Professor Rafael Leal-Arcas, PhD & MRes (EUI), JSM (Stanford), LLM (Columbia), MPhil (LSE), BA & LLB (Granada), Exec. Educ. (Harvard, Yale, Oxford), Barrister & Solicitor (Madrid)

Summary of scholarship activities

 

I am the author of more than 230 scholarly publications in international peer-reviewed journals. My work has been cited over 2,210 times, with i10-index 65, according to Google Scholar, and downloaded more than 61,339 times on the Social Science Research Network (SSRN), placing me among the most downloaded legal scholars on SSRN world top law authors out of 3,000. This is an indication that my work attracts a lot of interest. My work has also been cited by United States District Courts and scientific bodies such as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

 

Since my Ph.D. completion, I have published a total of 23 books, among which I have:

• authored nine books (one was cited by the IPCC 5th Assessment Report; another is the first book ever on the European Energy Union),
• co-authored five books, and
• edited or co-edited (and contributed to) nine books (one of which is the first-ever Research Handbook on EU energy law and policy; another one is the first-ever Commentary on the Energy Charter Treaty (in its second edition);  another one was cited by the IPCC 6^th Assessment Report).

 

My work is ground-breaking because I conduct analysis at the crossroads of various issue-areas (such as EU external relations, international trade, investment, climate change, and energy) from an interdisciplinary perspective. I served as an evaluator for the 2021 UK research excellence framework.

 

Since 2010, I have been awarded several major multi-year grants, most recently a €14-million research grant as part of a consortium on smart grids funded by the EU Commission’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program, where I was the Principal Investigator, Project Manager, and manager of 20 researchers with a multi-year budget of around €700,000 for my research team.

 

I was awarded the first ever Jean Monnet Chair in international economic law in the UK, awarded by the EU Commission (only five Chairs were awarded in the entire UK in 2016), a two-year FP7 Marie Curie COFUND Fellowship, and a small grant by the Swiss National Science Foundation. I have been the recipient of the Fulbright, the British Council and La Caixa scholarships. I am a reviewer for major research funding agencies/grants, several leading international journals as well as the university presses of Oxford and Cambridge.

 

I have strong experience in senior administrative positions in academia being the Director of Graduate Studies and the Director of Research at the College of Law and International Relations of Alfaisal University. In addition, I serve on the Scientific Committee of Alfaisal University. Previously, I served as Director of Research and Deputy Director of Graduate Studies for several years at the School of Law of Queen Mary University of London (UK).

 

In 2016, I provided expert advice to the House of Lords on post-Brexit EU-UK trade agreements. In August 2021, I provided written evidence to the International Trade Committee of the House of Commons on the connections between climate change and international trade. In November 2021, I was invited to provide expert advice to the Irish National Parliament’s Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action in relation to the Energy Charter Treaty, energy security, and liquefied natural gas. In March 2022, Chair Gary Sambrook MP for Birmingham Northfield and Co-Chair Lord Waverley of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) invited me to provide submissions of expert evidence for their first report of 2022 on cutting trade costs, tackling the trade finance gap, boosting SME growth in the Commonwealth. The APPG for Trade and Investment is a cross-party and politically impartial parliamentary forum and includes parliamentarians from both houses of the UK Parliament and all geographic regions of the United Kingdom. I am invited regularly to provide my expertise to think tanks such as Chatham House or the Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change.

 

I serve as a subject expert to the World Economic Forum in conjunction with the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development, as part of the experts team on ‘Measures to address climate change and the trade system.’ I am part of the Think7 group, which is a group of experts on climate change that provides policy recommendations for the G7. Between 2017 and 2020 and 2021-2025, I served as a member of the IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law. Since 2020, I am the Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Public Law and Policy. Between 2014 and 2017, I was the Editor-in-Chief of Renewable Energy Law and Policy Review. I have been quoted in and interviewed by the media in major newspapers and TV news channels such as CNN, which shows the impact of my work beyond academia. I was selected to present my research on climate change and trade at the Euroscience Open Forum 2012, July 2012, Dublin, Ireland. From 2008-2010, I served as expert on EU law in the American Society of International Law. I represented the EU Commission at the Young Leaders G8 Summit 2000 in Okinawa, Japan. As of December 2021, I had given over 240 keynote speeches or talks in 53 countries.

 

I am on the roster of arbitrators and trade and sustainable development (TSD) experts in bilateral disputes under the European Union’s trade agreements with third countries, selected by the Directorate-General for Trade, European Commission. I am also on the roster of experts for legal services of the Energy Community Secretariat.

 

l have delivered keynote speeches and invited lectures at major conferences and policy-making events in the field of energy, such as: the International Energy Forum, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; on climate change, such as Yale Workshop on Trade and Climate Change, Yale University, 2017; 35th Round Table on Sustainable Development, OECD, Paris, 2017; Annual high-level conference of the Institut Francais des Relations Internationales, Paris, 2013; and economic law, such as 3rd Bi-annual conference of the Society of International Economic Law, National University of Singapore, 2012; 4th European Society of International Law International Economic Law, Estonia, 2011; 10th Euro-Latin Network on Integration and Trade conference, Inter-American Development Bank, Milan, 2012; 10th Annual WTO Conference, Georgetown Law Center and the British Institute of International and Comparative Law, London, UK, 2010. I have also delivered lectures at very well-known institutions such as Yale University, 2019; Oxford University, 2018; the American Society of International Law, U.S., 2008; Harvard University, U.S., 2006; and the US Court of International Trade, New York, 2005.

 

Since 2022 (until 2029), I serve as an expert for the UK’s Department for International Trade’s (DIT) Sustainability Thematic Working Group. This group provides expert advice and supports the UK Government with its trade and environment objectives through new trade agreements and as a fully independent member in the World Trade Organization. Since September 2022, I serve as a member of the UK Trade and Sustainable Development Domestic Advisory Group for the Trade & Sustainable Development chapters of the UK's rest-of-world Free Trade Agreements, in the UK Department for International Trade.

 

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Rafael is Professor of Law and held the first ever Jean Monnet Chair in EU International Economic Law awarded in the UK by the European Union.

Rafael is on the roster of arbitrators and trade and sustainable development (TSD) experts in bilateral disputes under the European Union’s trade agreements with third countries, selected by the Directorate-General for Trade, European Commission. He is also on the roster of experts for legal services of the Energy Community Secretariat (Vienna, Austria).

 

Since 2022 (until 2029), he serves as an expert for the UK’s Department for International Trade’s (DIT) Sustainability Thematic Working Group. This group provides expert advice and supports the UK Government with its trade and environment objectives through new trade agreements and as a fully independent member in the World Trade Organization. Since 2022, Rafael serves as a member of the UK Trade and Sustainable Development Domestic Advisory Group for the Trade & Sustainable Development chapters of the UK's rest-of-the-world Free Trade Agreements, in the UK Department for International Trade.

 

Rafael has delivered keynote speeches and invited lectures at major conferences and policy-making events in the field of energy, such as: the International Energy Forum, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; on climate change, such as Yale Workshop on Trade and Climate Change, Yale University, 2017; 35th Round Table on Sustainable Development, OECD, Paris, 2017; Annual high-level conference of the Institut Francais des Relations Internationales, Paris, 2013; and economic law, such as 3rd Bi-annual conference of the Society of International Economic Law, National University of Singapore, 2012; 4th European Society of International Law International Economic Law, Estonia, 2011; 10th Euro-Latin Network on Integration and Trade conference, Inter-American Development Bank, Milan, 2012; 10th Annual WTO Conference, Georgetown Law Center and the British Institute of International and Comparative Law, London, UK, 2010. Rafael has also delivered lectures at very well-known institutions such as Oxford University, 2018; the American Society of International Law, U.S., 2008; Harvard University, U.S., 2006; and the US Court of International Trade, New York, 2005. As of December 2021, Rafael had given over 233 keynote speeches or talks in 52 countries.   

 

In 2011-2013, he served as a Marie Curie COFIT Senior Research Fellow at the World Trade Institute (University of Bern) in the framework of the EU FP7 research fellowship programme. He has thrice been a Drapers' Award nominee for excellence in teaching. In 2008, Rafael was named the best teacher of the University of Vienna School of Law 2008 Summer School (NICLAS), of which Queen Mary University of London is a participant. From 2006-2009, he was Deputy Director of Graduate Studies at Quen Mary University of London's Center for Commercial Law Studies.

 

Rafael has supervised LLM and PhD dissertations in his field of expertise. Since 2010, he has been awarded several major multi-year grants, most notably a EUR17 million research grant as part of a consortium on smart grids, funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 program on research and innovation, where I was the Principal Investigator and manager of 20 researchers for the WiseGRID project to work on renewable energy and smart grids.

 

Rafael has also received a grant by the Swiss National Science Foundation to work on the links between international trade, climate change, and clean energy. He has been the recipient of the Fulbright, the British Council, and La Caixa scholarships. He is a reviewer for major research funding agencies/grants, several leading international journals as well as the university presses of Oxford and Cambridge.

 

Rafael is the author of the books Electricity Decentralization in the European Union: Towards zero carbon and energy transition, 2nd edition (Oxford: Elsevier, 2023), International Trade Relations of the European Union: A Legal and Policy Analysis (Palgrave Macmillan, 2022), Climate Clubs for a Sustainable Future: The role of international trade and investment law (Kluwer Law International, 2021), The Great Energy Transition in the European Union, Volume 1 (Eliva Press, 2020), The Great Energy Transition in the European Union, Volume 2 (Eliva Press, 2020), Solutions for Sustainability: How the international trade, energy and climate change regimes can help (Springer, 2019), EU Trade Law (Edward Elgar, 2019), Energy Security, Trade and the EU: Regional and International Perspectives (Edward Elgar, 2016), The European Energy Union: The quest for secure, affordable and sustainable energy (Claeys & Casteels Publishing, 2016), International Energy Governance: Selected Legal Issues (Edward Elgar, 2014), Climate Change and International Trade (Edward Elgar, 2013), International Trade and Investment Law: Multilateral, Regional and Bilateral Governance (Edward Elgar, 2010) and Theory and Practice of EC External Trade Law and Policy (Cameron May, 2008).

 

Rafael is the editor or co-editor of the books COMMENTARY ON THE ENERGY CHARTER TREATY, 2^nd edition, Elgar Commentaries, (Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2023), Climate and Energy Governance for a Sustainable Future (Springer Nature, 2023), International Trade and Sustainability: Perspectives from Developing and Developed Countries (Palgrave Macmillan, 2022), The Future of International Economic Law and the Rule of Law (Eliva Press, 2020), EU Energy Law and Policy: The external dimension (Eliva Press, 2020), International Trade, Investment and the Rule of Law (Eliva Press, 2020), the Commentary on the Energy Charter Treaty (Edward Elgar, 2018), University Initiatives in Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation (Springer, 2018), and Research Handbook on EU energy law and policy (Edward Elgar, 2017).

 

He has authored more than 220 scholarly publications on international trade and WTO law, climate change law, EU law, international investment law, international energy law and governance, and the interaction among them in American and European law reviews such as the Yale Journal of International Affairs, Georgetown Journal of International Law, Columbia Journal of European Law, Georgetown Environmental Law Review, University of Pennsylvania Journal of International Law, The George Washington International Law Review, Fordham International Law Journal, Chicago Journal of International Law, Legal Issues of Economic Integration, European Foreign Affairs Review and Journal of World Energy Law and Business (Oxford University Press). Rafael’s work has been cited by United States District Courts and scientific bodies such as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 5th Assessment Report.

 

In 2016, Rafael provided expert advice to the House of Lords on post-Brexit EU-UK trade agreements. In August 2021, Rafael provided written evidence to the International Trade Committee of the House of Commons on the connections between climate change and international trade. In November 2021, he was invited to provide expert advice to the Irish National Parliament’s Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action in relation to the Energy Charter Treaty, energy security, and liquefied natural gas. In March 2022, Chair Gary Sambrook MP for Birmingham Northfield and Co-Chair Lord Waverley of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) invited me to provide submissions of expert evidence for their first report of 2022 on cutting trade costs, tackling the trade finance gap, boosting SME growth in the Commonwealth. The APPG for Trade and Investment is a cross-party and politically impartial parliamentary forum, and includes parliamentarians from both houses of the UK Parliament and all geographic regions of the United Kingdom. Rafael is regularly invited to provide his expertise to think tanks such as Chatham House or the Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change.

 

Rafael serves as an expert of the group “Measures to Address Climate Change and the Trade System” in the framework of E15, an initiative jointly implemented by the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD) and the World Economic Forum (WEF), which brings together “over 200 experts from academia, practitioners, business and former policy makers, in defining the ideas, strategies and scenarios for how the global trade system can meet the challenges and demands of the world economy and sustainable development today and in 2025.”

 

Rafael has been a Visiting Researcher at Yale Law School, Visiting Scholar at the World Trade Organization’s Trade and Environment Division, Visiting Scholar at Masdar Institute of Science and Technology (Abu Dhabi), Fellow at the Energy Community Secretariat, Global Research Fellow at New York University School of Law (Hauser Global Law School Program), Visiting Fellow at the World Trade Institute (University of Bern), Visiting Scholar at Georgetown University Law Center (Fellow at its Institute of International Economic Law), Tillar House Resident Fellow at the American Society of International Law, Visiting Researcher at Harvard Law School (European Law Research Center) and Fellow at the Real Colegio Complutense (Harvard University), Emile Noël Doctoral Fellow at New York University School of Law (Jean Monnet Center for International and Regional Economic Law and Justice), Fellow at the Australian National University (National Europe Centre) and Visiting Scholar at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School (Institute for Legal Studies).

 

Rafael has previously taught at the Academy of WTO Law and Policy of Georgetown University Law Center (Washington, D.C.), the Korea National Diplomatic Academy (Korea), the University of Vienna School of Law Summer School (Austria), the National Law School of India University (Bangalore, India)—where he was POROS Chair in European Union law, and the Universidade Federal Minas Gerais School of Law (Brazil).

 

Rafael has taught law courses on six continents, including a visiting professor at New York University Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates), Georgetown University Law Center (US), Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates), Singapore Management University School of Law (Singapore), Nankai University (China), Northwestern Polytechnical University (Xi’an, China), University of Eastern Finland, University of Leuven (Belgium), Bocconi University (Italy), Gujarat National Law University (India), Universidade Federal de Pernambuco School of Law (Brazil), Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (Brazil), Galatasaray University School of Law (Turkey), Kültür University (Turkey), University of Bahçesehir (Turkey), the Energy Charter Secretariat (Belgium), has trained senior energy professionals in Kazakhstan, and has been invited to train African policy-makers on trade and climate change. Rafael is also a Fellow of the Salzburg Seminar and has been the recipient of the Fulbright, the British Council and La Caixa scholarships. He has also been awarded major research grants funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 program on research and innovation and a grant from the Swiss National Science Foundation.

 

Rafael acted as a judge in the 4th annual International Moot Court competition at Gujarat National Law University (India), as a fellow at the Sustainable Energy for All Secretariat, Washington, D.C, as a legal consultant to the World Bank’s energy team, the Energy Charter Secretariat’s trade and transit department and the World Trade Organization's legal affairs division, has served in the United States Court of International Trade (Chambers of Judge Pogue), and has clerked at the European Court of Justice (Chambers of Advocate-General Kokott) as well as the Court of First Instance of the European Communities (Chambers of Judge Lindh). He was an intern at the European Commission General Secretariat (Forward Studies Unit) where he participated in the Young Leaders Summit 2000 (Okinawa, Japan), EU Council of Ministers Legal Service (External Relations Team), European Parliament General Secretariat (Directorate-General for Research), United Nations Secretariat (Economic and Social Council) and the European Commission Delegation to the United Nations.

 

He has presented papers at conferences in the US, Canada, Europe, the Far East, Africa, Oceania, Latin America, South East Asia, and the Middle East, serves as the Editor-in-Chief of Renewable Energy Law and Policy Review, is on the editorial board of European Energy Journal, Journal of Security Studies and Global Politics, Geopolitics under Globalization, and Asian Social Science Journal. He is a reviewer for several leading international journals as well as the university presses of Oxford and Cambridge. He is also a reviewer for major grants of research councils. Rafael has been invited to speak at OECD and G8 international conferences.

 

He is a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of, inter alia, the journals the European Law Journal, Melbourne Journal of International Law, London Law Review, Asian Social Science Journal, Leiden Journal of Int’l Law, Journal of International Dispute Settlement, Climatic Change, International Journal of Communication, Journal of Int'l Commercial Law & Technology, International Journal of Private Law, Global Journal of Economics and Finance and Vienna Journal on International Constitutional Law.

 

Rafael is a member of the Society of International Economic Law, Society of Legal Scholars and the Asian Society of International Law. He is part of the Think7 group, which is a group of experts on climate change that provides policy recommendations for the G7. Between 2014 and 2017, he was the Editor-in-Chief of Renewable Energy Law and Policy Review. Between 2017 and 2020, Rafael served as a member of the IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law. Rafael has been quoted in and interviewed by the media in major newspapers and TV news channels such as CNN, which shows the impact of his work beyond academia. Rafael was selected to present his research on climate change and trade at the Euroscience Open Forum 2012, July 2012, Dublin, Ireland. From 2008-2010, Rafael served as expert on EU law in the American Society of International Law. Rafael represented the EU Commission at the Young Leaders G8 Summit 2000 in Okinawa, Japan.

 

Rafael completed his graduate legal education with a PhD and four Master’s degrees: a JSM from Stanford Law School, an LLM from Columbia Law School (where he obtained the Parker School Certificate for Achievement in International and Comparative Law), an MPhil from the London School of Economics and Political Science, and a PhD as well as an MA in legal research from the European University Institute (Florence, Italy). He complemented his education further with executive programs at Harvard Kennedy School of Government, Yale University, and the University of Oxford.

 

He completed his BA as well as his first law degree (LLB) at the universities of Granada (Spain), Regensburg (Germany), Bologna (Italy) and Angers (France).

 

He is a qualified attorney in Madrid and speaks English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Ladino, and conversational Portuguese. Rafael swam in the Junior Olympics and ran the Brussels marathon.

 

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS

A) Authored books:

 

1. R. Leal-Arcas et al., Electricity Decentralization in the European Union: Towards zero carbon and energy transition, 2^nd edition, Oxford: Elsevier, 2023; 910 pages + xxviii; ISBN: 978-0-443-15920-6; around 330,000 words

 

2. R. Leal-Arcas, International Trade Relations of the European Union: A Legal and Policy Analysis, London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2022; 320 pages; ISBN: 978-3-031-14067-9; around 108,000 words

 

3. R. Leal-Arcas, Climate Clubs for a Sustainable Future: The role of international trade and investment law, Energy and Environmental Law and Policy Series, Kluwer Law International, 2021; 352 pages; ISBN-13: 978-94-035-3715-3; around 150,000 words (excluding bibliography and index)

 

• The trade system is key to tackling climate change, not environmental agreements, according to new book (news release)

 

4. R. Leal-Arcas et al., The Great Energy Transition in the European Union, Volume 1, Eliva Press, 2020; 438 pages; ISBN-13: 978-9975-3417-1-4.

 

• “The book makes a good combination of general reports on the necessary background and national reports with specific emphasis on concrete contexts. The book also methodologically features its good use of statistics, tables and charts based on first-hand materials and information. The doctrinal analysis is satisfyingly complemented by empirical and comparative analysis. All these factors contribute to the comprehensiveness and credibility of the book on this edge-cutting topic.”
  • • • • • reviewed by Peng Wang in Journal of World Energy Law and Business, 2020

 

5. R. Leal-Arcas et al., The Great Energy Transition in the European Union, Volume 2, Eliva Press, 2020; 429 pages; ISBN-13: 978-9975-3417-3-8.

