Prof. Rafael

Professor of European and International Economic Law, a Jean Monnet Chair holder (awarded by the European Commission), Program Director of the LLM in International Economic Law, and former Director of Research at the Centre for Commercial Law Studies of Queen Mary University of London (UK). Visiting Professor at New York University Abu Dhabi and Visiting Professor at Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi (UAE). Dr Leal-Arcas’s research is funded by the EU Commission’s Horizon 2020 program, most notably a grant of EUR14 million to work on renewable energy and smart grids.

Author of the books The Great Energy Transition in the European Union, Volumes 1 and 2 (2020), Solutions for sustainability (2019), EU Trade Law (2019), Energy Security, Trade and the EU (2016), The European Energy Union (2016),  International Energy Governance (2014), Climate Change and International Trade (2013), International Trade and Investment Law (2010) and Theory and Practice of EC External Trade Law and Policy (2008) and the editor/co-editor of EU Energy Law and Policy: The External Dimension (2020), International Trade, Investment and the Rule of Law (2020), the Commentary on the Energy Charter Treaty (2018), University Initiatives in Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation (2018), and Research Handbook on EU Energy Law and Policy (2017).