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  1. 1. Charting fossil fuel investment protection in the EU beyond the Energy Charter Treaty

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Author : Sofia Gierow; [2023]
    Keywords : public international law; EU law; international investment law; Energy Charter Treaty; foreign direct investment; bilateral investment treaty; fossil fuels; fair and equitable treatment; expropriation; legitimate expectations; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Under international law, foreign direct investments are protected by a patchwork of bilateral or multilateral investment treaties. International investment agreements have been criticised for protecting foreign direct fossil fuel investments and limiting the regulatory space of host states, thus creating obstacles for a green transition. READ MORE

  3. 2. Komstroy: Invalidating investor-State Arbitration Under the Energy Charter Treaty in intra-EU Disputes : Manifesting the Principle of Autonomy of the EU Legal Order, the International Law Infraction and the Investors Caught in Between

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Larissa Barhebréus; [2022]
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    Abstract : This thesis analyses the Court of Justice of the European Union (the Court) recent ruling Komstroy on the compatibility between the EU Treaties and the investor-State arbitration mechanism contained in Article 26 of the multilateral 1994 Energy Charter Treaty (ECT). The Court determined that Article 26 ECT is inapplicable in intra-EU disputes, albeit the European Union (EU) being a Contracting Party to the ECT, because such alternative methods for dispute settlement threatens the autonomy of the EU legal order. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Relationship between EU Law and the Energy Charter Treaty : Possible Implications of EU Membership on the Jurisdiction of Arbitral Tribunals in intra-EU Investor-State Disputes under the ECT

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Dario Ribicic; [2020]
    Keywords : EU law; Energy Charter Treaty; arbitration; jurisdiction; arbitral tribunal; intra-EU disputes; ISDS;

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  5. 4. It Takes Two to Tango: The Compatibility Between ECT Article 26 and EU Law – In the Light of Achmea and Opinion 1/17

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Author : Erik Källman; [2020]
    Keywords : EU law; Energy Charter Treaty; ECT; Achmea; Opinion 1 17; autonomy of EU law; autonomy; Investment law; international investment law; EU investment law; EU trade law; trade law; BIT; MIT; Bilateral Investment Agreements; Multilateral Investment Agreements; compatibility; CETA; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Förenligheten mellan ISDS-mekanismen i Artikel 26 i Energistadgefördraget (ECT) och EU rätt har länge varit föremål för diskussion inom EU. Denna diskussion har de senaste åren fått all mer uppmärksamhet, sedan EUdomstolen i mål C-284/16 Achmea dömde att ISDS-mekanismen i det bilaterala investeringsavtalet (BIT) mellan Nederländerna och Slovakien var oförenligt med EU rätten. READ MORE

  6. 5. The compatibility of ISDS clauses in intra-EU disputes with EU law - An analysis of the extent of application of the Achmea judgement on bilateral and multilateral investment treaties

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Author : Michelle Rinaldo Iversen; [2019]
    Keywords : EU Law; International Investment Law; Achmea judgement; ISDS provisions; ISDS clauses; ISDS mechanism; bilateral investment treaties; Energy Charter Treaty; international law; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Within the area of international investment law investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) clauses are commonly used in order to provide investment protection. The ISDS mechanism can be described as a system under which an investor can arbitrate a dispute against a host state, based on an investment agreement concluded between the host state and the national state of the investor. READ MORE