Iel Energy Law in Israel

1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-90-411-3303-8
Verlag: Wolters Kluwer

Buch, Englisch, 216 Seiten

Derived from the renowned multi-volume International Encyclopaedia of Laws, this book provides a systematic approach to legislation and legal practice concerning energy resources and production in Israel. The book describes the administrative organization, regulatory framework, and relevant case law pertaining to the development, application, and use of such forms of energy as electricity, gas, petroleum, and coal, with attention as needed to the pervasive legal effects of competition law, environmental law, and tax law.

A general introduction covers the geography of energy resources, sources and basic principles of energy law, and the relevant governmental institutions. Then follows a detailed description of specific legislation and regulation affecting such factors as documentation, undertakings, facilities, storage, pricing, procurement and sales, transportation, transmission, distribution, and supply of each form of energy. Case law, intergovernmental cooperation agreements, and interactions with environmental, tax, and competition law are explained.

Ist succinct yet scholarly nature, as well as the practical quality of the information it provides, make this book a valuable resource for energy sector policymakers and energy firm counsel handling cases affecting Israel. It will also be welcomed by researchers and academics for ist contribution to the study of a complex field that today stands at the foreground of comparative law.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Cohn, Margit

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Ausländisches Recht Asien (inkl. Türkei und Naher Osten)
• Rechtswissenschaften Ausländisches Recht Jüdisches Recht
• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien Jüdisches Recht

Inhaltsverzeichnis

The Author Preface List of Abbreviations General Introduction Chapter 1. General Background Chapter 2. Basic Principles of Energy Law Chapter 3. Historical Background of the Local Energy Market Chapter 4. Role of Government Institutions in the Shaping and Administration of Energy Law and Policy Chapter 5. Sources of Energy Law Selected Bibliography Part I. Regulatory Framework Concerning Electricity Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Legal Framework of the Electricity Sector: General Overview Chapter 3. Electricity Production Chapter 4. Transmission and Distribution Chapter 5. Supply and Retail Chapter 6. System Management Chapter 7. Consumption and Consumer Protection Part II. Regulatory Framework Concerning Natural Gas Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Legal Framework of the Natural Gas Sector: General Overview Chapter 3. Exploration and Extraction Chapter 4. Transmission, Distribution, Storage and Import Chapter 5. Supply and Retail Chapter 6. Quality and Safety Chapter 7. Consumption and Consumer Protection Part III. Regulatory Framework Concerning Fuel Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Legal Framework of the Oil/Fuel Sector: General Overview Chapter 3. Exploration, Extraction and Import Chapter 4. Refining, Transmission, Distribution and Storage Chapter 5. Supply and Retail Chapter 6. Consumption and Consumer Protection Part IV. Regulatory Framework Concerning Coal Chapter 1. The Coal Market and Its Regulation Chapter 2. Consumption Part V. Interaction between Energy Law and Environmental Law Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Diversification of Energy Sources Chapter 3. Legal Provisions Designed to Reduce Pollution in the Energy Market 185 Part VI. Interaction between Energy Law and Tax Law Part VII. Interaction between Energy Law and Competition Law Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. The Impact of the Antitrust Authority on the Energy Market Legislation Index Subject Index