LAW543
Energy Law
(Dzah)
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Prerequisite for:
Instructor(s): Professor Godwin Dzah
Course credit: 3
Method of presentation: Lecture
METHOD OF EVALUATION
Final Exam (Open Book) - 60%
Reflection Paper - 20%
In-class Assessment - 20%
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 2022-23. Please contact the instructor for any specific questions you may have related to this particular course section.
REQUIRED TEXTS (IF ANY)
Cases and Materials on Oil and Gas Law (Percy & Jefferies, 2019).
*Reading list and other course components described in this course description are subject to alteration prior to the start of the class.