 

6. R. Leal-Arcas, SOLUTIONS FOR SUSTAINABILITY: HOW THE INTERNATIONAL TRADE, ENERGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE REGIMES CAN HELP, Springer International Publishing, 2019; 470 pages; ISBN: 978-3-030-23932-9; DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-23933-6; Paperback published in 2020, ISBN: 978-3-030-23935-0; around 203,000 words (excluding bibliography and index); sole author

 

• How the international trade, energy and climate change regimes can help with sustainability (news release)

 

7. R. Leal-Arcas, EU TRADE LAW, Elgar European Law Series, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2019, 352 pages, ISBN: 978 1 78897 740 1; Paperback published in 2020, ISBN: 978 1 80037 734 9; around 130,000 words (excluding bibliography and index); sole author

 

• A no-deal Brexit would mean that the UK would have the same relationship with the EU as Belarus (news release)
• “a valuable contribution to ongoing debates on EU trade law and the topic is pertinent for the current and future development of the multilateral trading system and EU trade policy per se.”
  • • • • • reviewed by Ondřej Svoboda in 16 Croatian Yearbook of European Law and Policy (2020)

 

8. R. Leal-Arcas, C. Grasso and J. Alemany Rios, Energy security, trade and the EU: regional and international perspectives, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2016; 468 pages; ISBN: 978 1 78536 673 4; around 180,000 words (excluding bibliography and index).

 

• • ‘[…] this book provides a very useful, comprehensive and very well-organized toolbox to facilitate both small and bigger steps towards the international energy transition.’

- reviewed by Leigh Hancher, Common Market L. Rev. Vol. 55, Issue 4, pp. 1295-97 (2018)

• • “[…] a fascinat­ing examination of the European Union (EU), weaving together an interdisciplinary and well-researched text about the origins of its energy security framework, as well as its future aspirations.” “The utilization of a legal framework is the most distinctive point to appreciate about this text, since this is an approach not seen elsewhere in the literature on energy security.”

- reviewed by Ryan Opsal, The Energy Journal, Vol. 39, No. 2, pp. 285-287 (2018)

• • Interviewed for my book: http://www.qmul.ac.uk/media/news/items/hss/188839.html
  • Included in the 2018 Common Market Law Review, Vol. 55, Issue 1, pp. 329-336, under the ‘Publications received, 2017’ section

 

9. R. Leal-Arcas, THE EUROPEAN ENERGY UNION: THE QUEST FOR SECURE, AFFORDABLE AND SUSTAINABLE ENERGY, Claeys & Casteels Publishing, 2016; 300 pages; ISBN: 9789491673450; around 60,000 words (excluding bibliography and index); sole author

 

• Cited in “UK energy and the EU: integration or isolation,” Environmental Research Web
• Interviewed for my book: http://phys.org/news/2016-03-europe-energy-crisis.html

 

10. R. Leal-Arcas, A. Filis and E. Abu Gosh, INTERNATIONAL ENERGY GOVERNANCE: SELECTED LEGAL ISSUES, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2014; 554 pages; ISBN-13: 978 1 78471 149 8; ebook ISBN: 978 1 78471 150 4; around 206,000 words (excluding bibliography and index). I authored 60%
    • ‘Almost 600 pages with four parts and nine chapters represent quite an important scholars’ input for the debate on international energy governance.’

– reviewed by Andrei Belyi in J World Energy Law and Business, Vol. 8(3), p. 288, 2015

• • ‘this book introduces and develops on a number of intriguing issues in the energy law arena and can be recommended to those studying this emerging subject.’

– reviewed by Moritz Wuestenberg in International Energy Law Review, Vol. 34(3), 2016

• • ‘among the advantages of this […] book is the fact that each important concept is explained in a footnote.’

– reviewed by Iva Mihaylova in Economics of Energy and Environ. Policy, Vol. 4(2), 2015

• • ‘…a timely and most relevant work concerning an area of law which is undertheorised…’; ‘This book is an essential reference to academics, students, and practitioners, and is highly recommended for those who seek an in depth knowledge of the legal, social, economic and political environment of energy governance.’

– reviewed by Youseph Farah in Renewable Energy L. and Policy Rev, Vol. 6(1), 2015

 

11. R. Leal-Arcas, CLIMATE CHANGE AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2013; 512 pages; ISBN-13: 978 1 78195 608 3; ebook ISBN: 978 1 78195 609 0; sole author; around 194,000 words (excluding bibliography and index).

 

• Cited by the IPCC 5^th Assessment Report (AR5), Working Group III, ‘Climate Change 2014: Mitigation of Climate Change,’ Chapter 13, pp. 12, 36, 43, 109.
• ‘An increasing number of free trade agreements being negotiated […] has presented a window of opportunity to utilize trade agreements for climate mitigation purposes. In this regard the book makes a valuable contribution to contemporary policy-making.’

– reviewed by Max Jansson in Carbon and Climate Law Review, 2/2014

• ‘this book offers a very comprehensive, original, up-to-date and well-documented account of the main issues relating to climate change and international trade.’

– reviewed by Daniel Perez Rodriguez in Review of European, Comparative & International Environmental Law, Vol. 23, 2014

• ‘A seminal work of impressive scholarship, … an invaluable and highly recommended addition…’

– reviewed by The Midwest Book Review, June 2013

1. ‘Leal-Arcas provides an in-depth analysis of each stage in the evolution of international climate agreements while drawing much needed attention to the [..] disagreements regarding transfers of clean and efficient technologies to developing countries.’

– reviewed by Jonathan Cogliano in Eastern Economic Journal, 2015

– reviewed by Meera Fickling, The International Trade Journal, Vol. 30(2), pp. 177-178, 2016

 

12. R. Leal-Arcas, INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND INVESTMENT LAW: MULTILATERAL, REGIONAL AND BILATERAL GOVERNANCE, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2010, 352 pages; Hardback ISBN-13: 978 1 84980 319 9; Paperback published in 2011, ISBN-13: 978 0 85793 627 1; ebook ISBN: 978 1 78100 077 9; sole author; around 125,000 words (excluding bibliography and index).

 

• ‘well researched and well written. [...] excellent and should be made mandatory reading materials for the relevant courses of EU external trade and investment law and policy.’

– reviewed by Dr Nikolaos Lavranos in Legal Issues of Economic Integration, Vol. 38, Issue 3, pp. 287-290, 2011

• ‘commending the author for a thoughtful and wide-ranging exposition of some of the major developments in the areas of international trade law and international investment law… Thanks to Dr. Leal-Arcas the debate will start with a clearer understanding of the different pieces of the puzzle.’

- reviewed by Theodore R. Posner in Transnational Dispute Management, Vol. 8, Issue 3, pp. 1-28, September 2011

• ‘This book comes highly recommended. . . resembling a mini-handbook, [it] provides excellent snapshots on the history of international trade and investment law and provides detailed discussions on the various levels of governance available. . . a well-researched, informative and a good compilation. . . the book is practical and would be considered a valuable resource for academics and students of international trade and investment law.’
  – reviewed by Shu Ying Wee in International Trade and Business Law Review, Vol. XIV, pp. 555-558, 2011
• ‘. . . a significant contribution to the literature. . . Mr Leal-Arcas’s analysis should be of interest to policy-makers and negotiators.’
  – reviewed by Prof. David Gantz in International Trade Law and Regulation, Vol. 17, Issue 2, pp. 77-78, 2011
• Included in the American Journal of International Law, Vol. 104, No. 3, p. 564, 2010 under ‘Books Received’
• Included in the 2010 Annual Book Survey of the Journal of International Economic Law, Vol. 14, No. 1, p. 211, 2011 [Oxford University Press], which is “a survey of themes, authors and publishers important in the area [of international economic law]”.
• ‘In International Trade and Investment Law Dr Rafael Leal-Arcas succinctly describes and evaluates the linkages and tensions among three governance levels in the global political economy, the multilateral, the regional and the bilateral. He synthesises trade and investment law in a single text, exploring the continuities and discontinuities between the two. He discusses relevant historical, theoretical and policy issues, and the text moves easily between economic and legal analysis. Dr Leal-Arcas has provided a highly informative and stimulating text which will serve a wide audience for years to come.’ –Laurence Boulle, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
• ‘This comprehensive treatment of international trade and investment law, covering various regulatory and legal levels, convinces by outlining approaches to overcome the existing fragmentation of the legal framework. Advocating for a move toward extended multilateralism and improved dispute settlements mechanism also allows to combat the past cyclicality of the rule- and decision-making processes.’ –Rolf H. Weber, University of Zürich, Switzerland
• ‘...packed with detail and helpful explanations of basic economic concepts... the book’s footnotes explaining crucial economic and international law concepts, especially concerning WTO and the New International Economic Order.’

– reviewed by Amanda Ploch in NYU J. of Int’l L and Politics, vol. 43(3), 825-829

 

13. R. Leal-Arcas, THEORY AND PRACTICE OF EC EXTERNAL TRADE LAW AND POLICY, London: Cameron May, April 2008, 606 pages, ISBN-13: 978 1 905017 65 2; ISBN-10: 1905017650; sole author, around 250,000 words (excluding bibliography and index).

 

• Included in the Common Market Law Review, Vol. 47, Issue 3, p. 970, 2010 under the ‘Book notices’ section
• ‘one can only praise Leal-Arcas for his very well-researched and clearly written analysis of this complex but so fascinating topic. [...] In short, this book provides a very useful basis for guiding the reader through the murky waters of the EU’s external trade policy and practice.’

– reviewed by Dr Nikolaos Lavranos in Legal Issues of Economic Integration, Vol. 38, Issue 3, pp. 287-290, 2011

• Included in the American Journal of International Law, Vol. 102, No. 3, p. 711, under ‘Books Received’, 2008
• Included in the 2008 Annual Book Survey of the Journal of International Economic Law, Vol. 12, No. 1, pp. 227-236, 2009 [Oxford University Press], which is “a survey of themes, authors and publishers important in the area [of international economic law]”.

 

B) Edited books:

 

14. R. Leal-Arcas (ed.), COMMENTARY ON THE ENERGY CHARTER TREATY, 2^nd edition, Elgar Commentaries, Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2023, 608 pages, ISBN: 978 1 03531 627 4 (as editor and contributor).

 

15. R. Leal-Arcas (ed.), Climate and Energy Governance for a Sustainable Future, Climate Change Management Series, Springer Nature, 2023, 284 pages; ISBN: 978-981-19-8345-0; eBook ISBN:

978-981-19-8346-7; around 90,000 words.

 

16. R. Leal-Arcas (ed.), International Trade and Sustainability: Perspectives from Developing and Developed Countries, London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2022; 295 pages; ISBN-10:‎ 3031140672; ISBN-13: 978-3031140679; around 100,000 words.
    • “Rafael Leal-Arcas brings together an extraordinary set of authors and takes up a critical set of questions in International Trade and Sustainability.”
      • Dan Esty, Professor of Environmental Law and Policy, Yale University
    • “No one has thought more and taught us more about the complex relationship between trade and sustainability than Rafael Leal-Arcas.”
      • James Bacchus, Professor of Global Affairs, University of Central Florida
         
17. R. Leal-Arcas (ed.) The Future of International Economic Law and the Rule of Law, Eliva Press, 2020, 212 pages; ISBN: 978-1-952751-75-2

 

18. R. Leal-Arcas (ed.) EU Energy Law and Policy: The external dimension, Eliva Press, 2020; 125 pages; 54,000 words; ISBN-13: 978-9975-3417-5-2.

 

19. R. Leal-Arcas (ed.) INTERNATIONAL TRADE, INVESTMENT AND THE RULE OF LAW, Eliva Press, 2020, 206 pages; ISBN-10: 9975307191; ISBN-13: 978-9975307192.

 

• • Exploring the rule of law and international trade (press release)

 

20. R. Leal-Arcas (ed.), COMMENTARY ON THE ENERGY CHARTER TREATY, Elgar Commentaries, Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2018, 584 pages, ISBN: 978 1 78811 748 7 (as editor and contributor).

 

• ‘The volume is edited by Rafael Leal-Arcas who successfully assembled a group of experts with different backgrounds in trade law, energy, investment law and arbitration. Together they created a work of great quality.’  ‘…a clear and comprehensive discussion of the complete content of the [Energy Charter] treaty,’
  • • • • • reviewed by Ondřej Svoboda & Jan Kunstýř in European Energy and Environmental Law Review, Issue 1, pp. 21-23 (2020)

 

21. W. Leal and R. Leal-Arcas (eds.), UNIVERSITY INITIATIVES IN CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION AND ADAPTATION, Springer, 2018, 403 pages; ISBN 978-3-319-89590-1

 

• • Cited by the IPCC 6^th Assessment Report (AR6), Working Group III, p. 283

 

22. R. Leal-Arcas and J. Wouters (eds.), Research Handbook on EU Energy Law and Policy, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2017; 535 pages; ISBN: 978 1 78643 104 2; around 275,000 words (excluding bibliography and index) (as lead co-editor and contributor).

 

• • ‘the volume is a welcome addition to the current discussion on energy policy as it provides a legal perspective, often omitted from strictly political science texts.’
• reviewed by MATÚŠ MIŠÍK in Journal of Common Market Studies, Vol. 56(6), pp. 1486-1487 (2018)
  • ‘this subject-heavy post-Paris Agreement reference book is second to none.’ ‘…a collection of well-researched interdisciplinary essays providing in depth legal, economic and technical explanation, analysis and solutions to energy problems and decisions facing the EU.’ ‘…a comprehensive overview and analysis of EU policy towards both renewable and non-renewable energy resources.’ a clear and comprehensive
  • discussion of the complete content of the treaty,

– reviewed by Jon Mark Truby in Energy Research & Social Science, Vol. 42 (2018), pp. 11-12

• • ‘This book will function admirably as the starting point for further research in EU energy law, therefore eliciting a deeper understanding of it.’ ‘…one of the more accessible works that have recently become available on this complex and often controversial subject.’

– reviewed by Elizabeth Robson Taylor and Phillip Taylor, Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in The Barrister

• • • video of the review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfYPaA-Wne4
  • Interviewed for my book: http://www.qmul.ac.uk/media/news/items/hss/200601.html

 

C) Research / technical reports:

 

23. R. Leal-Arcas, “Connections between climate change and international trade,” House of Commons, International Trade Committee, UK Parliament, August 2021

 

24. R. Leal-Arcas et al., “Impact assessment and cost-benefit analysis planning of European smart grids,” 31 August 2018, 90 pages, WP 16, WiseGRID research project number: H2020-731205

 

25. R. Leal-Arcas et al., “Smart grids: Market analysis, exploitation activities and business innovation strategy,” 26 April 2018, 182 pages, WP 21, WiseGRID research project number: H2020-731205

 

26. R. Leal-Arcas et al., “European smart grids: Legislation, business models and social aspects,” 31 October 2017, 249 pages, WP 1, WiseGRID research project number: H2020-731205

 

27. R. Leal-Arcas, Expert contributor, in Bacchus, James (2016) “Global Rules for Mutually Supportive and Reinforcing Trade and Climate Regimes,” E15 Expert Group on Measures to Address Climate Change and the Trade System – Policy Options Paper. E15Initiative. Geneva: International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD) and World Economic Forum

 

28. R. Leal-Arcas, Report on ‘Energy Transit Activities: Collection of Intergovernmental Agreements on Oil and Gas Transit Pipelines and Commentary,’ Energy Charter Secretariat, 2015, 583 pages, ISBN: 978-905948-168-8

 

D) Forewords to books:

 

29. R. Leal-Arcas, Foreword to DEVELOPING A CARBON MARKET: EU ETS IMPLEMENTATION IN GERMANY AND ITS TRANSFER POTENTIAL FOR BRAZIL, Tectum, 2021, pp. v-vii (book by Natascha Trennepohl); ISBN: 978 3 8288 4723 1.

 

E) Articles in International Peer-Reviewed Journals:

 

2023:

 

30. R. Leal-Arcas et al., “The Paris Agreement: Critical Assessment and Proposals for Key Clean Energy Initiatives,” The IUP Journal of International Relations, Vol. 17, No. 3, pp. 43-80, 2023

 

31. R. Leal-Arcas et al., “Climate Neutrality and Sustainability in International Trade,” University of Pennsylvania Journal of International Law, Vol. 44, Issue 3, pp. 619-700, 2023

 

32. Tanya Shaar and R. Leal-Arcas, “Fuel Subsidy Reform, Decentralized Electricity Markets and Renewable Energy Trade: Evidence for a Successful Energy Transition in the Middle East and North Africa Region,” Journal of World Energy Law and Business, Oxford University Press, Special Issue, Issue 1, 2023

 

33. R. Leal-Arcas et al., “Clean energy technologies: Assessing advantages and risks,” Renewable Energy Law and Policy Review, Vol. 11, No. 2, pp. 35-47, 2023

 

34. R. Leal-Arcas et al., “Energy Security, Decarbonization, and the Environmental Justice Movement,” Sustainability in Environment, Vol. 8, No. 2, pp. 53-66, 2023

 

2022:

 

35. R. Leal-Arcas et al., “Three steps in the aftermath of COP26: Trade, key players, and decarbonization,” European Energy and Environmental Law Review, Volume 31, Issue 5, pp. 298-319, 2022

 

36. R. Leal-Arcas et al., “A legal exploration of the European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism,” European Energy and Environmental Law Review, Vol. 31, Issue 4, pp. 223-240, 2022

 

[also published as Queen Mary University of London, School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 374/2022, pp. 1-31]

 

37. R. Leal-Arcas, “Creating an Effective, Legally Binding, and Enforceable Climate Club,” Think 7 Policy Brief: Task Force Climate and Environment, G7 Germany’s Presidency 2022, April 2022, pp. 1-11

 

38. R. Leal-Arcas, Teemu Alex Hast, Lucas Sperka, Aarushi Mittal, et al. “Green Bills for Green Earth: How the international trade and climate regimes work together to save the planet,” European Energy and Environmental Law Review, Vol. 31, Issue 1, pp. 19-40, 2022

 

[also published as Queen Mary University of London, School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 373/2021, pp. 1-35]

 

2021:

 

39. R. Leal-Arcas et al. “The World Trade Organization and Carbon Market Clubs,” Georgetown Journal of International Law, Vol. 52.4, pp. 895-976, 2021

 

[also published as Queen Mary School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 352/2021, pp. 1-57]

 

40. R. Leal-Arcas et al., “International Trade, Energy Transition and Climate Change Obligations: The perspective of small Pacific islands and the Caribbean Community,” Trade, Law and Development, Vol. 13.2, pp. 198-263, 2021

 

[also published as Queen Mary University of London, School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 368/2021, pp. 1-48]

 

41. R. Leal-Arcas and A. Filis, “International Cooperation on Climate Change Mitigation: The role of climate clubs,” European Energy and Environmental Law Review, Vol. 30, Issue 5, 2021, pp. 195-218

 

[also published as Queen Mary University of London, School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 362/2021, pp. 1-38]

 

42. R. Leal-Arcas et al., “Electrifying the energy sector: The case of Slovakia and the Czech Republic,” Kentucky Journal of Equine, Agriculture, & Natural Resources Law, Vol. 13, Issue 1, pp. 1-83, 2020-2021

 

43. R. Leal-Arcas et al., “Energy, Electricity and Smart Grids in Latvia and Portugal — Developments and Concerns,” Kentucky Journal of Equine, Agriculture, & Natural Resources Law, Vol. 12, pp. 1-70, 2020-2021

 

2020:

 

44. Rafael Leal-Arcas, “Smart grids as a way to democratize energy,” Yale Journal of International Affairs, 2020

 

45. R. Leal-Arcas et al., “Climate Change Mitigation Law and Policy of the BRICs,” Queen Mary University of London, School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 342/2020, pp. 1-60

 

46. Rafael Leal-Arcas et al., “Of international trade, climate change, investment and a prosperous future,” Trade, Law and Development, Vol. 12, Issue 2, pp. 405-455, 2020

 

[also published as Queen Mary University of London, School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 336/2020, pp. 1-37]

 

47. R. Leal-Arcas, “Climate Clubs and International Trade across the European and International Landscape,” European Energy and Environmental Law Review, Vol. 29, Issue 3, pp. 72-88, 2020

