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1. 1. Investor’s Legitimate Expectations v State’s Regulatory Power - In Spanish Renewable Energy Saga Context

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för handelsrätt

   Author : Ana Maglaperidze; [2023]
   Keywords : international investment law; fair and equitable treatment; legitimate expectations; special representations; due diligence; state’s right to regulate; regulatory objectives; Spanish Renewable Energy Saga; economic crisis; national security; absolute stability; relative stability; balancing exercise; proportionality principle; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : International investment law affords treaty protection mechanisms to investors against host states’ misconduct. One such tool available for investors is the fair and equitable treatment standard and its dominant element – legitimate expectations. READ MORE

3. 2. Rising seas, sinking futures

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Betty Ottosson; [2023]
   Keywords : Climate change; security; existential threats; UN Security Council UNSC ; Small Island Developing States SIDS ; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : The issue of climate change initially emerged on the UN Security Council’s agenda in 2007 during an open debate on climate change, energy and security. Since then, there have been several debates held on the topic, which have attracted significant academic attention. READ MORE

4. 3. Corporate Climate Due Diligence in the European Union – A Legal Analysis of its Implications for the Climate Action of Energy-Intensive Industries

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för handelsrätt

   Author : Ellin Svea Jarl Righi; [2023]
   Keywords : Corporate Due Diligence; Climate Change; Climate Change Due Diligence; Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive; Energy-Intensive Industries; Climate Action; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : In this thesis, issues surrounding climate actions are analysed through the notion of corporate due diligence in the European Union (EU) context. The study explores how mandatory climate change due diligence schemes, potentially in the form of a legally binding instrument, may affect the critical sector of energy-intensive industries (EIIs) in the Union and further contribute to the broader EU climate actions. READ MORE

5. 4. 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

6. 5. Energy Security on a Tightrope

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Sofia Inghe-Palmqvist; [2023]
   Keywords : geoeconomics; green transition; European Union; China; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : This study questions how the European green transition impacts the EU’s relations to China, from a geoeconomics perspective. The basis of the study lies in the global political climate caused by the rules-based international order being challenged by China (and Russia), opposing the EU. READ MORE