EU-Russia Relations in the Energy Field: The Continuing Role of International Law
Article from: OGEL 2 (2009), in EU - Russia relations
Introduction
This article looks at the current EU-Russia relations in the energy field through the prism of international law. It considers whether international law, and more specifically the ECT, can continue to offer avenues towards facilitating these relations. It questions whether, in a field of such importance to its economy and sovereignty, Russia's stepping away from a recent international agreement with significant currency, which it freely agrees provisionally to apply, and which promotes international law and international arbitration, really serves Russia's purpose: to be considered as an ...