Research Handbook on International Energy Law (Research Handbooks in International Law series) (Elgar Original Reference)

International energy law is an elusive but important concept. There is no body of law called 'international energy law', nor is there any universally accepted definition for it, yet many specialised areas of international law have a direct relationship with energy policy. The Research Handbook on International Energy Law examines various aspects of international energy law and offers a comprehensive account of its basic concepts and processes. Adopting a practical approach, the Handbook traces the wide and somewhat informal notion of international energy law and covers the latest developments in the field. The expert contributors offer original research and analysis on pertinent topics such as energy investment, international energy disputes and energy trade. In addition to examining public international law issues and their application to energy activities, the Handbook also includes studies focused on private contractual arrangements and provides an angle on the human rights aspects of energy. This book will be a valuable tool for the expert audience - both academics and practitioners - and will provide students and early career practising lawyers with a good understanding of what 'international energy law' really means. Cover 1 Copyright 4 Contents 5 Figures 8 Tables 9 Contributors 10 Introduction 17 PART I INTRODUCTION 19 1. Internationalization of energy law 21 2. Institutional actors in international energy law 36 3. The interface between national and international energy law 62 PART II INTERNATIONAL ENERGY INVESTMENTS 95 4. Multilateral and bilateral energy investment treaties: Do we need a global solution? The Energy Charter Treaty as an objective result of the evolution of international energy markets and instruments of investment protection and stimulation 97 5. In search of investment stability 142 6. World petroleum regimes 167 7. Energy and international boundaries 199 PART III INTERNATIONAL DISPUTE SETTLEMENT AND ENERGY 215 8. International arbitration and energy: How energy disputes shaped international investment dispute resolution 217 9. Recent trends in energy disputes 243 10. The role of the Court of Justice of the European Union in the energy market liberalization 259 PART IV INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENERGY 291 11. The WTO agreements and energy 293 12. The international legal instruments for cross-border pipelines 326 13. Contractual issues in the international gas trade: LNG – the key to the golden age of gas 347 PART V INTERNATIONAL POVERTY, HUMAN RIGHTS AND ENERGY 377 14. Policy, law, and the actualization of the right of access to energy services 379 15. Renewable energy for food and water security projects in dry-land countries: Towards a model legal framework for the Qatar National Food Security Programme 405 PART VI ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY 423 16. Promotion of renewable electricity: Free trade and domestic industrial development 425 17. EU energy efficiency regulation and governance: Lessons for the US? 458 PART VII CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN INTERNATIONAL ENERGY LAW 491 18. Corruption and the energy sector: Inevitable bedfellows? 493 19. Transparency and international energy 532 20. The regulation of oil spills from offshore installations 566 21. Transit: The EU energy acquis and the Energy Charter Treaty 611 22. International energy law, institutions and geopolitics International energy law, institutions and geopolitics 642 Index 669