The extraction of hydrocarbons is an inherently hazardous activity with potential grave risks to the general environment. Environmental woes occur during all the stages of oil and gas cycle but more notable during the upstream stage of operations. The upstream stage involves exploration,...

The increased cost of litigation has not decreased the number of lawsuits filed each year. Even the economic recession has not helped. The majority of Ugandans probably have been or will be involved in a law suit at some point in their lives. They will be a party to a breach of contract,...

Under international law, state's territorial sovereignty ends at its boundaries and any hydrocarbons reservoirs that straddle across would belong to a different state with control over such territory. The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) provides a legal framework for...