Description:

The PG in Oil and Gas Law is to continue the Faculty of Law’s work to pioneer relevant, cutting-edge law courses that would meet the needs of forward-looking nations pursuing dynamic development.  Oil & Gas Law is considered as one of the areas of importance to Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana. The wider Caribbean region is increasingly receptive to energy issues and thus it is envisaged that this initiative would form part of a broader effort for the UWI Faculty of Law to provide continuing legal education at the postgraduate level and to ensure that the faculty maximises its positive impact on the regional constituents that it serves. The PG in Oil and Gas Law is currently not offered by any other country in the Caribbean region. Hence these courses will attract not only students in Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana but also in the wider region and Latin America as well.

Course of Study

LLM

Candidates for the UWI LLM Degree must complete thirty-six (36) credit hours of the designated course of study comprised of two (2) core Oil and Gas Law twelve credit courses and any two (2) six-credit courses offered in the UWI LLM programme.  With the exceptions noted above students can select from any courses offered in the UWI LLM programme.

POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA

Candidates for the UWI LLM Degree must complete twenty-four (24) credit hours of the designated course of study comprised of the following:

(i)              Two core, two-semester courses in:

LAW 6605 – Oil and Gas Law – 12 credits (2 semesters)

LAW 6610 – Energy Transitions and International Energy Investments – 12 credits (2 semesters)

OR

(ii)             One of the two core courses (LAW 6605or LAW 6610), and 

For their remaining credits, candidates in the UWI PG in Oil and Gas Law shall: 

i.       select any two (2) six-credit courses offered in the UWI PG programme; OR

ii.      select one (1) six-credit course offered in the UWI PG programme and apply to complete a Research Paper on a topic in Oil and Gas Law or on such other topic as the Faculty may permit. The Research Paper is worth six (6) credit hours. 

Duration

• A student designated as a ‘full-time student’ will be required to complete the courses within a single academic year.

• A full-time student will be required to read for a minimum of two (2) courses and a maximum of four (4) courses in any one semester.

• A student designated as a ‘part-time student’ will be required to read for a minimum of one (1) course or a maximum or two (2) courses per semester.

The summer period of the UWI has been designated as a teaching session for purposes of the UWI LLM degree and Postgraduate Diploma in Law.

Students unable to complete the full UWI LLM are eligible to receive a Postgraduate Diploma in Law upon successful completion of four courses, of six credits each.

The coursework component of all programmes must be completed within four semesters of the commencement of the programme by the student.

Students must apply for approval to register in Law 6900 Research Paper before the end of the second semester or teaching session from the commencement of the programme by the student.

*Where a student is awarded the Postgraduate Diploma in Law and is accepted to pursue the LLM, they will be allowed to carry forward 12 credits from the Diploma. This means that the student will have to complete an additional 24 credits to be awarded the LLM degree.  With the exceptions noted above students can select from any courses offered in the UWI LLM programme.

LIST OF COURSES

LAW 6010                                    Banking Law

LAW 6020                                    E-Commerce Law

LAW 6130                                    Comparative Labour Law in a Corporate Environment

LAW 6200                                    The Management of Intellectual Property Assets

LAW 6201                                    Copyright Law (The Protection of Creative Assets)

LAW 6202                                    Trade Mark Law (The Protection of Marketing Assets)

LAW 6203                                    Patent Law (The Protection of Technology Assets)

LAW 6204                                    International Intellectual Property Law

LAW 6205                                    International Trade and Intellectual Property Law

LAW 6300                                    Advanced Public International Law

LAW 6310                                    Caribbean Business and Public International Law

LAW 6330                                    Advanced Public International Trade Law

LAW 6400                                    Company Law Theory in Modern Commerce

LAW 6402                                    Legal Aspects of Corporate Misconduct

LAW 6410                                    Advanced Insurance Law

LAW 6420                                    Law of Corporate Governance

LAW 6430                                    Advanced Corporate Finance

LAW 6450                                    Offshore Financial Law

LAW 6460                                    Competition Law in a Global Economy

LAW 6470                                    Advanced Intellectual Property Law

LAW 6490                                    Advanced Corporate Insolvency Law

LAW 6520                                    Advanced International Environmental Law

LAW 6600                                    Advanced Caribbean Integration Law

LAW 6720                                    Public Law I – Advanced Constitutional Law

LAW 6730                                    Public Law II – Advanced Administrative Law

LAW 6740                                    Legislative Drafting (12 credits)

LAW 6750                                    Advanced International Human Rights Law

NOTE THAT ALL COURSES MAY NOT BE OFFERED EVERY YEAR.