Oil Investment Contracts and Management of their International Disputes

This specialized course explores the legal framework governing international petroleum investment contracts, from contract formation and legal characterization to applicable law, dispute settlement, and international responsibility

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Course Topics

1. Introduction to international investment contracts.
2. Characteristics and methods of concluding petroleum investment contracts.
3. Subject matter of petroleum investments and petroleum ownership regimes.
4. The legal nature of petroleum investment contracts.
5. Judicial jurisdiction and legal issues arising from contractual disputes.
6. Determining the law applicable to petroleum investment contracts.
7. The impact of changing circumstances on contractual obligations.
8. Analysis of relevant international cases.
9. Settlement of disputes arising from petroleum investment contracts.
10. International responsibility arising from contractual disputes.
11. The obligation to renegotiate and its application in international cases.