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2015 International Aspects and Issues of Energy Law

Kalliopi Koufa Foundation for the Promotion of International and Human Rights Law I Aristotelous 2 I 54623 I Thessaloniki I Greece I mail: contact@koufafoundation.org www.koufafoundation.org

FoundationThe Kalliopi Koufa Foundation for the Promotion of International and Human Rights Law is a charitable institution. The Foundation, a legal person governed by private law, is sub-ject to the monitoring and control of the Minister for Finance, the Minister for Foreign Affairs and the Minister for Education, Lifelong Learning and Religious Affairs.

The Foundation was established in May 2012 (Official Journal of the Hellenic Republic 1491/B/2012) and has its headquarters in Thessaloniki. The object of the Foundation is the theoretical and applied research and cultivation of international law in all of its aspects, and in particular the promotion of the multidisciplinary study of the protection of human rights and of humanitarian law, at an international and national level.

ThessalonikiThe Summer Course on International Energy Law will be held in Thessaloniki. At the crossroads of the West and the East, Thessaloniki is a lively city, home to the biggest Greek University and famous for its Archeological Museum, the White Tower (symbol of the city) and its night life. Nearby, one can find the sandy beaches of Chalkidiki or the impressive sceneries of Mount Athos and Mount Olympos.

Main sponsor Bar Association of Thessaloniki

The participation fee for the Thessaloniki Summer Course is 300€. The fee covers registration, attendance and course material but does not cover accommodation, travel expenses and any meals.

Participants will need to make their own arrangements for travel and accommoda-tion. The Foundation is not responsible for providing accommodation to attendees. However, since the course is in July which is a high touristic season, the Foundation is making arrangements with specific hotels. Candidates will receive the relevant information upon selection.

The Thessaloniki Summer Course on International Aspects and Issues of Energy Law is open to students, especially LLM students and PhD candidates, researchers and practitioners from all over the world with a keen interest in the topic.

International Energy Law is a field in motion. From the industrial revolution onwards energy considerations have shaped international politics and in the last decades, international energy law has developed dynamically: sharing of energy resources, transnational investments in the energy sector, free trade and state subsidies, the proliferation of international energy agreements and the ensuing disputes, energy security and the environmental impact of energy activities are only some of the pressing issues that international law is called to regulate today.

The inaugural session of the Thessaloniki Summer Courses, organized by the Kalliopi Koufa Foundation, will offer an intensive, 10-day course that will introduce the subject of international energy law and examine its links and interaction with various relevant fields of international law, such as environmental law, investment law and arbitration, trade law, law of the sea, etc.

The Foundation will also award a Course Diploma. Only participants holding a law degree will be eligible for the Diploma exam. To obtain the Diploma, you will need to attend diligently the courses, lectures and workshops and sit a written examina- tion in English on Thursday, 9 July 2015 in the afternoon.

The Foundation may offer a limited number of scholarships upon its discretion to candidates who are nationals of non-EU and non-OECD countries and hold a law degree at the time of application. Scholarship requests should be made upon application and be accompanied by two recommendation letters to be sent directly to the email of the summer courses (summercourses@koufafoundation.org) by the referees within the application deadline.

Faculty of the Course Introductory Course onInternational Energy LawCatherine Redgwell, Chichele Professor of Public International Law, Oxford University

Issues of International Investment LawAugust Reinisch, Professor of International Law, Vice Dean of the Law Faculty, University of Vienna

Issues of International Trade LawAndreas Ziegler, Professor of International Law, University of Lausanne

Issues of International ArbitrationAndrea Bjorklund, Full Professor, L. Yves Fortier Chair in International Arbitration and International Commercial Law, McGill University

Issues of the Law of the SeaAnastasia Strati, Expert Counselor,Ministry of Foreign Affairs & European Commission

Issues of International Environmental LawDanae Azaria, Lecturer in Law, University College London

EU Energy LawEmmanuel Karagiannis, Senior Lecturer, King’s College London

Regional Security Systems in the Eastern Mediterranean and International LawAngelos Syrigos, Assistant Professor of International Law and Foreign Policy, Panteion University

Energy Geopolitics of the Eastern Mediterranean and the Exploration of Greek HydrocarbonsAlexandra Sdoukou, Legal Advisor, Greek Ministry of Reconstruction of Production, Environment and Energy

Course ProgrammeKeynote speechChristos Rozakis, Professor Emeritus; Chair of the Administrative Tribunal of the Council of Europe

Course Description

Fees and Accommodation

Diploma Exam and Scholarships

1. The deadline for application is 1 May 2015. The participation fee is 300€.2. Download, fill in, and submit electronically the Application Form together with

a CV of yours at summercourses@koufafoundation.org. Send the CV irrespective of whether you apply for scholarship or the Diploma Exam.

3. You will be notified about the selection decision by 15 May 2015 at the latest. At that time, you are strongly advised to also book a hotel.

4. In case you are selected, pay the participation fee by 1 June 2015 at the latest. All the details on the payment of the fee will be included in the email informing you about the selection process. Please send us a copy of the payment sheet.

5. By 15 June 2015 at the latest, you will be informed about the Diploma Exam and you will be sent a username and a password in order to access the reading material for the course.

Registration Process

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