Norbert Czerniak

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Norbert Czerniak is a Polish lawyer as well as a PhD Candidate at the University of Bayreuth, Germany, where he has been reasearching the Energy Charter Treaty.

Norbert Czerniak

Apr 21 2022

Modernisation of the Energy Charter Treaty - Towards a Fair New Deal for All?

Illuminem Voices

Energy · Energy Transition

The Energy Charter Treaty (the ECT or the Treaty) is an international agreement, the main objective of which has been to promote cross-border energy investments between East and West, following the end of the Cold War. On political level, the ECT had been supposed to serve as a “gateway”, providing an international legal protection for Western investments in the former Soviet area, especially in Russia.