PrF:MVV310K International and EU EnergyLaw - Course Information

MVV310K International and EU Energy Law

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Martin Švec, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

prof. JUDr. Radim Polčák, Ph.D.
Institute of Law and Technology – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Tereza Buchalová
Supplier department: Institute of Law and Technology – Faculty of Law

Timetable of Seminar Groups

MVV310K/01: Mon 27. 9. to Fri 17. 12. Mon 18:00–19:40 215, M. Švec

Prerequisites

Perfect command of English.

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 2/20, only registered: 1/20

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

there are 39 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

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

• Permanent Sovereignty over Natural Resources Global Natural Resources Management
• Energy Security
• International Trade and Transit in Energy
• Renewable Energy Disputes
• International Protection of Investments in the Energy Sector
• Climate Change: Implications for the Energy Sector
• Introduction to EU Energy Law
• The Internal Energy Market
• The External Dimension of EU Energy Policy
• The Security of Energy Supply in the European Union
• EU International Climate Commitments, The Emissions Trading Scheme and EU Clean and Renewable Energy Law

Literature

required literature
• International arbitration in the energy sector. Edited by Maxi Scherer - Catherine Amirfar - Anton Asoskov - Samantha Bakstad -. First edition published. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2018, liii, 465. ISBN 9780198805786. info
• TALUS, Kim. Introduction to EU energy law. First edition published. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2016, x, 180. ISBN 9780198791829. info
• LEAL-ARCAS, Rafael, Andrew FILIS and Ehab S. ABU GOSH. International energy governance : selected legal issues. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2014, xviii, 554. ISBN 9781784711498. info
• DOLZER, Rudolf and Christoph SCHREUER. Principles of international investment law. 2nd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012, xxxvi, 417. ISBN 9780199651801. info
• Energy dispute resolution: investment protection, transit and the energy charter treaty. Edited by Graham Coop - Philippe Gurd Gross. Huntington: Juris, 2011, lxxxi, 390. ISBN 9781933833798. info
• SCHRIJVER, Nico. Sovereignty over natural resources : balancing rights and duties. First published. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997, xxix, 452. ISBN 9780521047449. info

recommended literature
• Research handbook on EU energy law and policy. Edited by Rafael Leal-Arcas - Jan Wouters. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2017, xxv, 535. ISBN 9781786431042. info
• Environmental and energy law. Edited by Karen E. Makuch - Ricardo M. Pereira. 1st pub. Malden, MA: Wiley Blackwell, 2012, xxiv, 651. ISBN 9781405177870. info

Teaching methods

Seminars, class discussions, home study, individual tasks, group tasks.

Assessment methods

The colloquium will be awarded upon a written test with open questions (min. 60% correct answers) and successful completion and defence of a paper analysing in detail selected arbitral award.

Language of instruction

English

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Perfect command of English

• Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2021, recent)
  
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