Goals and content:
The course will provide the students with knowledge on the rules governing production of energy from non-fossil sources (hydro, wind, waves, solar, geo and nuclear) and transportation and marketing of energy. The course will have an international and comparative perspective with emphasis on the regulation in Scandinavia, EU, USA and Australia. The regulation of petroleum production will not be covered in this course.
Energy law is an important discipline as energy production and distribution is pivotal to the functioning of the society and economic and social development. All major countries have in the last decades reformed their energy legislation according to new policy. A development from public or semi-public producers and distributors of energy with legal monopolies to privatization and market-organisation has taken place in most countries the last decades.
The course will give insight in basic principles for resource management, the relation between public interest and business and modern market instruments. Energy law is also at the very centre of environmental law and the question of sustainable development. The World is facing a great challenge in producing enough energy in a manner that does not lead to global warming and climate change.
The course concentrates on alternatives to fossil fuel and on the systems for effective distribution and use of energy.
The course will concentrate on basic principles and regulation systems. Central themes are:
Bachelor in law or equivalent (three years of legal studies)
Good level of English
Exam each semester.
Four hours school exam. A - E for passed, F for failed.
Exam language
Question paper: English
Answer paper: English
Type of examination
Support materials allowed during exam:
See section 3-5 of the Supplementary Regulations for Studies at the Faculty of Law at the University of Bergen.
In addition: Material collection sold through Studia
Special regulations about dictionaries:
In case a student has a special need for any other combination than the above mentioned, such combination has to be clarified with/approved by the course coordinator minimum two weeks before the exam. Students who have not been granted permission to have a special combination minimum two weeks before the exam will be subject to the usual regulations (Section 3-5) about examination support materials.
Course teacher: Professor Ernst Nordtveit
Administrative contact: elective-courses@jurfa.uib.no