Energy and Environmental Law

专业介绍

The LLM in Energy and Environmental Law aims to offer students an in-depth understanding of the legal aspects governing the key challenges of energy security and environmental protection. Students are trained for practice in the areas of energy investment and trade, project finance and infrastructure development, clean energy and climate change mitigation, with a focus on the specific energy and sustainability challenges of the Asia-Pacific region. The courses build on the expertise in energy and environmental law and investment and trade law at CUHK, and benefit from the participation of leading international practitioners in the field of energy and environmental law.

Energy and environmental law concerns sectors of vital importance to society. Specialised lawyers are needed to help government, companies and civil society ensure energy security while protecting the environment. For young lawyers, the field of energy and environmental law offers great professional opportunities and the potential to make a difference.

With its focus on China and more generally on East Asia, the LLM in Energy and Environmental Law Programme provides a unique perspective to the study of energy and environmental law. This programme offers specialised training in legal aspects of energy trade and investments, including the regulation of energy markets, the drafting of project finance agreements and the resolution of cross-border energy disputes. It also provides a deep understanding of the functioning of international and domestic environmental and climate law, equipping students with the tools to strive in a fast-expanding field of legal practice.