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As the first single-authored general account of the international law of energy, written by a leading authority and covering all the main rules, processes and institutions, this book will be of significant interest to undergraduate and graduate students, researchers and practitioners of international law, international relations and energy policy.
List of contents
Introduction; 1. Energy in international law; 2. Foundational approach: international energy transactions; 3. Foundational approach: regulating negative externalities; 4. Ad hoc approach: joint development of hydrocarbons; 5. Ad hoc approach: hydroelectricity, offshore wind, pipelines and electricity transmission lines; 6. Centralised approach: nuclear energy; 7. Centralised approach: producer/consumer, promotion and regional cooperation organisations; 8. International law and the energy transformation; Conclusion.
About the author
Jorge E. Viñuales is the Harold Samuel Chair of Law at Cambridge, the Founding Director of the Cambridge Centre for Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Governance, and a Member (Associé) of the Institut de Droit International. He has published extensively on international law and has wide experience as counsel, expert and adjudicator.
Summary
As the first single-authored general account of the international law of energy, written by a leading authority and covering all the main rules, processes and institutions, this book will be of significant interest to undergraduate and graduate students, researchers and practitioners of international law, international relations and energy policy.
Foreword
The first single-authored account of the international law of energy as a whole, written by a leading authority.
