Publications -- Nickie Vlavianos

Selected Publications

Editor, Canada Energy Law Service - Federal (Toronto: Thomson Carswell) [looseleaf].

"The Regulation of Wind Power Development in Alberta: The Case of Municipalities" (2011) 22 J.E.L.P. 125

"Alberta's Approach to Local Governance in Oil and Gas Development" (2010) 48 Alta. L. Rev. 55

(with J. Owen Saunders) "Alberta's Water for Life and Recent Trends in International Law" Occasional Paper No. 33 (Calgary: Canadian Institute Resources Law, 2010), online: http://dspace.ucalgary.ca/bitstream/1880/48300/1/TrendsOP33w.pdf

"The Issues and Challenges with Public Participation in Energy and Natural Resources Development in Alberta" (2010) 108 Resources 1, online: http://wcmprod1.ucalgary.ca/cirl/files/cirl/Resources108.pdf.

"The Applicability of Section 7 of the Charter to Oil and Gas Development in Alberta" (2008) 17:3 Constitutional Forum constitutionnel 123.

"Key Shortcomings in Alberta's Regulatory Framework for Oil Sands Development" (2007) 100 Resources 1, online: http://wcmprod1.ucalgary.ca/cirl/files/cirl/Resources100.pdf.

The Legislative and Regulatory Framework for Oil Sands Development in Alberta: A Detailed Review and Analysis, Occasional Paper No. 21 (Calgary: Canadian Institute of Resources Law, 2007), online: http://wcmprod1.ucalgary.ca/cirl/files/cirl/OP21Oilsands.pdf.

"Public Participation and the Disposition of Oil and Gas Rights in Alberta" (2007) 17 J.E.L.P 205.

(with S. Kennett, S. Alexander, D. Duke, M. Passelac-Ross, M. Quinn, B. Stelfox and M.E. Tyler) Managing Alberta's Energy Future at the Landscape Scale, Paper No. 18 of the Alberta Energy Futures Project (Calgary: Institute for Sustainable Energy, Environment and Economy, University of Calgary, 2006), online: http://www.iseee.ca/files/iseee/ABEnergyFutures-18.pdf.

The Potential Application of Human Rights Law to Oil and Gas Development in Alberta: A Synopsis, Human Rights Paper No. 5 (Calgary: Canadian Institute of Resources Law and Alberta Civil Liberties Research Centre, 2006).

"The Role of Municipalities and Regional Health Authorities in Oil and Gas Development in Alberta" (2006) 94 Resources 1, online: http://wcmprod1.ucalgary.ca/cirl/files/cirl/Resources94.pdf.

Albertans' Concerns about Health Impacts and Oil and Gas Development: A Summary, Human Rights Paper No. 3 (Calgary: Canadian Institute of Resources Law and Alberta Civil Liberties Research Centre, 2006).

"Alberta's Energy and Utilities Board and the Constitution of Canada" (2005) 43:2 Alta. L. Rev. 369.

"Municipal Regulation of Oil and Gas Development" (August/September 2005) 30:1 LawNow 17, online: http://wcmprod1.ucalgary.ca/cirl/files/cirl/LawNow2005AugSepNV.pdf.

"Oil, Gas and a Right to Health" (October/November 2004) 29:2 LawNow 17, online: http://wcmprod1.ucalgary.ca/cirl/files/cirl/LawNow2004OctNovNV.pdf.

"Human Rights, Health and Resource Development in Alberta: A Summary of Current and Emerging Law" (2004) 85 Resources 1, online: http://wcmprod1.ucalgary.ca/cirl/files/cirl/Resources85.pdf.

Health, Human Rights and Resource Development in Alberta: Current and Emerging Law, Human Rights Paper No. 1 (Calgary: Canadian Institute of Resources Law and Alberta Civil Liberties Research Centre, 2003), online: http://wcmprod1.ucalgary.ca/cirl/files/cirl/HR1.pdf.

"Liability for Suspension/Discontinuation, Abandonment and Reclamation in Alberta - An Update" (2002) 39 Alta. L. Rev. 864.

"Creating Liability Regimes for the Clean-up of Environmental Damage: The Literature" (1999) 9 J.E.L.P. 145.

 

Selected Presentations

"Foundations for Public Participation in Energy and Natural Resources Development", Conference organized by the Canadian Institute of Resources Law entitled Public Participation in Energy and Natural Resources Development  in Alberta -- Is There Room for Improvement? November 19, 2010, University of Calgary

"Theoretical Foundations for Public Participation in Energy, Natural Resources and Environmental Decision-Making", Colloquium on Environmental Scholarship, Vermont Law School, October 22, 2010.

"Theoretical Musings about Public Participation in Energy and Natural Resources Development", Round Table on Public Participation in Energy and Natural Resources Development in Alberta, Canadian Institute of Resources Law, University of Calgary, April 16, 2010.

"Human Rights and the Environment", presentation to the Canadian Bar Association Environmental Law South Section in Calgary, Alberta, 8 November 2007.

"The Right to Health", "The Role of Municipalities and Regional Health Authorities in Oil and Gas Development in Alberta" and "The EUB Approval Process" presentations at a workshop entitled Health, Culture and Oil and Gas: Some Human Rights Issues, Drayton Valley, Alberta, 24 February 2007.

"The Role of Municipalities and Health Authorities in Oil and Gas Regulatory Approvals", presentation to the Canadian Bar Association Municipal Law South Section, Calgary, Alberta, 16 January 2007.

"The Legal Basis for Public Consultation in the Rights Disposition Process in Alberta - Administrative Law and Charter issues", presentation at a Round Table on The Legal Basis for a Right to Public Notice and Consultation Prior to the Issuance of Oil and Gas Rights in Alberta, hosted by the Faculty of Law, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, 15 March 2006.

"Some human rights issues in the context of oil and gas development in Alberta", presentation at a forum entitled "Extractive Industries and Human Rights" at the University of Alberta's International Week 2006, January 30 - February 3: More than words - Realizing Human Rights, Edmonton, Alberta, 31 January 2006.

"Human Rights and Resource Development", presentation at an International Bar Association Conference entitled Energy projects under increased scrutiny, Calgary, Alberta, 20 September 2004.

"Health as a Human Rights Issue in International Law", presentation at a conference entitled Human Rights and Resource Development in Alberta, Calgary, Alberta, 4 October 2002.

"Liability for Well Abandonment, Reclamation, Releases of Substances and Contaminated Sites in Alberta", presentation at a conference for Canadian Policy Research Award recipients, hosted by the Policy Research Initiative, Ottawa, Ontario, December 2001.

"Liability for Suspension/Discontinuation, Abandonment and Reclamation in Alberta - An Update", presentation at a Legal Education Society of Alberta conference entitled Oil & Gas Law: Selected Topics, Calgary, Alberta, 23 November 2000.