{"id":957,"date":"2024-08-16T13:54:44","date_gmt":"2024-08-16T17:54:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sta.uwi.edu\/law\/?page_id=957"},"modified":"2025-09-17T09:45:43","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T13:45:43","slug":"dr-elias-roberts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sta.uwi.edu\/law\/dr-elias-roberts\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Alicia Elias-Roberts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|6em||6em|false|true&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;0px|2em|0px|2em|true|true&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;0px|2em||2em|false|true&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/sta.uwi.edu\/law\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Dean-headshot.png&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Dean headshot&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 id=\"banner-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Dr. Alicia Elias-Roberts<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><em>LLB LLM PHD<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Dr. Alicia Elias-Roberts is the Dean of the Faculty of Law at the UWI St Augustine Campus in Trinidad and Tobago. She has over 25 years\u2019 experience as an international lawyer, and an energy and environmental law academic and consultant. She has done consultancies for several international organisations, including the CARICOM, and various governments in the Commonwealth Caribbean.<\/span><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none white-space-prewrap\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\" style=\"color: #000000;\">She has written over 20 journal articles, chapters in books and edited books with reputable publishers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Dr. Elias-Roberts has a Law Degree from the University of Guyana, a Masters of Law (BCL) Degree from the University of Oxford (UK), and a LLM in Energy, Environment and Natural Resource Law from the University of Houston (Texas, USA).<\/span><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none white-space-prewrap\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Dr. Elias-Roberts also has a PhD, focused on Energy Development Law in disputed maritime zones, from Queen\u2019s University (Canada). Dr. Elias-Roberts is an attorney at law admitted to practice law in Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago and the USA.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_tabs active_tab_background_color=&#8221;#0259A3&#8243; inactive_tab_background_color=&#8221;#DFE0E2&#8243; active_tab_text_color=&#8221;#FBFEF9&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; tab_text_color=&#8221;#000219&#8243; body_font=&#8221;|300|||||||&#8221; body_text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; body_text_color=&#8221;#666666&#8243; body_font_size=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; body_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; body_ul_type=&#8221;square&#8221; body_ul_position=&#8221;inside&#8221; body_ul_item_indent=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; body_ol_type=&#8221;upper-greek&#8221; body_ol_item_indent=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; tab_font=&#8221;Arial||||||||&#8221; tab_font_size=&#8221;1.1em&#8221; tab_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; body_link_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; body_link_text_color=&#8221;#bf0059&#8243; body_ul_text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; body_ul_text_color=&#8221;#666666&#8243; body_ul_font_size=&#8221;1em&#8221; body_ul_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; body_ol_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; body_ol_font_size=&#8221;1em&#8221; body_ol_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;2em|2em|2em|2em|true|true&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;2em|2em|2em|2em|true|true&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;2em|0em|2em|0em|true|true&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; border_width_all=&#8221;0px&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;#000219&#8243; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset3&#8243; box_shadow_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.06)&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{%22gcid-heading-color%22:%91%22body_text_color%22,%22body_text_color%22%93,%22gcid-body-color%22:%91%22body_ul_text_color%22,%22body_ul_text_color%22%93}&#8221;][et_pb_tab