A first! All our ongoing research has been organised around key themes and posted on the website.

You can access it easily by using this new research site.

Main publications and ongoing research are also listed.

 

Innovation and controversy have been the hallmarks of CEPMLP research over the years. An overview of the main themes of our current research has been brought together and is presented here.

We invite you to take a look and to contact us with your reactions, enquiries and suggestions.

 

The research themes may be briefly summarised as follows:

Cross-Border Issues
New mechanisms of co-operation have been developing at a rapid rate as a result of international law developments with a view to jointly developing ‘shared’ natural resources (oil, gas, water) by states. Separately, regional co-operation initiatives have encouraged multilateral arrangements covering transit of energy (electricity, oil, gas). The issues that arise may be studied and critically evaluated from an inter-disciplinary perspective, primarily through the interface of international and national regulatory frameworks.

Role of Government
Selected issues arising from the involvement of the state in the economic development of natural resources are the focus of this research, especially concerning: sustainable development; the operation of markets versus regulation, and the interface between national and international levels. Its aim is to identify practical and pragmatic outcomes to influence policy development.

Security
The predictable availability of and guaranteed access to energy and natural resources is essential for the modern world. Thus energy and natural resources continue to be closely linked with national and international security, both economic and political. CEPMLP undertakes high quality inter-disciplinary research in fields such as security of energy supply, the political and strategic dimensions of energy policy, security of access rights and environmental security.

International Trade
This theme aims at developing awareness of the role of the international trading system in the energy and resources industries and helping both stakeholders and policy makers understand the important issues. Given the importance of the issues, CEPMLP has decided to develop expertise and leadership in this emerging area with a view to influencing policy at all levels.

Energy-Environment Interface
With the advent of climate change policies, and the national and regional legal schemes designed to give effect to them, new issues of environmental law and policy are arising that cut across all energy and natural resource sectors. These, combined with a set of environmental problems related to petroleum exploration and production, require inter-disciplinary research in this field, with particular emphasis on the role of law and economics. Selected issues are being examined with a view to contributing to the wider debate among stakeholders as well as academic circles.