Energy and natural resources law Books

Book SynopsisMuch remains to be known about public utilities system organization, efficiency, management, legislation, practices, and solutions worldwide, as well as the implications for sustainable development in different countries. Thus, a better understanding of the different management practices in public utilities across different contexts is needed to assess their impact on efficiency and sustainability, especially in the changed climate conditions.Transformation and Efficiency Enhancement of Public Utilities Systems: Multidimensional Aspects and Perspectives considers the necessity to transform public utilities systems towards sustainability and efficiency. This publication investigates the performance management process of public utility systems and evaluates the efficiency of public utilities to propose potential improvements. The book encourages amenable authorities to create more efficient and effective management systems and improve their performance. Additionally, it provides the government with a systemic approach to public utilities system transformation and development. Covering key topics such as public hygiene, sustainability, and environmental protection, this premier reference source is ideal for government officials, policymakers, industry professionals, researchers, academicians, scholars, practitioners, instructors, and students.

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Book SynopsisCross-border pipelines provide a relatively safe but economic tool for transportation of large quantities of oil and gas across international borders. Nowadays the international oil and gas pipeline network is expanding millions of kilometers worldwide. Meanwhile, just like any other industrial activities, pipelines cannot be kept completely safe from accidents. In the case of crossborder pipelines, unless appropriate measures have been taken by the parties involved for the prevention of such accident, the risks of such accidents are greater since control and monitoring are shared and it is more difficult to attribute blame for any transboundary damage.This book addresses the impact and application of various policy instruments and regulation at the international level, which may be considered as an appropriate instrument to guarantee the safety of cross-border oil and gas pipelines. Furthermore, this book addresses the issue of international responsibility for significant damage which may be caused by the cross-border pipelines, with an emphasis on the roles of states. The author provides answers to questions such as: What are the potential harms associated with cross-border oil and gas pipelines? What is the international legal regime applicable to cross-border pipelines? What are measures used to prevent and reduce damage which may be caused by crossborder pipelines? Is the current international legal regime applicable to crossborder and cross-country pipelines designed in such a way that it enables an effective prevention of trans-boundary damage? Under which conditions can states be held responsible for trans-boundary damage caused by pipelines?An economic analysis of safety and environmental regulation in relation to cross-border oil and gas pipelines in providing actors with adequate incentive to internalize pollution cost complements the book. Moreover, a detailed study of provisions of international and regional instruments in prevention of transboundary damage and compensation of such damage caused by crossborder pipelines will be provided. As a result this book contains the latest update of international and regional instruments with respect to prevention and compensation of transboundary damage caused by pipelines.

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Book SynopsisInternational 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 specialized 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 practicing lawyers with a good understanding of what 'international energy law' really means.Contributors: R.J. Battaglia, A.V. Belyi, P. Cameron, M. Galligan, A.M.-Z. Gao, T.P.Gormley, K. Hobér, L. Holt, S. de Jong, A. Konoplyanik, L.A. Low, R. Maalouf, T. Martin, M. Naseem, S. Naseem, Y. Omorogbe, S.-L. Penttinen, P. Roberts, A. Sabater, S.W. Schill, Y. Selivanova, I.A. Siddiky, M. Stadnyk, K. Talus, R.P. Tscherning, A. Wawryk, J. Wouters, K. YafimavaTrade Review‘The book's diverse topics, and impressive array of authors will make it a useful resource to a wide array of energy lawyers. The world's energy, environmental, and economic goals present a monumental hill to climb; the Research Handbook on lntemational Energy Law should be welcomed for beginning to illuminate the path.’ -- James W.Coleman, International Energy Law ReviewTable of ContentsContents: PART I: INTRODUCTION 1. Internationalisation of Energy Law Kim Talus 2. Institutional Actors in International Energy Law Sijbren de Jong and Jan Wouters 3. Interface Between National and International Energy Law Stephan W. Schill PART II: INTERNATIONAL ENERGY INVESTMENTS 4. Multilateral and Bilateral Energy Investment Treaties: Do We Need a Global Solution? Energy Charter Treaty as Objective Result of Evolution of the International Energy Markets and Instruments of Investment Protection and Stimulation Andrey A. Konoplyanik 5. In Search of Investment Stability Peter Cameron 6. World Petroleum Regimes Mohd Naseem and Saman Naseem 7. Energy and International Boundaries Tim Martin PART III: INTERNATIONAL DISPUTE SETTLEMENT AND ENERGY 8. International Arbitration and Energy: How Energy Disputes Shaped International Dispute Resolution Aníbal Sabater and Mark Stadnyk 9. Recent Trends in Energy Disputes Kaj Hobér 10. The Role of the Court of Justice of European Union in the Energy Market Liberalization Sirja-Leena Penttinen PART IV: INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENERGY 11. The WTO Agreements and Energy Yulia Selivanova 12. The International Legal Instruments for Cross-border Pipelines Ishrak Ahmed Siddiky 13. Contractual Issues in International Gas Trade: LNG – the Key to the Golden Age of Gas Peter Roberts and Ruchdi Maalouf PART V: INTERNATIONAL POVERTY, HUMAN RIGHTS AND ENERGY 14. Policy, Law, and the Actualization of the Right of Access to Energy Services Yinka Omorogbe 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 Rudiger P. Tscherning PART VI: ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY 16. Promotion of Renewable Electricity: Free Trade and Domestic Industrial Development Anton Ming-Zhi Gao 17. EU Energy Efficiency Regulation and Governance: Lessons for the US? Lynne Holt and Mary Galligan PART VII: CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN INTERNATIONAL ENERGY LAW 18. Corruption and the Energy Sector: Inevitable Bedfellows? Lucinda A. Low and Richard J. Battaglia 19. Transparency and International Energy Tonje Pareli Gormley 20. The Regulation of Oil Spills from Offshore Installations Alex Wawryk 21. Transit: The EU Energy Acquis and the Energy Charter Treaty Katja Yafimava 22. International Energy Law, Institutions and Geopolitics Andrei V. Belyi Index

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Book SynopsisIn the last twenty years the biofuels industry has developed rapidly in many regions of the world. This timely book provides an in-depth and critical study of the law and policies in many of the key biofuels producing countries, such as Brazil, China and the US, as well as the EU, and a number of other countries where this industry is quickly developing. Drawing on a range of disciplines, the contributors examine the roles of the public and private sectors in the governance of biofuels. They discuss topics such as sustainability and biofuels, and provide a critical review of regulatory regimes for biofuels. They conclude by proposing recommendations for more effective and efficient biofuel policies.Academics working in the area of renewable energy and students in environmental law will find this book to be of interest. It will also be of use to policy makers around the world looking to learn from various existing regimes.Contributors: G. Berndes, M. Brandão, A. Cowie, A. Cowie, K.S. Dahmann, J. De Beer, O. Englund, L.B. Fowler, A. Genest, L. Guo, M.-H. Labrie, Y. Le Bouthillier, E. Le Gal, O.J. Lim Tung, W.E. Mabee, F. Maes, L.D. Malo, M. Mansoor, P. Martin, H. Mcleod-Kilmurray, M.J.F. Montefrio, B.E. Olsen, R.O. Owino, P. Pereira De Andrade, M. Powers, A. Rønne, P.M. Smith, T. Smith, S. Soimakallio, I. Stupak, V.M. Tafur, A.R. TaylorTrade Review'As a reference for law and policy in a much wider range of countries than just the usual three, it has notable value.' --International Energy Law ReviewTable of ContentsContents: PART I SUSTAINABILITY AND BIOFUELS 1. Environmental Risks and Opportunities of Biofuels Annette Cowie, Alan Cowie, Sampo Soimakallio and Miguel Brandáo 2. The Roles of Public and Private Governance in Promoting Sustainable Bioenergy Oskar Englund and Göran Berndes 3. Confronting the “Unproductive” Upland Discourses in Biofuels Development in the Philippines Marvin Joseph F. Montefrio PART II CRITICAL REVIEW OF REGULATORY REGIMES FOR BIOFUELS 4. Biofuels’ Legal and Political Framework in Brazil : A Critical Review Through a Sustainable Development Lens Priscila Pereira de Andrade 5. United States Law and Policy and the Biofuel Industry Kristina S. Dahmann, Lara B. Fowler and Paul M. Smith 6. Lessons from US Biofuels Policy: The Renewable Fuels Standard's Rocky Ride Melissa Powers 7. The EU Legal Regime for Biofuels Birgitte Egelund Olsen and Anita Ronne 8. Belgian and French Biofuel Support Measures in Light of Argentina’s Challenge under the WTO Subsidies Agreement Alexandre Genest 9. The Current Legal Framework on Biofuels in China Lei Guo and Frank Maes 10. Biofuel Policy in Columbia: Strong Fiscal Incentives but Weak Environmental and Social Standards Victor M. Tafur 11. Agro-fuel Law and Policy in East Africa: Assessing Avenues for Sustainability Robert Omondi Owino 12. Biofuels, GMOs and Food Security: The South African Legal and Policy Framework Odile Juliette Lim Tung PART III BIOFUELS GOVERNANCE AND THE ROLES OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ACTORS 13. Unpacking the Complexities of Biofuels Policy Paul Martin and Elodie Le Gal 14. Trends in Government Incentives for Biofuels Warren E. Mabee, Lauren D. Malo and Ashton R. Taylor 15. An Industry Perspective: Government Policies to Accelerate the Development and Commercialization of Advanced Biofuels in Canada Marie-Hélène Labrie 16. Network Governance of Biofuels Jeremy de Beer 17. Private Regulation in the Bioenergy Sector Maha Mansoor, Inge Stupak and Tat Smith Index

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Book SynopsisThis is a unique book written by one of the leading scholars in the field. It uses detailed case studies to analyze the successes, failures and challenges of renewable energy initiatives in developing and emerging countries.Incorporating the insights and perspectives of researchers who come from the respective countries covered, the study compares some of the most exciting success stories, including: China's meteoric rise from near zero use of renewable energy to being the world leader in solar thermal, solar photovoltaic and wind energy; Brazil's success in becoming the world s top ethanol producer and exporter; and India's pioneering use of a hedge plant to produce biodiesel and its use of animal and human wastes for rural electrification. The book also describes Indonesia s disastrous palm oil program which cut down its forests and excavated its peat bogs. It concludes that good leadership is the largest factor in success, but that it is also critical to include public participation, training, transparency, environmental consideration, fair labor practices, protection against exploitation and enforcement.This book is designed to be helpful to other countries seeking to initiate renewable energy programs. It will appeal to local administrators and policymakers, field personnel from UN agencies and NGOs, and renewable energy funders, as well as to academic researchers.Contents: Preface Introduction 1. Case Studies of Renewable Energy in China with Chen Yitong, Long Xue and Zheyuan Liu 2. Nuclear Power in China: Successes and Challenges with Jingru Feng 3. Renewable Energy in the Philippines with Alvin K. Leong 4. Case Study of the Implementation of the Integrated Solar Combined Cycle Pilot Plant in Aïn Beni Mathar, Morocco with Alexis Thuau 5. Case Study of Biofuels in India with Sayan S. Das 6. Case Study of Renewable Energy in Brazil with Douglas S. Figueiredo and Lia Helena M.L. Demange 7. Case Study of Indonesia's Palm Oil-based Biodiesel Program with Christopher J. Riti 8. Case Study of Renewable Energy in Pakistan with Shakeel Kazmi 9. Conclusion IndexTrade ReviewHalf the world's new electric generating capacity added each year from 2008 onwards has been renewable, mainly now in developing countries. So is the quarter-trillion dollars a year of private investment in modern renewable energy. Organizations like REN21 and Bloomberg New Energy Finance track exciting and accelerating recent progress. But to understand how these renewable energy efforts in major developing countries have been structured and are evolving requires a guidebook with a legal and institutional perspective. Energy veteran Richard Ottinger and his Pace Law School graduate students from many key countries have now provided that guide - clearly written, well-organized, and a great public service. --Amory B. Lovins, Rocky Mountain InstituteRichard Ottinger, a pioneer in the development of national policy to promote renewable energy in the US, and his Pace Law School research assistants have created a unique piece of work on the legal and policy issues behind the global growth of renewable energy. Their book is indispensable as a text for law professors and students and as the definitive reference for lawyers and policymakers about developing and emerging country policies driving renewable energy use around the world. The fact that most of the research assistants are natives of the countries on which they researched and wrote their respective chapters gives the book uniquely credible insights into the legal and policy challenges faced by these countries, providing valuable lessons for others wanting to build renewable energy capacity in their own countries. --Robert Noun, Former Executive Director of Public Affairs, National Renewable Energy Laboratory and Adjunct Professor, University of Denver, Sturm College of LawThis book is unique in the literature on renewable energy law and policy. Firstly, it focuses on developing countries which means it fills the gap in international literature currently lacking on law and policy on renewable energy in developing countries. Secondly, it applies a basic uniform analysis method to each of the case studies. This makes the results of the case studies considerably comparable. Finally, based on the introduction to the related laws, policies and projects of the target countries, the author summarizes their experience and lessons. It is these summaries that reflect the purpose and value of this book. --Wang Xi, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, ChinaTable of ContentsContents: Preface Introduction 1. Case Studies of Renewable Energy in China with Chen Yitong, Long Xue and Zheyuan Liu 2. Nuclear Power in China: Successes and Challenges with Jingru Feng 3. Renewable Energy in the Philippines with Alvin K. Leong 4. Case Study of the Implementation of the Integrated Solar Combined Cycle Pilot Plant in Aïn Beni Mathar, Morocco with Alexis Thuau 5. Case Study of Biofuels in India with Sayan S. Das 6. Case Study of Renewable Energy in Brazil with Douglas S. Figueiredo and Lia Helena M.L. Demange 7. Case Study of Indonesia’s Palm Oil-based Biodiesel Program with Christopher J. Riti 8. Case Study of Renewable Energy in Pakistan with Shakeel Kazmi 9. Conclusion Index

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Book SynopsisThis detailed study presents an accessible examination of how upstream petroleum activities are regulated in developed and developing petroleum countries. It includes a particular focus on the granting of access to petroleum resources, and incorporates a thorough consideration of the concept of Lex Petrolea.Different countries utilize a variety of legal models for regulating the exploitation of petroleum resources and two internationally recognized systems of managing natural resources are salient: concessionary systems and contractual systems. Expert contributors provide a detailed and insightful overview of the licensing and concession system that is used to award access to petroleum in many countries. They address topics such as auctions and work program bidding, and consider contexts such as offshore petroleum and the Russian system. The book considers the international nature of petroleum, alongside how licenses are granted under the bid and discretionary system. It includes a comparative analysis of the award of licenses in the countries discussed.This discerning and comprehensive work will be a useful entry point for students embarking study in petroleum law. Academics will find this timely examination to be an indispensable overview of upstream operations. Practitioners will find this book an illustrative review of the origins of issues surrounding regulatory frameworks in managing natural resources.Contributors: S.W. Amaduobogha, O.L. Anderson, K. Fletcher-Johnson, G. Gordon, T. Hunter, A. Kompaniets, S. Kozuka, C. Kulander, E. Nordtveit, J. Paterson, E.G. Pereira, K. Svendsen, A. WawrykTrade Review'Tina Hunter has provided both practitioners and academics with a useful and much-needed handbook. It reminds the practitioner of the wider context and origins of the issues that comprise their daily work. For the lawyer moving into petroleum law for the first time, it gives a useful introduction. And the academics and students of petroleum law receive an introduction to some of the nitty gritty detail of petroleum contracts.' --Philip Andrews-Speed, National University of Singapore'Regulatory and contractual frameworks for upstream energy is a complex but highly relevant topic. By attracting an impressive list of academics and practitioners to examine and analyze some of the main areas for upstream operations, Dr Hunter provides a lucid account of the main elements in these systems. The book is an important addition to the existing body of literature on the topic.' --Kim Talus, University of Helsinki, Finland'Tina Hunter's edited book provides a comprehensive study of the key legal regimes that regulate the upstream petroleum sector. It is a useful guide for readers who want to have a clearer understanding on how the petroleum industry is regulated in the twenty-first century. The book is a highly relevant contribution to the practice and study of petroleum law, policy and governance and the growing specialism of petroleum law could do with more comparative studies of this nature.' --Hephzibah Egede, Review of European, Comparative and International Enviromental LawTable of ContentsContents: PART I PRINCIPLES OF PETROLEUM REGULATION 1. Petroleum Regulation in an International Context: The Universality of Petroleum Regulation and the Concept of Lex Petrolea Alex Wawryk 2. Access to Petroleum Under The Licensing and Concession System Tina Hunter PART II COMPARATIVE PETROLEUM REGULATION IN MATURE PETROLEUM PROVINCES 3 . Licensing and Concession System for Developing Australia’s Conventional Petroleum Resources Tina Hunter 4. Licensing the Exploration for and Production of Petroleum on the UK Continental Shelf Greg Gordon and John Paterson 5. Regulation of the Norwegian Upstream Petroleum Sector Ernst Nordtveit 6. The Offshore Petroleum Licensing Regime in the United States Owen L. Anderson and Christopher Kulander 7. Offshore Petroleum Resource Access and Regulation In Canada Kylie Fletcher-Johnson PART III COMPARATIVE PETROLEUM REGULATION IN DEVELOPING PETROLEUM PROVINCES 8. The Brazilian Concession System for Petroleum ExtractIon in Brazil Eduardo G. Pereira 9. The Legal Regime for Petroleum Activities in Nigeria Simon Warikiyei Amaduobogha 10. Regulation of the Russian Federation Petroleum Licensing Regime Kristoffer Svendsen and Andrey Kompaniets 11. Licensing and Regulation of Japan’s Offshore Resources Sourichirou Kozuka PART IV LEGAL ISSUES IN PETROLEUM REGULATION 12. Comparison of Access to Petroleum in Developed and Developing Licensing and Concession Systems Tina Hunter Index

