CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2007
| Author | Medetbaeva, Venera Kuanishevna |
|---|---|
| Title | Environmental Protection in Investment Oil Contracts in Kazakhstan in comparison to the United Kingdom |
| Summary | In Introduction, it is illustrated why research on Environmental Protection in Investment Oil Contracts in Kazakhstan in comparison to the United Kingdom is important, how much research is done previously, what was tried to achieve by writing this thesis. The topic is discussed in three chapters, such as 1) Investment climate in Kazakhstan, which include subchapter Major oil companies in Kazakhstan; 2) Environmental regulation in Kazakhstan and 3) Environmental regulation policy in the United Kingdom. The first chapter is about the general situation of investing into Kazakhstan’s economy, what the country can offer in terms of economical, political and legal situation, e.g. tax system, dispute settlement, etc. Undermining problems like bureaucracy, corruption and change of legislation toward giving better position for domestic party is discussed. In the following subchapter I list the biggest oil companies set up in Kazakhstan, their location, investment into projects, outputs. It will be a helpful for readers to understand the importance of oil sector, and become familiarize with major oil companies. The second chapter outlines environmental legislation in Kazakhstan. In the third chapter, an overview of the past and present environmental regulations and policies of the United Kingdom presented. Britain, being the first industrialized nation, has a rich history of dealing with the environmental impact of human activities in general and industries in particular. A brief summary of the development of environmental legislation is given from before the industrial age up to the present day. Finally, I shall review the principles guiding decision-making concerning the environment in today's UK and enumerate the regulatory bodies responsible for making and implementing such decisions. The conclusion - lays out findings, sharing the author’s opinion on the problem and suggesting possible recommendation how to improve the situation. |
| Supervisor | Messmann, Stephan |
| Department | Legal Studies LLM |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2007/medetbaeva_venera.pdf |
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