Category Archives: Climate Change Law

Investment Arbitration and International Climate Change Law

Climate Change Law, International Arbitration, Public International Law

This post is based on my recent monograph Investment Arbitration and International Climate Change Law: Revaluing Legitimate Expectations, published by Wolters Kluwer, constituting an original contribution to the fields of international arbitration, international investment law, and environmental law. The book, which is based on my Ph.D. dissertation at the School of International Arbitration, Queen Mary University London, under the supervision of Professor Brekoulakis and Dr. Remy Gerbay, defends the idea that international investment treaties, such as the Energy Charter Treaty, do not thwart the net zero transition or the pursuit of climate policies. Rather, it demonstrates that international investment treaties can enforce climate change commitments and that international climate change law (ICCL) can directly impact the level of protection enjoyed by energy investors under investment treaties.

Intertwining Human Rights and Energy Justice to Obtain a Social License to Operate in the Era of Energy Transition

Climate Change Law, Human Rights

My latest co-authored research has been published as a chapter in in The Palgrave Handbook of Social License to Operate and Energy Transitions, examines the concept of a Social License to Operate (SLO) as a dynamic interaction between industry stakeholders and local communities in the context of energy transitions and climate change. It explores how the principles of energy justice—distributive, procedural, recognition, and restorative—can facilitate the attainment and sustainability of a SLO. These principles address fairness in decision-making, benefit distribution, community engagement, and rectification of past injustices, fostering trust and aligning energy initiatives with community needs.