Freedom of Transit and Access to Gas Pipeline Networks Under Wto Law Contributor(s): Pogoretskyy, Vitaliy (Author) |
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ISBN: 1316615243 ISBN-13: 9781316615249 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $44.64 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Law | International |
Series: Cambridge International Trade and Economic Law |
Physical Information: 0.84" H x 6" W x 9" (1.20 lbs) 408 pages |
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Publisher Description: Gas transit is network-dependent and it cannot be established without the existence of pipeline infrastructure in the territory of a transit state or the ability to access this infrastructure. Nevertheless, at an inter-regional level, there are no sufficient pipeline networks allowing gas to travel freely from a supplier to the most lucrative markets. The existing networks are often operated by either private or state-controlled vertically integrated monopolies who are often reluctant to release unused pipeline capacity to their potential competitors. These obstacles to gas transit can diminish the gains from trade for states endowed with natural gas resources, including developing landlocked countries, as well as undermine WTO Members' energy security and their attempts at sustainable development. This book explains how the WTO could play a more prominent role in the international regulation of gas transit and promote the development of an international gas market. |
Contributor Bio(s): Pogoretskyy, Vitaliy: - "Vitaliy Pogoretskyy works as Counsel at the Advisory Centre on WTO Law, where he assists developing-country Members of the ACWL and the least-developed countries in WTO dispute settlement proceedings, and provides these countries with legal advice and training on WTO law. He has also worked at the Rules Division of the WTO Secretariat, FratiniVergano - European Lawyers, and as a civil servant of the Government of Ukraine." |