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LS502H: LAW AND DECOMMISSIONING: REGULATORY ASPECTS (2020-2021)

Last modified: 05 Aug 2021 13:04


Course Overview

The course provides students with a comprehensive overview of the means by which the law seeks to regulate the decommissioning of offshore installations.  The course will approach this issue from the perspective of international, domestic and comparative law and will also involve a critical appraisal of whether the current UK law is appropriate from a policy perspective, or in need of reform.

Course Details

Study Type Postgraduate Level 5
Term First Term Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Professor John B. Paterson

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Either Master Of Science In Decommissioning or Independent Subject Study In Decommissioning (On Campus)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

The course provides students with a comprehensive overview of the means by which the law seeks to regulate the decommissioning of offshore installations.  The course will approach this issue from the perspectives of international, domestic and comparative law and will also involve a critical appraisal of whether the current UK law is appropriate from a policy perspective, or in need of reform. This course is available to students registering for the Online LLM Oil and Gas Law programmes (Dissertation or Professional Skills) and the MSc Decommissioning.


Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

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Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

Oral Presentation: Individual

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Class Test - Multiple Choice Questions

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Formative Assessment

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Resit Assessments

Re-submission of failed elements

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Course Learning Outcomes

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