Directory of Scholars

FRANCISCO JAVIER DE CENDRA DE LARRAGáN

Doctor, LLM
Senior Research Associate

email j.decendra@ucl.ac.uk

Primary Research Interests

  • Climate change law
  • Economic instruments & the environment (taxes, emission trading, etc)
  • Energy law
  • Regional environmental law (eg European Union)
  • Trade law & the environment

Secondary Research Interests

  • Enforcement & compliance issues
  • Human rights & the environment
  • International environmental law

Selected Publications

Articles in peer-reviewed journals

  • Javier de Cendra de Larragán (2010), ‘The place of consumers in EU climate change law’, Journal of European Consumer Law, forthcoming.
  • Javier de Cendra de Larragán, (2009), ‘United we stand, divided we fall: the potential role of the principle of loyal cooperation in ensuring compliance of the European Union with the Kyoto Protocol’, Climate Law, Vol. 1, Issue 1, 159-176.
  • Javier de Cendra de Larragán, (2006), ‘Can Emission Trading Schemes be Coupled with Border Tax Adjustments? An Analysis vis-à-vis WTO Law’, Review of Community and International Environmental Law, 15 (2), 131-145.
Chapters in peer-reviewed books
  • Javier de Cendra de Larragán, (2010), ‘Shop ‘til you drop: developing countries the EU dream on a global carbon market’ , in C. Dias Soares, K. Deketelaere, J. Milne, H. Ashiabor, L. Kreiser, (eds.), ‘Critical issues in environmental taxation Vol.VIII’, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 187-204.
  • Javier de Cendra de Larragán, (2009), ‘A Critical Analysis of the Legal Framework for Making Distributional Choices in EU Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Policy’, in K. Morrow, A. H. Benjamin, J. Benidickson, B. Boer, (eds.), ‘Proceedings from the IUCN Academy Fifth Worldwide Colloquium’, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, UK, Northampton, USA, forthcoming October 2010.
  • Javier de Cendra de Larragán, (2009), ‘An analysis of Spain’s legal framework for the promotion of electricity from RES and energy efficiency: positive effects achieved so far and remaining legal, administrative and structural barriers’, in A.Gorres, J. Cottrell, J. E. Milne, H. Ashiabor, K. Deketelaere, L. Kreiser, (eds.), ‘Critical Issues in Environmental Taxation Volume VI - International and Comparative Perspectives, , Oxford, Oxford University Press, 171-201.
Articles in academic journals
  • Javier de Cendra de Larragán, (2010), ‘From the EU ETS to a global carbon market: a critical analysis and suggestions for the way forward’, European Energy and Environmental Law Review, Vol. 19, Issue 1, 2-17.
  • M. Peeters, S. Weishaar, J. de Cendra de Larragán, (2007), ‘A Governance Perspective on the Choice between “Cap and Trade” and “Credit and Trade” for an Emissions Trading Regime’, European Environmental Law Review, 16 (7), 191-202.
Chapters in books
  • Javier de Cendra de Larragán, (2010), ‘Liability of Member States and the EU in view of the international climate change framework: between solidarity and responsibility’ , in M. Faure, M. Peeters, (eds.), Climate Change Liability, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, UK, Northampton, USA, forthcoming.
  • Javier de Cendra de Larragán, (2010), ‘La visión de la UE sobre la construcción de un mercado global de carbono: análisis desde la perspectiva del derecho comunitario’, in Iñigo Sanz Rubiales (ed), ‘Régimen Jurídico Público del Mercado de Derechos a Contaminar’, Lex Nova, 270-295.
  • Javier de Cendra de Larragán, (2010), ‘Distributional choices in EU climate change law and policy: a view from the perspective of legal principles’, in P.Martens, C. Chang (ed), ‘The social and behavioural aspects of climate change: linking vulnerability, mitigation, and adaptation’, Greenleaf, 202-223.