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Book SynopsisThis timely book examines the role played by regional authorities in the EU in the transition towards renewable energy. Regional governments generally have important decision-making powers concerning energy transition, but they may encounter resistance to the establishment of renewable energy activities in their communities.Drawing on both academia and practice, the expert contributors explore some of the key legal questions that have emerged along the energy transition path. Specific attention is paid to support mechanisms, administrative procedures for authorizing renewable energy projects, including the relevance of procedural rights as set out in the Aarhus Convention, and opportunities for allowing citizens, particularly citizens living near renewable energy projects, participate financially in renewable energy production. Based on experiences in several Member States (Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden and the Netherlands) improvements to the content and application of the law are discussed. The book shows the complexities of renewable energy law, which will most likely become a controversial field of law in the near future.Providing a much-needed contribution to the literature, this is the first book to map legal questions around renewable energy from the perspective of local governments. It will have great appeal to scholars across both law and social sciences, as well as to practitioners in governments, NGOs and law firms.Contributors: B. Egelund Olsen, S. Fanetti, S. Gaines, K. De Graaf, I. Del Guayo Castiella, L. Holstenkamp, H. Kahl, C. Maly, A. Marseille, M. Meister, G. Michanek, M. Peeters, B. Pozzo, T. Schomerus, H. ThomasTrade Review‘This is a timely contribution to the body of literature on renewable energy and the role and responsibilities of the local and regional government authorities which must – like it or not – eventually implement it across the European Union. Environmental lawyers, as well as decision makers in local governments throughout the EU will definitely need to acquire this book.’ -- The Barrister MagazineTable of ContentsContents: PART I INTRODUCTION 1. Regional Renewable Energy Approaches: An Introduction to Exploring Legal Barriers and Opportunities Marjan Peeters, and Thomas Schomerus 2. An EU Law Perspective on the Role of Regional Authorities in The Field of Renewable Energy Marjan Peeters and Thomas Schomerus PART II SUPPORT MECHANISMS FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY 3. Trade Law Constraints to Regional Renewable Energy Support Schemes Hartmut Kahl 4. Promotion of Renewable Energy Sources by Regions: The Case of The Spanish Autonomous Regions Iñigo Del Guayo Castiella 5. Transforming the German Feed in Tariff System: Legal Aspects from a Regional Perspective Henning Thomas 6. Stabilizing the Grid with Regional Virtual Power Plants Moritz Meister PART III PLANNING AND PERMITTING RENEWABLE ENERGY 7. Towards Efficient Administrative Procedures for Renewable Energy Projects? The Dutch Experience with the Crisis and Recovery Act Kars De Graaf and Albert Marseille 8 One National Wind Power Objective and 290 Self-Governing Municipalities Gabriel Michanek 9. Subnational Resistance Against Renewable Energy: The Case of Italy Stefano Fanetti and Barbara Pozzo PART IV LOCAL( FINANCIAL) ENGAGEMENT 10. Regulatory Financial Obligations for Promoting Local Acceptance of Renewable Energy Projects Birgitte Egelund Olsen 11. Legal Aspects of Local Engagement – Land Planning and Citizens’ Financial Participation in Wind Energy Projects Christian Maly 12. Local Investment Schemes for Renewable Energy: A Financial Perspective Lars Holstenkamp 13. Community Wind Power and Solar: Regional Renewable Energy in the United States Sanford Gaines PART V CONCLUSION AND PROSPECT 14. Regional Renewable Energy: A String of Legal and Financial Challenges Marjan Peeters and Thomas Schomerus Index

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Book SynopsisIt is rare to find an analysis as clear-sighted of the energy market regulation in Europe taking into account legal, regulatory and (geo-)political aspects. Congratulations to this contribution to the debate about regulating energy markets in the future.'- Herwig C. H. Hofmann, Professor of European and Transnational Public LawLaw and Policy of the European Gas Market examines the regulatory and competitive choices of institutions and bodies operating within the EU gas market, with a view to achieving a higher level of market integration. Offering an in-depth analysis of the design, structure and functioning of the EU gas market, the book considers the most recent European legal developments associated with this market and places them in their respective geopolitical context.This timely book contributes to the discussion surrounding the concurrent application of competition law and regulation on the EU gas market. It also provides a unique critique of the way in which competition law is used, mainly through the European Commission's so-called 'commitments practice', while looking at consumer protection and the effects of such practice on third-country transmission system operators.This book provides a unique reassessment of the role played by sector-specific regulation in achieving gas market integration and will therefore prove a valuable resource for gas market participants, policy makers and lawyers in the field. It will also be of great use to students, academics and researchers interested in the latest legislative reform of the EU gas market or 'the Third Energy Package'.Contents: 1. Introduction 2. The specifics of the EU gas market 3. Setting of relationships with natural gas producers 4. EU gas market structure 5. Defining and assessing the current EU gas market design 6. Integration of the EU gar market through administrative bodies 7. Conclusion Bibliography Annex I: Legislation applicable to the EU gas market Annex II: Case Law IndexTrade Review'Addressing institutions and laws for European gas market integration, Waloszyk's work is a very useful study of a complex energy sub-market. It offers a transparent, systematic ordering of actors and interests – suppliers, distributors, consumers, the EU, Member States, non-EU states – and covers energy relations, market design, and regulatory choice. Her mainly legal focus incorporates diverse policy, (geo-)political and economic reflections in a solid, thoughtful, interesting, highly readable treatment, valuable to many actors in this area of EU policy.' -- Gerard C. Rowe, Europa-Universitaet Viadrina, Germany‘It is rare to find an analysis as clear-sighted of the energy market regulation in Europe taking into account legal, regulatory and (geo-)political aspects. Congratulations to this contribution to the debate about regulating energy markets in the future.’ -- Herwig C. H. Hofmann, Professor of European and Transnational Public Law‘Overall, the book presents valuable insights into the EU gas market and its continuous progression towards complete integration. Waloszyk’s holistic approach and her well-informed critique engages with the topic well and makes her work highly relevant to both academia and industry.’ -- Alexander Wilk, Utilities Law ReviewTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction 2. The specifics of the EU gas market 3. Setting of relationships with natural gas producers 4. EU gas market structure 5. Defining and assessing the current EU gas market design 6. Integration of the EU gar market through administrative bodies 7. Conclusion Bibliography Annex I: Legislation applicable to the EU gas market Annex II: Case Law Index

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Book SynopsisThis research collection examines writings from leading water law experts in the world to assess the law applicable to the uses, management and protection of water resources. Exploring the diverse aspects of this, from human rights to international economic law and peace and security, International Water Law comprehensively covers the multi-level facets of water resource management and protection in its wider scope.Table of ContentsContents: Volume I Acknowledgements Introduction Laurence Boisson de Chazournes and Mara Tignino PART I NOTIONS AND PRINCIPLES 1. Eyal Benvenisti (1996), ‘Collective Action in the Utilization of Shared Freshwater: The Challenges of International Water Resources Law’, American Journal of International Law, 90 (3), July, 384–415 2. Laurence Boisson de Chazournes (2009), ‘Freshwater and International Law: The Interplay Between Universal, Regional and Basin Perspectives’, United Nations World Water Development Report 3: Water in a Changing World, Paris, France: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), 1–10 3. Charles B. Bourne (1996), ‘The International Law Association’s Contribution to International Water Resources Law’, Natural Resources Journal, 36 (2), Spring, 155–216 4. Stephen C. McCaffrey (1996), ‘The Harmon Doctrine One Hundred Years Later: Buried, Not Praised’, Natural Resources Journal, 36 (3), Summer, 549–90 PART II INTERNATIONAL WATERCOURSES AND LAKES 5. Maurizio Arcari (1997), ‘The Codification of the Law of International Watercourses: The Draft Articles Adopted by the International Law Commission’, Anuario de Derecho Internacional, XIII, 3–32 6. Lucius Caflisch (1998), ‘Regulation of the Uses of International Watercourses’, in Salman M.A. Salman and Laurence Boisson de Chazournes (eds), International Watercourses: Enhancing Cooperation and Managing Conflict, Proceedings of a World Bank Seminar, World Bank Technical Paper Number 414, Chapter One, Washington, DC: World Bank, 3–16 7. ‘Draft Articles on the Law of the Non-Navigational Uses of International Watercourses’ (1996), in Yearbook of the International Law Commission 1994, Volume II, Part Two: Report of the Commission to the General Assembly on the Work of its Forty-Sixth Session, Chapter III, Section D, New York, NY and Geneva, Switzerland: United Nations, 89–135 8. ‘Introduction’, ‘Sovereignty Over Water’, ‘Independencies in the Water Cycle’, ‘The Value of Water’, ‘Water and Culture’, ‘Cooperation as Allocation’, ‘Cooperation as Salvation’, ‘Cooperation as Opportunity’, ‘Cooperation and Participation of Stakeholders’, ‘Framework for the Integrated Management of International Watercourses’, ‘A Human Right to Water’, ‘Water and Security’ and ‘Water for Peace – Peace for Water’ (2000), in National Sovereignty and International Watercourses, The Hague, Netherlands: Green Cross International, Chapters 1–13, March, 16–59 9. Patricia K. Wouters (1992), ‘Allocation of the Non-Navigational Uses of International Watercourses: Efforts at Codification and the Experience of Canada and the United States’, Canadian Yearbook of International Law, 30, December, 43–88 PART III TRANSBOUNDARY GROUNDWATERS 10. Gabriel E. Eckstein (2007), ‘Commentary on the U.N. International Law Commission’s Draft Articles on the Law of Transboundary Aquifers’, Colorado Journal of International Environmental Law and Policy, 18 (3), 537–610 11. Owen McIntyre (2011), ‘International Water Resources Law and the International Law Commission Draft Articles on Transboundary Aquifers: A Missed Opportunity for Cross-Fertilisation?’, International Community Law Review, 13 (3), 237–54 12. Francesco Sindico (2011), ‘The Guarani Aquifer System and the International Law of Transboundary Aquifers’, International Community Law Review, 13 (3), 255–72 PART IV ACCESS TO WATER, NON-STATE ACTORS AND WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT 13. Carl Bruch (2005), ‘Evolution of Public Involvement in International Watercourse Management’, in Carl Bruch, Libor Jansky, Mikiyasu Nakayama and Kazimierz A. Salewicz (eds), Public Participation in the Governance of International Freshwater Resources, Chapter 2, Tokyo, Japan: United Nations University Press, 21–72 14. Catarina de Albuquerque (2010), ‘Report of the Independent Expert on the Issue of Human Rights Obligations Related to Access to Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation’, United Nations General Assembly, Human Rights Council Fifteenth Session, Report GE.10-14831, New York, NY: United Nations, 1–22 15. Christina Leb (2012), ‘The Right to Water in a Transboundary Context: Emergence of Seminal Trends’, Water International, 37 (6), October, 640–53 16. Stephen McCaffrey (1992), ‘A Human Right to Water: Domestic and International Implications’, Georgetown International Environmental Law Review, 5 (1), 1–24 17. Dinah Shelton (2013), ‘Water Rights of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities’, in Laurence Boisson de Chazournes, Christina Leb and Mara Tignino (eds), International Law and Freshwater: The Multiple Challenges, Chapter 5, Cheltenham, UK and Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing, 69–94 18. Attila Tanzi (2010), ‘Reducing the Gap Between International Water Law and Human Rights Law: The UNECE Protocol on Water and Health’, International Community Law Review, 12 (3), 267–85 19. Mara Tignino (2014), ‘The Right to Water and Sanitation in Post-Conflict Legal Mechanisms: An Emerging Regime?’, in Erika Weinthal, Jessica Troell and Mikiyasu Nakayama (eds), Water and Post-Conflict Peacebuilding, Part 5, Abingdon, UK and New York, NY: Earthscan, 383–402 Volume II Acknowledgements An introduction to both volumes by the editors appears in Volume I PART I WATER AND INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC LAW 1. Cynthia Baumann (2001), ‘Water Wars: Canada’s Upstream Battle to Ban Bulk Water Export’, Minnesota Journal of Global Trade, 10, Winter, 109–32 2. Edith Brown Weiss (2005), ‘Water Transfers and International Trade Law’, in Edith Brown Weiss, Laurence Boisson de Chazournes and Nathalie Bernasconi-Osterwalder (eds), Fresh Water and International Economic Law, Chapter 3, Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 61–89 3. Philippe Cullet and Alix Gowlland-Gualtieri (2005), ‘Local Communities and Water Investments’, in Edith Brown Weiss, Laurence Boisson de Chazournes and Nathalie Bernasconi-Osterwalder (eds), Fresh Water and International Economic Law, Chapter 13, Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 303–32 4. Valerie Hughes and Gabrielle Marceau (2013), ‘WTO and Trade in Natural Resources’, in Laurence Boisson de Chazournes, Christina Leb and Mara Tignino (eds), International Law and Freshwater: The Multiple Challenges, Chapter 14, Cheltenham, UK and Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing, 266–97 5. Francesco Sindico (2007), ‘Water Export Bans for Environmental Purposes Before the WTO: A Reflection of the Difficult Relationship Between Trade and Environment’, Revue Hellénique de Droit International, 60, 153–72 6. Jorge E. Vinuales (2009), ‘Access to Water in Foreign Investment Disputes’, Georgetown International Environmental Law Review, 21 (4), 733–51 PART II WATER AND THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT 7. Richard B. Bilder (1972), ‘Controlling Great Lakes Pollution: A Study in United States-Canadian Environmental Cooperation’, Michigan Law Review, 70 (3), January, 469–556 8. Laurence Boisson de Chazournes, Christina Leb and Mara Tignino (2011), ‘Environmental Protection and Access to Water: The Challenges Ahead’, in Michael R. Van der Valk and Penelope Keenan (eds), The Right to Water and Water Rights in a Changing World, Chapter 2, Delft, Netherlands: UNESCO, 9–24 9. Johan G. Lammers (1984), ‘Treaty Law’, in Pollution of International Watercourses: A Search for Substantive Rules and Principles of Law, Chapter IV, The Hague, Netherlands: Martinus Nijhoff, 89–123 10. Ludwik A. Teclaff (1976), ‘Harmonizing Water Resources Development and Use with Environmental Protection in Municipal and International Law’, Natural Resources Journal, 16 (4), October, 807–61 PART III WATER AND INSTITUTIONAL COOPERATION 11. Dante A. Caponera (1985), ‘Patterns of Cooperation in International Water Law: Principles and Institutions’, Natural Resources Journal, 25 (3), July, 563–87 12. Lilian del Castillo Laborde (2008), ‘The Rio de la Plata River Basin: The Path Towards Basin Institutions’, in Olli Varis, Cecilia Tortajada and Asit K. Biswas (eds), Management of Transboundary Rivers and Lakes, Chapter 11, Berlin, Germany: Springer-Verlag, 269–92 13. Ellen Hey (2009), ‘Multi-Dimensional Public Governance Arrangements for the Protection of the Transboundary Aquatic Environment in the European Union: The Changing Interplay Between European and Public International Law’, International Organizations Law Review, 6 (1), 191–223 14. Makane Moïse Mbengue (2014), ‘A Model for African Shared Water Resources: The Senegal River Legal System’, Review of European Community and International Environmental Law, 23 (1), April, 59–66 15. Salman M.A. Salman (2009), ‘The Notification Process’ and ‘Objections to Bank-Financed Projects’, in The World Bank Policy for Projects on International Waterways: An Historical and Legal Analysis, Chapters 5–6, Washington, DC: World Bank, 105–60 PART IV INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY, AND DISPUTE SETTLEMENT 16. Laurence Boisson de Chazournes (2013), ‘Dispute Settlement Procedures and Fresh Water: Multiplicity and Diversity at Stake’, in Nerina Boschiero, Tullio Scovazzi, Cesare Pitea and Chiara Ragni (eds), International Courts and the Development of International Law: Essays in Honour of Tullio Treves, Part III, The Hague, Netherlands: Asser Press, 109–20 17. Jutta Brunnée and Stephen J. Toope, (1997), ‘Environmental Security and Freshwater Resources: Ecosystem Regime Building’, American Journal of International Law, 91 (1), January, 26–59 18. Salman M.A. Salman (2013), ‘Mediation of International Water Disputes — The Indus, the Jordan, and the Nile Basins Interventions’, in Laurence Boisson de Chazournes, Christina Leb and Mara Tignino (eds), International Law and Freshwater: The Multiple Challenges, Chapter 18, Cheltenham, UK and Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing, 360–405 19. Jeffrey D. Stein (2011), ‘Waging Waterfare: Israel, Palestinians, and the Need for a New Hydro-Logic to Govern Water Rights Under Occupation’, New York University Journal of International Law and Politics, 44 (1), 165–217 20. Mara Tignino (2010), ‘Water, International Peace, and Security’, International Review of the Red Cross, 92 (879), September, 647–74 Index

