Session 1: Introduction to Energy Law and EU Law

February 28, 10:00 - 13:40 M117

Content of the session:

-          The history of the European Union

-          General principles of EU law

-          Delineation of competences in the field of energy between the Union and its Member
States


Compulsory reading:

-          EU Energy Law and Policy, Rafael Leal-Arcas and Jan Wouters

o   Chapter:

§  Competences in EU energy policy (Talus, Aalto) pages 15-29

-          How the European Union works: Your guide to the EU institutions

o   Introducing the EU (pages 3-9)

o   The European Parliament (pages 9-12)

o   The European Council (pages 12-14)

o   The Council (pages 14-19)

o   The European Commission (pages 19-23)

o   The national parliaments (pages 23-24)

o   The Court of Justice (pages 24-26)

-          EU Law: Text, Cases, and Materials, Paul Craig and Gráinne de Búrca

o   Scope of the EU Treaty: Laws and lawmaking

§  Introduction, Conferred competence, The Scope of EU competence (pages 49-54)


Recommended reading:

-          The development of energy law in the 21st century: a paradigm shift? Raphael J Heffron
and Kim Talus, Journal of World Energy Law and Business, 2016, 0, 1–14.