A Special Issue on "Regional Energy Interconnectivity and Sustainable Development: Role for International Law" with the Journal of Energy and Natural Resources Law - JERL of the International Bar Association’s Section on Energy, Environment, Natural Resources and Infrastructure Law was just published and is now available here. This issue has been co-edited by Damilola S. Olawuyi, Professor and UNESCO Chair on Environmental Law and Sustainable Development at the Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar,  and Denise Cheong, former Head of the Energy Law and Policy Team at the Centre for International Law (CIL).

Featuring ten insightful articles from authors across the world, this Special Issue advances the discourse on the role that international law can play in deepening regional energy interconnectivity and integration, while promoting the energy trinity – energy security, energy transition, and energy sovereignty.

The Special Issue also features contributions from Researchers at CIL, such as the following:

• Former Head of the Energy Law and Policy Team, Denise Cheong co-authored the editorial titled The role of international law in enhancing regional energy integration with Damilola S. Olawuyi.
• Senior Research Fellow Mohammad Hazrati and Research Fellow Nivedita S., Energy Law and Policy Team co-authored an article titled Towards a human rights-based ASEAN approach to governing critical energy transition minerals.
• UNESCO Chair on Artificial Intelligence Law & Sustainability and Visiting Research Associate Professor in AI & Technology Law at CIL, Jon Truby co-authored an article titled Batteries beyond borders: international law, ASEAN, and the extraterritorial effect of EU battery regulation with Imad Antoine Ibrahim.