title=&#8221;Contact&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sta.uwi.edu\/law\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/law-mail.png\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1261 alignnone size-full\" \/> <a href=\"mailto:Timothy.Affonso@uwi.edu\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Alicia.Elias-Roberts@uwi.edu<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sta.uwi.edu\/law\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/phone-receiver-silhouette.png\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1263 alignnone size-full\" \/>\u00a0<a href=\"tel:868662-2002\" style=\"color: #000000;\">(868)-662-2002<\/a> ext.82800<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sta.uwi.edu\/law\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/uwischolar-logo.png\" width=\"54\" height=\"13\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1588 alignnone size-full\" \/>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/uwischolar.sta.uwi.edu\/scholar\/dc8718ab-9a69-3812-b4d6-a73f13904ade\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"color: #000000;\">UWI Scholar Account<\/a><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Office Hours<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Please email to schedule a meeting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_tab][et_pb_tab title=&#8221;Degrees&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; body_text_color=&#8221;#2E3143&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Ph.D. (Doctor of Philosophy) Queen&#8217;s University<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Master of Laws \/ Bachelor of Civil Law (BCL) University of Oxford<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">LL.M. (Master of Laws) in Energy, Environment and Natural Resource Law University of Houston<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">LL.B. (Bachelor of Laws) University of Guyana<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_tab][et_pb_tab title=&#8221;Interests&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000080;\"><strong>Teaching Interests:<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Oil, Gas and Energy Law<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">International Environmental Law<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Administrative Law<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Public International Law<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000080;\"><strong>Research Interests:<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">International Environmental Law (biodiversity protection, climate change, hazardous waste management)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Oil, Gas and Energy Law (natural resource governance, local content, oil contracts)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Administrative Law (access to justice, standing)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Public International Law (treaties, law of the sea, international trade law, international human rights and Caribbean regional jurisprudence)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000080;\"><strong>PhD Supervision Interests:<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Oil, Gas and Energy Law<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">International Environmental Law<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Administrative Law<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Public International Law<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_tab][et_pb_tab title=&#8221;Publications &#8211; Books&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000080;\"><strong>Books Edited:<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>1. Alicia Elias-Roberts<\/strong>, Professor Stephen Hardy, and Professor Winfried Huck (eds.), EU and CARICOM: Dilemmas versus Opportunities on Development, Law and Economics. Publisher: gLAWcal &#8211; Global Law Initiatives for Sustainable Development Routledge Book Series \u2013 Transnational Law and Governance. United Kingdom <a data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" href=\"http:\/\/www.glawcal.org.uk\/research\/eu-and-caricom-dilemmas-versus-opportunities-on-development-law-and-economics?fbclid=IwAR2qpGjPO2AEP1qY8QJfPLIj-CfkEW2zVieLoRKkwSm4ywSpmDK1WOybGRU\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #000000;\">http:\/\/www.glawcal.org.uk\/research\/eu-and-caricom-dilemmas-versus-opportunities-on-development-law-and-economics?fbclid=IwAR2qpGjPO2AEP1qY8QJfPLIj-CfkEW2zVieLoRKkwSm4ywSpmDK1WOybGRU<\/a>. Series Editor: Professor Paolo Davide Farah (2020)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_tab][et_pb_tab title=&#8221;Publications &#8211; Book Chapters&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000080;\"><strong>Chapters Published in Peer Reviewed Books:<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>1. Alicia Elias-Roberts<\/strong>, \u201cThe Legal and Regulatory Framework to support Off-grid Renewable Electricity in Trinidad and Tobago\u201d in Regulatory Support for Off-grid Renewable Electricity, edited by Dr. Ngozi Chinwa Ole, Eduardo G. Pereira, Peter Kayode Oniemola, and Luiz Gustavo Kaercher (Taylor and Francis Inc., 2023), pages 241-255.