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Book SynopsisDernbach and May have brought together a marvelous collection of essays that join two inseparable issues: shale gas and sustainability. Each of the 12 articles, written by important authors, together with an introduction and conclusion from Dernbach and May, offers insightful recommendations on how to explore shale gas around the globe in a sustainable way.'- Marcelo Dantas, Universidade do Vale do Itajaí (UNIVALI), SC, BrazilThe rapid growth of shale gas development has led to an intense and polarizing debate about its merit. This book asks and suggests answers to the question that has not yet been systematically analysed: what laws and policies are needed to ensure that shale gas development helps to accelerate the transition to sustainability?In this groundbreaking book, more than a dozen experts in policy and academia assess the role that sustainability plays in decisions concerning shale gas development in the US and elsewhere, offering legal and policy recommendations for developing shale gas in a manner that accelerates the transition to sustainability. Contributors assess good practices from Pennsylvania to around the planet, discussing how these lessons translate to other jurisdictions. Ultimately, the book concludes that major changes in law and policy are needed to develop shale gas sustainably.Policymakers and educators alike will find this book to be a valuable resource, as it tackles the technical, social, economic and legal aspects associated with this sustainability issue. Other strengths are its clear language and middle-ground policy perspective that will make Shale Gas and the Future of Energy accessible to both students and the general public.Contributors: D.A. Brown, T. Daya-Winterbottom, J. Glazewski, B.D. Goldstein, P. Ko, B. Kolb, K.T. Kristl, J.A. 'Skip' Laitner, J. McElfish, J. Morgan, J.H. Quigley, P. Salkin, D.B. Spence, D. Stares, J. Ubinger, Jr., J. WilliamsonTrade Review‘Dernbach and May have brought together a marvelous collection of essays that join two inseparable issues: shale gas and sustainability. Each of the 12 articles, written by important authors, together with an introduction and conclusion from Dernbach and May, offers insightful recommendations on how to explore shale gas around the globe in a sustainable way.’ -- Marcelo Dantas, Universidade do Vale do Itajaí (UNIVALI), SC, Brazil‘This collection of essays provides a good introduction to the policy and legal issues related to sustainable extraction of shale gas.’ -- European Energy and Environmental Law ReviewTable of ContentsContents: Introduction James R. May and John C. Dernbach 1. Framing the Sustainability Questions John C. Dernbach PART I PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT 2. Sustainable Drilling through Health Impact Assessment: Understanding and Planning for Public Health Impacts Pam Ko and Patricia Salkin 3. Requiring Full Cost Accounting for Environmental and Social Impacts John H. Quigley PART II COMMUNITY 4. Sustainable Housing in Rural Communities Affected by Shale Gas Development Jonathan Williamson and Bonita Kolb 5. Sustainability and Community Responses to Local Impacts Diana Stares, James McElfish and Jack Ubinger, Jr. PART III PUBLIC PARTICIPATION, PUBLIC INFORMATION AND ACCESS TO JUSTICE 6. Public Participation and Sustainability: How Pennsylvania’s Shale Gas Program Thwarts Sustainable Outcomes Kenneth T. Kristl 7. Sustainability and Stakeholder Participation: Shale Gas Extraction in the United Kingdom Jill Morgan 8. Relevance of Transparency to Sustainability and to Pennsylvania's Shale Gas Legislation Bernard D. Goldstein IV GOVERNANCE 9. Regulating Shale Gas Production for Sustainability: The Federalism Questions David B. Spence 10. Sustainable Development and Proposed Shale Gas Extraction in South Africa: Prospects and Challenges Jan Glazewski 11. Sustainable Management of Onshore Recovery of Unconventional Gas in New Zealand Trevor Daya-Winterbottom PART V ENERGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE 12. The Sustainability Imperative of the Surprisingly Big Energy Efficiency Resource John A. “Skip” Laitner 13. Is Shale Gas Part of a Sustainable Solution to Climate Change? A Factual and Ethical Analysis Donald A. Brown PART VI LOOKING FORWARD 14. Making Shale Gas Production More Sustainable John C. Dernbach and James R. May Index

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Book SynopsisThe Research Handbook on International Law and Natural Resources provides a systematic and comprehensive analysis of the role of international law in regulating the exploration and exploitation of natural resources. The book covers overarching and sectoral, as well as traditional and emerging, legal issues in natural resource development.The book illuminates interactions and tensions between international environmental law, human rights and economic law, as well as the law of the sea, tracing their evolution and identifying critical areas for further investigation. It also discusses the relevance of soft law and international dispute settlement, as well as of various unilateral, bilateral, regional and transnational initiatives in the governance of natural resources. Analysis of historical and current policy debates, including the incipient negotiations of a new international legally binding instrument on marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction, and the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement on climate change, are included.While the handbook is accessible to those approaching the subject for the first time, it identifies pressing areas for further investigation that will be of interest to advanced researchers and practitioners of international environmental, economic, and human rights law.Contributors include: R. Barnes, V. Barra, B. Boer, C. Chiarolla, L. Cotula, F. Francioni, J. Harrison, J. Jabour, M. Jansson, M. Kidd, R.E. Kim, T. Koivurova, K. Kulovesi, R. Leal-Arcas, F. Lesniewska, C. Massarella, S. Minas, O. McIntyre, E. Morgera, E. Orlando, F. Ortino, A. Proelss, S. Romppanen, C. Salpin, N.M. Tabari, K. Talus, A. Trouwborst, H. van Asselt, J. VinualesTrade Review'This volume presents an excellent and long overdue assessment of international law as related to the use of natural resources. Its analytical focus on the triad of international human rights, environmental and economic law provides deep insights into the often disjointed nature of this body of law. The research agenda set out in the concluding chapter highlights that there is analytical work to be done. A must read for anyone interested the topic!' --Ellen Hey, Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands'A distinguished mix of authors coming from a variety of backgrounds, all of whom are experts in a field of crucial importance for present and future generations. The book covers different strands of international and domestic law as well as the numerous governance and dispute settlement loci that are relevant. It highlights the need for more integrated approaches and sets an agenda for the years ahead. In sum, this is required reading for all lawyers involved in one or more of the areas touched upon by the book.' --Laurence Boisson de Chazournes, University of Geneva, Switzerland'This is a valuable and illuminating collection of essays on international law relating to natural resources, both terrestrial and marine, written by a team of distinguished international experts. Commendably, the book takes a holistic approach to its subject, examining a variety of areas of international law applicable to the exploitation of natural resources, including international environmental, human rights, investment and trade law. The book is an important and welcome contribution to the literature.' --Robin Churchill, University of Dundee, UKTable of ContentsContents: Introduction PART I KEY CONCEPTS 1. National Sovereignty Over National Resources: Environmental Challenges and Sustainable Development Virginie Barral 2. Foreign Direct Investment: International Investment Law and Natural Resource Governance Jorge E. Viñuales 3. International Trade: Natural Resources and the World Trade Organization Kati Kulovesi 4. Natural Resources and Human Rights Francesco Francioni 5. Corruption and Conflict Emanuela Orlando 6. Corporate Accountability Elisa Morgera PART II RESOURCES UNDER NATIONAL JURISDICTION Section A: Biological Resources 7. Land: Lorenzo Cotula 8. Forests: Learning Lessons from our Interventions Feja Lesniewska 9. Fisheries Alexander Proelss 10. Wildlife and Landscapes Arie Trouwborst 11. Genetic Resources Claudio Chiarolla Section B: Energy 12. Oil and Gas: International Petroleum Regulation Kim Talus 13. Renewable Energy Rafael Leal-Arcas and Stephen Minas 14. Biofuels Max Jansson and Seita Romppanen Section C: Other Resources 15. Water Owen Mcintyre 16. Minerals Michael Kidd 17. Arctic Resources: Exploitation of Natural Resources in the Arctic from the Perspective of International Law Timo Koivurova PART III RESOURCES BEYOND NATIONAL JURISDICTION 18. High Seas Fisheries Richard Barnes and Carmino Massarella 19. Resources of the International Seabed Area James Harrison 20. Marine Genetic of Resources in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction: Soul Searching and the Art of Balance Charlotte Salpin 21. Antarctica Resources: Economic Activities in Antarctica: Resources and Legal Regimes Julia Jabour PART IV ACTORS AND INSTITUTIONS 22. International Law-Making Ben Boer 23. Global Governance: Problem Shifting in the Anthropocene and the Limits of International Law Rakhyun E. Kim and Harro Van Asselt 24. International Dispute Settlement: The Settlement of Investment Disputes Concerning Natural Resources - Applicable Law and Standards of Review Federico Ortino and Nima Mersadi Tabari Conclusions: A Research Agenda on International Law and Natural Resources Elisa Morgera and Kati Kulovesi Index

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Book SynopsisThe centrality of natural resources to global economic growth has placed the debate over their ownership and control at the forefront of legal, territorial and political disputes. Combining both legal and policy expertise with academic and practitioner perspectives this book considers the dimensions of natural resource governance at a time when disputes over their use grow more acute. Focusing on the law, regulation and governance of natural resources, this timely work examines in detail the conflicts and contradictions arising at the intersection between international economic law, sustainable development and other areas of international law, most notably human rights law and environmental law. Exploring the views of different stakeholder groups in the natural resources sectors, key chapters consider whether their differing interests and concerns are adequately addressed under national and international law. This book will appeal to scholars of law, political science and development studies. It will also benefit policy practitioners and advocacy specialists in development NGOs, research institutes and international organisations.Contributors include: S. Adelman, J.P. Bohoslavsky, C. Buggenhoudt, L. Cotula, D. Davitti, J. Faundez, J. Justo, L. Martin, J. McEldowney, S. McEldowney, C. Ochoa, D. Ong, M. Picq, F. Smith, C. Tan, J. Van Alstine, E. WilsonTrade Review'The editors are to be congratulated on a timely and thought-provoking collection of essays that reappraise the international legal and political framework for natural resource governance and its impact on sustainable development.' --Mary Footer, University of Nottingham School of Law, UK'This is an innovative and intellectually enriching collection of essays on a very topical subject. The contributors present critical analysis and original approaches to interaction and tensions in various areas of international law, also addressing the legal questions arising from its fragmentation, a topic debated by the International Law Commission. Providing a fascinating insight into the workings of international law within various sectors of activities in developing countries and the tensions arising therefrom, such as between investors and local communities in natural resources projects, this book is a very rich source of knowledge. It is highly recommended for both practitioners and scholars.' --Malgosia Fitzmaurice, Queen Mary University of London, UK'This collection of essays on natural resources and sustainable development shines a light on the many vistas of the topic. While each chapter brings a refreshing review of extant literature on the specific area of enquiry, the indepth analysis of particular jurisdictions or industries makes for a better understanding of the issues at stake. In some cases new ground is broken where the authors debunk old ideas. Manuela Lavinas Picq's chapter on ''situating the amazon in world politics'' is a good example. After reading it, one is not likely to view the Amazon in the same way again. I recommend this book to scholars and practitioners alike.' --Victor Essien, International Journal of Legal InformationTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction Celine Tan and Julio Faundez 2. Investment Treaties, Natural Resources and Regulatory Space: Technical Issues and Political Choice in International Investment Law Lorenzo Cotula 3. Risky Business: Political Risk Insurance and the Law and Governance of Natural Resources Celine Tan 4. The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative in Africa: Overcoming the Resource Curse and Promoting Sustainable Development Emma Wilson and James van Alstine 5. BITs, State Regulation and Business-Related Human Rights Violations in Water and Sanitation Services Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky, Liber Martin and Juan Justo 6. Away from the Spotlight: Foreign Investment in the Afghan Extractive Sector and the State’s Duty to Protect the Right to Water Daria Davitti 7. The Governance of Natural Resources in Latin America: The Commodities Consensus and the Policy Space Conundrum Julio Faundez 8. Generating Conflict: Gold, Water and Vulnerable Communities in the Colombian Highlands Christiana Ochoa 9. Situating the Amazon in World Politics Manuela Lavinas Picq 10. Tropical Forests, Climate Change and Neoliberal Environmental Governmentality Sam Adelman 11. The Role of Law in the Economy and in Regulating Natural Resources and Environmental Protection in China John McEldowney 12. Natural Resources and Global Value Chains: What Role for the WTO? Fiona Smith 13. Sustainable Chemical Regulation in a Global Environment Sharron McEldowney 14. Litigation Against Multinational Oil Companies in Their Home State Jurisdictions: An Alternative Legal Response to Pollution Damage in Foreign Jurisdictions David Ong 15. The Public Interest in International Investment Arbitration on Natural Resources Claire Buggenhoudt Index

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Book SynopsisInternational 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 specialized 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 practicing lawyers with a good understanding of what 'international energy law' really means.Contributors: R.J. Battaglia, A.V. Belyi, P. Cameron, M. Galligan, A.M.-Z. Gao, T.P.Gormley, K. Hobér, L. Holt, S. de Jong, A. Konoplyanik, L.A. Low, R. Maalouf, T. Martin, M. Naseem, S. Naseem, Y. Omorogbe, S.-L. Penttinen, P. Roberts, A. Sabater, S.W. Schill, Y. Selivanova, I.A. Siddiky, M. Stadnyk, K. Talus, R.P. Tscherning, A. Wawryk, J. Wouters, K. YafimavaTrade Review‘The book's diverse topics, and impressive array of authors will make it a useful resource to a wide array of energy lawyers. The world's energy, environmental, and economic goals present a monumental hill to climb; the Research Handbook on lntemational Energy Law should be welcomed for beginning to illuminate the path.’ -- James W.Coleman, International Energy Law ReviewTable of ContentsContents: PART I: INTRODUCTION 1. Internationalisation of Energy Law Kim Talus 2. Institutional Actors in International Energy Law Sijbren de Jong and Jan Wouters 3. Interface Between National and International Energy Law Stephan W. Schill PART II: INTERNATIONAL ENERGY INVESTMENTS 4. Multilateral and Bilateral Energy Investment Treaties: Do We Need a Global Solution? Energy Charter Treaty as Objective Result of Evolution of the International Energy Markets and Instruments of Investment Protection and Stimulation Andrey A. Konoplyanik 5. In Search of Investment Stability Peter Cameron 6. World Petroleum Regimes Mohd Naseem and Saman Naseem 7. Energy and International Boundaries Tim Martin PART III: INTERNATIONAL DISPUTE SETTLEMENT AND ENERGY 8. International Arbitration and Energy: How Energy Disputes Shaped International Dispute Resolution Aníbal Sabater and Mark Stadnyk 9. Recent Trends in Energy Disputes Kaj Hobér 10. The Role of the Court of Justice of European Union in the Energy Market Liberalization Sirja-Leena Penttinen PART IV: INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENERGY 11. The WTO Agreements and Energy Yulia Selivanova 12. The International Legal Instruments for Cross-border Pipelines Ishrak Ahmed Siddiky 13. Contractual Issues in International Gas Trade: LNG – the Key to the Golden Age of Gas Peter Roberts and Ruchdi Maalouf PART V: INTERNATIONAL POVERTY, HUMAN RIGHTS AND ENERGY 14. Policy, Law, and the Actualization of the Right of Access to Energy Services Yinka Omorogbe 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 Rudiger P. Tscherning PART VI: ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY 16. Promotion of Renewable Electricity: Free Trade and Domestic Industrial Development Anton Ming-Zhi Gao 17. EU Energy Efficiency Regulation and Governance: Lessons for the US? Lynne Holt and Mary Galligan PART VII: CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN INTERNATIONAL ENERGY LAW 18. Corruption and the Energy Sector: Inevitable Bedfellows? Lucinda A. Low and Richard J. Battaglia 19. Transparency and International Energy Tonje Pareli Gormley 20. The Regulation of Oil Spills from Offshore Installations Alex Wawryk 21. Transit: The EU Energy Acquis and the Energy Charter Treaty Katja Yafimava 22. International Energy Law, Institutions and Geopolitics Andrei V. Belyi Index

