Energy Law in Europe

New to this edition

* New commercially focused chapter on standard agreements in European Energy Trade.
* New chapter on EU External Relations in the energy sector, which serves to highlight increased cooperation in the energy field with key actors such as Russia, and to locate EU energy developments within a wider Euro-Mediterranean context.
* To reflect the increased emphasis on transborder cooperation, the book will include new sections in each national chapter focusing on bilateral and plurilateral cooperation within the EU context, complementing the treatment in the EU external relations chapter.
* New national survey chapter on Energy Law in Poland

The energy sector in Europe has changed rapidly over the last few years under the influence of trends towards globalization, liberalization, competition, de-monopolization, and strengthening of regulation in the field. The new edition of this book builds on the success of the first in providing an updated overview of these important developments at both international and European levels, covering the most important principles of international law of relevance to the energy sector. A chapter dedicated to comparison of legal developments across Europe addresses the increasingly important question of whether we are heading towards an international energy market. New chapters on European Union External Energy Relations and Standard Agreements in European Energy Trade highlight growing cooperation in the energy field with major producers such as Russia, and the standards for trading energy in an integrated geographical market, including analysis of the product markets, as well as the relevant legal instruments and master agreements.

The book also focuses on the implementation of the significant Energy Directives, and the constitutional and regulatory framework in the key energy-producing jurisdictions in the EU: Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain and the United Kingdom. The national coverage emphasises trans-border collaboration by examining bilateral and multilateral cooperation within the context of the European Union. There is also updated analysis of developments in these countries in every energy sector, including oil, gas, nuclear energy, and in response to the Kyoto protocol, to renewables and emissions, with the extent of coverage determined by the resource base of each country.

Contents:
1. Introduction, Catherine Redgwell, Martha M. Roggenkamp, Anita Rønne, and Iñigo del Guayo
2. International Energy Law, Catherine Redgwell
3. EU External Energy Relations, Andrei Belyi
4. The Energy Charter Treaty , Craig Bamberger, Thomas Waelde
5. EU Energy Law, Eugene D. Cross, Bram Delvaux, Leigh Hancher, Piet Jan Slot, Geert van Calster, Wim Vandenberghe
6. Standard Agreements in European Energy Trade, Hans-Martin Koopman, Rene Vanhaesendonck
7. Energy Law in Denmark, Anita Ronne
8. Energy Law in France, Thierry Lauriol
9. Energy Law in Germany, Johann-Christian Pielow, Hans-Martin Koopman, Eckhart Ehlers
10. Energy Law in Italy, Marcello Clarich, Matteo Falcione, Giovanni G. Gentile, Michele Passaro, Francesco Vetro
11. Energy Law in the Netherlands, Martha M. Roggenkamp
12. Energy Law in Norway, Finn Arnesen, Ulf Hammer, Per Hakon Hoisveen, Knut Kaasen, Dagfinn Nygaard
13. Energy Law in Poland, Dariusz Mioduski
14. Energy Law in Spain, Inigo del Guayo
15. Energy Law in the United Kingdom, Stephen Dow
16. Energy Law in Europe: Conclusions, Catherine Redgwell, Martha M. Roggenkamp, Anita Ronne, and Inigo del Guayo