International and EU Energy Law
This course aims to provide students with an in-depth and comprehensive study of international energy law and EU energy law. The course addresses traditional sources of energy, such as oil and gas as well as issues around the renewable and low carbon sector. Special attention is to be given to the role of international and EU law in ensuring that that energy resources are lawfully protected, exploited and traded.
Syllabus:
- An Introduction to International Law
- Permanent Sovereignty over Natural Resources
- Antarctica, Law of the Sea, Maritime Delimitation
- Energy Security
- Protection of International Investments in the Energy Sector
- International Trade in Energy and Energy Transit
- Energy Charter Treaty
- Climate Change: Implications for the Energy Sector
- An Introduction to the EU Law
- EU Law and Internal Energy Market
- Security of Energy Supply in the EU
- External Dimension of the EU Energy Policy
- EU Climate Diplomacy
- EU ETS
- EU Renewable Energy Law