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Book SynopsisThis timely research review explores the main issues surrounding competition and regulation in electricity markets. The industry is experiencing irresistible forces for change driven by energy policy objectives; a reassessment of market regulation in the face of high energy prices and the response to consumer pressure to agree on what constitutes a fair price for energy. This research review identifies the key articles that underpin the debate across the industries supply chain (generation, supply and networks) and from a regulatory perspective (including market power and incentive regulation) followed by a consideration of the overall impact of liberalisation and future developments. Table of ContentsContents: Introduction Sebastian Eyre and Michael G. Pollitt PART I CLASSICS A Economics 1. F.P. Ramsey (1927), ‘A Contribution to the Theory of Taxation’, Economic Journal, 37 (145), March, 47–61 2. Harold Hotelling (1938), ‘The General Welfare in Relation to Problems of Taxation and of Railway and Utility Rates’, Econometrica, 6 (3), July, 242–69 3. R.H. Montgomery (1939), ‘Government Ownership and Operation of the Electric Industry’, Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 201, January, 43–9 4. James C. Bonbright (1941), ‘Major Controversies as to the Criteria of Reasonable Public Utility Rates’, American Economic Review, 30 (5), February, 379–89 5. Nancy Ruggles (1949–1950), ‘Recent Developments in the Theory of Marginal Costs Pricing’, Review of Economic Studies, 17 (2), 107–26 6. M. Boiteux (1960), ‘Peak-Load Pricing’, Journal of Business, 33 (2), April, 157–79 B Regulation 7. Harvey Averch and Leland L. Johnson (1962), ‘Behavior of the Firm Under Regulatory Constraint’, American Economic Review, 52 (5), December, 1052–69 8. George G. Stigler and Claire Friedland (1962), ‘What Can Regulators Regulate? The Case of Electricity’, Journal of Law and Economics, 5, October, 1–16 9. George J. Stigler (1971), ‘The Theory of Economic Regulation’, Bell Journal of Economics and Management Science, 2 (1), Spring, 3–21 10. Sam Peltzman (1976), ‘Toward a More General Theory of Regulation’, Journal of Law and Economics, 19 (2), August, 211–40 11. Harold Demsetz (1968), ‘Why Regulate Utilities?’, Journal of Law and Economics, 11 (1), April, 55–65 12. Leonard W. Weiss (1975), ‘Antitrust in the Electric Power Industry’, in Almarin Phillips (ed.), Promoting Competition in Regulated Markets, Chapter 5, Washington, DC: Brookings Institution Press, 135–73 13. Andrei Shleifer (1985), ‘A Theory of Yardstick Competition’, RAND Journal of Economics, 16 (3), Autumn, 319–27 14. Richard A. Posner (1971), ‘Taxation by Regulation’, Bell Journal of Economics and Management Science, 2 (1), Spring, 22–50 15. William Stanley Jevons (1885), ‘The Coal Question in England’, Science, 5 (108), February, 175–6 PART II INCENTIVE REGULATION 16. William J. Baumol (1982), ‘Productivity Incentive Clauses and Rate Adjustment for Inflation’, Public Utilities Fortnightly, 110, July, 11–18 17. Richard Schmalensee (1989), ‘Good Regulatory Regimes’, RAND Journal of Economics, 20 (3), Autumn, 417–36 18. David E.M. Sappington and Dennis L. Weisman (1994), ‘Designing Superior Incentive Regulation: Modifying Plans to Preclude Recontracting and Promote Performance’, Public Utilities Fortnightly, 132 (5), March, 27–32 19. Paul L. Joskow (2013), ‘Incentive Regulation in Theory and Practice: Electricity Distribution and Transmission Networks’, in Nancy L. Rose (ed.), Economic Regulation and Its Reform: What Have We Learned?, Chapter 5, Chicago, IL and London, UK: University of Chicago Press, 291–344 PART III COMPETITION IN GENERATION 20. Paul L. Joskow (1997), ‘Restructuring, Competition and Regulatory Reform in the U.S. Electricity Sector’, Journal of Economic Perspectives, 11 (3), Summer, 119–38 21. Peter Cramton and Steven Stoft (2005), ‘A Capacity Market that Makes Sense’, Electricity Journal, 18 (7), August/September, 43–54 22. Eric S. Schubert, David Hurlbut, Parviz Adib and Shmuel Oren (2006), ‘The Texas Energy-Only Resource Adequacy Mechanism’, Electricity Journal, 19 (10), December, 39–49 23. Richard Green and Nicholas Vasilakos (2010), ‘Market Behaviour with Large Amounts of Intermittent Generation’, Energy Policy, 38 (7), July, 3211–20 PART IV MARKET POWER 24. David M. Newbery (1995), ‘Power Markets and Market Power’, Energy Journal, 16 (3), 39–66 25. Severin Borenstein, James B. Bushnell and Frank A. Wolak (2002), ‘Measuring Market Inefficiencies in California’s Restructured Wholesale Electricity Market’, American Economic Review, 92 (5), December, 1376–405 26. Richard Green (1999), ‘The Electricity Contract Market in England and Wales’, Journal of Industrial Economics, XLVII (1), March, 107–24 27. Paul L. Joskow and Edward Kahn (2002), ‘A Quantitative Analysis of Pricing Behavior in California’s Wholesale Electricity Market During Summer 2000’, Energy Journal, 23 (4), 1–35 28. Severin Borenstein (2002), ‘The Trouble with Electricity Markets: Understanding California’s Restructuring Disaster’, Journal of Economic Perspectives, 16 (1), Winter, 191–211 29. Andrew Sweeting (2007), ‘Market Power in the England and Wales Wholesale Electricity Market 1995–2000’, Economic Journal, 117 (520), April, 654–85 30. Richard Gilbert and David Newbery (2010), ‘Electricity Merger Policy in the US and EU Electricity Generation’, in François Lévêque and Howard Shelanski, Antitrust and Regulation in the EU and US: Legal and Economic Perspectives, Chapter 6, Cheltenham, UK and Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 160–81 PART V TRANSMISSION AND SYSTEM OPERATION 31. Roger E. Bohn, Michael C. Caramanis and Fred C. Schweppe (1984), ‘Optimal Pricing in Electrical Networks over Space and Time’, RAND Journal of Economics, 15 (3), Autumn, 360–76 32. William W. Hogan (1992), ‘Contract Networks for Electric Power Transmission’, Journal of Regulatory Economics, 4 (3), September, 211–42 33. Hung-Po Chao and Stephen Peck (1995), ‘A Market Mechanism for Electric Power Transmission’, Journal of Regulatory Economics, 10 (1), July, 25–59 34. Paul Joskow and Jean Tirole (2005), ‘Merchant Transmission Investment’, Journal of Industrial Economics, LIII (2), June, 233–64 35. Stephen C. Littlechild and Carlos J. Skerk (2008), ‘Transmission Expansion in Argentina 4: A Review of Performance’, Energy Economics, 30 (4), July, 1462–90 PART VI RETAIL COMPETITION 36. Chris M. Wilson and Catherine Waddams Price (2010), ‘Do Consumers Switch to the Best Supplier?’, Oxford Economic Papers, 62 (4), October, 647–68 37. Stephen Littlechild (2008), ‘Municipal Aggregation and Retail Competition in the Ohio Energy Sector’, Journal of Regulatory Economics, 34 (2), October, 164–94 PART VII LIBERALISATION IMPACTS 38. Paul L. Joskow (2008), ‘Lessons Learned from Electricity Market Liberalization’, Energy Journal, 29 (2), 9–42 PART VIII FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS 39. Christopher Hood (2010), ‘Can We? Administrative Limits Revisited’, Public Administration Review, 70 (4), July/August, 527–34 40. Michael G. Pollitt (2012), ‘Lessons from the History of Independent System Operators in the Energy Sector’, Energy Policy, 47, August, 32–48 41. L. Lynne Kiesling (2009), ‘Organization Form and the Wires’, in Deregulation, Innovation and Market Liberalization: Electricity Regulation in a Continually Evolving Environment, Chapter 5, London, UK and New York, NY: Routledge, 88–103, notes, references 42. Ahmad Faruqui and Sanem Sergici (2010), ‘Household Response to Dynamic Pricing of Electricity: A Survey of 15 Experiments’, Journal of Regulatory Economics, 38 (2), October, 193–225 Index

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Book SynopsisInternational Energy Governance: Selected Legal Issues covers some of the most interesting and pressing areas of international energy law and policy. Eastern-Mediterranean, WTO and energy, external EU energy policy and the promotion of renewable energy and its various effects on market institutions are just examples of legal issues selected for this book. The authors provide a comprehensive account of these areas under a common theme of energy, trade and environment. This is recommended reading for international lawyers dealing with these topics.'- Kim Talus, University of Eastern Finland, FinlandIn a world that is hungry for energy security, the legal components at the junction of interstate energy cooperation have become increasingly important. International law as it stands today is not equipped to handle international energy governance issues fully, negatively affecting our aim to meet energy security.Selected legal deficiencies relating to international energy governance are identified in this salient book. The currently fragmented and multi-layered international energy governance regime is exposed and reviewed. If governance were streamlined for legal cohesiveness and international political and economic cooperation, it would promote energy security. The book offers a broad perspective on interstate energy cooperation in areas such as energy transit, energy market liberalization and energy investment. A more specific approach is presented in areas of cooperation such as trade and energy; trade, environment and energy; and energy exploration and maritime delimitation disputes. Finally, International Energy Governance considers energy as a special sector within the World Trade Organization and presents an analysis of European Union energy governance and renewable energy systems.This book would primarily be of interest to students, scholars, lawyers, policymakers, and think tanks dealing with the legal aspects of energy, as well as those communities relating to other energy-related disciplines.Contents: Introduction Part I. Interstate Energy Governance: Selected Legal Issues from Trade, Environment and Law of the Sea 1. A fragmented Global Energy Governance 2. Energy as a Special Sector in the World Trade Organization 3. Trade, Environment and Energy: Implications for the Conservation of Oil Resources 4. Energy and Law of the Sea: Eastern Mediterranean Basin Scenarios Part II. EU Energy Governance: Selected Legal Aspects 5. EU Energy Security 6. The EU and its Systemic Relationship to the Energy Community and the Energy Charter Treaty Part III. Renewable Energy in the WTO and EU: Selected Legal Aspects 7. Renewable Energy in the World Trade Organization 8. Renewable Energy in the European Union Part IV. Looking Forward: Bridging the Policy Objectives of Energy, Trade and Environment 9. Sustainable Development and Mega-regionals: The TTIP and TPP IndexTrade Review‘International Energy Governance: Selected Legal Issues covers some of the most interesting and pressing areas of international energy law and policy. Eastern-Mediterranean, WTO and energy, external EU energy policy and the promotion of renewable energy and its various effects on market institutions are just examples of legal issues selected for this book. The authors provide a comprehensive account of these areas under a common theme of energy, trade and environment. This is recommended reading for international lawyers dealing with these topics.’ -- Kim Talus, University of Eastern Finland, Finland‘International Energy Governance: Selected Legal Issues, which is co-authored by Rafael Leal-Areas,‘For students of energy law as well as scholars, this book introduces and develops on a number of intriguing issues in the energy law arena and can be recommended to those studying this emerging subject.’ -- International Energy LawTable of ContentsContents: Introduction Part I. Interstate Energy Governance: Selected Legal Issues from Trade, Environment and Law of the Sea 1. A fragmented Global Energy Governance 2. Energy as a Special Sector in the World Trade Organization 3. Trade, Environment and Energy: Implications for the Conservation of Oil Resources 4. Energy and Law of the Sea: Eastern Mediterranean Basin Scenarios Part II. EU Energy Governance: Selected Legal Aspects 5. EU Energy Security 6. The EU and its Systemic Relationship to the Energy Community and the Energy Charter Treaty Part III. Renewable Energy in the WTO and EU: Selected Legal Aspects 7. Renewable Energy in the World Trade Organization 8. Renewable Energy in the European Union Part IV. Looking Forward: Bridging the Policy Objectives of Energy, Trade and Environment 9. Sustainable Development and Mega-regionals: The TTIP and TPP Index

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Book SynopsisThe Antarctic and Southern Ocean are hotspots for contemporary endeavours to oversee 'the last frontier' of the Earth. The Handbook on the Politics of Antarctica offers a wide-ranging and comprehensive overview of the governance, geopolitics, international law, cultural studies and history of the region. Written by leading experts, the Handbook brings together the very best interdisciplinary social science and humanities scholarship on the Antarctic and Southern Ocean, offering a definitive statement on why the world's only uninhabited continent attracts global attention in terms of science, politics and natural resources - and what can be done to manage it. Four sections take readers from the earliest human encounters to contemporary resource exploitation and climate change through thematic and critical analyses: the exploration, exploitation and mapping of Antarctica; its emergence as an object of global interest; human behaviour and environmental change in response to managerial interventions; and a contemplation of possible futures for Antarctica. All topics are covered in accessible yet authoritative contributions. Specialist readers in polar regions, public international law, geography, geopolitics and international relations will appreciate this uniquely comprehensive and up-to-date examination of politics in and around Antarctica, as will scholars with interest in areas beyond national jurisdiction, peace/co-operation studies and the interface between public policy and science.Contributors include: A.E. Abdenur, D.G. Ainley, A. Antonello, D. Avango, P.J. Beck, M. Benwell, L.E. Bloom, A.-M. Brady, C. Braun, N. Brazell, C. Brooks, I. Cardone, S.L. Chown, C. Collis, R. Davis, K. Dodds, A. Elzinga, F. Francioni, M. Haward, A.D. Hemmings, F. Hertel, A. Howkins, J. Jabour, S. Kaye, R.D. Launius, E. Leane, D. Liggett, H. Nielsen, E. Nyman, O. Olsson, H. Österblom, H.-U. Peter, P. Roberts, R. Roura, J.F. Salazar, D. Sampaio, S.V. Scott, T. Stephens, E. Stewart, L.-M. van der Watt, N. Vanstappen, P. Vigni, R. Wolfrum, J. Wouters, O. YoungTrade Review'Quite breathtaking in its coverage, this brilliantly conceived and meticulously edited Handbook on the Politics of Antarctica is the most competent collection of contributions by leading experts to be published to date. An innovative, interdisciplinary conceptualization of Antarctica, offering theoretically informed analysis of various facets of Antarctic governance and geopolitics, further enhance the universal appeal of this extraordinary effort and virtually guarantee its presence on the bookshelves of libraries.' --Sanjay Chaturvedi, Panjab University, India'Antarctica is known as a continent for science, yet to understand this vast polar region requires an understanding of its politics as much as it does knowledge of the dynamics of its ice shelves, its sub-glacial lakes, its oceanography, and its role in the global climate system. This comprehensive, superbly-edited volume of well-crafted essays provides up-to-date coverage on a range of contemporary issues, including governance, regulation, international law, tourism, images, and representations. This is essential reading for anyone concerned with the politics of and about Antarctica and its global relevance.' --Mark Nuttall, University of Alberta, CanadaTable of ContentsContents : 1. Introduction Alan D. Hemmings, Klaus Dodds and Peder Roberts PART I: CONCEPTUALIZING ANTARCTICA 2. Fictionalizing Antarctica Elizabeth Leane 3. Three Waves of Antarctic Imperialism Shirley V. Scott 4. Post-colonial Antarctica Klaus Dodds and Christy Collis 5. Heroic and Post-colonial Antarctic Narratives Nicoletta Brazzelli 6. Antarctica: Feminist Art Practices and Disappearing Polar Landscapes in the Age of the Anthropocene Lisa E. Bloom 7. The Continent for Science Aant Elzinga 8. Mediating Antarctica in Digital Culture: Politics of Representation and Visualisation in Art and Science Juan Francisco Salazar 9. Common Interest and Common Heritage in Antarctica Rüdiger Wolfrum 10. Modern Explorers Peder Roberts 11. Life, Ice and Ocean: Contemporary Antarctic Spaces Alessandro Antonello 12. Selling the South: Commercialisation and Marketing of Antarctica Hanne Nielsen 13. Antarctic Geopolitics Klaus Dodds PART II: ACTING IN AND BEYOND ANTARCTICA 14. Establishing Open Rights in the Antarctic and Outer Space: Cold War Rivalries and Geopolitics in the 1950s and 1960s Roger D. Launius 15. The Originals: The Role and Influence of the Original Signatories to the Antarctic Treaty Marcus Haward 16. Territorial Claims and Coastal States Patrizia Vigni and Francesco Francioni 17. Antarctica and the United Nations Peter J. Beck 18. The EU and the Antarctic: Strange Bedfellows? Nils Vanstappen and Jan Wouters 19. The Past in the Present: Antarctica in China’s National Narrative Anne-Marie Brady 20. A Modest but Intensifying Power? Brazil, the Antarctic Treaty System and Antarctica Daniela Sampaio, Ignacio Javier Cardone and Adriana Erthal Abdenur 21. The Politics of Early Explorers Peder Roberts PART III: REGULATING ANTARCTICA 22. Politics and Environmental Regulation in Antarctica: a Historical Perspective Adrian Howkins 23. Environmental Management: the Fildes Peninsula Paradigm Christina Braun, Fritz Hertel and Hans-Ulrich Peter 24. The Changing Face of Political Engagement in Antarctic Tourism Daniela Liggett and Emma Stewart 25. Southern Ocean Search and Rescue: Politics and Platforms Julia Jabour 26. CCAMLR: An Ecosystem Approach to the Southern Ocean in the Anthropocene Henrik Österblom and Olof Olsson 27. Fishing the Bottom of the Earth: The Political Challenges of Ecosystem-base Management Cassandra M. Brooks and David G. Ainley 28. An Icy Reception or a Warm Embrace? the Antarctic Treaty System and the International Law of the Sea Tim Stephens 29. Svalbard and Antarctica: Problems and Solutions Stuart Kaye 30. Antarctic Cultural Heritage: Geopolitics and Management Ricardo Roura 31. Working Geopolitics: Sealing, Whaling, and Industrialized Antarctica Dag Avango PART IV: FUTURES IN ANTARCTICA 32. Antarctic Politics in a Transforming Global Geopolitics Alan D. Hemmings 33. Antarctic Environmental Challenges in a Global Context Steven L. Chown 34. Argentine Territorial Nationalism in the South Atlantic and Antarctica Matthew C. Benwell 35. Global Legal Norms in the Antarctic Ruth Davis 36. Contemporary Security Concerns Elizabeth Nyman 37. Contemporary Environmental Politics and Discourse Analysis in Antarctica Lize-Marié van der Watt Index

