International Law for Energy and the Environment

Dr. Patricia Park is Professor Emeritus at Solent University, Southampton, United Kingdom. She was previously head of the Law Research Centre for 12 years. Patricia has carried out research for international oil companies, the United Kingdom and German governments and specialises in the regulation of industry, in particular, the energy sector. She has worked and carried out research in the United States, Sweden, Norway, Germany, Belgium, and India. She is a Fellow of the Energy Institute and a member of the International Bar Association. She was appointed as an original member of the Regional Environmental Pollution Advisory Committee to the newly formed Environment Agency in 1996. She was appointed a member of the Commission on Environmental Law of the IUCN in 1995. Patricia has published and lectured extensively in both environmental and energy laws. She was a Magistrate for 25 years.

SECTION I 1. Introduction to International Law. 2. Regulation, Energy Resources, and the Environment. 3. International Law and State Sovereignty. 4. Trade, Competition, and the Environment. 5. Climate Change and the Energy Sector. SECTION II 6. International Law on Oil and Gas. 7. International Regulation of the Nuclear Industry. 8. International Regulation of Renewable Energy Sources. SECTION III 9. Energy Law in the United States. 10. Energy Law in the European Union. 11. Energy Law in the United Kingdom. 12. Energy Law in India. 13. Energy Law in Australia. 14. Energy Law in China. Conclusions.