543 Energy Law (Dzah)

LAW543

Energy Law

(Dzah)


Prerequisite courses: 

Prerequisite for:

Instructor(s): Professor Godwin Dzah

Course credit: 3

Method of presentation: Lecture



METHOD OF EVALUATION


In-Class Assessment - 30%

Final Exam (Open Book) - 70%



COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course provides an introduction to the nature of oil and gas and the legal consequences of the ways in which oil and gas have been characterized by the courts. It considers the methods by which rights to explore for and to produce oil and gas are acquired under private leases and dispositions by the province and federal government. It will include and examination of the nature of royalties in Canadian law. The course will survey other legal instruments commonly employed in the energy industry and explore the nature of aboriginal interests in oil and gas. 



SPECIAL COMMENTS

Description updated 2023-24. Please contact the instructor for any specific questions you may have related to this particular course section.



REQUIRED TEXTS (IF ANY)

In-house materials.