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>2. Alicia Elias-Roberts<\/strong>, Gustavo Castro Ribeiro, Eduardo G Pereira, Hirdan Katarina de Medeiros Costa, Thaiz da Silva Vescovi, Edmilson Moutinho dos Santos, Jo\u00e3o Victor Correia Lopes, \u201cRegulatory and technical opportunities for reducing flaring and venting operations in oil and gas fields in Brazil\u201d in The Palgrave Handbook of Natural Gas and Global Energy Transitions, ed. Damilola s. Olawuyi and Eduardo Pereira (Palgrave, Macmillian, 2022). Pages 415 \u2013 438. Available at <a data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/book\/10.1007\/978-3-030-91566-7?page=2&amp;oscar-books=true#toc\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #000000;\">https:\/\/link.springer.com\/book\/10.1007\/978-3-030-91566-7?page=2&amp;oscar-books=true#toc<\/a><strong><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>3. <\/strong><strong>Alicia Elias-Roberts<\/strong>, \u201cGuyana PSA\u201d in Production Sharing Agreements: A Global Legal Handbook, edited by Flavio G I Inocencio (Globe Law and Business, 2021). Pages 93 \u2013 105. Available at\u00a0<a data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globelawandbusiness.com\/books\/production-sharing-agreements-a-global-legal-handbook\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #000000;\">https:\/\/www.globelawandbusiness.com\/books\/production-sharing-agreements-a-global-legal-handbook<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>4. Alicia Elias Roberts<\/strong>, \u201cChallenges of the legal and regulatory framework of decommissioning activities in Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana\u201d in The Regulation of Decommissioning, Abandonment and Re-Use Initiatives in the Oil and Gas Industry, edited by Eduardo G. Pereira, Keith Hall, Alexandra Wawryk, Heike Trischmann and Catherine Banet (Wolters Kluwer Publishing, 2020) Pages 369 &#8211; 390. Available at\u00a0<a data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" href=\"https:\/\/law-store.wolterskluwer.com\/s\/product\/regulation-decommissioning-abandonment-reuse-initiatives-oil-and-gas-industry\/01t4R00000NqlKZ\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #000000;\">https:\/\/law-store.wolterskluwer.com\/s\/product\/regulation-decommissioning-abandonment-reuse-initiatives-oil-and-gas-industry\/01t4R00000NqlKZ<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>5. Alicia Elias Roberts<\/strong>, \u2018The Development and Implementation of Local Content in the Extractive Industries in Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana\u2019 in Sovereign Wealth Funds, Local Content Policies and CSR \u2013 Developments in the Extractive Sector in CSR, Sustainability, Ethics &amp; Governance Series, Eduardo Pereira, et al (eds.) Springer International (2020) Switzerland under the Series &#8211; CSR, Sustainability, Ethics and Governance. Series Editors: Samuel Idowuand Ren\u00e9Schmidpeter. Vol. 0, Eduardo G. Pereira et al: Sovereign Wealth Funds, Local Content Policies and CSR, 978-3-030-56091-1, 499758_1_En. Pages 343 \u2013 358. Available at <a data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/book\/10.1007\/978-3-030-56092-8?page=2&amp;oscar-books=true#toc\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #000000;\">https:\/\/link.springer.com\/book\/10.1007\/978-3-030-56092-8?page=2&amp;oscar-books=true#toc<\/a><strong><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>6. Alicia Elias Roberts<\/strong>, \u2018The Approach to Corporate Social Responsibility in the Extractive Industries in Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana\u2019 in Sovereign Wealth Funds, Local Content Policies and CSR \u2013 Developments in the extractive Sectors. Editors, Eduardo Pereira, Rochelle Spencer and Jonathon Moses. Published by Springer International (2020) Switzerland in the Series &#8211; CSR, Sustainability, Ethics and Governance. Series Editors: Samuel Idowuand Ren\u00e9Schmidpeter. Pages 527 \u2013 544. Available at <a