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. International investment contracts and the characteristics and methods of concluding petroleum investment contracts.
2. The subject matter of petroleum investment contracts and petroleum ownership regimes.
3. Practical Training: Drafting arbitration clauses in petroleum investment contracts.
4. Legal and judicial jurisdiction over disputes arising from petroleum investment contracts.
5. The legal nature of petroleum investment contracts.
6. Practical Training: Constituting arbitral tribunals, managing hearings, and submitting documents and evidence.
7. The legal nature of petroleum investment contracts.
8. Practical Training: Drafting arbitration clauses in petroleum investment contracts.
9. Determining the law applicable to petroleum investment contracts.
10. The impact of changing circumstances on contractual obligations, with reference to international cases.
11. Practical Training: Mechanisms for selecting the applicable law.
12. Settlement of disputes arising from petroleum investment contracts.
13. International responsibility arising from petroleum investment disputes.
14. The obligation to renegotiate, supported by relevant international case studies.
15. Practical Training: Examining common disputes between host states and foreign investors, with a focus on contractual risks and potential gaps.