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Book SynopsisInformed by international law, international relations and environment management scholarship, this interdisciplinary analysis of environmental regimes in Asian subregions proposes a new regime for the Himalayas and Tibetan Plateau based on China's cooperation with its south Asian neighbors. After evaluating the nine existing environmental regimes across the subregions of southwest, central, southeast and northeast Asia, Simon Marsden proposes a tenth regime for the cross subregion in south and east Asia known as the Third Pole. The role of China in connection with each of the existing agreements-as lender, dialogue partner or Party-is a key aspect of the analysis, considering it in developmental, legal and political contexts. Conclusions recommend future research to progress efforts in developing such a regime and caution the need for context in any legal transplant. This book will have a strong appeal for international environmental law and environmental planning and management researchers. Meanwhile those in international relations or international politics will find valuable insights in the book's exploration of relationships between the states of each subregion and China, whilst coverage of the regulation of oil and gas, hydroelectricity and exploitation of other resources will be of great interest to energy law scholars and practitioners.Trade Review'The third pole sits on top of the world, and rightly so. Its pure magnificence steers global action and politics. The fate of the third pole might equal the fate of China and of man-kind, as we probably know it. Thus, one cannot overstate the relevance of this region and the topic overall. This thorough book comes with a new, and overlooked angle: The law, policies and governance instruments for this region so essential for mankind. While one might ponder whether the law for this region, for China and for global governance, acts as we know it in the western world and its courts, there is no doubt that a suitable, effective, fair and sustainable policy scheme is required for this region (also referred to as the 'water towers of the world'). This milestone publication sets the stage and offers us a fresh and hopeful look at the issue. With climate change and many other threats on the rise, we all hope for the best.' --Falk Huettmann, University of Alaska, Fairbanks'Simon Marsden's book is extremely timely and provides a very welcomed addition to the literature on legal frameworks towards the environment in Asia. The book covers a wide variety of legal regimes from southwest to south and southeast Asia with special attention to the Tibetan Plateau and China's approach towards (transboundary) environmental governance. It will be of great help to researchers, planners, legal experts, and policy makers focusing on the protection of one of the world's most unique regions - the ''Third Pole''.' --Clemens Kunze, International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), NepalTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction: Asian Subregions, Environmental Regimes and Regime Effectiveness 2. Southwest Asia: The Arabian Gulf/Gulf of Oman and the Red Sea/Gulf of Aden Regimes 3. Connecting Central Asia with Southwest, North and Eurasia: The Caspian Sea, Aral Sea, and Sustainable Development Regimes 4. Southeast Asia: The Mekong, Conservation and Haze Pollution Regimes 5. Linking South and East Asia: The Tumen Regime, China and the Third Pole Index

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Book SynopsisFossil fuel consumption is an increasingly volatile issue, and its subsidisation continues to be challenged by lobbyists and activists. This timely book provides an empirically-grounded and theoretically-informed account of international law sources, mechanisms, initiatives and institutions relevant to the practice of subsidising fossil fuel consumption and production. This book offers a wide-ranging analysis and critique of polycentric international responses to environmentally harmful fossil fuel subsidies. Drawing on interviews with officers and representatives of a wide range of institutions involved in subsidy reform, as well a broad range of cabinet papers and diplomatic correspondence, Vernon Rive dissects and maps the activities of the international legal and governance framework relevant to fossil fuel subsidy reform. Featuring sustained and comprehensive analysis throughout, the book considers the existing WTO framework's potential to legally challenge fossil fuel subsidy practices. This engaging book will be indispensable to researchers in law with a particular interest in the frameworks that underpin and challenge fossil fuel subsidies. Furthermore, it will provide critical insight for legal practitioners and policymakers operating in international trade and environment policy, as well as wider global climate change networks.Trade Review'Why are countries still subsidising oil, gas and coal when climate change is upon us? By masterfully mapping and assessing trade, investment and other regimes of international law, as well as policy forums such as the G20, Vernon Rive provides crucial insights into fragmentation, forum shifting and prospects for reform.' --Margaret Young, University of Melbourne, AustraliaTable of ContentsContents: PART I BACKGROUND AND FOUNDATIONS 1. Introduction 2. Historical and global overview of fossil fuel subsidies 3. Operation and critiques of fossil fuel subsidies PART II MAPPING AND ASSESSING INTERNATIONAL RESPONSES TO FOSSIL FUEL SUBSIDIES 4. The international legal and governance framework 5. Fossil fuel subsidies under the existing WTO framework 6. Beyond the ASCM: fossil fuel subsidies under accession processes, preferential trade agreements, and prospects for trade law reform 7. The Friends of Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform 8. International Peer Reviews of Fossil Fuel Subsidies 9. Conclusions Index

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Book SynopsisCorruption, Natural Resources and Development provides a fresh and extensive discussion of corruption issues in natural resources sectors. Reflecting on recent debates in corruption research and revisiting resource curse challenges in light of political ecology approaches, this volume provides a series of nuanced and policy-relevant case studies analyzing patterns of corruption around natural resources and options to reach anti-corruption goals. Using corruption case studies across a wide spectrum of natural resource sectors from around the world, the expert contributions explore political ecology as a means of analysing resource curse challenges. The potential for new variations of the resource curse in the forest and urban land sectors and the effectiveness of anti-corruption policies in resource sectors are considered in depth. Corruption in oil, gas, mining, fisheries, biofuel, wildlife, forestry and urban land are all covered, and potential solutions discussed. This forward-thinking book is essential reading for students and academics in the fields of development studies, political ecology, corruption, development economics and international political economy. The evidence and policy solutions included will be of great appeal to policymakers and practitioners.Contributors include: I. Amundsen, F. Boamah, C.J. Cavanagh, K.E. Dupuy, L. Epremian, B. Eriksen, O.-H. Fjeldstad, J. Jacquet, J. Johnsøn, P. Le Billon, P. Lujala, G. Mayo-Anda, J.P. Mrema, O. Remy, R. Sumaila, T. Søreide, A. Witter, T. Wyatt, D. ZinnbauerTrade Review'Williams and Le Billon go from global cases to a unified vision, providing a rich and readable single volume cure for a long-standing intellectual disease. Moving beyond explanations that hold bad governance to be a ''curse'' of abundance, the thinkers and observers assembled here shed glaring light on widespread illicit cultures, politics, and streams of value that are all a part of natural resource management worldwide. To understand the political ecology of corruption, start here.' --Paul Robbins, University of Wisconsin-Madison, US'This is an excellent book which challenges us to rethink the relationship between natural resources and corruption. It offers a wide range of rich and detailed cases - when combined they powerfully demonstrate how a political ecology approach can help us move beyond approaches to corruption which define it simply as ''deviance''. The result is a book which is of great value to academics and practitioners alike. If you want to understand how corruption shapes natural resources use and extraction, this is a must-read.' --Rosaleen Duffy, The University of Sheffield, UK'This fascinating and wide-ranging collection shows how politics and power interact to limit the social benefits of natural resource endowments. Stressing the context-dependent nature of rent seeking and corruption, the authors move beyond the simplistic "resource curse" literature to highlight the key role of self-seeking local elites and of aid programs that fail to cope with local political realities.' --Susan Rose-Ackerman, Yale University, USTable of ContentsContents: Introduction Aled Williams and Philippe Le Billon PART I EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES 1. Nigeria: Defying the Resource Curse Inge Amundsen 2. Zero-Tolerance to Corruption? Norway’s Role in Petroleum-Related Corruption Internationally Birthe Eriksen and Tina Søreide 3. Governance Challenges in Tanzania’s Natural Gas Sector: Unregulated Lobbyism and Uncoordinated Policy Odd-Helge Fjeldstad and Jesper Johnsøn 4. Transparency and Natural Resource Revenue Management: Empowering the Public With Information? Päivi Lujala and Levon Epremian 5. Corruption and Elite Capture of Mining Community Development Funds in Ghana and Sierra Leone Kendra E. Dupuy 6. Misuse of the Malampaya Royalty Fund Grizelda Mayo-Anda PART II RENEWABLE RESOURCE SECTORS 7. When Bad Gets Worse: Corruption and Fisheries Ussif Rashid Sumaila, Jennifer Jacquet and Allison Witter 8. Mapping the State’s Janus Face: Green Economy and the ‘Green Resource Curse’ in Kenya’s Highland Forests Connor Joseph Cavanagh 9. Strengthening Institutions Against Corruption? Biofuel Deals in Ghana Festus Boamah and Aled Williams 10. Forest Resources and Local Elite Capture: Revisiting a Community-Based Forest Management ‘Success Case’ in Tanzania Joseph Perfect Mrema 11. Rosewood Democracy Oliver Remy 12. How Corruption Enables Wildlife Trafficking Tanya Wyatt 13. Urban Land: A New Type of Resource Curse? Dieter Zinnbauer Index

