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Dr Muinzer convened the Energy Law section at the Society of Legal Scholars' Conference
Dr Thomas L Muinzer has convened the Energy Law section of a major UK legal conference - the Society of Legal Scholars’ Annual Conference. It was held this year at Bristol Law School, over Tuesday 3rd – Thursday 5th September. Energy Law section speakers and participants included Scott Styles and Dr...
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AUCEL hosts Prof Anatole Boute for a book presentation on energy law and geopolitics
On 15 August 2024, the AUCEL hosted Professor Anatole Boute (Chinese University of Hong Kong). Professor Boute, who used to work at Aberdeen Law School in the past, presented his book Energy Dependence and Supply Security: Energy Law in the New Geopolitical Reality (Oxford University Press 2023). The book offers an...
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New issue of AUCEL newsletter is published
The AUCEL Team have published the new issues of the newsletter. In this issue you will find updates on our research networks and projects, our team's latest publications, and upcoming events, and more. AUCEL_Newsletter_AUG2024.pdf
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AUCEL hosted a Successful Workshop on Giant Pylons in NE Scotland
On Thursday, 18 July 2024, the Aberdeen University Centre for Energy Law hosted the workshop "Giant Pylons in NE Scotland, Why Here, Why Now and What Next?" bringing together academics across diverse fields, legal professionals, civil societies, and local community to examine the complexities surrounding the construction of pylons in...
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AUCEL members contribute chapters to book on the Paris Agreement
Dr Daria Shapovalova (Director, Aberdeen University Centre for Energy Law) and Dr Mitchell Lennan have contributed chapters to an edited collection Research Handbook on the Law of the Paris Agreement edited by Professor Alexander Zahar and published by Edward Elgar. Adopted in 2015 and entering into force in 2016, the...
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AUCEL researchers participate in the 8th UEF Law School Energy Transitions conference in Finland
Dr Thomas Muinzer, Dr. Tomilola Akanle Eni-ibukun and Soibi Bob-Manuel participated in the 8th University of East Finland (UEF) Law School Energy Transitions Conference, which took place from the 28th to the 30th of June 2024.The conference, hosted by was UEF Law School, in collaboration with the Centre for Climate Change, Energy and Environmental Law...
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Dr Shapovalova participated in the Annual Conference of the UK Environmental Law Association
AUCEL Director, Dr Daria Shapovalova participated in the Annual Conference of the UK Environmental Law Association. Daria contributed to the panel titled ‘Is Energy Law Ready for Net Zero’. Chaired by Stephen Hockman KC, the panel featured practicing lawyers – Ross Fairley and Odette Chalaby, as well the Commercial Director...
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AUCEL day away brings together academics and PhDs students
On 5 June 2024, we organised the AUCEL day away on campus in Old Aberdeen. The day was dedicated to celebrating the research conducted this year, discuss lessons learned and research themes for the next year, and connecting with our research community. We started with workshops on publishing during your PhD...
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AUCEL academics contribute to the development of offshore wind safety regulation
Prof John Paterson and Dr Eddy Wifa participated in a Floating Offshore Wind Marking and lighting workshop in May 2024. The workshop was organised by SABIK Offshore, a world leading offshore wind marking and lighting company and hosted by the Northern Lighthouse Board, Edinburgh. John and Eddy presented the findings from...
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Celebrating 15 Years of Energy Law Partnership at Aberdeen's School of Law
This year marks the 15th anniversary of the Advanced LLM in Energy Law, a dynamic part-time, fully-accredited Master's programme offered jointly by four prestigious European universities: the University of Aberdeen (United Kingdom), the University of Groningen (the Netherlands), the University of Oslo (Norway) and the University of Copenhagen (Denmark). Thie...