components of transnational deals and a comparative evaluation of contrasting approaches to the harmonisation of laws for transnational deals.
Oil, Gas and Mining Environmental Law II
These modules focus on international environmental law developments that directly relate to the regulation of both private and state-owned energy, petroleum and mining companies. You will trace the environmental impacts of each formative stage of the energy, petroleum and mining industries: in particular introducing the contextual, underpinning frameworks in which these industries operate.
You will begin by studying the international law principles surrounding the petroleum and mining industries. The second module moves on to consider the legal aspects of development of industrial installations, in particular as they relate to jurisdictional and environmental impact issues. You will also choose two modules from other subject areas. We strongly advise you to take modules from our International Trade and Commercial Law options, which are highly applicable to the oil, gas and mining industries.
International Competition LawThis module aims to support students in acquiring a critical understanding of the role, significance and basic structure of competition law in the context of increasing global trade and international economic integration. Competition law, (also called antitrust law), exists at national and regional levels. Laws in two leading competition law jurisdictions in the world, the United States of America (Federal) and the European Union, are focussed on with the aim of fostering critical analysis of the aims of competition law, the principal concepts underpinning competition law, how competition laws are structured and key practices (such as leniency or amnesty programmes) of agencies tasked with enforcing competition law.
On completion of the taught modules you will begin work on your dissertation. The dissertation is an extended piece of academic work, independently researched and written. You will be supported in your work by one-to-one supervision from a tutor expert in the chosen field. Subject to academic suitability and the availability of an appropriately expert tutor, you may select your own area of study for the dissertation phase of the course.
Oil, Gas and Mining Law - LLM ( Distance learning )