data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/book\/10.1007\/978-3-030-56092-8?page=2&amp;oscar-books=true#toc\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #000000;\">https:\/\/link.springer.com\/book\/10.1007\/978-3-030-56092-8?page=2&amp;oscar-books=true#toc<\/a><strong><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>7. Alicia Elias Roberts<\/strong> and Indira Rampaul-Cheddie, \u2018The Experiences of Managing the Heritage and Stabilisation fund in Trinidad and Tobago and the Sovereign Wealth Fund in Guyana\u2019 in Sovereign Wealth Funds, Local Content Policies and CSR &#8211; Development of Extractive Sector. Editors, Eduardo Pereira, Rochelle Spencer and Jonathon Moses. Published by Springer International (2020) Switzerland in the Series &#8211; CSR, Sustainability, Ethics and Governance. Series Editors: Samuel Idowuand Ren\u00e9Schmidpeter. Pages 127 \u2013 146. Available at <a data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/book\/10.1007\/978-3-030-56092-8?page=2&amp;oscar-books=true#toc\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #000000;\">https:\/\/link.springer.com\/book\/10.1007\/978-3-030-56092-8?page=2&amp;oscar-books=true#toc<\/a><strong><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>8. Alicia Elias Roberts<\/strong>, CARICOM Regional Integration and Challenges in Maritime Law with Guyana\u2019s Offshore Energy Developments in Current challenges of trade, transnational law and governance facing EU-CARICOM edited by Alicia Elias-Roberts, Professor Stephen Hardy, and Professor Winfried Huck. Publisher: gLAWcal &#8211; Global Law Initiatives for Sustainable Development Routledge Book Series \u2013 Transnational Law and Governance. Pages 137 to 150. United Kingdom. Series Editor: Professor Paolo Davide Farah (2020). <a data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" href=\"http:\/\/www.glawcal.org.uk\/research\/eu-and-caricom-dilemmas-versus-opportunities-on-development-law-and-economics?fbclid=IwAR2qpGjPO2AEP1qY8QJfPLIj-CfkEW2zVieLoRKkwSm4ywSpmDK1WOybGRU\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #000000;\">http:\/\/www.glawcal.org.uk\/research\/eu-and-caricom-dilemmas-versus-opportunities-on-development-law-and-economics?fbclid=IwAR2qpGjPO2AEP1qY8QJfPLIj-CfkEW2zVieLoRKkwSm4ywSpmDK1WOybGRU<\/a>.<strong><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>9. Alicia Elias Roberts<\/strong>, Professor Stephen Hardy and Professor Winfried Huck \u2018Introductory Chapter: EU CARICOM in Context\u2019 in Current challenges of trade, transnational law and governance facing EU-CARICOM, edited by Alicia Elias-Roberts, Professor Stephen Hardy, and Professor Winfried Huck. Publisher: gLAWcal &#8211; Global Law Initiatives for Sustainable Development Routledge Book Series \u2013 Transnational Law and Governance. Pages 3 to 12. United Kingdom. Series Editor: Professor Paolo Davide Farah (2020). <a data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" href=\"http:\/\/www.glawcal.org.uk\/research\/eu-and-caricom-dilemmas-versus-opportunities-on-development-law-and-economics?fbclid=IwAR2qpGjPO2AEP1qY8QJfPLIj-CfkEW2zVieLoRKkwSm4ywSpmDK1WOybGRU\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #000000;\">http:\/\/www.glawcal.org.uk\/research\/eu-and-caricom-dilemmas-versus-opportunities-on-development-law-and-economics?fbclid=IwAR2qpGjPO2AEP1qY8QJfPLIj-CfkEW2zVieLoRKkwSm4ywSpmDK1WOybGRU<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_tab][et_pb_tab title=&#8221;Publications &#8211; Journal Articles&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000080;\"><strong>Publications &#8211; Journal Articles<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>1. Alicia Elias-Roberts<\/strong>, Eduardo G. Pereira, Reg Fowler, Thomas Stephens, Andr\u00e9 Lemos, Wan Mohd Zulhafiz Wan Zahari, Reyhan Kamil &amp; Nurzhan Kakimov, \u201cEvolving Trends in Production Sharing Agreements &amp; Cost Recovery Systems\u201d, 8 Oil &amp; Gas, Nat. Resources &amp; Energy J. 603 (2023), Available at\u00a0<a data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" href=\"https:\/\/digitalcommons.law.ou.edu\/onej\/vol8\/iss3\/4\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #000000;\">https:\/\/digitalcommons.law.ou.edu\/onej\/vol8\/iss3\/4<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>2. Alicia Elias-Roberts<\/strong>, Eduardo G. Pereira, and Berryl Claire Asiago, \u201cA Review of the Guyana Landmark Local Content Law\u201d Journal of World Energy Law &amp; Business. 