International Investment Arbitration and Energy Disputes in the EU

Gloria M Alvarez is Lecturer in International Energy Arbitration at the University of Aberdeen.

• Interim Table of Contents IntroductionI. The Argument II. Why it Matters?III. Approach, Terminology and MethodologyIV. Scope and Outline Part I: The PastChapter One - Context I. Historical Development of Energy Investments in EuropeII. The Emergence of EU Energy LawIII. Defining an EU Energy InvestmentIV. Tracing the Problem Part II: The Present Chapter Two – Introducing the Energy Charter Treaty into the SceneI. SubjectsII. ContentIII. Generational Blocks Chapter Three – EU Law in Investment Arbitration: Demystifying the Conflict, Explaining the Tension I. Teasing Out the Intra-EU ECT Arbitration Process II. Tension or Conflict?Chapter Four – Limitation and Effects of the Interpretative ApproachesI. Protecting Policies and ValuesII. Approaches III. Limitations IV. Effects V. Suitability and Efficiency of a Desired Approach Part III: The FutureChapter Five – Investigating EU Law to Serve Intra-EU ECT DisputesI. New Problem, New Solution: Modern Legal Theory for the ECT in the EU II. The Functions of EU Law in Energy InvestmentsChapter Six – The New ECT and the Future of EU Energy InvestmentsI. Modernization ProcessII. ISDS and the Multilateral Investment CourtIII. Energy Transition and Net Zero IV. Innovation and Social Justice V. The UK, Switzerland, Hong Kong and ElsewhereVI. Energy Investments in Europe after the PandemicVII. The EU Mining in Space Conclusions