 

48. R. Leal-Arcas et al., “The contribution of free trade agreements and bilateral investment treaties to a sustainable future,” Zeitschrift für Europarechtliche Studien – ZEuS, Vol. 23, Issue 1, 2020, pp. 3-76 [by invitation of the Editor]

 

49. R. Leal-Arcas, “Towards Sustainability in Trade, Energy and Climate,” Modern Environmental Science and Engineering, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 1-30, 2020

 

50. R. Leal-Arcas, A. Filis and V. Nalule, “Energy decentralization and decarbonization: The case of Romania and Malta,” Natural Resources Journal, Vol. 60, Issue 1, pp. 117-166, 2020

 

[also published as Queen Mary University of London, School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 320/2019, pp. 1-44]

 

51. R. Leal-Arcas, A. Filis, M. Peykova, and M. Greger, “Towards a carbon-free, decentralized, and democratized system of energy generation,” Connecticut Journal of International Law, Vol. 35, Issue 2, pp. 133-202, 2020

 

[also published as Queen Mary University of London, School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 319/2019, pp. 1-61]

 

52. R. Leal-Arcas, M. Greger, and H. Knigge “Towards energy democratization,” Colorado Natural Resources, Energy, and Environmental Law Review, Vol. 31, Issue 1, pp. 1-83, 2020

 

53. R. Leal-Arcas, M. Karimabadi, S. Boskovic, “The transition to decentralized energy: Challenges, opportunities and progress,” University of Puerto Rico Business Law Journal, Vol. 11, pp. 1-70, 2020

 

54. R. Leal-Arcas, G. Thanos, M. Kanakakis, and G. Fearnley “Regulation and innovative finance for sustainable energy,” Emory International Law Review, Vol. 34, Issue 2, pp. 435-532, 2020

 

55. R. Leal-Arcas, G. Fearnley, and C. Gluck, “Regulation, innovation, and technology for the 21^st century energy goals,” Journal of Law and Cyber Warfare, Vol. 8, Issue 1, pp. 30-107, 2020

 

56. R. Leal-Arcas, “The EU and China in a new world order: Challenges ahead,” The IUP Journal of International Relations, Vol. XIV, No. 1, 2020, pp. 39-58

 

[also published as a Working Paper for EUCROSS Jean Monnet network, July 2019, pp. 1-20]

 

2019:

 

57. R. Leal-Arcas et al., “Aiming at sustainable trade in the context of the Rule of Law: What role for citizens and how international trade can help reduce fossil-fuel consumption,” Trade, Law and Development, Vol. 11, Issue 2, 2019, pp. 193-238 [by invitation of the Editor-in-Chief]

 

58. R. Leal-Arcas et al, “Energy decentralization in the European Union,” Queen Mary University of London, School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 307/2019, pp. 1-55, 2019

 

59. R. Leal-Arcas, G. Thanos, M. Kanakakis, and G. Fearnley “Business models for decentralized energy,” Queen Mary University of London, School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 311/2019, pp. 1-62, 2019

 

60. R. Leal-Arcas, M. Peykova, V. Nalule, and P. Kara, “Decarbonizing the energy sector,” Journal of Animal and Natural Resource Law, Vol. XV, pp. 173-271, 2019

 

2018:

 

61. R. Leal-Arcas, “Re-thinking global climate change: A local, bottom-up perspective,” Seton Hall Journal of Diplomacy and International Relations, Vol. XX, No. 1, pp. 4-20, 2018

 

62. R. Leal-Arcas and A. Morelli, “The Resilience of the Paris Agreement: Negotiating and Implementing the Climate Regime,” Georgetown Environmental Law Review, Vol. 31.1, pp. 1-63, 2018

 

63. R. Leal-Arcas, “New Frontiers of International Economic Law: The quest for sustainable development,” University of Pennsylvania Journal of International Law, Vol. 40, Issue 1, pp. 83-132, 2018

 

[also published as Queen Mary School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 276/2018, pp. 1-50]

 

64. R. Leal-Arcas, F. Leniewska, and F. Proedrou, “Smart grids in the European Union: Assessing energy security, regulation & social and ethical considerations,” Columbia Journal of European Law, Vol. 24.2, pp. 291-389, 2018

 

[also published as Queen Mary University of London School of Law Legal Studied Research Paper No. 263/2017, pp. 1-87]

 

65. R. Leal-Arcas, Leniewska, and Proedrou, F., “Prosumers: New actors in EU energy security,” Netherlands Yearbook of International Law 2017, Vol. 48, Chapter 5, pp. 139-172, TMC Asser Press, 2018

 

[also published as Queen Mary University of London School of Law Legal Studied Research Paper No. 257/2017, pp. 1-35]

 

66. R. Leal-Arcas, “Empowering citizens for common concerns: Sustainable energy, trade and climate change,” GSTF Journal of Law and Social Sciences, Vol. 6, No. 1, Jan. 2018, pp. 1-37. ISSN 2251-2861

 

2017:

 

67. R. Leal-Arcas, N. Akondo, and J. Alemany Rios, “Energy trade in the MENA Region: Looking beyond the Pan-Arab electricity market,” Journal of World Energy Law and Business, Vol. 10, Issue 6, pp. 520-549, Oxford University Press, 2017

 

68. R. Leal-Arcas, “Sustainability, common concern and public goods,” The George Washington International Law Review, Vol. 49, Issue 4, pp. 801-877, 2017

 

2016:

 

69. R. Leal-Arcas, “Energy transit in the Caucasus: A legal analysis,” Caucasus International, Vol. 6, No.2, pp. 53-74, 2016 (by invitation)

 

70. R. Leal-Arcas, “Three thoughts on Brexit,” Queen Mary School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper 249/2016, pp. 1-5

 

71. R. Leal-Arcas and S. Minas, “Mapping the international and European governance of renewable energy,” Oxford Yearbook of European Law, Vol. 35, No. 1, pp. 621-666, 2016 special issue Beyond Pluralism? Co-Implication, Embeddedness and Interdependency between Public International Law and EU Law, pp. 1-46 online version, doi: 10.1093/yel/yew022

 

72. R. Leal-Arcas, “The transition towards decarbonization: A legal and policy exploration of the European Union,” Queen Mary School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper 222/2016, pp. 1-31

 

[also published in the proceedings of the 25^th scientific conference on energy and the environment, in Frankovic, B. (ed.) Energy and the Environment 2016, Croatian Solar Energy Association, Rijeka, 2016, pp. 99-110]

 

73. R. Leal-Arcas and C. Grasso “The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, energy and divestment,” Queen Mary School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper 213/2016, pp. 1-21

 

2015:

 

74. R. Leal-Arcas, “Mega-regionals and sustainable development: The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership and the Trans-Pacific Partnership,” Renewable Energy Law and Policy Review, Vol. 6(4), 2015, pp. 248-264

 

75. R. Leal-Arcas, “Towards a new climate change agreement post-2015,” Queen Mary School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper 210/2015, pp. 1-12, 2015

 

76. R. Leal-Arcas, “How governing international trade in energy can enhance EU energy security,” Renewable Energy Law and Policy Review, Vol. 6(3), pp. 202-219, 2015

 

77. R. Leal-Arcas, Valentina Caruso and Raphaela Leupuscek, “Renewables, preferential trade agreements and EU energy security,” Laws, Vol. 4, Issue 3, pp. 472-514, doi: 10.3390/laws4030472, Special Issue “Climate Change and International Economic Law: Chiasms and Complementarities,” 2015

 

78. R. Leal-Arcas and J. Alemany Rios, “The creation of a European Energy Union,” European Energy Journal, Vol. 5, Issue 3, pp. 24-60, 2015

   

79. R. Leal-Arcas, J. Alemany Rios, and C. Grasso “The European Union and its energy security challenges,” Journal of World Energy Law and Business, Vol. 8, Issue 4, pp. 291-336, 2015, Oxford University Press

 

     [a shorter version was published as Queen Mary School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 187/2014, pp. 1-22]

 

80. R. Leal-Arcas, M. Peykova, T. Choudhury, and M. Makhoul, ‘Energy Transit: Intergovernmental Agreements on Oil and Gas Transit Pipelines,’ Renewable Energy Law and Policy Review, Vol. 6(2), pp. 122-162, 2015

 

81. R. Leal-Arcas, Juan Alemany Rios and Costantino Grasso, “The European Union and its energy security challenges: Engagement through and with networks,” Contemporary Politics, Vol. 21, No. 3, pp. 273-293, 2015, DOI: 10.1080/13569775.2015.1061242 [special issue: The European Union’s Engagement with Transnational Policy Networks]

 

82. R. Leal-Arcas and A Filis, “Renewable energy disputes in the World Trade Organization,” Oil, Gas and Energy Law Journal, Vol. 13, Issue 3, pp. 1-51, 2015

 

     [also published in Transnational Dispute Management, Vol. 12, Issue 3, pp. 1-51, 2015]

 

83. R. Leal-Arcas and A Filis, “Inter-State cooperation in energy transit,” UNU-CRIS Working Paper W-2015/2, 2015, pp. 1-23

 

84. R. Leal-Arcas, Costantino Grasso and Juan Alemany Rios, “Multilateral, regional and bilateral energy trade governance” Renewable Energy Law and Policy Review, Vol. 6(1), pp. 38-87, 2015. I authored 30%

 

2014:

 

85. R. Leal-Arcas, “Paving the way to the Paris COP21,” OUTREACH, Stekeholderforum, December 2014

 

86. R. Leal-Arcas, Juan Alemany Rios and Costantino Grasso, “The European Union and its energy security challenges,” Queen Mary School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 187/2014, pp. 1-22. I authored 30%

 

87. R. Leal-Arcas and L Carafa, “Road to Paris COP21: Towards soft global governance for climate change?” Renewable Energy Law and Policy Review, Vol. 5(2), pp. 130-135, 2014. I authored 70%

 

88. R. Leal-Arcas and Jan Schmitz, “Unconventional Energy Sources and EU Energy Security: A Legal, Economic and Political Analysis” Oil, Gas & Energy Law Journal, Vol. 12, Issue 4, pp. 1-37, 2014. I authored 70%

 

89. R. Leal-Arcas “Promoting access to modern energy sources in Small Island Developing States,” OUTREACH, Stekeholderforum, p. 8, August 2014

 

90. R. Leal-Arcas and A Filis, “Legal Aspects of the Promotion of Renewable Energy within the EU and in Relation to the EU’s Obligations in the WTO,” Renewable Energy Law and Policy Review, Vol. 5(1), pp. 3-25, 2014

 

91. R. Leal-Arcas “Essential Elements of the Rule of Law Concept in the EU,” Queen Mary School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 180/2014, pp. 1-6

 

92. R. Leal-Arcas and A Filis, “Linking the European Union to the Energy Charter Treaty and the Energy Community” Energy Charter Knowledge Centre Review, Issue 3, May/June 2014, pp. 16-19, 2014

 

93. R. Leal-Arcas and E Abu Gosh, “Energy Trade as a Special Sector in the WTO: Unique Features, Unprecedented Challenges and Unresolved Issues,” Indian Journal of International Economic Law, Vol. 6, pp. 1-53, 2014

 

94. R. Leal-Arcas and A Filis, “The Energy Community and the Energy Charter Treaty: Special Legal Regimes, their Systemic Relationship to the EU, and their Dispute Settlement Arrangements,” Oil, Gas & Energy Law Journal, Vol. 12, Issue 2, pp. 1-42, 2014

 

95. R. Leal-Arcas and Catherine Wilmarth, “Strengthening Sustainable Development through Preferential Trade Agreements,” Queen Mary School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No 174/2014, pp. 1-24, 2014. I authored 60%

 

96. R. Leal-Arcas “Trade Proposals for Climate Action,” Trade, Law and Development, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 11-54, 2014

 

2013:

 

97. R. Leal-Arcas “Proposing a Global Emissions Trading Scheme: The Inclusion of Aviation and Shipping,” OUTREACH, Stakeholderforum, 2013

 

98. R. Leal-Arcas “Working Together: How to make trade contribute to climate action,” International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development, Information Note No. 18, pp. 1-8, Geneva, November 2013

 

99. R. Leal-Arcas “China and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership,” Journal of Global Policy and Governance, Vol. 2, Issue 2, pp. 287-304, 2013

 

100. R. Leal-Arcas and A. Filis, “The Fragmented Governance of the Global Energy Economy: A Legal-Institutional Analysis,” Journal of World Energy Law and Business, Vol. 6, Issue 4, pp. 348-405, 2013, Oxford University Press.

 

101. R. Leal-Arcas “The BRICS and Climate Change,” International Affairs Forum, pp. 1-5, 2013

 

102. R. Leal-Arcas “Climate Change Mitigation from the Bottom Up: Using Preferential Trade Agreements to Promote Climate Change Mitigation,” Carbon and Climate Law Rev, Vol. 7(1), pp. 34-42, 2013

 

103. E Abu Gosh and R. Leal-Arcas, “Gas and Oil Explorations in the Levant Basin: The Case of Lebanon and Israel” Oil, Gas & Energy Law Journal, Vol. 11, Issue 3, pp. 1-32, 2013. I authored 30%

 

104. A Filis and R. Leal-Arcas, “Legal Aspects of Inter-State Maritime Delimitation in the Eastern Mediterranean Basin,” Oil, Gas & Energy Law Journal, Vol. 11, Issue 3, pp. 1-23, 2013. I authored 30%

 

105. R. Leal-Arcas and A Filis, “Conceptualizing EU Energy Security through an EU Constitutional Law Perspective,” Fordham International Law Journal, Vol. 36, No. 5, pp. 1225-1301, 2013 (by invitation of the Editor in Chief). I authored 30%

 

106. E. Abu Gosh and R. Leal-Arcas, “The Conservation of Exhaustible Natural Resources in the GATT and WTO: Implications for the Conservation of Oil Resources,” The Journal of World Investment and Trade Vol. 14, No. 3, pp. 480-531, 2013. I authored 50%

 

2012:

 

107. T. Cottier, R. Leal-Arcas et al., “The Principle of Proportionality in International Law,” NCCR Trade Regulation Working Paper No 2012/38, December 2012, pp. 1-34

 

108. R. Leal-Arcas “Unilateral Trade-related Climate Change Measures,” The Journal of World Investment and Trade, Vol. 13, No. 6, pp. 875-927, 2012

 

[Reprinted in J. Verschuuren (ed.) Environmental Law and Climate Change, Vol. I, chapter 21, pp. 557-609, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2015]

 

109. R. Leal-Arcas and A. Filis-Yeloghotis, “Geoengineering a Future for Humankind: Some Technical and Ethical Considerations,” Carbon and Climate Law Rev, Vol. 6(2), pp. 128-148, 2012

 

110. R. Leal-Arcas “Linking energy and climate change,” OUTREACH, Stakeholderforum, p. 4, November 2012

 

111. R. Leal-Arcas “On Climate Migration and International Trade,” Vienna Journal on International Constitutional Law, Vol. 6, Issues 3+4, pp. 410-440, 2012

 

112. R. Leal-Arcas “Geoengineering the Climate: An Overview” Oil, Gas & Energy Law Journal, Vol. 10, Issue 3, pp. 1-15, 2012

 

113. R. Leal-Arcas “The Role of the European Union and China in Global Climate Change Negotiations: A Critical Analysis,” Journal of European Integration History, Vol. 18, No. 1, pp. 67-81, 2012 (commissioned by the editorial board)

 

114. R. Leal-Arcas “Climate Migrants: Legal Options,” Procedia – Social and Behavioral Sciences, Vol. 37, pp. 86-96, 2012

 

115. R. Leal-Arcas “Reflections on EU International Trade Law: An Introspective View,” Frontiers of Law in China, Vol. 7, No. 1, pp. 1-20, 2012

 

2011:

 

116. R. Leal-Arcas “Kyoto and the COPs: Lessons Learned and Looking Ahead,” Hague Yearbook of International Law, Vol. 23, pp. 17-90, 2010 (by invitation of the Editor in Chief)

 

117. R. Leal-Arcas “A Bottom-up Approach for Climate Change: The Trade Experience,” Asian Journal of Law and Economics, Vol. 2, Issue 4, pp. 1-54, 2011

 

118. R. Leal-Arcas “Top-down versus Bottom-up Approaches for Climate Change Negotiations: An Analysis,” The IUP Journal of Governance and Public Policy, Vol. 6, No. 4, pp. 7-52, December 2011

 

119. R. Leal-Arcas “Combining Top-down and Bottom-up Approaches for Climate Change Negotiations,” OUTREACH, Stakeholderforum, pp. 4-5, December 2011

 

120. R. Leal-Arcas “Comparative Analysis between NAFTA’s Chapter 20 and the WTO’s Dispute Settlement Understanding,” Transnational Dispute Management, Vol. 8, Issue 3, pp. 1-25, September 2011

 

121. R. Leal-Arcas “Alternative Architecture for Climate Change: Major Economies” European Journal of Legal Studies, Vol. 4, Issue 1, pp. 25-56, 2011; Cited by the IPCC 5^th Assessment Report, Working Group III, ‘Climate Change 2014: Mitigation of Climate Change,’ Chapter 13, pp. 1010, 1026, 1031, 1070.