2023. Oxford University Press. Pages 1-15. Available at\u00a0<a data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/jwelb\/jwac045\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #000000;\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/jwelb\/jwac045<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>3<\/strong><strong>. Alicia Elias-Roberts<\/strong>, Eduardo G. Pereira, Thomas Muinzer and Aurelia Reid, \u201cReconciling the Local Content Laws and Policies in Trinidad and Guyana with the CARICOM Trade Rules: Lessons from the European Union\u201d Journal of World Energy Law &amp; Business. 2022. Oxford University Press. Pages 1-21. Available at\u00a0<a data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" href=\"https:\/\/academic.oup.com\/jwelb\/advance-article-abstract\/doi\/10.1093\/jwelb\/jwac013\/6593933\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #000000;\">https:\/\/academic.oup.com\/jwelb\/advance-article-\u00a0 abstract\/doi\/10.1093\/jwelb\/jwac013\/6593933<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>4. Alicia Elias-Roberts<\/strong>, Eduardo G. Pereira, Marianthi Pappa, Thomas Kojo Stephens, Piti Eiamchamroonlarp and Alberto Lopes, \u201cStabilisation Provisions: Do they provide the desired protection? (Part 1)\u201d Oil, Gas and Energy Quarterly (2021) Vol 69, Pages 693-722. Available at:\u00a0<a data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" href=\"https:\/\/store.lexisnexis.com\/products\/oil-gas-energy-quarterly-skuSKU10462\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #000000;\">https:\/\/store.lexisnexis.com\/products\/oil-gas-energy-quarterly-skuSKU10462\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>5. Alicia Elias-Roberts<\/strong>, Eduardo G. Pereira, Marianthi Pappa, Thomas Kojo Stephens, Piti Eiamchamroonlarp and Alberto Lopes, \u201cStabilisation Provisions: Do they provide the desired protection? (Part 2)\u201d Oil, Gas and Energy Quarterly (2021) Vol 70, Pages 179-235, (Available at:\u00a0<a data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" href=\"https:\/\/store.lexisnexis.com\/products\/oil-gas-energy-quarterly-skuSKU10462\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #000000;\">https:\/\/store.lexisnexis.com\/products\/oil-gas-energy-quarterly-skuSKU10462\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>6. <\/strong><strong>Alicia Elias-Roberts,<\/strong> \u201cBalancing Environmental Protection and Offshore Petroleum Developments in Guyana\u201d Global Energy Law and Sustainability Journal (April 2020) Vol. 1:1, pages 1 &#8211; 27. Published by Edinburgh University Press and available at\u00a0<a data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" href=\"https:\/\/www.euppublishing.com\/doi\/abs\/10.3366\/gels.2020.0004\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #000000;\">https:\/\/www.euppublishing.com\/doi\/abs\/10.3366\/gels.2020.0004<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>7. Alicia Elias-Roberts<\/strong>, \u201cA review of the legal framework of local content provisions in Guyana\u201d OGEL Special Issue on the Regulation of Petroleum Development in Guyana (March 2020) Vol. 18, Issue 2. Pages 1-16. Available at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ogel.org\/article.asp?key=3880&amp;fbclid=IwAR0Pi3GfEp8d7lFCvircEiQ24YlFbKsUljKGoAlgUWHh2RcXOBRspl3ENEI\" style=\"color: #000000;\">https:\/\/www.ogel.org\/article.asp?key=3880&amp;fbclid=IwAR0Pi3GfEp8d7lFCvircE&#8230;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>8. Alicia Elias-Roberts<\/strong> &amp; Rocky R. Hanoman, \u201cCARICOM, the CSME, and absolute sovereignty: lessons learnt on the road towards regional integration,\u201d Commonwealth Law Bulletin (2019). Pages 1 &#8211; 24. Available at\u00a0<a data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/full\/10.1080\/03050718.2018.1547654?scroll=top&amp;needAccess=true\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #000000;\">https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/full\/10.1080\/03050718.2018.1547654?scroll=top&amp;needAccess=true<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>9. Alicia Elias-Roberts<\/strong>, \u201cOffshore Energy Development in Disputed Maritime Waters\u201d Vol. 7 International Energy Law Review (2017) Vol. 7. Pages 262 \u2013 271.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>10. Alicia Elias-Roberts<\/strong>, Legal Reflection on the Guyana-Venezuela Maritime Issue, Caribbean Journal of International Relations &amp; Diplomacy Vol. 2, No. 1 pp.13-36 (2014).<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>11. Alicia Elias-Roberts<\/strong>, \u201cA Comparative analysis of the UK and Commonwealth Caribbean approach towards Legitimate Expectation.\u201d Commonwealth Law Bulletin (2013). Pages 1 \u2013 10. 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