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Book SynopsisThis Research Review covers the main topics and dimensions of environmental and energy law in its contemporary expression. It discusses foundational material for those interested in understanding the development of the field and conducting research on the myriad of questions raised by transitions to sustainability. Particular emphasis is placed on the systematisation of the material. The Research Review discusses articles that cover international dimensions, including principles, substantive areas of regulation and implementation techniques as well as the European dimensions broadly understood, including EU law and other regional approaches (the UNECE) and distinguishing sector-specific and transversal regulation. It also looks at the transnational, comparative and domestic dimensions and major questions arising from selected English-speaking jurisdictions. Edited by two recognised experts in the field, this research review will provide a solid foundation for the study of environmental and energy law.Table of ContentsContents: Volume I Environmental and Energy Law as a Field of Research: A Structural Overview Jorge E. Viñuales and Emma Lees PART I HISTORY, PRINCIPLES, SOURCES AND PROSPECTS 1. Jorge E. Viñuales (2015), ‘The Rio Declaration on Environment and Development: Preliminary Study’ in J. E. Viñuales (ed.), The Rio Declaration on Environment and Development. A Commentary, Chapter 1, New York, NY, USA: Oxford University Press, 1–64 2. Edith Brown Weiss (1984), ‘The Planetary Trust: Conservation and Intergenerational Equity’, Ecology Law Quarterly, 11 (4), March, 495–581 3. Pierre-Marie Dupuy (2007), ‘Formation of Customary International Law and General Principles', in Daniel Bodansky, Jutta Brunnée and Ellen Hey (eds.), Oxford Handbook of International Environmental Law, Chapter 19, New York, NY, USA: Oxford University Press, 449–66 4. Arie Trouwborst (2007), ‘The Precautionary Principles in General International Law: Combating the Babylonian Confusion’, Review of European, Comparative and International Environmental Law, 16 (2), July, 185–95 5. Jutta Brunnée (2002), ‘COPing with Consent: Law-Making Under Multilateral Environmental Agreements’, Leiden Journal of International Law, 15 (1), March, 1–52 6. Adrian J. Bradbrook (1996), ‘Energy Law as an Academic Discipline’, Journal of Energy and Natural Resources Law, 14 (2), May 193–217 7. Francesco Francioni (2012), ‘Realism, Utopia and the Future of International Environment Law’, in Antonio Cassese (ed.), Realizing Utopia: The Future of International Law, Chapter 34, Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 442–60 PART II SUBSTANTIVE REGULATION A Hydrosphere: Oceans, Seas and Freshwater 8. Catherine Redgwell (2006), ‘From Permission to Probition: the 1982 Convention on the Law of the Sea and Protection of the Marine Environment’, in David Freestone, Richard Barnes and David Ong (eds), The Law of the Sea: Progress and Prospects, Chapter 10, New York, NY, USA: Oxford University Press, 180–91 9. Laurence Boisson de Chazournes (2009), ‘Freshwater and International Law: The Interplay between Universal, Regional and Basin Perspectives’, The United Nations World Water Development Report 3: Water in a Changing World, Paris, France: UNESCO, 1–10 B Atmosphere: Ozone Depletion and Climate Change 10. Dale S. Bryk (1991), ‘The Montreal Protocol and Recent Developments to Protect the Ozone Layer’, Harvard Environmental Law Review, 15 (1), 275–98 11. Daniel Bodanksy (2016), ‘The Paris Climate Change Agreement: A New Hope?’, American Journal of International Law, 110 (2), April, 288–319 C Biosphere: Species, Spaces and Biodiversity 12. Michael Bowman, Peter Davies and Catherine Redgwell (2010), ‘The Historical Evolution of International Wildlife Law’, in Lyster’s International Wildlife Law, Chapter 1, Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 3–23 13. Elisa Morgera and Elsa Tsioumani (2010), ‘Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow: Looking Afresh at the Convention on Biological Diversity’, Yearbook of International Environmental Law, 21 (1), 3–40 D Dangerous Substances and Activities 14. Katherine Kumer Peiry (2014), ‘The Chemicals and Waste Regime as a Basis for a Comprehensive International Framework on Sustainable Management of Potentially Hazardous Materials?’, Review of European, Comparative and International Environmental Law, Special Issue: International and European Chemicals Regulation, 23 (2), July, 172–80 15. Peter L. Lallas (2001), ‘The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants’, American Journal of International Law, 95 (3), July, 692–708 E Energy: Fossil, Nuclear and Renewable 16. Catherine Redgwell (2007), ‘International Regulation of Energy Activities’, in Martha Roggenkamp, Catherine Redgwell, Anita Rønne and Iñigo del Guayo (eds), Energy Law in Europe: National, EU and International Regulation, Chapter 2, New York, NY, USA: Oxford University Press, 13–144 17. David M. Ong (1999), ‘Joint Development of Common Offshore Oil and Gas Deposits: “Mere” State Practice or Customary International Law?’, American Journal of International Law, 93 (4), October, 771–804 18. Günther Handl (2003), ‘The IAEA Nuclear Safety Conventions: An Example of Successful “Treaty Management”?’, Nuclear Law Bulletin, 72, 7–27 19. Stuart Bruce (2013), ‘International Law and Renewable Energy: Facilitating Sustainable Energy for All?’, Melbourne Journal of International Law, 14 (1), June, 18–53 PART III IMPLEMENTATION 20. Lavanya Rajamani (2013), ‘Differentiation in the Emerging Climate Change Regime’, Theoretical Inquiries in Law, 14 (1), January, 151–71 21. Xue Hanquin (2003), ‘Introduction’, in Transboundary Damage in International Law, Chapter 1, New York, NY, USA: Cambridge University Press, 1–16 22. Malgosia Fitzmaurice (2013), ‘The International Court of Justice and International Environmental Law’, in Christian J. Tams and James Sloan (eds), The Development of International Law by the International Court of Justice, Chapter 12, New York, NY, USA: Oxford University Press, 353–74 PART IV MAJOR DEBATES AND APPROACHES 23. Jorge E. Viñuales (2013), ‘The Rise and Fall of Sustainable Development’, Review of European, Comparative and International Environmental Law, 22 (1), April, 3–13 24. Alan Boyle (2012), ‘Human Rights and the Environment: Where Next?’, European Journal of International Law, 23 (3), August, 613–42 25. Michael Bothe, Carl Bruch, Jordan Diamond and David Jensen (2010), ‘International Law Protecting the Environment During Armed Conflict: Gaps and Opportunities’, International Review of the Red Cross, 92 (879), September, 569–92 26. Mark Wu and James Salzman (2014), ‘The Next Generation of Trade and Environment Conflicts: The Rise of Green Industrial Policy’, Northwestern University Law Review, 108 (2), 401–74 27. Jorge E. Viñuales (2009/2010), ‘Foreign Investment and the Environment in International Law: An Ambiguous Relationship’, British Yearbook of International Law, 80 (1), 244–332 Volume II An introduction by the editors appears in Volume I PART I COMPETENCE AND PRINCIPLES 1. Hans Vedder (2010), ‘The Treaty of Lisbon and European Environmental Law and Policy’, Journal of Environmental Law, 22 (2), 285–99 2. Angus Johnston and Eva van der Marel (2013), ‘Ad Lucem? Interpreting the New EU Energy Provision, and in particular the Meaning of Article 194(2) TFEU’, European Energy and Environmental Law Review, 22 (5), October, 181–99 3. Nicolas De Sadeleer (2009), ‘The Precautionary Principle as a Device for Greater Environmental Protection: Lessons from EC Courts’, Review of European, Comparative and International Environmental Law, 18 (1), April, 3-10 4. Astrid Epiney (2006), ‘Environmental Principles’, in Richard Macrory (ed), Reflections on 30 Years of EU Environmental Law: a High Level of Protection, Groningen, the Netherlands: Europa Law Publishing, 17–39 5. Wiek Schrage, Keith Bull and Albena Karadjova (2007), ‘Environmental Legal Instruments in the UNECE Region’, Yearbook of International Environmental Law, 18 (1), 3–31 PART II SECTOR SPECIFIC REGULATION A Water 6. William Howarth (2009), ‘Aspirations and Realities under the Water Framework Directive: Proceduralisation, Participation and Practicalities’, Journal of Environmental Law, 21 (3), 391–417 7. Henrik Josefsson and Lasse Baaner (2011), ‘The Water Framework Directive – A Directive for the Twenty-First Century?’, Journal of Environmental Law, 23 (3), November, 463–86 8. Attila Tanzi (2010), ‘Reducing the Gap between International Water Law and Human Rights Law: the UNECE Protocol on Water and Health’, International Community Law Review, 12 (3), 267–85 B Conservation 9. Ludwig Krämer (2015), ‘Implementation and Enforcement of the Habitats Directive’, in Charles-Hubert Born, An Cliquet, Hendrik Schoukens, Delphine Misonne and Geert Van Hoorick (eds), The Habitats Directive in its EU Environmental Law Context: European Nature’s Best Hope, Chapter 13, Abingdon, UK and New York, NY, USA: Routledge, 229–44 10. Carolina Lasén Díaz (2010), ‘The Bern Convention: 30 Years of Nature Conservation in Europe’, Review of European, Comparative and International Environmental Law, 19 (2), July, 185–96 C Chemicals and Waste 11. Elen Stokes and Steven Vaughan (2013), ‘Great Expectations: Reviewing 50 Years of Chemicals Legislation in the EU’, Journal of Environmental Law, Special Issue: ‘Environmental Law: Looking Backwards, Looking Forwards’, 25 (3), November, 411–35 12. Eloise Scotford (2007), ‘Trash or Treasure: Policy Tensions in EC Waste Regulation’, Journal of Environmental Law, 19 (3), 367–88 13. Hazel Ann Nash (2009), ‘The Revised Directive on Waste: Resolving Legislative Tensions in Waste Management?’, Journal of Environmental Law, 21 (1), 139–49 D Air Quality 14. Mark Wilde (2010), ‘The New Directive on Ambient Air Quality and Cleaner Air for Europe’, Environmental Law Review, 12 (4), 282–90 E Climate Change 15. Gerd Winter (2010), ‘The Climate is No Commodity: Taking Stock of the Emissions Trading System’, Journal of Environmental Law, 22 (1), 1–25 16. Josephine A. W. van Zeben (2009), ‘The European Emissions Trading Scheme Case Law’, Review of European, Comparative and International Environmental Law, 18 (2), July, 119–28 F Energy 17. Leigh Hancher, Piet Jan Slot, Bram Delvaux and Geert van Calster (2007), ‘EU Energy Law’, in Martha Roggenkamp, Catherine Redgwell, Anita Rønne and Iñigo del Guayo (eds), Energy Law in Europe: National, EU and International Regulation, Chapter 6, New York, NY, USA: Oxford University Press, 225–392 18. Kim Talus (2013), ‘From State to Market and Back’, in EU Energy Law and Policy: A Critical Account, Chapter 7, New York, NY, USA: Oxford University Press, 269–86 19. Sirja–Leena Penttinen and Kim Talus (2015), ‘Development of Sustainability Aspects in EU Energy Law’, in Geert Van Calster, Wim Vandenberghe and Leonie Reins (eds), Research Handbook in Climate Change Mitigation Law, Chapter 2, Cheltenham, UK and Northampton, MA, USA: Edward Elgar Publishing, 33–50 20. Sanja Bogojević (2009), ‘Ending the Honeymoon: Deconstructing Emissions Trading Discourses’, Journal of Environmental Law, 21 (3), 443–68 PART III TRANSVERSAL REGULATION A Access to Information 21. Ludwig Krämer (2015), ‘The Aarhus Convention and the European Union’ in Charles Banner (ed.), The Aarhus Convention: A Guide for UK Lawyers, Chapter 5, Abingdon, UK: Hart Publishing, 79–95 B Environmental Impact Assessment 22. Ludwig Krämer (2007), ‘The Development of Environmental Assessments at the Level of the European Union’, in Jane Holder and Donald McGillivray (eds), Taking Stock of Environmental Assessment. Law, Policy and Practice, Chapter 5, Abingdon, UK and New York, NY, USA: Routledge, 131–48 23. Simon Marsden (2011), ‘The Espoo Convention and Strategic Environmental Assessment Protocol in the European Union: Implementation, Compliance, Enforcement and Reform’, Review of European, Comparative and International Environmental Law, 20 (3), November, 267–76 C Taxation 24. Kurt Deketelaere (1999), ‘The Use of Fiscal Instruments in European Environmental Policy: Review Essay’, Energy and Environment, 10 (2), 181–207 25. David A. Weisbach (2012), ‘Carbon Taxation in the EU: Expanding the EU Carbon Price’, Journal of Environmental Law, 24 (2), July, 183–206 D Liability 26. Edward Brans (2013), ‘Fundamentals of Liability for Environmental Harm in the ELD’, in Lucas Bergkamp and Barbara J. Goldsmith (eds), The EU Environmental Liability Directive: A Commentary, Chapter 2, Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 31–50 27. Gerd Winter, Jan H. Jans, Richard Macrory and Ludwig Krämer (2008), ‘Weighing up the EC Environmental Liability Directive’, Journal of Environmental Law, 20 (2), 163–91 28. Maria Lee (2009), ‘”New” Environmental Liabilities: The Purpose and Scope of the Contaminated Land Regime and the Environmental Liability Directive’, Environmental Law Review, 11 (4), December, 264–78 E Enforcement and the Role of the Courts 29. Elizabeth Fisher (2001), ‘Is the Precautionary Principle Justiciable?’, Journal of Environmental Law, 13 (3), 315–34 30. Emma Lees (2015), ‘Identification of the Cause of Uncertainty: The Regulatory Culture’ in Interpreting Environmental Offences: The Need for Certainty, Chapter 6, Oxford, UK and Portland, Oregon, USA: Hart Publishing, 103–38 31. Simon Marsden (2011), ‘Invoking Direct Application and Effect of International Treaties by the European Court of Justice: Implications for International Environmental Law in the European Union’, International and Comparative Law Quarterly, 60 (3), July, 737–57 32. Kim Talus (2007), ‘Role of the European Court of Justice in the Opening of Energy Markets’, ERA Forum, 8 (3), September, 435–48 PART VI DEBATES AND APPROACHES 33. Helle Tegner Anker, Kars de Graaf, Ray Purdy and Lorenzo Squintani (2015), ‘Coping with EU Environmental Legislation – Transposition Principles and Practices’, Journal of Environmental Law, 27 (1), March, 17–44 34. Joanne Scott (2009), ‘From Brussels with Love: The Transatlantic Travels of European Law and the Chemistry of Regulatory Attraction’, American Journal of Comparative Law, 57 (4), Fall, 897–942 35. Sebastian Mielke (2013), ‘Regulating in Thin Air: Nanotechnology Regulation in the European Union’, Review of European, Comparative and International Environmental Law, Special Issue: Global and European Regulation of Nanotechnologies, 22 (2), July, 146–54 Volume III An introduction by the editors appears in Volume I PART I TRANSNATIONAL DIMENSIONS 1. Veerle Heyvaert (2013), ‘Regulatory Competition – Accounting for the Transnational Dimension of Environmental Regulation’, Journal of Environmental Law, 25 (1), March, 1–31 2. Kim Talus, Scott Looper and Steven Otillar (2012), ‘Lex Petrolea and Internationalisation of Petroleum Agreements: Focus on Host Government Contracts’, Journal of World Energy Law and Business, 5 (3), September, 181–93 PART II COMPARATIVE DIMENSIONS 3. Nicholas A. Robinson (1992), ‘International Trends in Environmental Impact Assessment’, Boston College Environmental Affairs Law Review, 19 (3), 591–621 4. Ben Boer (1999), ‘The Rise of Environmental Law in The Asian Region’, University of Richmond Law Review, 32, 1503–53 5. Michiel A. Heldeweg, Rene J. G. H. Seerden and Kurt R. Deketelaere (2004), ‘Public Environmental Law in Europe: A Comparative Search for a IUS Commune’, European Environmental Law Review, 13 (3), March, 78–89 6. Lord Justice Carnwath (2004), ‘Judicial Protection of the Environment: At Home and Abroad’, Journal of Environmental Law, 16 (3), 315–27 7. Helle Tegner Anker, Ole Kristian Fauchald, Annika Nilsson and Leila Suvantola (2009), ‘The Role of Courts in Environmental Law – A Nordic Comparative Study’, Nordic Environmental Law Journal, 23 (3), 9–33 8. Neil Gunningham (2011), ‘Enforcing Environmental Regulation’, Journal of Environmental Law, 23 (2), July, 169–201 9. Emma Lees (2016), ‘The Polluter Pays Principle and the Remediation of the Land’, International Journal of Law in the Built Environment, 8 (1), 2–20 10. Richard L. Ottinger (2006), ‘Legal Frameworks for Energy for Sustainable Development’, in Adrian J. Bradbrook, Rosemary Lyster, Richard L. Ottinger and Wang Xi (eds), The Law of Energy for Sustainable Development, Chapter 7, New York, NY, USA: Cambridge University Press, 103–23 11. Catherine Redgwell, Martha Roggenkamp, Anita Rønne and Iñigo del Guayo (2007), ‘Energy Law in Europe: Comparisons and Conclusions’, in Catherine Redgwell, Martha Roggenkamp, Anita Rønne and Iñigo del Guayo (eds), Energy Law in Europe: National, EU and International Regulation, Chapter 16, New York, NY, USA: Oxford University Press, 1265–358 PART III NATIONAL PERSPECTIVES (SELECTED QUESTIONS) 12. Ben Boer (1992), ‘World Heritage Disputes in Australia’, Journal of Environmental Law and Litigation, 7, 247–79 13. Jan Glazewski (1999), ‘Environmental Justice and the New South African Democratic Legal Order’, Acta Juridica, 1–35 14. M. K. Ramesh (2002), ‘Environmental Justice: Courts and Beyond’, Indian Journal of Environmental Law, 3 (1), June, 20–37 15. Richard Macrory (2008), ‘New Approaches to Regulatory Sanctions’, Environmental Law and Management, 20, 210–14 16. Colin T. Reid (2011), ‘The Privatisation of Biodiversity? Possible New Approaches to Nature Conservation Law in the UK’, Journal of Environmental Law, 23 (2), July, 203–31 17. Richard Lazarus (2012), ‘The National Environmental Policy Act in the U.S. Supreme Court: A Reappraisal and A Peek Behind the Curtains’, Georgetown Law Journal, 100, 1507–86 18. Gerd Winter (2013), ‘The Rise and Fall of Nuclear Energy Use in Germany: Processes, Explanations and the Role of Law’, Journal of Environmental Law, 25 (1), March, 95–124 19. Alex L. Wang (2013), ‘The Search for Sustainable Legitimacy: Environmental Law and Bureaucracy in China’, Harvard Environmental Law Review, 37, 365–440 PART VI DEBATES AND APPROACHES 20. Richard B. Stewart (1992), ‘Environmental Regulation and International Competitiveness’, Yale Law Journal, 102 (8), 2039–106 21. Peter Cane (2001), ‘Are Environmental Harms Special?’, Journal of Environmental Law, 13 (1), 3–20 22. Jody Freeman and Daniel A. Farber (2005), ‘Modular Environmental Regulation’, Duke Law Journal, 54 (4), February, 795–902 23. Elizabeth Fisher, Bettina Lange, Eloise Scotford and Cinnamon Carlarne (2009), ‘Maturity and Methodology: Starting a Debate about Environmental Law Scholarship’, Journal of Environmental Law, 21 (2), 213–50 24. Ole W. Pederson (2013), ‘Modest Pragmatic Lessons for a Diverse and Incoherent Environmental Law’, Oxford Journal of Legal Studies, 33 (1), Spring, 103–31 Index

