VOL. XLV

No 25

24-June-2002

The Energy Charter Treaty: Expanding The Liberalization Of Energy Industries

By Thomas Wälde

DrThomas Wälde is Professor at the Centre for Energy,Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy, University of Dundee. He is also author ofThe Energy Charter Treaty. Thearticle, written for MEES, represents the authors views (email:twwalde@aol.com).

Except in the specialrelationship between the European Union (EU) and the former Soviet countries,the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) is...