International energy law
By: Mohammad Naseem
Publisher: Kluwer Law International B. V.
Published: 2017
Place of publication: Alphen aan den Rijn, The Netherlands
Language: eng
Number of pages: 270
ISBN-13: 9789041185501; 9789041185648; 9789041185785
Subjects: Energy industries; Law and legislation; Power resources
Other titles: International encyclopaedia of laws. Energy law.
Description: "This book provides a systematic approach to legislation and legal practice concerning energy resources and production in international energy law. The book describes the broad international energy set up, administrative organization, regulatory framework, and relevant case law pertaining to the development, application, and use of such forms of energy as electricity, gas, petroleum, and coal, with attention as needed to the pervasive legal effects of competition law, environmental law and tax law. A general introduction covers the geography of energy resources, sources and basic principles of energy law, and the relevant governmental institutions. Then follows a...description of specific legislation and regulation affecting such factors as documentation, undertakings, facilities, storage, pricing, procurement and sales, transportation, transmission, distribution, and supply of each form of energy. Case law, intergovernmental cooperation agreements, and interactions with environmental, tax, and competition law are explained."--
Notes: "This book was originally published as a monograph in the International encyclopaedia of laws/Energy law."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-266) and index.
Table of contents: title: General introduction -- Part I.; title: International energy law and sources --; title: Sources of international energy law -- -- Part II.; title: Petroleum --; title: Concessions and licenses --; title: Tax and royalty regime --; title: Joint ventures and participation agreements --; title: Production sharing contract (PSC) --; title: Buy back or risk service contract -- -- Part III.; title: Coal -- -- Introduction; title: Coal and pollution -- -- Part IV.; title: Electricity --; title: Changing electricity scenario --; title: Electriciy reforms in the world --; title: Power purchase agreements --; title: Nuclear energy -- -- Part V.; title: Renewable energy --; title: Sources of renewables --; title: Feed in tariff (FIT) --; title: Renewable energy certification (REC) mechanism -- -- Part VI.; title: International energy law and environment --; title: Global energy growth and environment --; title: Nuclear energy and environmental liability --; title: The regulation of oil spills from offshore installations --; title: Coal energy and pollution --; title: Electricity and pollution -- -- Part VII.; title: Unitization and trans-boundary issues --; title: Unitization --; title: The inherent rights of states to natural resources --; title: Cross-country pipelines --; title: WTO agreement and energy -- -- Part VII.; title: Investment stability and energy --; title: Investment protection --; title: Stabilization --; title: Renegotiation --; title: Nationalization -- -- Part IX.; title: Energy business and human rights --; title: Violation of human rights -- -- Part X.; title: Sanctions and human rights -- -- Part XI.; title: Dispute settlement in energy sector --; title: Arbitration --; title: Litigation.