 

122. R. Leal-Arcas, “The Fragmentation of International Trade Law: Is Now the Time for Variable Geometry?” The Journal of World Investment and Trade, Vol. 12, No. 2, 2011, pp. 145-195

 

123. R. Leal-Arcas, “Proliferation of Regional Trade Agreements: Complementing or Supplanting Multilateralism?” Chicago Journal of International Law, Vol. 11, No. 2, pp. 597-629, 2011

 

 [reprinted as International Law Annual, Issue 1, 2013, available at http://www.spilmumbai.com/uploads/article/pdf/proliferation-of-regional-trade-agreements-complementing-or-supplanting--multila-20.pdf]

 

[reprinted as Rafael Leal-Arcas, ‘Proliferation of Regional Trade Agreements: Complementing or Supplanting Multilateralism?’, in Richard Steinberg (ed.) Classics in International Trade Law, Harvard Law School H20 Open Source Casebook (2021)]

 

124. R. Leal-Arcas, “On China’s Economic Rise: Multilateral versus Regional Attitudes in Trade Agreements and the PCA with the EU,” Chinese (Taiwan) Yearbook of International Law and Affairs, Vol. 27, 2011, pp. 12-42

 

2010:

 

125. R. Leal-Arcas “European Union-China Trade Relations,” Trade, Law and Development, Vol. 2, No. 2, 2010, pp. 224-251 [by invitation of the Editor-in-Chief]

 

126. R. Leal-Arcas “China’s Attitude to Multilateralism in International Economic Law and Governance: Challenges for the World Trading System” The Journal of World Investment and Trade, Vol. 11, No. 2, 2010, pp. 259-273

 

127. R. Leal-Arcas “Ramifications of GATS Mode 4 for European Union-India Trade Relations,” International Security Forum, April 2010, pp. 1-5 [by invitation of the Editor-in-Chief]

 

128. R. Leal-Arcas “EU-China Trade Relations: Current Difficulties and Ways to Improve Them,” International Security Forum, April 2010, pp. 1-21 [by invitation of the Editor-in-Chief]

 

2009:

 

129. R. Leal-Arcas “The Multilateralization of International Investment Law” North Carolina Journal of International Law and Commercial Regulation, Vol. 35, Issue 1, 2009, pp. 33-135

 

[reprinted in the Journal of International Business Law, 2010]

 

130. R. Leal-Arcas “Towards the Multilateralization of International Investment Law,” The Journal of World Investment and Trade, Vol. 10, No. 6, 2009, pp. 865-919

 

131. R. Leal-Arcas “A New Era in Global Economic Governance,” International Security Forum, July 2009, pp. 1-9 [by invitation of the Editor-in-Chief]

 

132. R. Leal-Arcas “The EU and Russia as Energy Trading Partners: Friends or Foes?” European Foreign Affairs Review, Vol. 14, Issue 3, pp. 337-366, 2009

 

133. R. Leal-Arcas “Is Lisbon the Answer or the Anathema to EC Trade Law and Policy?,” International Journal of Liability & Scientific Enquiry, Vol. 2, No. 2, 2009, pp. 125-146

 

134. R. Leal-Arcas “The European Union and New Leading Powers: Towards Partnership in Strategic Trade Policy Areas,” Fordham International Law Journal, Vol. 32, No. 2, 2009, pp. 345-416

 

135. R. Leal-Arcas “The European Union vis-à-vis Brazil and India: Future Avenues in Selected Trade Policy Areas,” International Journal of Private Law, Vol. 2, Issue 2, 2009, pp. 109-134

 

136. R. Leal-Arcas “EU Relations with China and Russia: How to Approach new Superpowers in Trade Matters,” Journal of International Commercial Law and Technology, Vol. 4, Issue 1, pp. 22-52, 2009

 

2008:

 

137. R. Leal-Arcas “How Will the EU Approach the BRIC Countries? Future Trade Challenges,” Vienna Journal on International Constitutional Law, Vol. 2(4), 235-271, 2008 [by invitation of the Editor-in-Chief]

 

138. R. Leal-Arcas “Services as Key for the Conclusion of the Doha Round,” Legal Issues of Economic Integration, 35(4), pp. 301-321, 2008

 

139. R. Leal-Arcas “The European Union vis-à-vis Brazil and India: Future Avenues in Selected Trade Policy Areas,” Journal of International Trade Law and Policy, Vol. 7, Issue 1, 2008, pp. 6-26

 

140. R. Leal-Arcas “The EU and Brazil: Trading Partners in Different Fora,” The Jean Monnet/Robert Schuman Paper Series, Vol. 8, No. 11, June 2008, pp. 1-12

 

141. R. Leal-Arcas “50 Years of Trade Policy: Good Enough or as Good as it Gets?” Irish Journal of European Law, Vol. 15, No. 1 and 2, 2008, pp. 157-182

                  

2007:

 

142. R. Leal-Arcas “Polycephalous Anatomy of the EC in the WTO: An Analysis of Law and Practice,” Florida Journal of International Law, Vol. 19.3 (2007), pp. 569-670

 

143. R. Leal-Arcas “The Resumption of the Doha Round and the Future of Services Trade” Loyola of Los Angeles International and Comparative Law Review, Volume 29, Issue 3, 2007, pp. 339-461

 

144. R. Leal-Arcas “Will EU Member States Play Any Role at the WTO after the EU Reform Treaty?” Vienna Journal on International Constitutional Law, Vol. 1(2), pp. 75-90, 2007 [by invitation of the Editor-in-Chief]

 

145. R. Leal-Arcas “Bridging the Gap in the Doha Talks: A Look at Services Trade,” Journal of International Commercial Law and Technology, Volume 2, Issue 4, 2007, pp. 241-249

 

146. R. Leal-Arcas “Theories of Supranationalism in the EU,” Journal of Law in Society, Vol. 8.1, 2007, pp. 88-113

 

147. R. Leal-Arcas “Is EC Trade Policy Up to Par?: A Legal Analysis Over Time – Rome, Marrakesh, Amsterdam, Nice, and the Constitutional Treaty,” Columbia Journal of European Law, Vol. 13.2, 2007, 305

 

148. R. Leal-Arcas “Choice of Jurisdiction in International Trade Disputes: Going Regional or Global?” Minnesota Journal of International Law, Vol. 16.1, Winter 2007, pp. 1-59

 

2006:

149. R. Leal-Arcas “EU Legal Personality in Foreign Policy?,” Boston University International Law Journal, Vol. 24.2, 2006, pp. 165-212

 

          [cited by the United States District Court, D. New York, 12 May 2011]

 

150. R. Leal-Arcas “The EU Institutions and Their Modus Operandi in the World Trading System,” Columbia Journal of European Law, Vol. 12.1, Winter 2005/2006, pp. 125-197

 

 2005:

 

151. R. Leal-Arcas “The Reception of European Community Law in Spain,” Hanse Law Review, Vol. 1, No. 1, 2005, pp. 18-21, http://www.hanselawreview.org/pdf/Vol1No1Art2.pdf

 

152. R. Leal-Arcas “The Significance of the Nice Treaty and Constitutional Treaty in Relation to Services Trade in the Doha Round Framework,” International Relations and Politics Online Quarterly, Issue 1, March 2005, pp. 62-83, http://www.ir-and-politics.com/vol_1/04LealNi.pdf

 

2004:

 

153. R. Leal-Arcas “Doha Negotiations on Services Trade: Consequences of the Nice Treaty Reform and the Constitutional Treaty,” The Federal Trust for Education and Research online Papers, 22/04, September 2004, pp. 1-11, http://www.fedtrust.co.uk/uploads/constitution/22_04.pdf

 

154. R. Leal-Arcas “The EC in the WTO: The Three-Level Game of Decision-Making. What Multilateralism Can Learn from Regionalism,” European Integration online Papers, Vol. 8, No. 14, September 2004, pp. 1-43, http://eiop.or.at/eiop/texte/2004-014.htm

 

155. R. Leal-Arcas “The EC in the GATT/WTO negotiations: From Rome to Nice- Have EC Trade Policy Reforms Been Good Enough for a Coherent EC Trade Policy in the WTO?,” European Integration online Papers, Vol. 8, No. 1, March 2004, pp. 1-29, http://eiop.or.at/eiop/texte/2004-001.htm

 

2003:

 

156. R. Leal-Arcas “The State Of Play Of The EC’s Common Commercial Policy: A Legal And Policy Analysis,” Tilburg Foreign Law Review, Vol. 11:2, 537-559, 2003

 

157. R. Leal-Arcas “The European Court of Justice and the EC External Trade Relations: A Legal Analysis of the Court’s Problems with Regard to International Agreements,” Nordic Journal of International Law, 72:2, 215-251, 2003, Kluwer Law International

 

158. R. Leal-Arcas “Exclusive or Shared Competence in the Common Commercial Policy: From Amsterdam to Nice,” Legal Issues of Economic Integration, 30(1): 3-14, 2003, Kluwer Law International

 

159. R. Leal-Arcas “United We Stand, Divided We Fall- The European Community and its Member States in the WTO Forum: Towards Greater Cooperation on Issues of Shared Competence?,” European Political Economy Review, Vol. 1, No. 1, Spring 2003, pp. 65-79, http://www.ugbs.org/weru/eper/vol1/no1/leal.pdf

 

2002:

 

160. R. Leal-Arcas “The European Community and the International Trading System: A Judicial Approach,” The International Relations Journal, San Francisco State University, Vol. XXII, No. 1, 2002, pp. 47-54

 

2001:

 

161. R. Leal-Arcas “Unitary Character of EC External Trade Relations,” Columbia Journal of European Law, Vol. 7.3, Fall 2001, pp. 355-383

 

162. R. Leal-Arcas “The European Community and Mixed Agreements,” European Foreign Affairs Review, Vol. 6, Issue 4, Winter 2001, pp. 483-513, Kluwer Law International

 

163. R. Leal-Arcas “Is the Kyoto Protocol an Adequate Environmental Agreement to Solve the Climate Change Problem?,” European Environmental Law Review, Vol. 10, Issue 10, Winter 2001, pp. 282-294

 

F) Book Chapters/Contributions:

 

2023:

 

164. R. Leal-Arcas et al., “Introduction,” in R. Leal-Arcas (ed.) COMMENTARY ON THE ENERGY CHARTER TREATY, 2^nd edition, Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2023, pp. 1-17

 

165. R. Leal-Arcas, “Introduction,” in R. Leal-Arcas et al., Electricity Decentralization in the European Union: Towards zero carbon and energy transition, 2^nd edition, Oxford: Elsevier, 2023; pp. xxiii-xxvii

 

166. R. Leal-Arcas, “Introduction to Climate and Energy Governance,” in R. Leal-Arcas (ed.) Climate and Energy Governance for a Sustainable Future, Climate Change Management Series, Springer Nature, 2023, pp v-xiii; ISBN: 978-981-19-8345-0;

 

2022:

 

167. R. Leal-Arcas, “Prologue,” in R. Leal-Arcas (ed.), International Trade and Sustainability: Perspectives from Developing and Developed Countries, Palgrave Macmillan, 2022, pp. 1-11

 

168. R. Leal-Arcas and Iuliia Dragunova, “External Relations of the European Union in the Energy Sector: EU-Russia energy (trade) relations,” in Flatt, V.B., Lopez de la Osa Escribano, A., and Nzaou-Kongo, A. (eds.) Energy Law and Policy in a Climate-Constrained World, Washington, D.C., Westphalia Press, 2022, pp. 23-43

 

[also published as Queen Mary University of London, School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 348/2021, pp. 1-19]

 

169. R. Leal-Arcas et al., “Climate Change Mitigation Law and Policy in the BRICS,” in Leonie Reins and Jonathan Verschuuren (eds.), Research Handbook on Climate Change Mitigation Law, 2nd edition, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2022, pp. 195-238; ISBN: 978 1 83910 158 8

 

[also published as Queen Mary School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 354/2021, pp. 1-54]

 

170. R. Leal-Arcas, “Challenges and Opportunities in the EU-China Trade Relations,” in Young-Chan Kim (ed.) China and the Belt and Road Initiative: Trade Relationships, Business Opportunities and Political Impacts, ‘Understanding China' series, Springer Nature, 2022, pp. 35-54; ISBN: 978-3-030-86121-6

 

171. R. Leal-Arcas and B. Burstein, “Slovakia: Energy policy,” in G. Tiess, T. Majumder, and P. Cameron (eds.) Encyclopedia of Mineral and Energy Policy, chapter 51-1, Springer: Berlin and Heidelberg, pp. 1-17, 2022

 

2021:

 

172. R. Leal-Arcas and Saana Mikaela Saveljeff, “Environment-led conditionality in the EU and US GSP,” in P. Delimatsis and L. Reins (eds.) Encyclopedia on Trade and Environmental Law, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2021, pp. 456-467; ISBN: 9781786436986

 

[also published as Queen Mary School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 335/2020, pp. 1-11]

 

2020:

 

173. R. Leal-Arcas, “Compliance to promote sustainability,” in T. Trennepohl and N. Trennepohl (eds.), COMPLIANCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL LAW, Thomson Reuters, pp. 453-464, 2020 (published in Portuguese)

 

174. R. Leal-Arcas, “Introduction,” in R. Leal-Arcas (ed.) The Future of International Economic Law and the Rule of Law, Eliva Press, 2020, pp. 3-8

 

175. R. Leal-Arcas, “Introduction,” in R. Leal-Arcas (ed.) EU Energy Law and Policy: The external dimension, Eliva Press, 2020, pp. 5-6; ISBN-13: 978-9975-3417-5-2.

 

176. R. Leal-Arcas, “Exploring energy decentralization: The promotion of electric vehicles and storage,” in A. Metaxas (ed.), Financing the Energy Transition: Status and Future Challenges, European Energy Publications, Athens: Eurasia Publications, pp. 25-50, 2020

 

177. R. Leal-Arcas, “Essential elements of the Rule of Law concept in the EU and the WTO,” in R. Leal-Arcas (ed.) International Trade, Investment and the Rule of Law, pp. 7-16, Eliva Press, 2020

 

178. R. Leal-Arcas, “Introduction: The Rule of Law,” in R. Leal-Arcas (ed.) International Trade, Investment and the Rule of Law, pp. 1-4, Eliva Press, 2020

 

179. R. Leal-Arcas, “Power to the People: From Top-down to Bottom-Up Approaches,” in Esty, D. and S. Biniaz (eds.) Cool Heads in a Warming World: How Trade Policy Can Help Fight Climate Change, pp. 257-280, Yale Center for Environmental Law & Policy, 2020

 

2019:

 

180. R. Leal-Arcas and V. Nalule, “Multilateral and bilateral energy investment treaties,” in J. Chaisse, L. Choukroune, and S. Jusoh (eds) Handbook of International Investment Law and Policy, pp. 1-13, Singapore: Springer Nature 2019

 

181. R. Leal-Arcas, “Electric vehicles, sustainability, and decarbonization,” in Fortes Martin, A. (ed.) MOVILIDAD URBANA SOSTENIBLE Y ACCIÓN ADMINISTRATIVA: Perspectiva social, estrategias jurídicas y políticas públicas de movilidad en el medio urbano, Aranzadi, 2019, pp. 257-282; ISBN: 978-84-1309-837-1

 

182. R. Leal-Arcas, “Trade redemption: How trade agreements can help decarbonize the economy,” in De Luca, A. and Lubello, V. (eds) The European Union Renewable Energy Transition, Wolters Kluwer, 2019, pp. 77-125 (by invitation)

 

183. R. Leal-Arcas, “A paradigm shift in the governance of sustainable development: Citizens’ empowerment,” in Hinojosa Martinez, L. and P.J. Martin Rodriguez (eds) International markets regulation and the erosion of the European political and social model, Thomson Reuters, 2019, pp. 165-179; ISBN: 978-84-9197-600-4

 

184. R. Leal-Arcas, “Citizens at the center of the energy transition: A new governance model,” in A.M. Nusdeo and T. Trennepohl (eds), Environmental Law and Economics, Thomson Reuters, 2019, pp. 231-244 (translated and published in Portuguese)

 

2018:

 

185. R. Leal-Arcas, “Introduction,” in R. Leal-Arcas (ed.) COMMENTARY ON THE ENERGY CHARTER TREATY, Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2018, pp. 1-5

 

186. R. Leal-Arcas, “Unconventional sources of fossil fuel in the European Union and China: Perspectives on trade, climate change and energy security,” in Hefele, P., Palocz-Andresen, M., Rech, M. and Kohler, J.-H. (eds.) Climate and Energy Protection in the EU and China, Cham: Switzerland, Springer Verlag, 2018, pp. 129-142

 

187. R. Leal-Arcas, “The role of trade agreements in mitigating climate change and enhancing sustainable energy,” in The Organizing Committee of the ISDRS 2018 Conference (eds.) Actions for a Sustainable World: From theory to practice,” pp. 243-254, (2018)

 

188. R. Leal-Arcas, Leniewska, and F. Proedrou, “Prosumers as new energy actors,” in M. Mpholo, D. Steuerwald, and T. Kukeera (eds.), Africa-EU Renewable Energy Research and Innovation Symposium 2018 (RERIS 2018), Springer Proceedings in Energy, Springer, chapter 12, 2018

 

189. R. Leal-Arcas and E. Alvarez Armas, “The climate-energy-trade nexus in EU external relations,” in Minas, S. and Ntousas, V. (eds.) EU Climate Diplomacy: Politics, Law and Negotiations, Routledge, 2018, pp. 153-168

 

[also published as Queen Mary School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 261/2017]

 

190. R. Leal-Arcas, “Natural gas, US shale dynamics and energy security: A view from the European Union,” in Raszewski, S. (ed.) The International Political Economy of Oil and Gas: Governing the Resources in Changing Contexts, Palgrave Macmillan, 2018, pp. 73-86 (by invitation)

 

191. R. Leal-Arcas, “Small is beautiful: Why a club approach is the way to go in climate change mitigation,” in Leal, W. and Surroop, D. (eds.) The Nexus: Energy, environment and climate change, Springer, 2018, pp. 305-317; ISBN: 978-3-319-63611-5

 

              [also published as Queen Mary School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 264/2017]

 

2017:

 

192. R. Leal-Arcas and J. Wouters, “Introduction,” in Leal-Arcas, R. and Wouters, J. (eds.) Research Handbook on EU Energy Law and Policy, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2017, pp. 1-11

 

193. R. Leal-Arcas, “Empowering citizens for common concerns,” Proceedings of the 6^th Annual International Conference on Law, Regulations and Public Policy, 2017, pp. 133-142

 

2016:

 

194. R. Leal-Arcas and S. Minas, “Renewable energy,” in Morgera, E. and Kulovesi, K. (eds.) Research Handbook on International Law and Natural Resources, Edward Elgar, 2016

 

195. R. Leal-Arcas and C. Grasso “The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, energy and divestment,” in Van de Graaf, T. et al. (eds.) The Palgrave Handbook of the International Political Economy of Energy, Palgrave, 2016, pp. 205-224

     

196. R. Leal-Arcas, “Designing international trade in energy governance for EU energy security,” in Heffron, R. and Little, G. (eds.) Delivering Energy Law and Policy in the EU and the US: A Reader, Edinburgh University Press, pp. 472-476, 2016

         

2015:

 

197. R. Leal-Arcas and A. Filis, “Certain legal aspects of the multilateral trade system and the promotion of renewable energy,” in Lim, C.L. and Mercurio, B. (eds.) International Economic Law after the Global Crisis: A Tale of Fragmented Disciplines, Cambridge University Press, pp. 482-518, 2015

    

198. R. Leal-Arcas and A Filis, “The Energy Community, the Energy Charter Treaty and the Promotion of EU energy security,” in Buschle, D. and Talus, K. (eds.) The Energy Community: A New Energy Governance System, Intersentia, pp. 551-589, 2015

         

199. R. Leal-Arcas and Catherine Wilmarth, “Strengthening Sustainable Development through Regional Trade Agreements,” in Wouters, J., Marx, A. et al. (eds.) Global Governance through Trade: EU Policies and Approaches, Edward Elgar, 2015, pp. 92-123

 

2014:

 

200. R. Leal-Arcas and A Filis, “Certain Normative Aspects of the Institutional Architecture of Global Energy Governance,” in Boulle, L., Laryea, E. and Sucker, F. (eds.) International Economic Law and African Development, Siber Ink, 2014, pp. 27-60

 

201. R. Leal-Arcas “Using Preferential Trade Agreements to Promote Climate Change Mitigation,” in Baetens, F. and Caiado, J. (eds.) Frontiers of International Economic Law: Legal Tools to Confront Interdisciplinary Challenges, Brill, pp. 87-99, 2014

 

202. R. Leal-Arcas “China’s Regionalism: Working Towards a Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership?” in Frankel, S. and Lewis, M. (eds.) Trade Agreements at the Crossroads, Routledge, 99-113, 2014

 

2012:

 

203. R. Leal-Arcas “The Role of the EU, the US, and China in Addressing Climate Change,” in Larsen, F. (ed.) The EU and the Political Economy of Transatlantic Relations, Brussels: PIE Peter Lang, 221-260, 2012

 

204. R. Leal-Arcas “The European Union’s New Common Commercial Policy after the Treaty of Lisbon,” in Trybus, M. & Rubini, L. The Treaty of Lisbon and the Future of European Law and Policy, Edward Elgar, pp. 262-284, 2012

 

205. R. Leal-Arcas “European Union-China Trade Relations: Difficulties, Possible Solutions, and the Way Forward,” in van der Harst, J. & Swieringa, P. (eds.) China and the European Union: Concord or Conflict? Shaker Publishing, pp. 129-145, 2012

 

2011:

 

206. R. Leal-Arcas “China’s Attitude to Multilateralism in International Economic Law and Governance,” in Liu, D. (ed.) English School Theory and International History Studies, Beijing: Peking University Press, pp. 194-214, 2011 (published in Chinese)

 

207. R. Leal-Arcas “China’s Economic Rise and Regional Trade,” in Ho, L. & Wong, J. (eds.), APEC and the Rise of China, Singapore: World Scientific, 2011, pp. 93-120

 

2010:

 

208. R. Leal-Arcas “The GATS and Temporary Migration Policy,” in Lewis, M. & Frankel, S. (eds.) International Economic Law and National Autonomy, Cambridge University Press, 2010, pp. 193-215

 

2009:

 

209. R. Leal-Arcas “The European Union and the BRIC Countries: Unilateralism, Bilateralism, and Multilateralism,” in Laursen, F. (ed.) The EU in the Global Political Economy, Brussels: PIE Peter Lang, 2009, pp. 91-118

 

2008:

 

