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University of Birmingham: Energy and Environmental Law

Institution University of Birmingham
Department Birmingham Law School View department profile
Web www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/law
Study type Taught

Summary

Get to grips with the necessary legal frameworks to respond to the world’s energy issues and demands of climate change with 100% online study from Birmingham Law School.

By linking the contemporary issues of environmental protection and energy management, this 100% online law programme is in a unique position to meet these challenges and unlock legal careers in both sectors.

Course highlights

Taking a distinctively transnational, multi-jurisdictional approach to teaching, the programme examines the varying levels of energy ownership and environmental protection around the world.

Delivered by internationally-renowned lecturers from Birmingham Law School, this programme will arm you with skills you need to respond to energy and environmental crises anywhere in the world.

  • Apply legal arguments to support a fair distribution of natural resources.

  • Examine the need for regulation and how it's assessed against operational conditions.

  • Explore patterns of energy production, supply, consumption, and security in geopolitical contexts.

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