International Law for Energy and the Environment

Patricia Park is a research professor at Southampton Solent University, 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, and 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 the environmental and energy areas. Patricia has been a Magistrate since 1982. Duncan Park is the intellectual property manager at Leogriff AS, Oslo, Norway. He was recently leading counsel at Statoil ASA, Oslo for four years and prior to that was IP Counsel at Schlumberger WesternGeco. Duncan has worked both in private practice as a patent attorney and as in-house counsel, both in the United Kingdom and in Norway. He specialises in the strategic development of intellectual property rights, mainly within the energy sector, providing advice to technical and commercial departments. Duncan’s first degree was in mechanical engineering.

Introduction to International Law. Regulation, Energy Resources, and the Environment. International Law and State Sovereignty. Trade, Competition, and the Environment. International Law and Oil and Gas. International Regulation of the Nuclear Industry. Energy Law in the United States. Energy Law in the European Union. Energy Law in the United Kingdom. Energy Law in Norway. Energy Law in Australia. Energy Law in India. Energy Law in China. Summary. Bibliography. Index.