Energy security: the external legal relations of the European Union with major oil- and gas-supplying countries
Sanam Salem Haghighi - Hart, 2007
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This book 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
analyses 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 book 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 book 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.
