About the Book
This volume examines energy security in a privatized, liberalized, and increasingly global energy market, in which the concept of sustainability has developed together with a higher awareness of environmental issues, but where the potential for supply disruptions, price fluctuation, and threats to infrastructure safety must also be considered. Part I commences with an essential introductory chapter which defines energy security and sets forth
the key issues and themes of the book. There then follow several cross-cutting chapters which include sceptical analysis of energy security claims from an environmental perspective and a broader
geopolitical analysis of energy security. Part II examines a wide variety of international, regional, and national approaches to energy security issues. Energy security concerns differ considerably from country to country, however most of the chapters examining particular nations provide an economic and historical context of their energy security concerns, followed by a detailed analysis of the legal provisions relating to each of the main energy sectors (oil, gas, coal,
electricity, nuclear, and renewable energies). This entails examination of regulation, organization, and planning for security and other purposes. In a number of cases, energy security law is shaped by
other factors such as market liberalization, environmental protection, and competition policy. Part III comprises two final chapters, the first contrasting the various national and regional approaches and analysing cross-cutting issues, whilst the concluding chapter forecasts future trends in the legal regulation of energy security.
Table of Contents:
Acknowledgements Summary Table of Contents Contents List of Contributors List of Abbreviations INTRODUCTION 1. Introduction, Barry Barton, Catherine Redgwell, Anita Ronne, and Donald N. Zillman INTERNATIONAL AND REGIONAL APPROACHES 2. International Energy Security, Catherine Redgwell 3. Energy Security and the Development of International Energy Markets, Andrei Konoplianik 4. Shared Competences and Multi-Faceted Concepts-European Legal Framework for Security of Supply, Leigh Hancher and Sally Janssen 5. Regional and National Frameworks for Energy Security in Africa, Yinka Omorogbe NATIONAL APPROACHES 6. Security of Supply and Control of Terrorism: Energy Security in the United States in the Early Twenty-First Century, Donald N. Zillman and Michael Bigos 7. Canada's Voluntary, Market-Based Approach to Energy Security, Alastair R. Lucas 8. Energy Security and Energy Sovereignty in Mexico, Jose Juan Gonzales Marquez 9. The Andes: So Much Energy, So Little SecurityThe Andes: So Much Energy, So Little Security, Lila Barrera-Hernandez 10. Energy Security as Denmark's Heavy-Handed Regulation Loosens, Anita Ronne 11. Re-Regulating Energy Supply in the Netherlands: A Balancing Act between Energy Security and Energy Liberalization, Martha M. Roggenkamp 12. Norway: Security of Supply in Liberalized Energy Sectors: A New Role for Regulation, Ulf Hammer 13. Energy Security and Conflict with Other Values: The Case of Germany, Gunther Kuhne 14. Security, Continuity, and Regularity of Energy Supply: The Case of Spain, Inigo del Guayo 15. Reaching the Limits of What the Market Will Provide: Energy Security in New Zealand, Barry Barton 16. Singapore: National Energy Security and Regional Cooperation, Lye Lin-Heng and Chang Youngho 17. Energy Security and Japan: The Role of International Law, Domestic Law, and Diplomacy, Kazuhiro Nakatani OVERVIEW 18. The 'Fear Factor': Why We Should Not Allow Energy Security Rhetoric to Trump Sustainable Development, Susan Y. Noe and George (Rock) Pring 19. Singapore, Lye Lin Heng and Chang Youngho 20. Energy Security in the Twenty-First Century, Barry Barton, Catherine Redgwell, Anita Ronne, and Donald N. Zillman Index
About the Author :
Professor Barry Barton is at the School of Law, University of Waikato. Catherine Redgwell is Professor of International Law at University College London Anita Rønne is Associate Professor in Energy Law in the Faculty of Law, University of Copenhagen. Donald N. Zillman is Godfrey Professor of Law at the University of Maine School of Law.
Review :
`One of the functions of law is to take a concept, like energy security, and reduce it to its legally significant components. Many of the essays in Energy Security contibute to this process significantly... Energy Security has made a valuable contribution to the development of what could become a key concept for evaluating the health of the energy sector. This collection of essays provides the attorney or economist interested in energy security with much to consider... When someone undertakes such a treatise, Energy Security will provide an important starting point.' James Chalker, Esquire, Pennsylvania USA
