Thomas Roe is a barrister at 3 Hare Court, Temple, London, specialising in commercial dispute resolution. He has extensive experience of disputes with international elements and concerning the rights and obligations of the State. He is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. Matthew Happold is Professor of Public International Law at the University of Luxembourg. He is also a member of chambers at 3 Hare Court, Temple, London. He has published extensively on a wide range of international law subjects. James Dingemans QC is Head of Chambers at 3 Hare Court, Temple, London. He is a recorder and Deputy High Court Judge (England and Wales), Chairman of the International Relations Committee of the Bar Council of England and Wales, a Member of the Council of the Commonwealth Lawyers' Association and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.

'… a well articulated and thorough analysis of the ECT investment regime.' The Cambridge Law Journal

• 1. Introduction: international treaty arbitration and the Energy Charter Treaty; 2. The applicable law; 3. Availability of dispute settlement under Article 26; 4. European Union law and the Energy Charter Treaty; 5. Substantive law; 6. Procedure; 7. Contracting parties' international responsibility for breaches of Part III of the ECT; 8. Taxation; Appendix A: relevant provisions of the Energy Charter Treaty; Appendix B: signatories and parties to the Energy Charter Treaty.

Thomas Roe is a barrister at 3 Hare Court, Temple, London, specialising in commercial dispute resolution. He has extensive experience of disputes with international elements and concerning the rights and obligations of the State. He is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. Matthew Happold is Professor of Public International Law at the University of Luxembourg. He is also a member of chambers at 3 Hare Court, Temple, London. He has published extensively on a wide range of international law subjects. James Dingemans QC is Head of Chambers at 3 Hare Court, Temple, London. He is a recorder and Deputy High Court Judge (England and Wales), Chairman of the International Relations Committee of the Bar Council of England and Wales, a Member of the Council of the Commonwealth Lawyers' Association and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.

'… a well articulated and thorough analysis of the ECT investment regime.' The Cambridge Law Journal

• 1. Introduction: international treaty arbitration and the Energy Charter Treaty; 2. The applicable law; 3. Availability of dispute settlement under Article 26; 4. European Union law and the Energy Charter Treaty; 5. Substantive law; 6. Procedure; 7. Contracting parties' international responsibility for breaches of Part III of the ECT; 8. Taxation; Appendix A: relevant provisions of the Energy Charter Treaty; Appendix B: signatories and parties to the Energy Charter Treaty.

Thomas Roe is a barrister at 3 Hare Court, Temple, London, specialising in commercial dispute resolution. He has extensive experience of disputes with international elements and concerning the rights and obligations of the State. He is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. Matthew Happold is Professor of Public International Law at the University of Luxembourg. He is also a member of chambers at 3 Hare Court, Temple, London. He has published extensively on a wide range of international law subjects. James Dingemans QC is Head of Chambers at 3 Hare Court, Temple, London. He is a recorder and Deputy High Court Judge (England and Wales), Chairman of the International Relations Committee of the Bar Council of England and Wales, a Member of the Council of the Commonwealth Lawyers' Association and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.

'… a well articulated and thorough analysis of the ECT investment regime.' The Cambridge Law Journal

• 1. Introduction: international treaty arbitration and the Energy Charter Treaty; 2. The applicable law; 3. Availability of dispute settlement under Article 26; 4. European Union law and the Energy Charter Treaty; 5. Substantive law; 6. Procedure; 7. Contracting parties' international responsibility for breaches of Part III of the ECT; 8. Taxation; Appendix A: relevant provisions of the Energy Charter Treaty; Appendix B: signatories and parties to the Energy Charter Treaty.