International Investment Law and the Energy Transition

Rahmi Kopar is Assistant Professor at Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University, Turkey. Volker Roeben is Professor of International Law and Dean at Durham Law School, UK.

Introduction, Rahmi Kopar (Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University, Turkey) and Volker Roeben (Durham University, UK)

Part 1: Change Through Treaty
1. The Right to Regulate and the Energy Charter Treaty: A Developing Narrative, Crina Baltag (Stockholm University, Sweden)
2. Old Wine in New Bottles: An Environmental Account of the Modernisation of the Energy Charter Treaty, Elena Cima (University of Geneva, Switzerland)
3. The Energy Charter Treaty 2.0: Promoting and Protecting Energy Investments in an Era of Sustainable Development, Ylli Dautaj (Penn State Law, USA)
4. The Investment Protection Status of Fossil Fuel-Related Investments in the Energy Charter Regime, Martin Jarrett (Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law, Germany)

Part 2: Change Through Investor-State Dispute Settlement
5. Turkey’s Energy Charter Treaty Investment Arbitration Map: An Analysis of Arbitral Tribunal Positions on Unmeritorious Applications, Can Eken (Durham University, UK) and Volker Roeben (Durham University, UK)
6. International Dispute Resolution and the Energy Transition, Peter D Cameron (University of Dundee, UK)
7. Future Developments in Investor-State Disputes in the Renewable Energy Sector: From Fair and Equitable Treatment to the Rise of Protectionism and Sovereign Supply? Penelope Crossley (Sydney Law School, Australia)
8. The Intersection of Human Rights and the Energy Transition: Exploring the Social Dimensions of the Energy Transition and the Potential Impact on Vulnerable Communities, Islambek Rustambekov (Tashkent State University of Law, Uzbekistan)

Conclusion: Navigating the Interplay of International Investment Law and the Global Energy Transition, Rahmi Kopar (Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University, Turkey) and Volker Roeben (Durham University, UK)