Professors and alumni contribute to new book

Professor Al Lucas is co-editor (with alumna Lila Barrera-Hernandez, LLM'96, Barry Barton, Lee Godden and Anita Ronne) of Sharing the Costs and Benefits of Energy and Natural Resource Activity, published this week by Oxford University Press.

Al's chapter is titled “Participatory Rights and Strategic Litigation: Benefits Forcing and Endowment Protection in Canadian Natural Resource Development”.

Professor Nigel Bankes’ chapter, co-authored with Astrid Kalkbrenner, PhD'15, is titled “Liability for Oil Spills from Oil and Gas Operations in Canada’s Arctic Waters”. 

Lila Berrera-Hernandez also wrote the chapter “Indigenous Peoples and Free, Prior and Informed Consent in Latin America.” 

A chapter entitled, “Broadening Community and Regional Benefits from Energy Development Through Environmental Restoration Funds” was contributed by Canadian Institute of Resources Law Graduate Fellow, Nonye Opara, LLM'14.

This book is the product of a research project carried out by members of the Academic Advisory Group (AAG) of the International Bar Association’s Section on Energy, Environment, Resources and Infrastructure Law. It is the eighth in a series of AAG books published by OUP. The AAG has included UCalgary Law faculty members since its establishment in 1981.