210. R. Leal-Arcas “EU Relations with China and Russia: How to Approach new Superpowers in Trade Matters,” in Kierkegaard, S. (ed.) The Dynamics of Trade Law and Economics, International Association of IT Lawyers, 2008, pp. 184-213

 

211. R. Leal-Arcas “Is Lisbon the Answer or the Anathema to EC Trade Law and Policy?” in Kierkegaard, S. (ed.) The Dynamics of Trade Law and Economics, Int’l Association of IT Lawyers, 2008, 138-158

 

212. R. Leal-Arcas “The European Union vis-à-vis Brazil and India: Future Avenues in Selected Trade Policy Areas,” in Kierkegaard, S. (ed.) Business and Law: Theory and Practice, International Association of IT Lawyers, 2008, pp. 331-350, ISBN-13: 978-87-991385-4-8

 

213. R. Leal-Arcas “The GATS in the Doha Round: A European Perspective,” in Alexander, K. & Andenas, M. (eds.) The World Trade Organization and Trade in Services, Brill/Nijhoff, 2008, pp. 9-104

 

214. R. Leal-Arcas “A Look at Services Trade: Implications of the Doha Talks Suspension and Resumption,” in Chaisse, J. & Balmelli, T. (eds.) Essays on the Future of the World Trade Organization, Volume I, Editions Interuniversitaires Suisses, 2008, pp. 99-134

 

215. R. Leal-Arcas “The EU Constitutional Treaty and International Trade,” in Laursen, F. (ed.) The Rise and Fall of the EU’s Constitutional Treaty, Brill/Nijhoff, Leiden (2008), pp. 25-50

 

2007:

 

216. R. Leal-Arcas “Bridging the Gap in the Doha Talks: A Look at Services Trade,” in Kierkegaard, S. (ed.) International Law and Trade: Bridging the East-West Divide, International Association of IT Lawyers, 2007, pp. 23-32

 

217. R. Leal-Arcas WTO Analytical Index: Guide to WTO Law and Practice, Volume Two, 2^nd Edition, 2007, Cambridge University Press; Co-published by the World Trade Organization and Bernan Press, Geneva (contributor to the application and interpretation of the following Articles in the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures: Articles 1, 2, 5, 10, 11.4, 14, 24, 25, 27, 32, and Annex VII)

 

2004:

 

218. R. Leal-Arcas “The EU Decision-Making Process in EC Trade Policy: The Three Internal Tensions,” in Astengo, F. & Neuwahl, N. (eds.) A Constitution for Europe? Governance and Policy-Making in the European Union, Vol. II, Collection “Etudes Europeennes,” Chaire Jean Monnet, Universite de Montreal, 2004, pp.132-156

 

G) Book Reviews:

 

219. R. Leal-Arcas Review of Transnational Gas Markets and Euro-Russian Energy Relations, Belyi, A.V., Palgrave Macmillan, 2015, published in Oil, Gas & Energy Law (OGEL) Journal, 2016

 

220. R. Leal-Arcas Review of The WTO and the Environment: Development of competence beyond trade, Watson, J., Routledge, 2013, published in Carbon and Climate Law Review, Vol. 7(4), 2013, p. 310-312

 

221. R. Leal-Arcas Review of International Energy Investment Law: The Pursuit of Stability, Cameron, P., Oxford University Press, 2010, published in Oil, Gas & Energy Law (OGEL) Journal, Vol. 9, Issue 1, January 2011, pp. 1-4; also published in Transnational Dispute Management, Vol. 8, Issue 1, February 2011, pp. 1-4

 

222. R. Leal-Arcas Review of Free Movement of Goods and Limits of Regulatory Autonomy in the EU and WTO, Perišin, T., TMC Asser Press, The Hague, 2008, published in European Law Journal, Vol. 16.4, 2010, pp. 508-510

 

223. R. Leal-Arcas Review of EU Foreign Relations Law: Constitutional Fundamentals, Cremona, M. & De Witte, B. (eds.), Hart, Oxford and Portland, 2008, published in European Foreign Affairs Review, Vol. 15, Issue 1, 2010, pp. 137-138

 

224. R. Leal-Arcas Review of External Economic Relations and Foreign Policy in the European Union, Griller, S. & Weidel, B. (eds.), Springer Wien NewYork, 2002, published in European Law Books, on November 29, 2005, pp. 1-2

 

H) Theses:

 

225. R. Leal-Arcas Theory and Practice of EC External Trade Law and Policy, 558 pp, Ph.D. thesis 2007, library of the Court of Justice of the European Communities, Luxembourg; European University Institute Library, Florence, Italy

 

226. R. Leal-Arcas Ways to Ensure the Unitary Character in the External Trade Relations of the European Community on Issues of Mixed Competence Between the European Community and its Member States, 246 pp, M.Phil. thesis 2001, London School of Economics & Political Science Library, London, UK

 

227. R. Leal-Arcas United We Stand, Divided We Fall. The European Community and Its Member States in the WTO Forum: Towards A Common Position on Issues of Shared Competence? 185 pp, J.S.M. thesis 2002, Stanford University Law Library, Stanford, CA, U.S.

 

228. R. Leal-Arcas Comparative Study of the Tax Conventions to avoid double international taxation between the USA and the EU (France, Germany and Spain), (written in French), Master’s thesis 1996, University of Angers Library, France

 

Annex II FORTHCOMING PUBLICATIONS/WORKS IN PROGRESS

 

Books:

 

229. R. Leal-Arcas (ed.), RESEARCH HANDBOOK ON EU Energy Law and Policy, 2^nd edition, Elgar European Law Series, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2024 (as editor and contributor);

 

230. R. Leal-Arcas, EU TRADE LAW, 2^nd edition, Elgar European Law Series, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2024; 165,000 words (excluding bibliography and index); sole author

 

231. R. Leal-Arcas, “Facilitating Low-Carbon Transitions through Emissions Trading Systems,” (Special Issue in) Climate (ISSN 2225-1154), Guest Editor, 2023

 

232. R. Leal-Arcas, “Renewable Energy, Environment and Climate Nexus," (Special Issue in) Climate (ISSN 2225-1154), Guest Editor, 2023

 

233. R. Leal-Arcas, From Driven to Driven Out: The Fate of the European Union/Europe; How the European Union/Europe nurtures its slackers and punishes the pushy

 

Articles in International Peer-Reviewed Journals/Book Chapters:

 

234. Dyuti Pandya and R. Leal-Arcas, “The creation of a climate club for a sustainable economic future: The role of international economic law amidst geo-political confrontation,” Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law, Vol. 52, Issue 1, 2024

 

235. R. Leal-Arcas, “GSP / Everything but Arms / Aid for Trade,” Oxford Encyclopedia of EU Law

 

236. R. Leal-Arcas, “Common Commercial Policy – Objectives,” Oxford Encyclopedia of EU Law

 

237. R. Leal-Arcas, “EU Trade Policy and Climate Change,” Oxford Encyclopedia of EU Law

 

238. R. Leal-Arcas, “The Energy Charter Treaty,” Elgar Encyclopedia of EU Law

 

239. R. Leal-Arcas, in Bernadette Ferrarese (ed.), Droit de la sécurité énergétique dans l’Union européenne, Larcier, 2024

 

240. Tanya Shaar and R. Leal-Arcas, “EU energy security,” in R. Leal-Arcas (ed.), RESEARCH HANDBOOK ON EU Energy Law and Policy, 2^nd edition, Elgar European Law Series, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2024 (as editor and contributor)

 

241. Dyuti Pandya and R. Leal-Arcas, “Energy and trade in EU-India trade relations,” in R. Leal-Arcas (ed.), RESEARCH HANDBOOK ON EU Energy Law and Policy, 2^nd edition, Elgar European Law Series, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2024 (as editor and contributor)

 

242. R. Leal-Arcas et al., “European Union-Gulf Cooperation Council trade and sustainability relations,” in R. Leal-Arcas (ed.), RESEARCH HANDBOOK ON EU Energy Law and Policy, 2^nd edition, Elgar European Law Series, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2024 (as editor and contributor)

 

243. R. Leal-Arcas, ELEMENTS OF SUSTAINABILITY: SCIENCE, POLICY, PRACTICE, Elements Series, Cambridge University Press, 2024

Research

Rafael Leal-Arcas' research interests lie in international economic law and the external relations law of the EU, international trade, climate change, and energy.

 

 

MAJOR (and minor) RESEARCH GRANTS OBTAINED

 

Project title & Funding Source	Date of Grant (dd/mm/yyyy)	Name of Principal Investigator	Value of Award	Value Attributable to Candidate	success rate
Wide scale demonstration of Integrated Solutions and business models for European smartGRID (WiseGRID) (grant number: 731205); European Union Horizon 2020 research and innovation program; H2020-LCE-2016-SGS	01/11/2016-30/10/2020	Prof Dr Rafael Leal-Arcas	EUR 13,997,783	EUR 696,662 (5% of total grant)	19%
Jean Monnet Chair in ‘The EU and International Economic Law’; European Commission Erasmus+ program	1/09/2016-30/08/2019	Prof Dr Rafael Leal-Arcas	EUR66,792	100%	12%
Research Project Bursary Scheme, Queen Mary University of London	January-April 2022	Prof Dr Rafael Leal-Arcas	GBP1,000	100%
The creation of a climate club for a sustainable future: Innovation and Technology (grant number: 23623); Alfaisal University	January 2023-July 2024	Prof Dr Rafael Leal-Arcas	$8,590	100%
International regulation of markets and the erosion of the European social and political model (grant number: DER2014-57213-R); Spanish ministry of the economy	01/09/2015-30/08/2017	Prof Luis Hinojosa	EUR 42,350	30%
United Nations Summer Academy 2020; sponsored by the state of North Rhine-Westphalia	24-28 August 2020	Prof Dr Rafael Leal-Arcas	US$300	100%
Yale sustainability leadership forum; Yale University	21/09/2016-23/09/2016	Prof Dr Rafael Leal-Arcas	USD1,200	100%
Collection of Intergovernmental Agreements on Oil and Gas Transit Pipelines and Commentary; Energy Charter Secretariat	1/014/2014-30/06/2014	Rafael Leal-Arcas	EUR 7,500	100%
Study on Operational restrictions in the retail sector – NUMBER 577/PP/GRO/IMA/16/1131/8973, European Commission	01/02/2017-30/09/2017	Rafael Leal-Arcas	EUR1,500	100%
International Trade, Climate Change and Energy Law; EU’s FP7 Marie Curie Fellowship, European Commission	1/08/2011-31/07/2013	Rafael Leal-Arcas	EUR 142,000	100%	14%
International Trade in the Asia Pacific Region; Taiwanese ministry of foreign affairs	1/06/2012-30/08/2012	Rafael Leal-Arcas	EUR 30,000; award declined	100%
Climate Change and International Trade;  Swiss National Science Foundation	1/06/2011-31/08/2011	Rafael Leal-Arcas	10,000 Swiss francs	100%
Climate Change and the Trading System; Hauser Global Law Fellowship, NYU School of Law	1/01/2011-30/05/2011	Rafael Leal-Arcas	USD 25,000	100%
Study on the existing level of liberalisation in selected services sectors; European Commission	1/03/2008-1/03/2009		EUR 54,600	30%
The EU in the WTO; Harvard Law School (Real Colegio Complutense)	1/02/2006-31/07/2006	Rafael Leal-Arcas	USD 2,000	100%
The EU and trade in services; Emile Noël Fellowship, NYU School of Law	15/08/2004-31/12/2004	Rafael Leal-Arcas	USD3,000	100%	10%
EU external trade relations; University of Wisconsin	1/09/2003-30/12/2003	Rafael Leal-Arcas	USD 5,000	100%
Salvador de Madariaga grant for a Ph.D. in International and European Law; Spanish government	1/09/2002-30/08/2006	Rafael Leal-Arcas	EUR 59,400	100%
2 Master’s in Law in the USA; La Caixa Foundation Fellowship	1/09/2000-30/05/2002	Rafael Leal-Arcas	EUR 77,000	100%	10%
MPhil in European Studies in the UK; British Council	1/10/1997-30/09/1999	Rafael Leal-Arcas	EUR 30,000	100%

 

Examples of research funding:

Research grants, biddings and awards obtained

• 2016-2019: Jean Monnet Chair in ‘The EU and International Economic Law’; Activities of my Jean Monnet Chair [DOC 40KB]
• 2016-2020: WiseGRID project, funded by Horizon 2020, EU Commission, €14 million
• 2016-2018: Spanish ministry of the economy, €42,350
• 2014, Energy Charter Secretariat, Brussels, Belgium, €7,500
• 2011-2013: EU’s COFIT FP7 Marie Curie Fellowship, World Trade Institute, University of Bern, €142,000
• 2012: Taiwan Fellowship, National University of Taiwan, €30,000
• June-Aug 2011: Swiss National Science Foundation, CHF10,000
• May 2011: Academy of Global Governance Executive Training Seminars Series, Climate Governance, European University Institute, Florence
• 2011: Hauser Global Law Fellowship, New York University School of Law, US$25,000
• 2008-2009: EU Commission, research on trade in services, €54,600
• 2006: Harvard Law School, US$2,000
• 2003: University of Wisconsin, US$5,000
• 2002-2006: Spanish government, €59,400
• 2000-2002: La Caixa Foundation Fellowship, 77,000
• 1997-1999: British Council Fellowship, €30,000.

Honorary awards

• Young Energy Leader Award, Energy Charter Secretariat, Belgium (2013)
• Nominee for the 2008, 2010, and 2011 Drapers’ Award for Excellence in Teaching, QMUL
• Voted best teacher of the University of Vienna School of Law 2008 Summer School
• 2004 Dean Acheson Clerkship in the European Court of Justice of the EU, Luxembourg
• Parker School Certificate for Achievement in International and Comparative Law, Columbia Law School, USA (2001)
• Fellow of the Salzburg Seminar, Fulbright Scholarship; The New Transatlantic Agenda; Discussions with U.S. and EU policy-makers and history-makers on Transatlantic issues (1999).

 

VISITING FELLOWSHIPS/INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION/POST-DOCTORAL TRAINING

 

Aug.- Dec. 2019, Yale Law School, New Haven, USA, Visiting Scholar

 

Jan.- April 2018, World Trade Organization, Trade and Envir Division, Geneva, Switzerland, Visiting Scholar

 

Nov.- Dec. 2017, Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, Abu Dhabi, UAE, Visiting Scholar

 

Nov. 2016-Jan. 2017, Sustainable Energy for All Secretariat, Washington, D.C., USA, Research Fellow

 

April - May 2015, Energy Community Secretariat, Vienna, Austria, Research Fellow

 

April - June 2014, Energy Charter Secretariat, Brussels, Belgium, Energy Charter Fellow

 

Aug. 2011-Aug. 2013, World Trade Institute, University of Bern, Switzerland, Marie Curie Senior Fellow

 

April -June 2012, The National University of Taiwan, Taipei, Taiwan, Recipient of the Taiwan Fellowship

 

June 2011- August 2011, World Trade Institute, University of Bern, Switzerland, Visiting Fellow

 

Spring 2011, New York University School of Law, New York, USA, Global Fellow, Hauser Global Law School

 

Sept. 2008 - Aug. 2009, Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C., USA, Visiting Scholar; Visiting Fellow, Institute of International Economic Law

                                                         

Sept. 2008 – Aug. 2009, American Society of Int’l Law, Washington, D.C., USA, Tillar House, Fellow

 

Sept. 2007, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia, Visiting Fellow, National Europe Centre

 

Feb. – July 2006, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, USA, Visiting Researcher, European Law Research Center; Fellow, Real Colegio Complutense at Harvard University

 

Aug.- Dec. 2004, New York University School of Law, New York, USA, Emile Noël Doctoral Fellow, Jean Monnet Center for International and Regional Economic Law and Justice

 

Sept.- Dec. 2003, University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School, Madison, USA, Visiting Scholar, Institute for Global Legal Studies

 

Indications of external recognition

 

• Since 2022 (until 2029), I serve as an expert for the UK’s Department for International Trade’s (DIT) Sustainability Thematic Working Group. This group provides expert advice and supports the UK Government with its trade and environment objectives through new trade agreements and as a fully independent member in the World Trade Organisation.
• Since 2022, on the roster of arbitrators and/or trade and sustainable development (TSD) experts in bilateral disputes under the European Union’s trade agreements with third countries, DG Trade, European Commission
• In the top 98 law authors in SSRN
• I provided written evidence to the House of Commons’ International Trade Committee on the links between international trade and climate change, August 2021
• Session leader, Trade and environment workshop, Yale Law School and Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, 30 November-1 December 2017
• Two research outputs (two monographs) ranked with 4* in the dry-run for the 2020 Research Excellence Framework in the UK.
• my publications are used as textbooks and reading assignments by Oxford University, University College London, Queen Mary University of London, City University London, SOAS London, King’s College London, and Pernambuco University (Brazil)
• Invited by Argentinian newspapers Clarín and La Nación to be interviewed on the resignation of UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and what are the legal steps to follow for the assumption of a new UK prime minister, 7 July 2022.
• Invited by United Press International to talk on the benefits of democratizing the energy grid, 25 January 2022
• Invited by the executive director of the Association of Foreign Press Correspondents in the USA to teach trade and climate change to foreign journalists and the foreign correspondents' community in the USA, Jan. 2022.
• Invited to be a Judge for the Final Round of the moot court competition, “Remembering S.P. Sathe - The 16th International Moot Court Competition 2021-2022,” 10th-12th March 2022.
• September 2021, I was interviewed by Trade News on the links between international trade and climate change
• November 2017, invited expert at Yale University School of Law on trade and environment
• Invited by ‘The Know Show Podcast’ to discuss my research (June 2020).
• June 2019, Cyprus Agency for Quality Assurance and Accreditation in Higher Education, member of the external evaluation committee for the Ministry of Education of Cyprus
• ‘The EU and the world economy,’ Professor, College of Europe (Bruges) Executive education, training program, Santiago, Chile, 4 September 2018
• On the roster of experts for legal services of the Energy Community Secretariat
• April 2018: Invited as expert on energy-related matters in Commonwealth Secretariat as well as in King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC), International Energy Forum
• June 2017, expert at the OECD Round Table on Sustainable Development (trade and envrment), Paris
• Sept 2016, I provided expert advice to UK House of Lords on post-Brexit EU-UK trade agreements
• Sept 2016, Approached by Sputnik News World to provide expert opinion in their radio show on the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (free trade agreement between the EU and Canada)
• Since 2016, External reviewer for REF submissions of the University of West London
• Since 2015, expert for UN Environment Program on issues of trade and environment
• Feb 2016: Approached by a German Government agency (Germany Development Institute) to provide my expertise on environmental provisions in FTAs
• Requested by the United Nations Environment Program to review the 3^rd edition of their Trade and Green Economy Handbook.
• Approached by Innovative Compliance Europe Ltd. to act as expert on an EU-funded project on EU access to public procurement in the markets of BRIC, Mexico and Turkey
• Since 2017, member of the mentoring for research program, Int’l Network for African Development  
• Since 2013, mentor of a junior academic at the Univ of South Africa via its Visionkeepers program
• Since 2013, external examiner for the Spanish law modules, LL.B. (Hons) Civil and English Law program, Instituto de Empresa School of Law, Madrid, Spain
• Contacted by top Australian law schools to become full Professor of Law
• Invitation to train African policy-makers for a one-week-long course titled ‘Green Economy and Trade Environment’ at the Trade Policy Training Centre in Africa (TRAPCA), Arusha, Tanzania
• Selected to present my research at the Euroscience Open Forum 2012, 12 July 2012, Dublin, Ireland (video clip of my presentation)
• Invitation to act as a judge in the final rounds of the ELSA Moot Court Competition on WTO Law, Montpellier (France), 6-13 May 2012
• Acted as judge in the final rounds of the 4^th annual International Moot Court Competition, Gujarat National Law University, India, February 2012
• July 2011, Invitation by the Government Law College of Mumbai (India) to give a keynote   paper on the theme “International Trade Law and Economic Policy”
• Approached by a new journal titled “State Practice and International Law Journal” to provide my expert opinion as to whether there is a market need for such a Journal.
• Frequently contacted by candidates who wish to write a Ph.D. under my supervision
• Approached to act as WTO panellist for King’s College London in the 2009-2010 ELSA Moot Court competition on WTO law
• Approached by the Energy Charter Secretariat to act as an external consultant, Feb. 2012
• July 2010 International Youth Culture and Study Group to the Republic of China, Taiwan, Selected by the Taiwanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs to represent Europe at a gathering of young leaders (2010)
• July 2009 Study on the EU Services Market for COMESA-African Caribbean Pacific Exporters, Invited as consultant Expert to provide a comprehensive blend of specialist expertise, practical experience, and language competence
• October 2008-March 2009 WTO multilateral trade negotiations, Geneva, Switzerland, Invited as consultant Expert to provide support to promote the effective participation of the African, Caribbean and Pacific countries in the ongoing WTO multilateral trade negotiations
• March 2008 Policy Network, London, UK, Invitation to participate in an interactive roundtable discussion examining the criteria for a more inclusive global trading regime as well as how to meet domestic concerns with regard to global economic integration
• 2008-2010 American Society of International Law, Expert on European Union Law