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Book Synopsis'In international and domestic law water has a widely multifaceted relevance. This book addresses the multifarious water issues from the perspective of a wide range of bodies of law, especially those on foreign investment, international trade and human rights. Its various contributions consistently follow a multi-layered methodological approach encompassing legal, policy, economic, financial, international and comparative domestic analysis. That makes this book a precious tool for international and domestic water policy makers, managers, practitioners and arbitrators.'- Attila M. Tanzi, Bologna University Alma Mater Studiorum, Italy 'Charting the Water Regulatory Future is a multifaceted review of contemporary issues concerning development and conservation of water resources. Divided in three parts, this book contains excellent articles that grapple with salient legal, economic and ethical problems that the world will face in the not-too-distant future.'- Thomas J. Schoenbaum, George Washington University Law School, US Water is an essential resource for mankind, yet many countries around the world are currently facing mounting freshwater management challenges, with climate change and new regional imbalances threatening to aggravate this situation further. This timely book offers a unique interdisciplinary inquiry into the issues and challenges water regulation will face in the coming years. The book brings together economists, political scientists, geographers and legal scholars to offer a number of proposals for the future of water regulation. The contributions in this book are grouped around specific themes. In the Part I, the contributions address the challenges which water poses to public international law. In the Part II, the authors explore the most pressing ethical, legal, and social issues. Finally, the discussion in Part III covers the economic drivers shaping the future of water. This discerning book cov‘This book, examining the issues, challenges and directions in water regulation, is very timely. . . (It) contributes to this gigantic endeavour by identifying some of the most pressing legal and economic issues and challenges, and pointing toward some possible future directions. It is written in a technically accurate yet accessible language and will surely prove useful to scholars, policymakers, and practitioners alike.’– Fernando Dias Simões, European Yearbook of International Economic Law 2018‘In international and domestic law water has a widely multifaceted relevance. This book addresses the multifarious water issues from the perspective of a wide range of bodies of law, especially those on foreign investment, international trade and human rights. Its various contributions consistently follow a multi-layered methodological approach encompassing legal, policy, economic, financial, international and comparative domestic analysis. That makes this book a precious tool for international and domestic water policy makers, managers, practitioners and arbitrators.’– Attila M. Tanzi, Bologna University Alma Mater Studiorum, Italy‘Charting the Water Regulatory Future is a multifaceted review of contemporary issues concerning development and conservation of water resources. Divided in three parts, this book contains excellent articles that grapple with salient legal, economic and ethical problems that the world will face in the not-too-distant future.’ – Thomas J. Schoenbaum, George Washington University Law School, US‘This excellent book addresses urgent global water issues: scarcity of clean water as population grows and the climate changes, balancing incentives for investment in infrastructure with human rights to basic needs, jurisdiction and management of international watersheds, and the role of trade and international trade agreements. Individual chapters are sophisticated but accessible and documented rigorously but unobtrusively. The authors are reputed scholars from diverse disciplines, representing a wide range of countries in terms of geography and economic status.’– Alan Randall, The Ohio State University, US and University of Sydney, Australia‘There is no greater challenge in the 21st century than meeting the demand for water amid global climate change. Rapid urbanization, a growing global population projected to hit nine billion in the coming decades, combined with rising demands for water intensive agri-foods, is creating enormous stresses on global water resources. This volume brings together an outstanding collection of global experts to examine the regulatory challenges of water management, addressing topics as diverse as regulating trade in water, global institutions and water conservation, cross border investment in water utilities, as well as ethical, social and legal issues associated with equity and access to water. The volume represents an original and immensely valuable collection of papers for anyone concerned with the future of this most essential resource.’– Darryl Jarvis, Hong Kong Institute of Education‘Pollution, population growth, climate change and regional imbalances make water management a central challenge for governments. New problems about water have arisen, which include inefficient sanitation services, the depletion of groundwater, unstable water supply networks and the use of water carriers. This excellent edited collection brings us a fresh and broad understanding on the future of water regulation from trade, investment, sustainable development, human rights and economics perspectives. This book is highly recommended for anyone interested in international rule-making and regulatory development for public goods in the era of globalization.’– Tsai-yu Lin, National Taiwan University‘Overall, this edited volume has certainly succeeded in analysing a highly technical topic from a wide variety of disciplines and in an array of jurisdictions. Its interdisciplinary nature, together with its consistency and clarity, makes it a welcome and timely addition to the literature. It constitutes a useful reference for both academics and practitioners who seek guidance in the intricate and vitally important realm of water regulation.'– Chinese Journal of Environmental Lawers all of the primary actors in the actors of the water world, including governments, companies, international organizations, and citizens. With an original introduction by the editor and bringing a diverse collection of perspectives into a single collection, the book will be an essential resource for scholars and practitioners in legal and policy fields such as trade and investment, human rights and the environment as well as in international relations.Contributors include: M. Ahmad, T. Ancev, S. Azad, A.P. Barcellos, R. Bates, D. Chakraborty, C. Emeziem, S. Hamamoto, F. Hernandez-Sancho, M. Hirano, J. Lassa, P. Mahadevan, T. McDonnell, S. Mukherjee, S.A. Shah, V.J.M. Tassin, C. Titi, P. TurriniTrade Review‘Chaisse and the various contributors to this book have made a timely addition to the water regulation discourse. They have produced a valuable resource for policy-makers who must resolve increasingly complex water regulation issues across a range of different contexts. It is also valuable to people at all other levels of society who are looking for something they can do either individually or as a community to move toward a positive water regulatory future.’ -- Heidi White, University of Tasmania Law Review‘This book, examining the issues, challenges and directions in water regulation, is very timely. . . (It) contributes to this gigantic endeavour by identifying some of the most pressing legal and economic issues and challenges, and pointing toward some possible future directions. It is written in a technically accurate yet accessible language and will surely prove useful to scholars, policymakers, and practitioners alike.’ -- Fernando Dias Simões, European Yearbook of International Economic Law 2018‘In international and domestic law water has a widely multifaceted relevance. This book addresses the multifarious water issues from the perspective of a wide range of bodies of law, especially those on foreign investment, international trade and human rights. Its various contributions consistently follow a multi-layered methodological approach encompassing legal, policy, economic, financial, international and comparative domestic analysis. That makes this book a precious tool for international and domestic water policy makers, managers, practitioners and arbitrators.’ -- Attila M. Tanzi, Bologna University Alma Mater Studiorum, Italy‘Charting the Water Regulatory Future is a multifaceted review of contemporary issues concerning development and conservation of water resources. Divided in three parts, this book contains excellent articles that grapple with salient legal, economic and ethical problems that the world will face in the not-too-distant future.’ -- Thomas J. Schoenbaum, George Washington University Law School, US‘This excellent book addresses urgent global water issues: scarcity of clean water as population grows and the climate changes, balancing incentives for investment in infrastructure with human rights to basic needs, jurisdiction and management of international watersheds, and the role of trade and international trade agreements. Individual chapters are sophisticated but accessible and documented rigorously but unobtrusively. The authors are reputed scholars from diverse disciplines, representing a wide range of countries in terms of geography and economic status.’ -- Alan Randall, The Ohio State University, US and University of Sydney, Australia‘There is no greater challenge in the 21st century than meeting the demand for water amid global climate change. Rapid urbanization, a growing global population projected to hit nine billion in the coming decades, combined with rising demands for water intensive agri-foods, is creating enormous stresses on global water resources. This volume brings together an outstanding collection of global experts to examine the regulatory challenges of water management, addressing topics as diverse as regulating trade in water, global institutions and water conservation, cross border investment in water utilities, as well as ethical, social and legal issues associated with equity and access to water. The volume represents an original and immensely valuable collection of papers for anyone concerned with the future of this most essential resource.’ -- Darryl Jarvis, Hong Kong Institute of Education‘Pollution, population growth, climate change and regional imbalances make water management a central challenge for governments. New problems about water have arisen, which include inefficient sanitation services, the depletion of groundwater, unstable water supply networks and the use of water carriers. This excellent edited collection brings us a fresh and broad understanding on the future of water regulation from trade, investment, sustainable development, human rights and economics perspectives. This book is highly recommended for anyone interested in international rule-making and regulatory development for public goods in the era of globalization.’ -- Tsai-yu Lin, National Taiwan University‘Overall, this edited volume has certainly succeeded in analysing a highly technical topic from a wide variety of disciplines and in an array of jurisdictions. Its interdisciplinary nature, together with its consistency and clarity, makes it a welcome and timely addition to the literature. It constitutes a useful reference for both academics and practitioners who seek guidance in the intricate and vitally important realm of water regulation.' -- Chinese Journal of Environmental LawTable of ContentsContents: Foreword: Ben Boer 1. Introduction Julien Chaisse PART I THE WATER CHALLENGE TO PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW 2. Promoting Global Water-use Efficiency – Promises and Shortcomings of International Trade Rules Manzoor Ahmad 3. The Trade in Water Services – How Does GATS Apply to the Water and Sanitation Services Sector? Rebecca Bates 4. Virtual Water: A Global Economic Solution to a Local Environmental and Political Problem Paolo Turrini 5. Foreign Investment in Water – Privatization, Globalisation and the Law Julien Chaisse 6. The Right of the Host State to Regulate Water Services Catharine Titi 7. Regulation and Protection of Water in International Law: Terrestrial and Marine Perspectives Virginie J.M. Tassin PART II ETHICAL, LEGAL, AND SOCIAL ISSUES 8. Is Investment Arbitration inimical to the Human Right to Water? The Re-examination of Arbitral Decisions on Water Services Miharu Hirano and Shotaro Hamamoto 9. The Provision and Violation of Water Rights (The Case of Pakistan) – A Human Rights Based Approach Sikander Ahmed Shah 10. The Human Right to Clean Water and Sanitation - A Perspective from Nigeria Cosmas Emeziem 11. Troubled Waters: Impact of the Private Sector in Implementing the Right to Water Preetha Mahadevan 12. Sanitation Rights, Public Law Litigation, and Inequality – A Case Study from Brazil Ana Paula de Barcellos PART III ECONOMIC DRIVERS SHAPING THE FUTURE OF WATER 13. Demand for Infrastructure Investment for Water Services – Key Features and Assessment Methods Sacchidananda Mukherjee and Debashis Charkraborty 14. Residential Water Charges in Ireland – Policy Objectives and Funding Models Thomas McDonnell 15. The Role of Multinationals in Providing Water Services – Are they More Efficient? Tihomir Ancev, Samad Azad and Francesc Hernandez-Sancho 16. Microfinance in Water and Sanitation Services – Identifying Best Practices Jonatan A. Lassa and Allen Yu-Hung Lai Index

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Book Synopsis'In summary, the book provides an interesting mix of energy topics and perspectives that appears somewhat eclectic at first glance. . . . the book is a very useful and scholarly addition to the literature on energy governance and is recommended reading for all those who need to be better informed on the challenges and some of the solutions available at the current time.'- David Grinlinton, Journal of Energy & Natural Resources LawThis timely book makes an original and in-depth contribution to the debate about how to transform our energy governance systems into ones that support a fair, safe and sustainable society. It combines perspectives from leading scholars to provide a global outlook on alternative approaches to energy governance and innovative experiences. Taken as a whole, it offers a unique overview of some of the innovative and novel ways in which law can support the shift to sustainable and equitable energy systems.The first section lays the conceptual and theoretical foundations for alternative approaches to energy governance, including its constitutional foundations, the role of human rights, and an environmentally just system that seeks universal access to energy for all. The second section showcases concrete innovative experiences in energy governance from around the globe, including smart cities, the role of the courts, energy efficiency of buildings and the harnessing of energy from waste. Finally, the authors consider the social justice dimension, discussing the exploitation of energy resources by multinational companies in developing countries and the importance of agricultural production, distribution and consumption in energy transformation. This unique overview of state-of-the-art approaches to transformation of energy governance is vital reading for policy makers and both legal and non-legal scholars concerned with energy law, sustainability and justice, and global governance.Contributors: K. Bosselmann, J. Bowie, N. Chalifour, E. Daly, T. Daya-Winterbottom, C. Derani, A. Guerry, J. Jaria I Manzano, L. Kotzé, E. Le Gal, L. Lin-Heng, M. Low, J.R. May, E.C. Okonkwo, R.L. Ottinger, C. Pappalardo, T. Parejo-Navajas, M.P. Samonte Solis, M.K. Scanlan, J. WentzTrade Review'The book brings together scholars from all over the world to address issues of energy governance and sustainability. It provides a unique insight into the nexus between theory, human rights constitutionalism, environmental justice and the practical application of energy policy and legislation ranging from energy supply, renewable energy, energy markets and financing to hydraulic fracturing and energy efficiency. The book brings perspectives from the developed and developing world and proposes recommendations on how the energy crisis can be addressed from a legal perspective. Although the book is written from a legal perspective, scholars and practitioners from other disciplines will also find the book insightful.' --Willemien Du Plessis, North-West University, South Africa'The IUCN Academy of Environmental Law has forged a global reputation as one of the leading forums for environmental law scholarship, as exemplified by this important new volume on energy governance. Professors Jaria i Manzano, Chalifour and Kotze have masterfully crafted an internationally diverse and thought-provoking account of the state of energy law and its future reform. For anyone concerned about addressing climate change, this book should be essential reading.' --Benjamin J. Richardson, University of Tasmania, Australia'Energy governance is a problem worldwide. Identification of causes, options and solutions are therefore very welcome. This book does this. It sketches the essential foundations for a sustainable energy governance, illustrated by different experiences and identifying governance gaps which have to be tackled. A job well done by the team of Jaria i Manzano, Chalifour and Kotze.' --Kurt Deketelaere, KU Leuven and Secretary-General, LERTable of ContentsContents: 1. Energy Governance — A Key Challenge in the Era of Globalization Jordi Jaria i Manzano, Nathalie J. Chalifour and Louis J. Kotzé PART I FOUNDATIONS 2. Germany’s ‘Energiewende’: What Can Environmental Law Scholarship Learn From it? Klaus Bosselmann 3. Ten Good Practices in Environmental Constitutionalism that can Contribute to Sustainable Shale Gas Development James R. May and Erin Daly 4. Human Rights versus Human Needs: Debating the Language for Universal Access to Modern Energy Services Manuel Peter Samonte Solis 5. Using Social Science Perspectives on Risk to Implement an Environmental Justice Analysis Elodie Le Gal 6. Scaling Up Local Solutions: Creating an Enabling Legal Environment for the Deployment of Community-Based Renewable Microgrids Jessica Wentz and Chiara Pappalardo 7. Innovative Financing for Renewable Energy Richard L. Ottinger and John Bowie PART II EXPERIENCES 8. Energy and Smart Cities — Perspectives from a City-State, Singapore Lye Lin-Heng and Melissa Low 9. Judicial Perspectives on Renewable Energy and Climate Change Governance Trevor Daya-Winterbottom 10. A Reflection on Some Legal Aspects of Decision Control in the Energy Transition Process: A Comparison of France and Germany Anaïs Guerry 11. Learning from Europe: Some Ideas for the Energy Improvement of the US Existing Building Stock Teresa Parejo-Navajas 12. Sustainable Sewage Melissa K. Scanlan PART III GOVERNANCE GAPS 13. Environmentally Displaced Persons in the Niger Delta: Challenges and Prospects Eloamaka Carol Okonkwo 14. Agriculture, Energy and Development: An Uneasy Relationship Cristiane Derani Index

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Book SynopsisRegulating Offshore Petroleum Resources makes a unique comparison between the main regulatory characteristics of the Norwegian and British models for petroleum exploration, production and supply. Leading scholars explore the extent to which these models are relevant for the design of regulatory models in countries with significant existing petroleum resources. The applicability of these regulatory models to countries with potential petroleum resources is also assessed. Providing a profound understanding behind the evolution of the British and Norwegian petroleum regimes, this innovative book investigates why these countries followed different paths and analyses the resultant outcomes. Key features include examination of the historical evolution of relevant petroleum regimes, lessons learnt, and an interdisciplinary approach from a range of recognised experts. This comprehensive book will be of great value to regulation and environmental law scholars. Inspection of the ways in which these models can be applied to other countries will also be of interest to government officials and practitioners.Trade Review'This timely book, by leading experts in both jurisdictions, offers not just a fascinating retrospective on a vital half-century for the UK and Norway, but also a unique viewpoint from which to look forward to a time when each, in their own way, will need to respond to climate change even as they seek to continue to develop oil and gas resources. Understanding the legal foundations of the past will be vital to constructing a viable framework for the future.' --John Paterson, University of Aberdeen, UK'Pereira and Bjørnebye have compiled an innovative and intriguing collection of chapters by different authors. This volume does not just compare the strategies taken by the governments of Norway and the United Kingdom in exploiting their petroleum endowments, but places them within the wider political, economic and societal contexts of these two countries. In this way, the book stands head and shoulders above most comparative studies in this field, and is vital reading for scholars, analysts and advisers in oil and gas regulation and taxation.' --Philip Andrews-Speed, Energy Studies Institute, National University of SingaporeTable of ContentsContents: Part I Introduction 1. Introduction Eduardo G. Pereira and Henrik Bjørnbye Part II Norway 2. Background – Norway Erik Jarlsby 3. Hydrocarbon Policies and Legislation – Norway Tonje Pareli Gormley and Merete Kristensen 4. Licensing Regime – Norway Henrik Bjørnbye and Catherine Banet Part III The United Kingdom 5. Background – The United Kingdom Raphael Heffron, Mohammed Hazrati, Greg Gordon and Darren Mccauley 6. Hydrocarbon Policies and Legislation – The United Kingdom Greg Gordon 7. Licensing Regime – The United Kingdom Yanal Abul Failat Part IV Conclusion 8. Conclusion Eduardo G. Pereira and Henrik Bjørnbye Index

