Sagar Suresh

Legal Research Assistant, Office of Assistant Dean Kristoffer Svendsen @The George Washington University Law School

DC, US

Draft memoranda analyzing the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) judgement concerning Norway’s Arctic Oil Exploration and related climate impact under the European Convention of Human Rights.• Evaluate the implications of the ECtHR judgment for Norway’s licensing regime on the Norwegian Continental Shelf; outline procedural and policy requirements for future oil field approvals, including global climate-impact assessment.• Research offshore licensing and climate-assessment obligations under Articles 8 and 13 of the European Convention on Human Rights and the Norwegian Petroleum Act, using LexisNexis and Westlaw.• Research legal and regulatory risks affecting U.S. offshore wind development, including the Empire Wind dispute, and assessed implications for permitting, contracting, and investor confidence.