 

Outreach and media appearance:

• Featured in City Perspectives for my keynote speech at Singapore Management University (13 May 2022)
• Interviewed for a video on climate migration, created by Deutsche Welle in Berlin (12 July 2022)
• Interviewed by TradeNews on the links between international trade and climate change (24 Nov. 2021)
• Interviewed by PressTV for their show ‘Economic Divide’ on the impact of covid-19 on the EU economy (minute 10:24 to 13:56; 12 November 2020); Spanish version here (minute 11:18 to 14:58)
• Interviewed by CNN on the legal and economic implications of natural gas explorations in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea (10 August 2020)
• Approached by Climate Home to explain the links between WTO and climate change (28 September 2020)
• Exploring the rule of law and international trade (press release), 27 April 2020

• “How can trade agreements contribute to sustainability?” Speaker, EUCROSS Webinar, University of Leuven, Belgium, 9 October 2019
• Invited to speak on TV about Brexit at the 6 o’clock news programme Spravy, Radio and Television of Slovakia (RTVS), 17 Sept 2019
• How the international trade, energy and climate change regimes can help with sustainability (news release), 2 September 2019
• A no-deal Brexit would mean that the UK would have the same relationship with the EU as Belarus (news release), 28 June 2019
• A new trade policy for the European Union (blog for my book EU Trade Law, 2019), Elgarblog (16 May 2019)
• Interviewed by Swiss public radio (Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen) on trade protectionism and climate change, 24 September 2018
• “What can international trade do for climate action and inclusive green growth?” blog for Green Growth Knowledge Platform (1 February 2018)
• Interviewed by Radio Sputnik on Brexit negotiations (30 August 2017)
• Approached by the BBC Radio Kent to speak on links between WTO and the UK post-Brexit (Jan 2017)
• Approached by Primetime (Korean radio) to speak on the CETA ratification (18 February 2017)
• Interviewed by Sputnik International news on UK trade relations post-Brexit (20 January 2017)
• Opinion piece on Brexit and the future of UK trade (25 November 2016)
• Opinion piece based on my book Energy security, trade and the EU (18 November 2016)
• Interviewed by Eurasia Diary on energy for sustainable development, Brexit and the EU (Oct. 2016)
• My research on renewable energy governance is cited in the news (2 August 2016)
• Interviewed for my book The European Energy Union (29 March 2016)
• My book The European Energy Union (2016) was cited by Prof Dave Elliott in his environmental research blog article UK Energy and the EU: integration or isolation (19 March 2016)
• Interviewed by newspaper Offshore technology.com for articles Offshore Cyprus: navigating geopolitical issues in the Levant basin (20 January 2015) and Offshore Lebanon – will the Levant Basin be a blessing or a curse? (26 February 2015)
• “Energy Transition?” Cinco Dias, 14 January 2015 (with Jose Luis de la Fuente O’Connor) (in Spanish)
• Interviewed by Elgarblog for my book International Energy Governance (2 December 2014)
• Opinion piece published by Queen Mary University of London: “Our groaning global energy system leaves us all vulnerable” (4 December 2014)
• Interviewed by the Truman Factor for my book Climate Change and International Trade (26 June 2013)
• Quoted in the Neue Zürcher Zeitung (leading Swiss newspaper) on climate change architecture (24 Nov 2011)
• Serve as independent expert for Eurasia Diary
• Approached by The Hindu Business Line (Indian financial daily newspaper) regarding the Vodafone dispute against the Indian government in 2012 under the India-Netherlands bilateral investment treaty
• Approached by OUTREACH to write a short article for climate change policy-makers at the UN Conference of the Parties-17 in South Africa in December 2011
• Since 2011: Invitation to contribute to a blog on current int’l legal issues, International Law Notepad
• Since 2011: Invitation to contribute to a blog on current economic and business issues, Truman Factor

 

Ph.D. EXAMINER

August 2021 School of Law, Wits University, South Africa

            External examiner for Ph.D. defense of doctoral candidate Vieviene Antifon on ‘The harmonization of international energy trade and environmental protection within the framework of the Paris agreement on climate change’

 

January 2020 University of Groningen, Faculty of Law, The Netherlands

External examiner for Ph.D. defense of doctoral candidate Cees Verburg on the modernization of the Energy Charter Treaty

 

Nov 2019 Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, Khalifa University, UAE

External examiner for Ph.D. defense of doctoral candidate Layla Saleh on ‘Externality Costs and Sustainability Analysis of Power and Desalination Production from a Water-Energy Nexus Perspective’

 

January 2018 Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, Khalifa University, UAE

External examiner for Ph.D. qualifying defense of doctoral candidate Layla Saleh on the water-energy nexus: ‘Building an Optimization Model for Water-Energy Nexus for the United Arab Emirates:  Economic & Environmental Perspectives’

 

July 2016 University of Dundee, United Kingdom

            External examiner for Ph.D. defense of doctoral candidate Erebi Doreen Ndni on trade in energy: ‘International trade in oil and the World Trade Organization: Towards the resolution of the producer-consumer dilemma’

 

Oct 2014 University of Essex School of Law, United Kingdom

            External examiner for Ph.D. defense of doctoral candidate Abdullah Nasser Al Mandhari on FDI: ‘Applicable law and stabilisation clauses in State contracts with foreign investors: With special reference to the Sultanate of Oman’

 

June 2013 University of Essex School of Law, United Kingdom

External examiner for Ph.D. defense of doctoral candidate Ms Fatima Alhewail on FDI: ‘Critical Analysis of the Kuwaiti Regulatory Framework for Foreign Direct Investment in the Non-Oil Sector’

 

June 2012 University of Leicester School of Law, Leicester, United Kingdom

            External examiner for Ph.D. defense of doctoral candidate Mr Zhenyun Chen on risks, challenges and prospects for China’s banking industry after accession to the WTO: ‘The corporate governance reform of State-owned commercial banks in China’

 

June 2011 University of Essex School of Law, United Kingdom

External examiner for Ph.D. defense of doctoral candidate Ms Shengxiang Wei on WTO law: ‘The exercise of discretion in antidumping regimes, with reference to the substantive rules of the WTO, the EU, and China’

 

May 2011 University of Oxford, Faculty of Law, Oxford, United Kingdom

            External examiner for Ph.D. defense of doctoral candidate Mr Ming Du on WTO law: ‘Product standards in international trade: Assessing the scope of domestic regulatory autonomy in the GATT/WTO system’

 

Feb. 2010 University of Central Lancashire, Preston, United Kingdom

            External Examiner for Ph.D. defense of doctoral candidate Mrs Katharina Serrano on EU external relations law: ‘EU-South Pacific: Trade-development nexus in Economic Partnership Agreements’

 

December 2009 Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, London, United Kingdom

Internal Examiner for Ph.D. defense of doctoral candidate Mr Elrehim M. Al-Kashif on WTO: ‘Non-violation complaints in the GATT 47/WTO jurisprudence: Elements, scope and contribution to the development of international law’

 

 

Conference organizer/Related administration

 

• “COP26 – Hopes and expectations,” conference co-organizer, speaker, and chair; co-organized between Queen Mary University of London and Peking University (China), 29 October 2021

 

• “Governance from the bottom up: Empowering the citizen in sustainable trade,” Jean Monnet workshop organizer and chair, Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom, 24 July 2019

 

• “Energy and Climate Change: Assessing the Impacts of Energy Policies and Investments on Greenhouse Gas Emissions” Jean Monnet conference organizer and co-chair, Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom, 11-13 June 2019

 

• “International trade, investment and the rule of law,” Jean Monnet workshop organizer and co-chair, Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom, 10-11 September 2018

 

• “Moving on from Mansion House: ‘Docking’ the post-Brexit framework,” conference organizer and Chair, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK, 21 March 2018

 

• 2018, Scientific Advisory Board member (invitation), 1st Latin American SDEWES Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 28-31 January 2018

 

• “Universities and Climate Change: The Role of Climate Change Research and Projects in Fostering Climate Action,” Jean Monnet conference organizer and co-chair, Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom, 12-13 December 2017

 

• October 2017, workshop organizer, “Transnational Conflicts: A New Kind of War?” Queen Mary University of London, London, UK, 18 October 2017

 

• February 2017, workshop organizer, “Smart grids and renewable energy in the EU,” Queen Mary University of London, London, UK, 23-24 February 2017

 

• 2016-2017, member of the academic committee, 4^th African International Economic Law Network

 

• Since April 2016, scientific committee member, International Conference on Energy, Environment and Climate Change (ICEECC) – www.iceecc.org, Mauritius

 

• 27 October 2015, workshop organizer, “Writing successful research grants proposals,” QMUL

 

• Sept 2015, conference co-organizer, 10th conference on sustainable development of energy; panel: “Geopolitics of decarbonisation: Technologies, policies, markets, laws,” 27 Sept-3 Oct 2015, Dubrovnik, Croatia
  • June 2015, Convenor and co-organizer, seminar on the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, co-organized between the Canadian High Commission in London and QMUL
  • 23 February 2015, Convenor, Guest Lecture on the New Energy Charter, by Ambassador Mr Kuneralp, deputy secretary general, Energy Charter Secretariat, Queen Mary Univ of London
  • Feb 2015, Member of Advisory and Organizing Committee, international conference on business and sustainability, Symbiosis Institute of International Business, Pune, India
  • Jan 2015, conference co-organizer, Inaugural conference of the European Federation for Investment Law and Arbitration, London, UK, 23 January 2015
  • 24 November 2014, Convenor, Guest Lecture by Mr Ignacio Garcia-Bercero, EU’s Chief Negotiator for the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, Queen Mary Univ of London Law School
  • May 2008 Member of the Organizing Committee of the 2008 Biennial Interest Group conference The Politics of International Economic Law, the International Economic Law Group of the American Society of International Law (by invitation); submissions reviewer, USA
  • 2007 Conference Sub-committee Member (by invitation), Society of International Economic Law Inaugural Conference, July 2008, Switzerland
  • Since Jan. 2008 Conference Committee Member and submissions reviewer (by invitation), Annual Int’l Law and Trade Conference, organized by the Int’l Association of IT lawyers, Czech Rep.
• I managed a group of 16 researchers on energy trade law and governance at Queen Mary University of London
• Active collaborator in an international research team on energy, trade and climate change, World Trade Institute, University of Bern, Switzerland
• I have supervised teaching assistants and research assistants
• Pastoral responsibility for students’ development
• Supported students in key aspects of personal development planning and acquisition of relevant skills
• “How to Become a Law Professor,” seminar given to Master and doctoral law students at the William Goodenough College, London, March 6, 2007

 

 

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS AND LECTURES/PAPERS GIVEN

 

Video links to presentations:

 

1. “Climate Clubs and a Sustainable Future,” Keynote speaker, Kadir Has University Faculty of Law, Istanbul, Turkey, 27 January 2022

 

2. “Exploring the links between international trade law and climate change,” Speaker, University of Windsor, Faculty of Law, Windsor, Canada, 24 February 2020

 

3. “How can trade agreements contribute to sustainability?” Speaker, University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law, Ottawa, Canada, 18 November 2019

 

4. Selected to present my research at the Euroscience Open Forum 2012, 12 July 2012, Dublin, Ireland (video clip of my presentation)

 

5. “On Climate Change and Major Developing Countries,” Speaker at the VII Brazilian Conference on Public Litigation, Contracts, and Public Procurement, Bahia Othon Palace Hotel, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, 17-19 August 2011

 

Invited Academic Presentations:

 

2023:

 

6. “The great energy transition: Shifting from fossil fuels to renewables,” Keynote speaker, International Symposium on Green Technology and Applications (ISGTA 2023), University Hassan II, Casablanca, Morocco, 13-15 March 2023

 

2022:

 

7. “The Green Deal,” Keynote speaker, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands, 7 October 2022

 

8. “Laying the legal foundation for Article 6 of the Paris Climate Agreement’s Investment Mechanism,” Keynote Speaker, 4^th July 2022, University of East Anglia, United Kingdom

 

9. “Climate Change, Sustainability and International Trade,” Speaker, Sumer School, Advanced Issues in Private and Commercial Law, Kadir Has University, Faculty of Law, Istanbul, Turkey, 29 June 2022

 

10. “Teaching law in the United Kingdom,” Speaker, Murcia University School of Law, Murcia, Spain, 7 June 2022

 

11. “How can energy law contribute to the enforcement of sustainability?” Speaker, Dundee University, UK, 26 May 2022

 

12. “The international dimension of energy security,” Speaker, Center for European Studies at the University of Lyon 3, Lyon, France, 13 May 2022

 

13. “The design of a climate club,” Speaker, roundtable discussion on the Potential Role of Climate Clubs in Achieving Net Zero and other International Policy Objectives, organised by the Global Economy and Finance Programme at Chatham House in partnership with the UK Cabinet Office, London, United Kingdom, 6 May 2022

 

14. “Climate Clubs and a Sustainable Future,” Keynote speaker, Kadir Has University Faculty of Law, Istanbul, Turkey, 27 January 2022

 

2021:

 

15. “How to deal with climate change in the trade sphere,” Keynote speaker, conference for Queen Mary University of London alumni in China, 15 December 2021

 

16. “Asian Mega-Regional Trade Agreements: What is their contribution to sustainable development?” Speaker, 7th Asian International Economic Law Network (AIELN) conference, Building a Sustainable Future: New Asian Regionalism in International Economic Law, Singapore Management University, 9-10 December 2021

 

17. “Using international trade law to promote sustainable development,” Keynote speaker, ASEAN Law Research Network Conference, YONG PUNG HOW SCHOOL OF LAW, SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY, Singapore, 12 November 2021

 

18. "The Law of the Security of Energy Supply in the EU", Speaker, Center for European Studies at the University of Lyon 3, Lyon, France, November 4-5, 2021

 

19. “The unquestionable rise of China in international affairs: Challenges for the West,” Speaker, New Pathways to Infrastructure and the Economy after COVID-19, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, 23 April 2021, Natal, Brazil

 

20. “Trade agreements and climate change,” Speaker, “International Conference on Emerging Trends in International Trade Law,” CMR University, School of Legal Studies, Bangaluru, India, 10 April 2021

 

2020:

 

21. “Energy security and decarbonization: Key pillars of the European Energy Union,” Opening Speech, Keynote speaker, “International Energy Disputes in the 21st century and the global role of the European Union and Spain in the Green Energy Transition,” Instituto de Empresa Law School and Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Madrid, Spain, 25 September 2020

 

22. “A sustainable and prosperous future: The role of climate clubs and international trade,” Speaker, The Energy Transition in a Climate Constrained World – International, Comparative and Domestic Approaches, annual conference, hosted by the Environment, Energy and Natural Resources (EENR) Center at the University of Houston Law Center, Houston, Texas, USA, 17 April 2020

 

23. “Energy and Climate: Opportunities, Challenges, and Innovations,” commenter, 2020 North American Conference on Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources, University of Houston Law Center, Houston, Texas, USA, 16 April 2020

 

24. “Making use of mega-RTAs for sustainable energy,” Keynote speaker in conference ‘Achieving Just Energy Transitions through Law and Policy: Challenges and Solutions,’ 6th international energy law and policy conference ‘Energy Transitions 2020,’ University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu, Finland, 27-28 February 2020

 

• • Chairperson in parallel sessions in the same conference

 

25. “Exploring the links between international trade law and climate change,” Speaker, University of Windsor, Faculty of Law, Windsor, Canada, 24 February 2020

 

2019:

 

26. “How can trade agreements contribute to sustainability?” Speaker, University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law, Ottawa, Canada, 18 November 2019

 

27. “Exploring the links between climate change and international trade agreements,” Speaker, Yale Law School, 1 November 2019, USA

 

28. “Exporting the energy transition – the case of the Energy Community,” Speaker, “Europe’s Energy Transition – Climate Change, Energy and Environmental law two years after the Paris Agreement” Brussels, Belgium, 24-25 October 2019

 

29. “Developing an effective and integrated electricity market: The EU experience,” Speaker in the 2^nd Round Table ‘Regional Electricity Sector Integration in GCC and MENA: Imperatives & Challenges,’ King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Centre (KAPSARC), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 22 October 2019

 

30. “How can trade agreements contribute to sustainability?” Speaker, EUCROSS Webinar, University of Leuven, Belgium, 9 October 2019

 

31. “The modernization of the Energy Charter Treaty: Climate change and clean energy,” Speaker, 4th Athens Conference on European energy law and policy: Energy Arbitration and Judicial Dispute Settlement, Athens, Greece, 27 September 2019

 

32. “Smart grids in the European Union: A new form of decentralized energy. The case of WiseGRID,” Speaker, BIT’s 6th Annual Global Congress of Knowledge Economy-2019, 20-22 September 2019, Qingdao, China

 

33. “The Commission’s new role: enforcer or moderator?” Speaker, Great Energy Transition: The first Steps, 7th Vienna Forum on European Energy Law, Vienna, Austria, 19-20 September 2019

 

34. “The modernization of the Energy Charter Treaty: Approaches to environmental protection,” Speaker, International high-level conference on Multilateral reform of Investor-State dispute resolution: A dialogue between different approaches, Xi’an, China, 15-16 September 2019

 

35. “The trading system as a tool to enhance energy security,” Speaker, In Memoriam Anita Rønne – The North Sea and Beyond, Faculty of Law, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, 24 May 2019

 

36. “Smart grids in the European Union: A new form of decentralized energy. The case of WiseGRID,” Speaker, BIT’s 6th Annual World Congress of Emerging InfoTech-2019, 10-12 May 2019, Nanjing, China

 

37. “Can trade agreements contribute to climate mitigation?” Speaker, University of Hong Kong, Faculty of Law, 16 April 2019

 

38. “The links between international and EU law,” Speaker, EIPIN Congress, London, UK, 4-6 April 2019

 

39. “Sustainability as a goal in international economic development law,” Speaker, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, 26 March 2019

 

40. “International trade, climate change and energy security: Aiming at sustainability,” Speaker, University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu, Finland, 1 March 2019

 

41. “Energy and climate change challenges,” Speaker, University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu, Finland, 27 February 2019

 

42. “Exporting the energy transition: The case of the Energy Community,” Speaker, Europe’s energy transition: Climate change, energy and environmental law two years after the Paris Agreement, Brussels, 24-25 January 2019

 

2018:

 

43. “Energy security and decarboninzation in the EU,” Keynote speaker, The 3^rd Athens conference on European Energy Law, Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry, 7 December 2018, Athens, Greece

 

44. “China-European Union trade relations: Lessons for China-US trade relations,” Speaker, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, China, 2 November 2018

 

45. “Energy security and decarbonization,” Speaker, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, China, 6 November 2018

 

