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Dr. Nathalie Louisa Johanna Theodora Horbach teaches on the Nuclear Law and Policy course at the CEPMLP where she is involved on a part-time basis in this new specialisation within Energy and Natural Resources, i.e. the Nuclear Law & Policy Programme (LLM and PhD).
This specialisation will address the legal, economic and policy issues of the peaceful and non-peaceful use of nuclear energy. It aims to examine the political dimension of nuclear energy at national and international level. In particular it will deal with the development of international co-operation in the field of nuclear energy, including international instruments towards enhanced communication, reactor and radiation safety, mutual assistance, early warning, non-proliferation and stockpile reduction, as well as the international legal effort to regulate the testing and use of nuclear weapons. Furthermore, regulatory frameworks applicable to nuclear energy, with particular emphasis on relevant legal and institutional mechanisms for the regulation of nuclear safety, protection of the environment and population, disposal of radioactive waste and decommissioning, civil liability and State responsibility, and international co-operation. Special attention is given to the recent developments within international environmental law (including Aarhus Convention, EU White Paper) and its impact upon nuclear energy activities. In addition, the course covers also the international organizations (IAEA, OECD/NEA, Euratom) and financial and other institutions (EBRD, KEDO) involved in nuclear energy activities. Finally, the activities of non-governmental organizations (Greenpeace, WISE etc.) and their concerns as distinct from those of the nuclear industry are addressed.
Dr. Horbach obtained her law degree from the University of Leiden, Faculty of Law, with a specialisation in public international law, comparative law and international environmental law and studied economics at the University of Amsterdam. She obtained a doctorate at the University of Leiden, Faculty of Public International Law on the topic Liability versus Responsibility under International Law: Defending Strict State Responsibility for Transboundary Damage (1996) and a fellowship for the international environmental law programme at the Georgetown University Law Center, Washington D.C.(USA). Prizes won include the 'Willoughby Prize' (1996); Van Vollenhoven' prize, best bi-annual thesis on International Law (1992); Best oralist award of 1990 Philip C Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition. As a Legal Consultant to the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (Paris, France), she worked in areas of nuclear energy law, international public law and comparative nuclear energy law, involving editing various NEA publications, analysing national legal issues [involving radioactive waste management, radiation protection, emergency preparedness, non-proliferation, etc.] organising seminars and preparatory meetings of nuclear liability conventions and working groups. From 1994 to 1997 she was employed by the International Institute of Energy Law of the Leiden University, where she was lecturer and research fellow, specialised in international nuclear energy law. She participated as nuclear energy law specialist in the EU PHARE and TACIS programmes on the European Energy Charter Treaty; as well as other assistance projects.
Teaching
Applied Nuclear Energy Law (On-Campus)
The main objective of this course is to provide information and guidance on the techniques used by legislators and regulators to govern the uses of nuclear energy and, in particular, to introduce into domestic law the norms embodied in international instruments and regulations (soft law) since these constitute the principal sources of this special branch of law. While the Course will focus on the case of UK nuclear legislation, several other national laws will also be covered as well as the issue of the transposition of EC nuclear regulations, with a view to offer a comprehensive picture.