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Book SynopsisThe energy law and energy policy of the EU and Euratom have become more and more complex in recent years. Today these areas feature a multitude of layers concerning not only regulation of the power industry, but also security of energy supply, climate change, consumer needs and technical innovation. This Textbook serves as a much-needed introduction to this distinctive field. Written in an accessible and engaging manner, with a clear pedagogical structure, the book concentrates on providing an overview of EU energy law, and provides pointers for further reading on each of the component parts. Stimulating end-of-chapter questions facilitate discussion and classroom use, whilst for readers with little experience of the EU, the book provides a separate chapter outlining the institutional structure and functioning of the European Union and Euratom in the field of energy policy.Key Features:- Summaries of treaty rules, case law and legislation give the reader a clear understanding of the complex legal framework of this policy area.- Review questions and further reading lists make it the ideal starting point for those coming to the subject for the first time, and for those with some prior expertise.- COverview chapters provide the reader with a solid grounding in the functioning of the EU and Euratom.Each of these features ultimately helps readers to familiarise themselves with one of the most vibrant fields of European law and policy. This introductory textbook will be the first port of call for all those, both students and practitioners, who need to understand EU and Euratom energy law.Table of ContentsContents: Introduction 1. Structure and Functioning of the European Union and Euratom 2. Treaty Rules Promoting the Internal Energy Market 3. Objectives and Strategies of European Energy Policy and Law 4. Sector-specific Legislation 5. Cross-sector Legislation 6. External Action Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThe energy law and energy policy of the EU and Euratom have become more and more complex in recent years. Today these areas feature a multitude of layers concerning not only regulation of the power industry, but also security of energy supply, climate change, consumer needs and technical innovation. This Textbook serves as a much-needed introduction to this distinctive field. Written in an accessible and engaging manner, with a clear pedagogical structure, the book concentrates on providing an overview of EU energy law, and provides pointers for further reading on each of the component parts. Stimulating end-of-chapter questions facilitate discussion and classroom use, whilst for readers with little experience of the EU, the book provides a separate chapter outlining the institutional structure and functioning of the European Union and Euratom in the field of energy policy.Key Features:- Summaries of treaty rules, case law and legislation give the reader a clear understanding of the complex legal framework of this policy area.- Review questions and further reading lists make it the ideal starting point for those coming to the subject for the first time, and for those with some prior expertise.- COverview chapters provide the reader with a solid grounding in the functioning of the EU and Euratom.Each of these features ultimately helps readers to familiarise themselves with one of the most vibrant fields of European law and policy. This introductory textbook will be the first port of call for all those, both students and practitioners, who need to understand EU and Euratom energy law.Table of ContentsContents: Introduction 1. Structure and Functioning of the European Union and Euratom 2. Treaty Rules Promoting the Internal Energy Market 3. Objectives and Strategies of European Energy Policy and Law 4. Sector-specific Legislation 5. Cross-sector Legislation 6. External Action Bibliography Index

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Book Synopsis'This book can be a guide for regulators as they make decisions about issues such as affordability and access to special programs that may have been deprived of the attention they merit in the past.'- Ashley Brown, Harvard University, US Energy Justice: US and International Perspectives is a pioneering analysis of energy law and policy through the framework of energy justice. While climate change has triggered unprecedented investment in renewable energy, the concept of energy justice and its practical application to energy law and policy remain under-theorized. This volume breaks new ground by examining a range of energy justice regulatory challenges from the perspective of international law, US law, and foreign domestic law. The book illuminates the theory of energy justice while emphasizing practical solutions that hasten the transition from fossil fuels and address the inequities that plague energy systems. Among the first edited volumes to focus wholly on the emerging field of energy justice, this book takes a multidisciplinary approach that examines energy law and policy through the lens of environmental justice, climate justice, indigenous rights, human rights, and energy democracy. Contributions from prominent scholars and practitioners demonstrate how energy justice frameworks can be applied in theory and practice. With a foreword by Dr Robert Bullard, Energy Justice is a critical resource for: law students and professors; researchers, students and faculty of graduate and undergraduate courses in the area of energy and the environment; and advocates and policymakers in the area of energy and the environment. Contributors include: S.H. Baker, A. Brown, R. Bullard, R. Colton, M. Dworkin, S. Foster, C.G. Gonzalez, E.A. Kronk Warner, D.S. Olawuyi, O. Outka, R. Salter, C. Sandoval, D.N. Scott, A.A. Smith, P. Sheppard, E. Stein, J. WolfleyTrade Review'Blending conceptual strength and real-world examples from around the globe, this book shows us how the insights of justice-theory can be used to avoid the injustices of the past as we make the transition to a new generation of sustainable energy infrastructure. It's a pleasure to see theory and practice so well woven together in ways that offer real guidance on next steps.' --Michael Dworkin, Vermont Law School, US'Racially and economically marginalized communities have long borne the brunt of energy projects while reaping few of the benefits. Drawing upon a wide range of case studies, including the Dakota Access Pipeline protests in the United States, this book breaks new ground in deepening our understanding of energy justice and in offering practical tools that can be used by scholars, activists, and policymakers to ensure safe, reliable, affordable, clean and sustainable energy for all.' --Sheila R. Foster, Georgetown University, US'This collection of essays is one of the first to examine clean energy policies through an environmental justice framework. A moral examination of energy systems, it is a surprising and welcome addition to the literature for practitioners, advocates and policymakers as it offers analysis, case studies, and practical applications for thought leaders and action.' --Peggy M. Shepard, WE ACT For Environmental Justice, USTable of ContentsContents: Foreword Robert D. Bullard 1. Energy Justice: Frameworks for Energy Law and Policy Raya Salter, Carmen G. Gonzalez and Elizabeth Ann Kronk Warner 2. Fairness in the Low-Carbon Shift: Learning from Environmental Justice Ouma Outka 3. An Environmental Justice Critique of Biofuels Carmen G. Gonzalez 4. Energy (and Human Rights) for All: Addressing Human Rights Risks in Energy Access Projects Damilola S. Olawuyi 5. The Equities of Efficiency: Distributing Energy Usage Reduction Dollars Roger Colton 6. Mni Wiconi, Tribal Sovereignty, and Treaty Rights: Lessons from Dakota Access Pipeline Jeanette Wolfley 7. Energy Access is Energy Justice: The Yurok Tribe’s Trailblazing Work to Close the Native American Reservation Electricity Gap Catherine J.K. Sandoval 8. Transforming Relations in the Green Energy Economy: Control of Lands and Livelihoods Dayna Nadine Scott and Adrian A. Smith 9. Emerging Challenges in the Global Energy Transition: A View from the Frontlines Shalanda H. Baker 10. Energy Democracy: Power to the People? An Introduction Eleanor Stein Index

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Book SynopsisPetroleum Resource Management offers a thought-provoking examination of how countries manage their offshore petroleum resources by comparing the different approaches to licensing and regulation taken by Australia, Norway and the UK.Based on extensive research into their policies, licensing systems and resource management regulations, including interviews with government regulators and companies, John Chandler explores how these countries all face similar challenges as their offshore petroleum basins mature, including smaller discoveries, marginal production and ageing infrastructure. Identifying further challenges such as climate change and the increasing accountability in relation to sustainability and social issues, Chandler analyses how their petroleum policy, systems of regulation and regulators developed up to the present, and how they are responding to these challenges, as well as how they deal with exploration, development, infrastructure sharing and production.This timely and informative book will be essential reading for those in petroleum policy and governance, including petroleum lawyers, government officials, regulators and analysts. Academics and students on courses relating to petroleum regulation and the governance of resources will also benefit from this engaging book.Trade Review‘Petroleum Resource Management represents an important‘This book is a well-written, thoughtful overview of how petroleum resource management is effected, resulting in a very helpful comparative analysis. It is a welcome addition to an area in which the pub- lished literature to date has been somewhat lacking.’ -- Peter Roberts, Journal of World Energy Law and Business‘This book is a valuable addition to a resources law practitioner’s library in that it explains and discusses context – understanding the multitude of interconnected issues that affect the business of a client in the petroleum sector (commercial, legal, regulatory and environmental, to name a few).’ -- Tasman Ash Fleming, Law Institute Journal‘Petroleum Resource Management will appeal particularly to Australian scholars, law- and policy-makers, and industry professionals. It will also be of considerable value to readers from other jurisdictions, who may wish to learn about the management of offshore oil and gas resources in these three mature jurisdictions. More broadly the author's thoughtful and future-focused engagement with concepts of stewardship, national interest, sustainability and good governance, will enhance broaden its application and readership.’ -- Erika Techera, Marine Policy‘Detailed in its understanding of licensing in offshore petroleum resources, this book by John A.P. Chandler is a must read not only for practitioners but also students and academics dwelling on tricky questions of appropriate legal structuring and architecture for effective natural resource governance.’ -- Roopa Madhav, Law Environment and Development Journal‘Legal and government professionals, as well as academics and students, will find this work valuable. There is also little doubt that the comparative analysis provided by this work will be valuable to readers from both inside and outside the three chosen jurisdictions.’ -- R. Pritchard, Oil, Gas & Energy Law Intelligence‘As the oil and gas industry and host governments in developed jurisdictions confront the challenges of maturity and low carbon energy transition, this timely book provides a detailed, thoughtful and perceptive analysis of the legal, regulatory and fiscal dimensions. Required reading for all who need to understand the implications of a rapidly changing situation.’ -- John Paterson, University of Aberdeen, UK‘This book gives a good overview of the issue of prudent resource management and an insightful and thorough comparison between the petroleum regimes of Australia, Norway and the UK.’ -- Mette Agerup, Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, Norway‘Leading lawyer and academic John Chandler has produced a timely, and tremendously useful, examination of how the Australian, Norwegian and UK governments are managing their petroleum resources. He also explains how they are evolving their licensing systems to respond to the various challenges facing the global petroleum industry.’ -- Geoff Simpson, Allen & Overy, AustraliaTable of ContentsContents 1. Introduction 2. Licences 3. Regulatory structures and regulators 4. The companies 5. Resource rent, value and stewardship 6. Economic recovery and good oilfield practice 7. Resource management policy 8. Production sharing contracts 9. Exploration 10. Development 11. Production 12. Infrastructure 13. The future of offshore petroleum resource management Index

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Book SynopsisThis pioneering and in-depth study into the regulation of shale gas extraction examines how changes in the constitutional set-ups of EU Member States over the last 25 years have substantially altered the legal leverage of environmental protection and energy security as state objectives. In this timely book, Ruven Fleming argues that the practical consequence of these changes has been the self-inflicted curtailment of legislative discretion. The first to formally assess the legality of fracking bans and moratoria, he exposes their flawed construction, revealing that the current regulations could be successfully challenged in front of courts of EU Member States. Reaching beyond shale gas, innovative chapters further propose a new methodology - the so called triad of objectives, principles and rules - to develop legally sound regulation of new energy technologies in the context of the energy transition. Students and scholars across environmental and energy law will find this book an essential contribution to the sparse literature regarding the legal aspects of fracking and shale gas in Europe. The focus on a new legal methodology will also provide guidance to decision-makers and regulators alike.Trade Review'In this book Ruven Fleming has commendably captured some of the core legal issues in relation to shale gas development in the EU. It is a worthy read for energy law scholars who want to see how the EU is responding to this new development across the EU. Further, there are some interesting conclusions worthy of further debate and research for future scholars! A delightful addition to the literature!' --Raphael Heffron, Queen Mary University of London, UKTable of ContentsContents: Introduction PART I SHALE GAS, EU AND MEMBER STATE REGULATION 1. Shale Gas Extraction in a Nutshell - Technology, Issues, Benefits 2. Shale Gas and EU Law 3. Shale Gas and National Law PART II A NEW METHODOLOGY FOR ENERGY REGULATION: THE TRIAS OF OBJECTIVES, PRINCIPLES, RULES 4. Objectives and Shale Gas 5. Principles and Shale Gas 6. Rules and Shale Gas PART III CONCLUSIONS 7. Conclusions Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisRegulating Shale Gas discusses the regulatory context of shale gas in the European Union and draws conclusions on the EU's broader approach towards the regulation of new technologies. Providing the first dedicated examination of the overall regulatory context of shale gas in the EU, Leonie Reins reveals how the EU's new constitutional setup after the Lisbon Treaty has complicated rather than facilitated the EU's quest for a common energy policy. Shale gas has already transformed the energy outlook in the United States, but despite high expectations, exploration has failed to take off fully in the EU. This book investigates the reasons for this failure, as well as other related developments impacting both energy and environmental law, by highlighting the essential elements of coherent regulation of technologies. It further analyses other cross-cutting issues relating to the environmental and energy supply security challenges and offers insights into the regulation of the different sectors and the most topical developments. The regulation of shale gas is set to become an increasingly important issue, receiving attention of energy and environmental legal scholars, politicians and industry worldwide. This book will also appeal to legal practitioners seeking expertise in the law and policy of shale gas extraction in the EU.Trade Review'In this book, Dr. Leonie Reins skillfully analyzes EU shale gas regulation, and compares it to the regulation of carbon capture and storage and nanotechnology. In addition, she masterfully places shale gas regulation in the context of the EU energy policy. Rather than limiting herself to identifying deficiencies, Dr. Reins moves carefully through the regulatory and policy maze, with much eye for detail and nuance, to develop an insightful legal and policy account. Interestingly, she believes that a new regulatory 'principle of conservatism' may be in the making, which would provide the EU with 'an excuse for regulation.' Irrespective of whether that is true, there is no excuse for not reading her intriguing analysis.' --Lucas Bergkamp, Hunton & Williams LLPTable of ContentsContents: I: Introduction – A Research Agenda for Shale Gas in the European Union 2. In Search of the Legal Basis for Energy and Environmental Regulation at the EU Level: The Case of Unconventional Gas Extraction and its Impacts on a Common European Energy Policy 3. Regulation of Technology Versus Technology of Regulation – Risk and Regulatory Design of “New” Technologies in the European Union- Lessons for and from Shale Gas 4. Conclusion

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Book SynopsisThe oil and gas industry’s wide international exposure and constantly changing landscape leave it particularly vulnerable to disputes. As this practical book demonstrates, the risks associated with disputes can be mitigated by parties utilising governing law and dispute resolution clauses in contractual agreements within the sector. Examining a global range of jurisdictions, the book offers clear guidance on the most appropriate choice of law and choice of dispute resolution forum for oil and gas contracts, analysing the key issues and defining the legal contours involved.Key Features: Insightful contributions from over 40 leading practitioners and expert legal scholars Examination of domestic and international case law, with analysis of the local laws of 24 jurisdictions globally Consideration of the future of disputes in the oil and gas industry by tracking the evolution and latest trends of the global energy market Examination of the dispute resolution mechanisms used to mitigate disputes, with a focus on international arbitration as a forum for dispute resolution Discussions of a range of operations in the oil and gas industry, including upstream, midstream and downstream projects, and the various contracts that exist within these Featuring a comparative and practice-oriented perspective, this highly informative book will prove an essential resource for practitioners advising parties concerning contractual agreements in the oil and gas sector, as well as a valuable reference point for scholars of energy law and arbitration.Table of ContentsContents: Preface xxvii PART I KEY PRINCIPLES AND ISSUES RELATED TO GOVERNING LAW AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION IN THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY 1 The oil and gas industry is prone to disputes 2 Elina Aleynikova, Tuuli Timonen and Eduardo G Pereira 2 Governing law of oil and gas agreements and of disputes arising in the oil and gas industry 22 Elina Aleynikova, Tuuli Timonen and Eduardo G Pereira 3 Dispute resolution planning in oil and gas projects 59 Elina Aleynikova, Tuuli Timonen and Eduardo G Pereira 4 Future of oil and gas disputes 86 Elina Aleynikova, Tuuli Timonen and Eduardo G. Pereira PART II KEY JURISDICTIONS’ APPROACH TOWARDS GOVERNING LAW AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION IN THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY A. Americas 5 Argentina 102 Pablo Rueda and Marcos Blanco 6 Bolivia 117 Ramiro Moreno Baldivieso 7 Brazil 126 Flávio Spaccaquerche Barbosa and Vanessa Winkler 8 Canada 139 Philip Abraham, Rachel A. Howie, Kim Martyn and Adrienne O’Reilly 9 Mexico 157 Juan Carlos Serra Campillo and Jorge Eduardo Escobedo Montaño 10 United States of America 168 Lisa M. Bohmer B. Africa 11 Algeria 187 Waniss Almashri Otman 12 Angola 210 José-Miguel Júdice, Ana Oliveira Rocha and Ana Coimbra Trigo 13 Ghana 220 Thomas Kojo Stephens and Seyram Dzikunu 14 Libya 233 Waniss Almashri Otman 15 Mozambique 253 José-Miguel Júdice, Ana Oliveira Rocha and Ana Coimbra Trigo 16 Nigeria 261 Olayemi Anyanechi C. Asia 17 Azerbaijan 280 Anna Dreyzina 18 China 294 Michael Polkinghorne and Anna Chuwen Dai 19 Indonesia 315 Debby Sulaiman and Ali Nasir 20 Iran 329 Seyed Nasrollah Ebrahimi 21 Kazakhstan 348 Yerbolat Yerkebulanov and Bakhyt Tukulov 22 Qatar 360 Francis Nii Botchway and Abdullah Dohan Al-Shammari 23 England and Wales 372 Mark Clarke and James Hart 24 France 389 Kirsten Odynski, Philippe Boisvert, Menalco J. Solis, and Agathe Mercier 25 Georgia 404 Ketevan Betaneli 26 The Netherlands 422 Kasper Krzeminski and Lisa Schoenmakers 27 Russia 435 Noah Rubins QC, Alexey Yadykin and Dmitry Kazhaev Index

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