46. “New frontiers of international economic law: The nexus of trade-energy-climate change,” Speaker, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, China, 9 November 2018

 

47. “A Green Belt and Road Initiative: China’s Opportunity for Global Leadership,” Speaker, China's One Belt One Road Initiative conference, The Chinese University of Political Science and Law, Beijing, China, 9-10 October 2018

 

48. “Introductory remarks: International trade, investment and the rule of law,” Jean Monnet workshop organizer and co-chair, Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom, 10-11 September 2018

 

49. “Legal aspects of international trade in the light of the Brexit referendum,” Speaker, conference on Rediscovering the European Union project in the light of the Brexit referendum, University of East London, London, UK, 20 July 2018

 

50. “Brexit and International law,” Keynote speaker, conference Brexit: Recap, Rethink, Re-Calculate(?), University of East Anglia, 9 July 2018, UK

 

51. “Ways to implement the Paris Climate Agreement,” Speaker, Law and Climate Change Toolkit, The Commonwealth Secretariat, London, United Kingdom, 4-5 June 2018

 

52. “Energy security, environmental protection, international trade, and citizens’ rights,” Speaker in the Round Table ‘International trade regulation and the social and political model,’ University of Granada School of Law, 24-25 May 2018

 

53. “Energy Trade in the MENA Region: Looking beyond the Pan-Arab Electricity Market,” Speaker in the Round Table ‘Regional Electricity Sector Integration in GCC and MENA: Imperatives & Challenges,’ King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Centre (KAPSARC), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 10 May 2018

 

54. “Achieving sustainable energy and mitigating climate change: The role of international trade,” Speaker, International Energy Forum, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 9 May 2018

 

55. “Exploring issues in EU external relations: Trade, climate change and sustainable energy,” Speaker, Bocconi  University School of Law, 13 April 2018

 

56. “The trading system, climate change, and energy governance,” Keynote speaker, International Conference on Energy Law, European Law Students’ Association (ELSA), The London School of Economics, 17th and 18th March 2018

 

57. “Emerging Challenges and Opportunities in the Energy Sector," Keynote speaker, 9-10 February 2018, Department of Management Studies, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, Amethi, India

 

2017:

 

58. “Introductory remarks: Trade and climate change,” Speaker and conference organizer, ‘UNIVERSITIES AND CLIMATE CHANGE: The Role of Climate Change Research and Projects in Fostering Climate Action,’ London, UK, 12th-13th December 2017

 

• • Chairperson in the plenary session and parallel sessions in the same conference

 

59. “How the Trade Regime intersects with the 2015 Paris Agreement on Climate Change: Tensions and opportunities,” Speaker, Yale Workshop on Trade and Climate Change, Yale University, 30 November-1 December 2017, USA

 

60. “Mega-RTAs as Facilitators for Climate Action and Access to Clean Energy,” Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, 15-16 November 2017

 

• • Panel chair in the same conference

 

61. “Trade, climate change and social justice,” Speaker, University of Strathclyde Law School, Glasgow, UK, 26-27 October 2017

 

62. “EU climate and energy policy: Decarbonization and energy security,” Speaker, Summer Academy ‘Energy and the Environment,’ Institute for Climate Protection, Energy and Mobility, 19 July 2017, Berlin, Germany

 

63. “The governance of renewable energy,” Speaker, Bocconi Governance of renewable energy law seminar series, Bocconi University Law School, Milan, Italy, 30 June 2017

 

64. “Trade and environment interactions: Governance issues,” Speaker, 35^th Round Table on Sustainable Development, OECD Headquarters, Paris, France, 28-29 June 2017

 

65. “Smart grids in the European Union,” Speaker, seminar on Wisegrids in the EU, Kythnos, Greece, 7 June 2017

 

66. “Enhancing EU energy security: The role of the Caspian region and Central Asia,” Speaker, International Energy Charter Ashgabat Forum, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, 30-31 May 2017

 

67. “The Brexit referendum: How it happened and its implications for renewable energy,” School of the Judiciary of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil, 26 May 2017

 

68. “Energy security and decarbonisation,” Federal University of Pernambuco, School of Law, Recife, Brazil, 24 May 2017

 

69. “The quest for energy governance via regional energy integration: The European Energy Union,” Speaker, Roundtable on “The Future of International Energy Governance,” Vanderbilt University Law School, Nashville, Tennessee, USA, 28-29 April 2017

 

• • ‘Disconnected Paradigms in Decarbonizing the Grid: EU and WTO Law between Liberalization and Entrenching the Status Quo,’ commenter in the same conference

 

70. “Prosumers as partners for a more stable energy system,” Speaker, 2017 Innovative Smart Grid Technology Conference, Washington, D.C., USA, 23-26 April 2017

 

71. Symposium on ‘Climate Change: Law, Policy, and Regulation Going Forward,’ Speaker, Buffalo School of Law, NY, USA, 11 March 2017

 

72. “The European Energy Union,” Keynote speaker, 5^th Annual Energy Transitions conference, University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu, Finland, 9-10 March 2017

 

• • “International Energy Law and Energy Disputes,” Panel Chair in the same conference

 

2016:

 

73. “Trade, climate change and sustainable energy: The challenge for the future,” invited speaker, EMN Meeting on Environmental and Pollution Research, Hong Kong, 11-15 December 2016

 

74. “The concept of sustainability in environmental and energy law and policy,” Speaker, Winter law school on environmental and energy law, Komotini, Greece, 5-9 December 2016

 

75. “UK trade negotiations: What to expect,” Keynote Speaker, International Chamber of Commerce United Kingdom’s Global Debate, London, UK, 23 November 2016

 

76. “Brexit implications for UK trade and investment with the EU,” Speaker, roundtable In search of a legal framework for UK trade and investment after Brexit, Centre for Commercial Law Studies, Queen Mary University of London, 23 November 2016

 

77. “The role and future of subsidies in the energy market,” Panel Chair, The London Energy Forum, London, UK, 17 November 2016

 

78. “Brexit and its consequences for the UK’s participation in the WTO,” Panel Chair, Jean Monnet lecture series, Centre for Commercial Law Studies, Queen Mary University of London, UK, 14 November 2016

 

79. “Transition towards decarbonisation: A legal and policy exploration of the European Union,” Keynote Speaker, Climate change and energy security in South East Europe, Opatija, Croatia, 26-28 October 2016

 

• • “Climate change and renewable energy,” Panel Chair in the same conference

 

80. “New challenges in maritime energy exploration and dispute resolution,” Speaker, Stress testing the Law of the Sea: Dispute Resolution, Disasters and New Challenges, 30 Sept-1 October 2016, King’s College School of Law, London, UK

 

81. “The trade dimensions of clean energy diplomacy,” Speaker, Strengthening Europe’s sustainable energy and climate technology diplomacy: Harnessing networks for norm leadership,” Foundation for European Progressive Studies, Brussels, Belgium, 1 June 2016

 

82. “The European Energy Union: Implications for EU-Russia energy relations,” Speaker, International Forum on WTO law, Kaliningrad, Russia, 15 April 2016

 

83. “2°C The New Boiling Point,” Speaker, London Climate Change Forum, London Business School, 17 February 2016

 

84. “Alternatives to ECT investment arbitration for EU energy disputes?” Panel Chair, The EU and investment arbitration under the Energy Charter Treaty, London, UK, Barts and the London Dental Hospital, 11-12 February 2016

 

85. “The European Energy Union: Exploring ways to decarbonize the economy,” Speaker, Exploring the Energy Union: A policy-law-finance approach, 11th Annual EU Energy Law & Policy Conference, Brussels, Belgium, 9-10 February 2016

 

86. "Science, Law and Climate Change - Innovating sustainable solutions," Panel Speaker, The London Energy Forum, The Law Society, London, UK, 4 February 2016

 

2015:

 

87. “Energy Security in Europe and Geopolitics of Energy,” Speaker, International Energy Security: Energy co-operation, energy governance and geopolitics of energy, 16-18 November 2015, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

 

88. “Challenges for global energy security,” Speaker, 3^rd international symposium on energy challenges and mechanics – towards a big picture, 7-9 July 2015, Aberdeen, United Kingdom

 

89. “Multilevel energy trade governance,” Speaker, Transnational Law Institute, King's College, London, School of Law, 24 June 2015, London, United Kingdom

 

90. “The fragmented governance of the international energy (investment) regime,” Speaker, The International Investment Regime in Extractive Industries: Understanding Each Other, University of Dundee, 6 June 2015, Dundee, United Kingdom

 

91. “TTIP’s Investor-State Dispute Settlement and its possible consequences for UK and EU Environmental law,” Speaker, 9^th annual Public Interest Environmental Law conference Satisfying Consumption: Trade and the Environment, Cass Business School, City University London, London, UK, 9 April 2015

 

92. “Using trade law instruments to mitigate climate change,” Speaker, Lancaster University School of Law, Lancaster, UK, 25 February 2015

 

2014:

 

93. “Extraterritoriality and climate change: The case of the EU,” Speaker, Extraterritoriality and environment seminar, University of Utrecht School of Law, The Netherlands, 8 December 2014

 

94. “The international and EU legal aspects of energy law and climate change law,” Speaker, Beyond Pluralism? Co-Implication, Embeddedness and Interdependence between Public International Law and EU Law, Queen Mary University of London, School of Law, London, UK, 3 December 2014

 

95. “Global and European energy governance,” Keynote Speaker, The European Union – Whereto?, Annual Conference of the Israeli Association for the Study of European Integration, Bar Ilan University, Israel, 30 September 2014

 

96. “Global energy governance,” Speaker, International Energy Credit Association Training Program, Reed Smith LLP, London, UK, 11 September 2014

 

97. “Global energy governance,” Speaker, Politics, Policy and Pricing, 28^th International Energy Credit Association Annual European Conference, Divani Apollon Palace & Thalasso, Athens, Greece, 22-24 June 2014

 

98. “The challenge of securing energy and governing international energy relations in a rapidly changing global landscape,” Speaker, The Executive Training Programme for Tomorrow’s Energy Decision Makers, Astana, Kazakhstan, 12 June 2014

 

99. “Turning the energy challenge into sustainability as a precursor to a modern energy economy,” Speaker, The Executive Training Programme for Tomorrow’s Energy Decision Makers, Astana, Kazakhstan, 11 June 2014

 

100. “Using the international trade experience to multilateralize the investment, energy and climate change regimes,” Speaker, Advanced seminars series on Globalization and International Economic Law, University of Antwerp, Faculty of Law, Belgium, 17 May 2014

 

101. “Global and regional energy governance,” Panelist, Addressing Energy Challenges at Regional and Global Levels by Applying Common Rules and Good Governance Practices, 3^rd Executive Training Program for Young Energy Professionals, Energy Charter Secretariat, Brussels, Belgium, 14-16 May 2014

 

102. “The fragmentation of international law: Trade, investment and climate change,” Galatasaray University School of Law, 29 April 2014, Istanbul, Turkey

 

2013:

 

103. “Energy security, investments and risk assessment: what to do when markets fail and governance institutions falter?” Panelist, Rising to the energy security challenges of tomorrow by applying effective investment protection strategies today, 2^nd Executive Training Program for Young Energy Professionals, Energy Charter Secretariat, Brussels, Belgium, 30 October 2013

 

104. “Creating an effective regulatory environment in order to stimulate investments in global energy,” Panelist, Rising to the energy security challenges of tomorrow by applying effective investment protection strategies today, European Parliament, Brussels, Belgium, 29 October 2013

 

105. “Human Rights in EU Development, Trade and Investment Policies,” Chair at the 14^th Annual Conference on Emerging Human Rights Research, Panel: ‘Human Rights in EU Development, Trade and Investment Policies,’ School of Advanced Studies, University of London, London, UK, 9-10 September 2013

 

106. “Proliferation of Regional Trade Agreements: Complementing or Supplanting Multilateralism?” Speaker, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, 4 July 2013

 

107. “Challenges in EU-China trade relations,” Speaker at the China-EU Economic Partnership: Making the best of interdependence, High-level conference of the Institut Francais des Relations Internationales, Paris, France, 10 April 2013

 

108. “Climate Change and International Trade,” Featured Speaker, World Trade Institute, University of Bern, Switzerland, 9 April 2013

 

109. “BRIC countries: How their growing participation shapes the Soft Commodities sector,” Speaker, 3rd Annual Soft Commodities Trading Summit, Geneva, Switzerland, 26-27 February 2013

 

2012:

 

110. “Analyzing the European Union-China Trade Relations,” Panelist in The 29^th Taiwan-European Conference, New Security for the New Era: EU, East Asia and Beyond, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Taipei, Taiwan, 28-30 November 2012

 

111. “Lessons learned from concluded and ongoing FTA negotiations between the EU and East Asian countries,” Panelist, Trading Freely with Asia: Challenges and opportunities for EU FTAs with partners in East Asia, Annual high-level conference of the Institut Francais des Relations Internationales, Paris, France, 13 November 2012

 

112. “Framework of analysis: The Doctrine of Multilayered Governance,” Discussant, World Trade Forum 2012, 12-13 October 2012, World Trade Institute, University of Bern, Switzerland

 

113. “Top-down and Bottom-up Approaches in Climate Change and International Trade,” Speaker at the Trade Policy Research Forum 2012: African Trade under Climate Change and the Green Economy, Trade Policy Training Centre in Africa, 7-8 August 2012, Arusha, Tanzania

 

114. “China: Working towards creating an East Asia Free Trade Area?” Speaker, conference on East Asia Regional Integration and the Role of the U.S., University of International Business and Economics, Beijing, China, 3-5 August 2012

 

115. “Suggestions from the International Trade System for the Creation of a Global Climate Change Regime,” Speaker at the Euroscience Open Forum 2012, 12 July 2012, Dublin, Ireland

 

116. “From the Bottom up: The Global Climate Change Regime,” Speaker at the Euroscience Open Forum 2012, 11 July 2012, Dublin, Ireland

 

117. “Human Rights within a Multilayered Constitution: the Example of Freedom of Expression and the WTO.” Discussant of paper by Prof. Maya Hertig, NCCR Annual conference: International trade regulation, multilevel governance and the EU: The network takes a critical look, World Trade Institute, University of Bern, Switzerland, 4 July 2012

 

118. “Climate Change Chapters in Regional Trade Agreements,” Speaker, Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India, 14 February 2012

 

2011:

 

119. “Climate Change and International Trade Regulation,” Speaker, World Trade Institute, University of Bern, Switzerland, 19 December 2011

 

120. “Climate-based RTAs and the Building Blocks Approach,” Speaker at the International Conference on Trade, Science, Technology, and Justice, National Chiao Tung University, Hsin Chu, Taiwan, 1-2 November 2011

 

121. “Alternative Architecture for Climate Change,” Speaker, World Trade Institute, University of Bern, Switzerland, 19 October 2011

 

122. “Top-down versus Bottom-up Approaches for Climate Change Negotiations,” Speaker, World Trade Institute, University of Bern, Switzerland, 3 October 2011

 

123. “Alternative Architecture for Climate Change: The Role of Great Powers in a new Multipolar World Order” Speaker at the conference Great Powers, World Order and International Society: History and Future, Jilin University, Changchun, China, September 3-4, 2011

 

124. “The BRICs and climate change mitigation,” Speaker, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco School of Law, Recife, Brazil, 21 August 2011

 

125. “On Climate Change and Major Developing Countries,” Speaker at the VII Brazilian Conference on Public Litigation, Contracts, and Public Procurement, Bahia Othon Palace Hotel, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, 17-19 August 2011

 

126. “Proliferation of Bilateral and Regional Trade Agreements: Complementing or Supplanting Multilateralism?” Speaker at the Trade Policy Research Forum 2011, Trade Policy Training Centre in Africa, 8-9 August 2011, Arusha, Tanzania

 

127. “Linking Trade and Climate Change,” Speaker at the Global Fellows Forum, New York University School of Law, New York, USA, April 7, 2011

 

128. “Towards the Creation of a Global Climate Change Agreement based on the Success of International Trade Agreements,” Speaker at the conference The Third Lagos State Summit on Climate Change, Lagos, Nigeria, 8-10 February 2011

 

2010:

 

129. “Issues of International Relations and International Law in Global Governance,” Commentator at the conference Global Governance and International Rule of Law, Jilin Center for Jurisprudence Research, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin Province, China, July 31, 2010

 

130. “China’s Reactions to Global Economic Governance and the Rule of Law,” Speaker at the conference Global Governance and International Rule of Law, Jilin Center for Jurisprudence Research, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin Province, China, July 30, 2010

 

131. “Linking Regionalism to Multilateralism in International Economic Law,” Speaker, School of Law, Sciences Po, Paris, France, 25 May 2010

 

132. “Proliferation of Regional Trade Agreements: Complementing or Supplanting Multilateralism?” Panelist at the Tenth Annual WTO Conference, Georgetown University Law Center, British Institute of International and Comparative Law, London, UK, 20 May 2010

 

133. “What Role for Newly Acceded WTO Members in the World Trading System?” Speaker, De Montfort University School of Law, Leicester, UK, 8 March 2010

 

134. “Trade Relations between the EU and Emerging Economies: The Case of China,” Speaker at the conference Global Governance, Regionalism and the Role of the EU: Facing the emergence of a multipolar world, Residence Palace, Brussels, Belgium, 4 March 2010

 

135. “China’s Attitude to Multilateralism in International Economic Law: Challenges for the World Trading System,” Reading University School of Law, Reading, United Kingdom, 23 February 2010

 

2009:

 

136. “Creating a Nexus between the EU and China: Trade, Investment, and Rule of Law,” Hamburg University School of Law, Hamburg, Germany, 5 November 2009

 

137. “China in the Far East and South-East Asia: The Economic Nexus,” Speaker at the workshop China in the Arab World and Emerging East Asia-Middle East Nexus, University of Durham, School of Government and International Affairs, 29-30 September 2009, UK

 

138. “A Comparison between the European Integration Process and the Creation of an East Asia Free Trade Area,” Nankai University, Tianjin, China, 18 September 2009

 

139. “Toward the Creation of an East Asia Free Trade Area,” Speaker at the workshop History and International Relations: The English School Theory and the Making of International History, Center of Contemporary International Relations Studies, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin Province, China, 15-16 September 2009

 

140. “Governance Between Rule of Law and Justice,” Speaker, Vienna University School of Law, Vienna, Austria, July 13, 2009

 

141. “China—The Rise of a Global Economic Superpower,” Speaker, Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C., USA, 23 February 2009

 

142. “Latest Developments in EU law: An Analysis of the Lisbon Treaty,” Speaker, American Society of International Law, Washington, DC, USA, 12 January 2009

 

2008:

 

143. “Multi-level Trade and Investment Governance,” Speaker, Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C., USA, 8 December 2008

 

144. “The status of WTO law in the EC legal system,” Panelist, Academy of WTO Law and Policy, Georgetown Law Center, Washington, D.C., USA, 17 November 2008

 

145. “The EU’s Trade Relations with New Leading Powers,” Featured Speaker at a luncheon of the Institute of International Economic Law, Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C., USA, 3 November 2008

 

146. “International Economic Law and its Institutions,” Guest lecturer, Georgetown Law Center, Washington, D.C., USA, 29 September 2008

 

147. “Recent Developments in EU Law: Implications for the EU’s role in the World Trading System,” Speaker at a round table discussion, Georgetown Law Center, Washington, D.C., USA, 8 September 2008

 

148. “The EU and the New Leading Powers: Issues of Peace and Security,” Speaker, Vienna University of Economics, Vienna, Austria, July 14, 2008

 

149. “Theory and Practice of EC External Trade Law and Policy,” Speaker, European University Institute, Florence, Italy, 11 March 2008

 

150. “What Role for the European and National Parliaments in Trade Policy-Making after the Lisbon Treaty?” Speaker in the conference “The Role of National Parliaments in the EU Decision-Making Processes,” Hotel Lev, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 11 January 2008

 

2007:

 

