The Energy Charter Treaty as a Key Instrument of International Energy Law: The 20th Anniversary of the Energy Charter Treaty's Entry into Force

Vol.27,No.4(2019)

Martin Švec

https://doi.org/10.5817/CPVP2019-4-5

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Abstract
The Energy Charter Treaty („ECT“) has proved to be a key instrument of international energy law. Given the 20th anniversary of the ECT’s entry into force, the author seeks to explore the principles on which the ECT is based and the historical context in which the treaty was concluded. Moreover, the author examines the ECT’s role in international energy against the background of recent developments of the energy sector. In particular, the paper is focused on the legal and political implications of the adoption of the EU’s Framework Strategy for a Resilient Energy Union with a Forward-Looking Climate Strategy in 2015 and the landmark judgment by the Court of Justice of the European Union in Slovakia v. Achmea BV for the ECT’s future.


Keywords:
Energy Charter Treaty; Energy Security; European Union; Energy Union; Investment Protection.

Pages:
519–538
Author biography

Martin Švec

Department of Energy Law, Institute of Law and Technology, Faculty of Law, Masaryk University, Brno

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