Date: 2006
Type: Thesis
Energy security. The external legal relations of the European Union with energy producing countries
Florence : European University Institute, 2006, EUI, LAW, PhD Thesis
HAGHIGHI, Sanam Salem, Energy security. The external legal relations of the European Union with energy producing countries, Florence : European University Institute, 2006, EUI, LAW, PhD Thesis - https://hdl.handle.net/1814/6359
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This dissertation offers the first comprehensive assessment of the various internal and external measures undertaken by the European Union to guarantee security of oil and gas supply. It sets out and analyzes in a coherent and thorough manner those aspects of EU external policy that are relevant in establishing a framework for guaranteeing energy security for the Union. What makes the book unique is that it is the first of its kind to bridge the gap between EU energy and EU external policy. The dissertation discusses EU policy towards the major oil and gas producing countries of Russia, the Mediterranean and the Persian Gulf at the bilateral as well as regional and multilateral level. It brings together not only the dimensions of trade and investment but also other important aspects of external policy, namely development and foreign policy. The author argues that the EU's energy security cannot be achieved through adopting a purely internal approach to energy issues, but that it is necessary to adopt a holistic approach to external policy, covering efficient economic relations as well as development co-operation and foreign policies towards energy producing countries. The dissertation will be a valuable resource for students of EU law, WTO law or international energy law, as well as scholars and practitioners dealing with energy issues.
Additional information:
Defence date: 16 June 2006; Examining board: Prof. Bruno de Witte (Supervisor, European University Institute) ; Prof. Marise Cremona (European University Institute) ; Prof. Giacomo Luciani, part time professor, EUI ; Prof. Thomas Wälde, University of Dundee; PDF of thesis uploaded from the Library digitised archive of EUI PhD theses completed between 2013 and 2017
Cadmus permanent link: https://hdl.handle.net/1814/6359
Series/Number: EUI; LAW; PhD Thesis
Publisher: European University Institute
LC Subject Heading: Energy industries -- Law and legislation -- European Union countries; Power resources -- Law and legislation -- European Union countries; Energy policy -- European Union countries; Petroleum reserves -- Government policy -- European Union countries; European Union countries -- Foreign relations -- Law and legislation
Published version: http://hdl.handle.net/1814/7571