151. “The EU’s Promotion of Regional Integration in Latin America –Shaping Emergent Forms of Regional Governance—,” Discussant in the conference Global Governance & Regionalism: The Role of EU, WTO & International Economic Institutions, University of Geneva, Switzerland, 3-7 December 2007

 

152. “Trade: Breaking the global trade impasse,” Discussant in the conference Europe and New Leading Powers: Towards Partnership in Strategic Policy Areas, Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (German Institute for International and Security Affairs), Berlin, Germany, 20-21 November 2007

 

153. “50 Years of Trade Policy – Good Enough or as Good as it Gets?” Speaker in the conference 50 Years of the Treaty of Rome, Faculty of Law, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland, 29 September 2007

 

154. “WTO and Human Rights,” Speaker, Vienna University School of Law, Vienna, Austria, July 19, 2007

 

155. “New EU Geopolitical Reality After Turkey’s Accession to the EU,” Speaker, Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences, Istanbul Kultur University, Istanbul, Turkey, March 19, 2007

 

156. “The External Relations of the EU,” Speaker, Department of EU Studies, University of Bahçeşehir, Istanbul, Turkey, March 16, 2007

 

157. “Turkey-EU Relations: Conditionality Issues,” Speaker, Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences, Istanbul Kultur University, Istanbul, Turkey, March 15, 2007

 

158. “The EC in the WTO: Legal and Constitutional Implications,” Speaker, Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences, Istanbul Kultur University, Istanbul, Turkey, March 14, 2007

 

2003-2006:

 

159. “The Challenges of the European Community in the Doha Round,” Speaker, Real Colegio Complutense, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., June 15, 2006

 

160. “The European Community in the World Trading System: Toward a Federation of States. And What About Accountability?,” Speaker, University of Tennessee College of Law, Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S., December 8, 2005

 

161. "Hard Choices to Make in EC Trade Policy at the WTO," Speaker, Centre for Commercial Law Studies, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK, November 10, 2005

 

162. “An Analysis of the EC External Trade Policy: Its Place in the World Trade System,” Speaker, Department of Law, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK, May 16, 2005

 

163. “The EC in the GATS: Diagnosis and Prognosis,” Speaker, University of Kent School of Law, Canterbury, Kent, UK, April 12, 2005

 

164. “EU External Trade Law and Policy after the Constitutional Treaty,” Speaker, the United States Court of International Trade, New York City, U.S., March 15, 2005

 

165. “The EC in the World Trading System: Where Do We Stand?,” Speaker, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Tokyo, Japan, September 1, 2004

 

166. “The European Community in International Trade: The Three Internal Tensions,” Speaker, Akron Law School, Akron, Ohio, U.S., April 14, 2004

 

167. “The EC’s Common Commercial Policy Area: Its Evolution from Rome to the New EU Constitutional Treaty,” Speaker, The London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK, February 19, 2004

 

168. “The Evolution of the European Union from a Historic, Economic and Political Perspective,” Speaker (in Portuguese), University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal, August 25, 2003

 

169. “Exclusive or Concurrent Community Powers in the Common Commercial Policy Area: Criteria for the Distribution of Powers in the EU,” Panelist in Workshop on Theoretical versus Empirical Research, European University Institute, Florence, Italy, 11 February 2003

 

Peer-Reviewed Academic Conferences:

 

2020:

 

170. “A sustainable and prosperous future: The role of climate clubs and international trade,” Speaker, International workshops on public policy, La Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales (FLACSO) Quito, Ecuador, 1st-3rd July 2020

 

171. “The contribution of bilateral investment treaties to a sustainable future,” Speaker, Legal Regulation for Investment Development, 7^th International Annual Conference, Kuwait International Law School, 19-20 April 2020, Kuwait

 

2019:

 

172. “Business models for sustainable energy" Speaker, 7th Green Growth Knowledge Platform (GGKP) Annual Conference 2019, Seoul, South Korea, 21-22 October 2019

 

173. “A new form of decentralized energy: Lessons from the WiseGRID project,” Speaker, 4th Renewable Energy Sources - Research and Business (RESRB-2019), July 8-9 2019, Wrocław, Poland

 

174. “Decentralizing the energy system: Lessons from the European Union,” 4^th International Conference on Public Policy, 26-28 June 2019, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada

 

175. “Towards Sustainability in Trade, Energy and Climate,” Speaker, Contemporary Legal Developments: Issues and Challenges, 6^th International Annual Conference, Kuwait International Law School, 1-2 May 2019, Kuwait

 

176. “Tackling global challenges: Trade, climate change and sustainable energy,” Speaker, Environmental sustainability and climate change conference, 22-23 April 2019, Osaka, Japan

 

2018:

 

177. “Smart grids in the EU: Assessing Energy Security, Regulation & Social and Ethical Considerations,” Speaker, 2nd International Conference on Solar Technologies & Hybrid Mini Grids to improve energy access, Palma de Mallorca, Spain, 17-19 October 2018

 

178. “Towards decentralized energy in the EU,” Speaker, Oxford Summer School in Ecological Economics, Oxford University, Oxford, UK, 20-24 August 2018

 

179. “A new governance for trade and sustainable development.” Speaker, conference on The EU and its partners in global governance, Chinese University of Hong Kong, 14-15 June 2018

 

• • Discussant and rapporteur of the panel ‘WTO Rules and the many Nexuses of Global Trade: Investments, Carbon Emissions and Pharmaceuticals’

 

180. “The role of trade agreements in mitigating climate change and enhancing sustainable energy,” Speaker, 24th International Sustainable Development Research Society Conference ACTION FOR A SUSTAINABLE WORLD: FROM THEORY TO PRACTICE, 13 June 2018, University of Messina, Italy

 

181. “Smart grids in the European Union: Assessing energy security, regulation & social and ethical considerations. Possible synergies with Africa,” Speaker, 2^nd Africa-EU Renewable Energy Research and Innovation Symposium, 23rd – 26th January 2018, The National University of Lesotho, Maseru, Lesotho

 

2017:

 

182. “Empowering citizens for common concerns,” Speaker, 12th Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems – SDEWES Conference, Dubrovnik, Croatia, 4th-8th October 2017
     • Chairperson of the panel "Society and Economy" in the same conference

 

183. “Citizens’ empowerment for common concerns,” Speaker, 5^th International Conference on Sustainable Development 2017, Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome, Italy, 6-7 September 2017

 

• • Moderator of the panel on socio-cultural sustainability in the same conference

 

184. “Empowering citizens for common concerns,” Speaker, International Conference on Climate Change and Sustainable Development in Africa, University of Energy and Natural Resources, Sunyani, Ghana, 25-28 July 2017

 

185. “Empowering citizens for common concerns,” Speaker, 6^th Annual international conference on Law, Regulation and Public Policy, 5-6 June 2017, Singapore

 

2016:

 

186. “The EU Energy Union: An example of cooperation in energy for East Asia?” Speaker, EU-Asian Energy Politics in the 21^st Century, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, 10-12 March 2016

 

2015:

 

187. “Using trade policy tools to enhance energy security: The case of Africa and the European Union,” Speaker, 10^th annual trade conference, Trade Policy Training Centre in Africa, Arusha, Tanzania, 19-20 November 2015

 

188. “Trade policy tools to promote and improve EU energy security,” Speaker, 6^th international conference of the Center for International Law Studies, University of Indonesia, Surabaya, Indonesia, 5-6 October 2015

 

189. “Reforming the international trade system to promote and improve energy security,” Speaker, International Conference on Energy, Environment and Climate Change, Le Meridien Hotel, Pointe aux Piments, Mauritius, 8-9 July 2015

 

• • “Bio-energy,” Panel Chair in the same conference

 

190. “Trade policy tools to promote and improve African and EU energy security,” Speaker, Third African International Economic Law Network Regional Conference, Lagos, Nigeria, 29-30 April 2015

 

2013:

 

191. “The global energy economy and its fragmented governance: How does it impact global energy security?” Speaker, Second African International Economic Law Network Regional Conference, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, 7-8 March 2013

 

192. “The fragmentation of the global energy governance system,” Speaker at Energy Transitions: Regulation of energy markets at national, European and international levels, University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu, Finland, 4-5 March 2013

 

2012:

 

193. “Lessons from the Trade Regime for the Climate Change System: From the Bottom up,” Speaker at the 10^th Euro-Latin Network on Integration and Trade conference, organized by the Inter-American Development Bank, Bocconi University, Milan, Italy, 19-20 October 2012

 

194. “The Governance of the Global Energy Economy and its Implications for Global Energy Security,” Speaker, workshop on ‘The EU and Asian Transnational Policy Networks,’ Peking University, China, 24-25 September 2012

 

195. “From the Bottom up: FTAs and the Climate Change Regime,” Speaker, 3^rd Bi-annual conference of the Society of International Economic Law, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 12-14 July 2012

 

196. “Linking Trade and Climate Change: The Role of China, the EU, and the US (The G3),” Speaker, 3^rd EU in International Affairs Conference, 3-5 May 2012, Brussels, Belgium

 

197. “Free Trade Agreements and the Climate Change Regime,” Speaker at the Research Symposium on international economic law, School of Law, University of Sydney, Australia, 2 March 2012

 

198. “Proliferation of Regional Trade Agreements: Changing the Landscape of the Multilateral Trading System,” Speaker at the conference Economic Blocs and Economic Crises, Centre Universitaire d’El-oued, Algeria, 26-27 February 2012

 

199. “Bottom-up Solutions for Climate Change,” Speaker at the conference “Globalisation and Social Transformation: The Indian Experience,” Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, India, 17-19 February 2012

 

200. “The Interface between Free-Trade Agreements and Climate Change,” Speaker at the Society of International Economic Law Conference, University of Hamburg, 27-28 January 2012

 

201. “Linking Trade with Climate Change,” Speaker at the International Conference on Emerging Economies – Prospects & Challenges, Symbiosis Institute of International Business, Pune, India, 12-13 January 2012

 

2010-2011:

 

202. “An Alternative Architecture for Climate Change,” Panelist at the conference Greenhouse Gas Strategies in a Changing Climate, Air and Waste Management Association, November 16-17, 2011, San Francisco, USA

 

203. “Alternative Architecture for Climate Change: Major Economies and RTAs,” Panelist, 2nd Asian International Economic Law Network Conference, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 15-16 July 2011

 

204. “The Law and Economics of Climate Change,” Panelist, Asian Law and Economics Association, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 8-9 July 2011

 

205. “Variable Geometry in Climate Change Negotiations: The Role of the Asia Pacific Region,” Panelist at the conference Contemporary International Law Issues in the Asia Pacific: Opportunities and Challenges, Grand Formosa Regent, Taipei, Taiwan, 29 May-1 June 2011

 

206. “The Climate Change Challenge: China’s Position” Panelist at the 8^th Asian Law Institute Annual Conference Law in a Sustainable Asia, Faculty of Law, Kyushu University, Japan, 26-27 May 2011

 

207. “Alternative Architecture for Global Climate Change,” Panelist, 4th European Society of International Law International Economic Law Interest Group research forum, Estonian Academy of Sciences, Tallinn, Estonia, 26 May 2011

 

208. “Linking Trade and Climate Change: The Role of China, the EU, and the US,” Panelist at the conference The EU, the US and China: Towards the New International Order? College of Europe, Bruges, Belgium, 22-23 April 2011

 

209. “The Role of the G-3 in the Creation of a Global Climate Change Agreement” Panelist at the conference The EU and Transatlantic Relations: Security and Political Economy Issues, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada, 10-12 April 2011
     • “Transatlantic Relations and Trade Agreements,” Panel Chair in the same conference

 

210. “China’s International Economic Law and Legal Pluralism in Asia: Between Multilateralism and Regionalism,” Panelist at the conference Law in a Pluralist Asia: Challenges and Prospects, 7^th Asian Law Institute Annual Conference, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 25 and 26 May, 2010

 

2009:

 

211. “The Creation of an East Asia Free Trade Area,” Panelist at the conference China and the EU: Concord or Conflict?, Department of International Relations, University of Groningen, The Netherlands, December 9-10, 2009

 

212. “China’s Regionalism: Working Towards an East Asia Free Trade Area?” Panelist in the conference Trade Agreements: Where Do We Go from Here? Victoria University of Wellington Law School, Wellington, New Zealand, 22-23 October 2009

 

213. “The EU and Russia as Energy Trading Partners: Friends or Foes?” Panelist, University Association of Contemporary European Studies conference, Angers, France, 3-5 September 2009

 

214. “How Will the EU Deal with China’s Rise? Difficulties and Ways to Improve Them” Panelist, Inside/Outside: 60 Years of Chinese Politics, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 20-21 August 2009, Hong Kong, China

 

215. “China—The Rise of a Global Economic Superpower,” Panelist in the conference Patterns of Change in the global system, 8^th Middle East Technical University conference on international relations, 17-19 June 2009, Ankara, Turkey

 

216. “The EC-China Partnership and Cooperation Agreement: A Trade Analysis,” Speaker at the conference Prospects and Challenges for EU-China Relations in the 21^st Century: The Partnership and Cooperation Agreement, College of Europe, Bruges, Belgium, 3-4 April 2009

 

• • “The Economic Relations between the EU and China in the 21st Century,” Panel Chair in the same conference

 

217. “The European Union and the BRIC countries: Cooperation in Trade,” Speaker at the 50^th International Studies Association Annual Convention, New York City, USA, 17 February 2009

 

2008:

 

218. “The European Union and New Leading Powers: Towards Partnership in Strategic Trade Policy Areas,” Speaker in the conference The Politics of International Economic Law, George Washington Law School, Washington, DC, USA, 14-15 November 2008; conference organized by the American Society of International Law

 

219. “EU Relations with China and Russia: How to Approach new Superpowers in Trade Matters,” Speaker in the conference 2^nd International Law and Trade Conference, University of Economics, Prague, Czech Republic, 3-5 September 2008

 

220. “Is Lisbon the Answer or the Anathema to EC Trade Law and Policy?,” Speaker in the conference 2^nd International Law and Trade Conference, University of Economics, Prague, Czech Republic, 3-5 September 2008

 

221. “The EU and the BRIC countries: Issues of Foreign Trade,” Speaker in the conference The Next 50 Years: The Future of European Law & Policy, Institute of European Law, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom, 3-4 July 2008

 

222. “The European Union vis-à-vis Brazil and India: Future Avenues in Selected Trade Policy Areas,” Speaker in the conference 2^nd International Conference on Business, Law and Technology, Touro Law Center, Touro University, Long Island, New York, U.S., 17-19 June 2008

• “Liability,” Session Chair in the same conference

 

223. “The European Union and New Leading Powers: Towards Partnership in Strategic Trade Policy Areas,” Speaker in the conference The EU as a Global Actor, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, May 5-6, 2008
     • • “The EU and Latin America,” Panel Chair in the same conference

 

2007:

 

224. “The GATS and National Interest in Immigration Policy,” Speaker in the conference International Economic Law and National Autonomy: Convergence or Divergence?, Victoria University of Wellington Law School, Wellington, New Zealand, 14-15 December 2007

 

225. “The EU Constitutional Treaty and International Trade,” Panelist in The EU Constitutional Treaty Conference, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, May 21-23, 2007

 

226. “Bridging the Gap in the Doha Talks,” Speaker in the conference International Law and Trade Conference, Bilgi University, Istanbul, Turkey, May 10-12, 2007

 

2004-2006:

 

227. “Competences of the EU with Regard to External Trade Relations,” Panelist in the seminar “The recent developments and  future of the European Union,” Organized by the Institute of Legal Studies (Polish Academy of Sciences), European Commission, European School of Law and Administration of Warsaw, and the Foundation for the Promotion of European Law, Jurata, Poland, 18-24 June, 2006

 

228. “WTO Negotiations on Trade in Services in the Doha Development Agenda: What are the Legal Implications Thereof for the EC and What are the Consequences of the Nice Treaty Reform?” Panelist in the XII International Conference on European Studies, Havana, Cuba, September 28-October 1, 2004

 

229. “The WTO and the EC: The Three-Level Game of Decision-Making. What Multilateralism Can Learn from Regionalism,” Speaker in the Multi-Level Governance and the New European Constitution Seminar, organized by the Institute for Governance Studies Spring Conference, Enschede, The Netherlands, June 17-18, 2004

 

230. “The EU Decision-Making Process in EC Trade Policy: The Three Internal Tensions,” Panelist in the ECSA-Canada 6^th Biennial Conference, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, May 27-29, 2004

 

• “European Constitutionalism, Jurisprudence and Legitimacy,” Panel Chair in the ECSA-Canada 6^th Biennial Conference, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, May 27-29, 2004

 

• “EU and US Policies towards the Middle East: Elements of Convergence and Divergence,” “Constitutive and Regulative Norms: EU’s Post-Cold War Interaction with Central and Eastern Europe,” and “The State Problem - Foreign Policy in Western Europe,” Discussant of the above three papers in framework of the Panel “The EU as a Global Actor,” in the ECSA-Canada 6^th Biennial Conference, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, May 27-29, 2004

 

231. “The Doha Development Agenda and The EC Institutions In The EC’s External Trade Relations,” Panelist in the Council for European Studies 2004 Conference of Europeanists, Chicago, March 11-13 2004

• “Europeanization, Policy Networks, and Governance: Lessons from Iberia,” Panel Chair in the Council for European Studies 2004 Conference of Europeanists, Chicago, March 11-13 2004

 

2003:

 

232. “Distribution and Exercise of Competences within the Multi-levelled European Constitutional System,” Participant in the Workshop on The Europeanization of National Constitutional Law, European University Institute, Florence, May 9-10, 2003

 

233. “A Comparative Institutional Analysis of the Decision Making Process in EC Trade Policy: The Three Internal Tensions,” Speaker in the Seminar on Law & Economics, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Law, December 3, 2003, USA

 

234. “Criteria for the Distribution of Powers in the EU in the Light of the New EU Constitutional Treaty,” Speaker in the Seminar Selected Issues of EU Policies, European University Institute, Florence, April 7, 2003, Italy

 

235. “International Legal Personality of the EC: The EC Common Commercial Policy’s Scope and Constitutional Problems,” Speaker in Workshop on The International Relations Law of the EU, European University Institute, Florence, January 21, 2003

 

2002:

 

236. “In the Transatlantic Relations, is it a Disadvantage for the EC the fact that the U.S. is a Unitary Actor in Foreign and Trade Policy but the EC isn’t, even if there are more citizens in the EC?,” Speaker in the Seminar International Economic Law and the WTO Dispute Settlement Understanding, European University Institute, Florence, December 3, 2002

 

237. “Why Delimitation of Competences in the EU? Existing System and Problems,” Speaker in the Workshop on The European Convention, European University Institute, Florence, October 21, 2002

 

238. “United We Stand, Divided We Fall- The European Community and its Member States in the WTO Forum: Towards Greater Cooperation on Issues of Shared Competence?,” Panelist in the European Union Panel, International Law & Society Association/ Canadian Law & Society Association Annual Conference, Vancouver, Canada, May 30, 2002

 

239. “What Empowers The European Community The Most In International Trade Negotiations With Third Parties: Shared Competence Or Exclusive Competence?” Speaker in the Seminar on Research Methodology, Stanford Law School, Stanford, California, March 2002

 

1998-2001:

 

240. “Is the Kyoto Protocol an Adequate Environmental Agreement to Solve the Climate Change Problem?,” Speaker at a seminar on the legal aspects of U.S. foreign economic policy, Columbia Law School, March 2001

 

241. “The EU-US Trade and Technology Relations,” Co-organizer of the Conference, European Commission, Directorate General for External Relations, Brussels, Belgium, May 12-13, 2000

 

242. “The EU-US Economic Disputes: An Analysis of the Current Situation,” Speaker On Behalf Of the Economic Issues Working Group, Salzburg Seminar, The Transatlantic Agenda at the Turn of the Century, March 1999, Austria

 

243. “The Spanish Position in NATO: An Overview,” Speaker in the Workshop on Western European Powers, The London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK, March 1998