Rafael Leal-Arcas

Rafael Leal-Arcas is Professor of European and International Economic Law and a Jean Monnet Chair holder (awarded by the European Commission) at the Centre for Commercial Law Studies of Queen Mary University of London. His research is funded by the EU Commission’s Horizon 2020 program, most notably a grant of EUR14 million as part of a consortium of 21 institutions to work on renewable energy and smart grids. Among his publications are the books Research Handbook on EU Energy Law and Policy (Elgar, 2017) The European Energy Union: The quest for secure, affordable and sustainable energy (Claeys & Casteels Publishing, 2016), Energy Security, Trade and the EU: Regional and International Perspectives (Elgar, 2016), International Energy Governance: Selected Legal Issues (Elgar, 2014), Climate Change and International Trade (Elgar, 2013), International Trade and Investment Law: Multilateral, Regional and Bilateral Governance (Elgar, 2010), and Theory and Practice of EC External Trade Law and Policy(Cameron May, 2008).