  • Javier de Cendra de Larragán, (2010), ‘The EU and the CDM: critical aspects and proposals for the way forward’, in Kim Talus, Michael Hunt, Bram Delvaux, ‘ELRF Vol.2’, Euroconfidentiel, Brussels, 237-261.
  • Javier de Cendra de Larragán, (2009), Regulatory dilemmas in EC environmental law: the ongoing conflicts between competitiveness and the environment, in Fabrizio Cafaggi, Horatia Muir Watt (eds.), ‘The Regulatory Function of European Private Law’, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, UK, Northampton, USA, 91-128.
  • Javier de Cendra de Larragán, (2009), ‘Environmental law in Spain’, in ‘Yearbook of International Environmental Law 2008’, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 447-458.
  • Javier de Cendra de Larragán, (2008), ‘EU Climate change mitigation policy: is it adequate, is it fair?’, in B. Delvaux, K. Talus, M. Hunt, (eds.) ‘Proceedings from the 1st Conference of the Energy Law Research Forum, 193-222. Javier de Cendra de Larragán, (2008), ‘Too much harmonization? The Commission’s proposal to amend the EU ETS’, in M. Faure, M. Peeters, (eds.), ‘Climate Change and European Emissions Trading: Lessons for Theory and Practice’, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, UK, 53-84.
Additional information
  • Javier de Cendra de Larragán, (2008), ‘The implementation of the EU emissions trading directive in Spain’, in M. Rodi, (ed.), ‘Proceedings of the Summer Academy “Energy and the Environment” 2006’, Lexxion Verlag, Berlin, 161-176.
  • Javier de Cendra de Larragán, (2008), ‘Environmental law in Spain’, in ‘Yearbook of International Environmental Law 2007’, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 493-500. Javier de Cendra de Larragán, (2007), ‘The Linking Directive and Russia’, in M. Rodi, (ed.), ‘Proceedings of the Summer Academy “Energy and the Environment” 2005’, Lexxion Verlag, Berlin, 59-85.
  • Javier de Cendra de Larragán, (2006), ‘The path to the linking directive and challenges ahead’, in M. Peeters K. Deketelaere, (eds.), ‘EU Climate Change Policy: The Challenge of New Regulatory Initiatives’, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, UK, 98-124.
  • Javier de Cendra de Larragán, (2006), ‘European Court of Human Rights: has the time come to look to the west? A comparison with the Inter-American Court of Human Rights’, in K. Deketelaere, G. Van Calster, (eds.), ‘Energy and Environmental Law—2005, recent developments in International, European and Comparative Law’, Acco, Leuven, 107-147.
  • Javier de Cendra de Larragán, (2006), ‘The Legal Framework for the promotion of energy from biomass in Spain and the United Kingdom’ in K. Deketelaere, G. Van Calster, (eds.), ‘Energy and Environmental Law—2005, recent developments in International, European and Comparative Law’, Acco, Leuven, 540-580.
  • Javier de Cendra de Larragán, (2006), ‘The Legal Framework for the promotion of energy from biomass in Spain and the United Kingdom’ in M. Rodi, (ed.), ‘Proceedings of the Summer Academy “Energy and the Environment” 2004’, Lexxion Verlag, Berlin, 45-70.
Book reviews
  • Javier de Cendra de Larragán, (2009), ‘Beyond the Carbon Economy—Energy Law in Transition’, Donald N. Zillman, Catherine Redgwell, Yinka O Omorogbe, and Lila K Barrera– Hernandez, (eds.), Carbon Climate Law Review, Vol.3, September 2009.
  • Javier de Cendra de Larragán, (2008), ‘The Market for Pollution Rights—Public Law Regime for Emissions Trading in Spain’, Inigo Sanz Rubiales et al.,(eds.) European Energy and Environmental Law Review, Vol.17, No.6, 394-396.
  • Javier de Cendra de Larragán, (2007), ‘Climate Change, Kyoto Protocol and the Forest Sector: Afforestation/Reforestation Clean Development Mechanism in Asia’, edited by Yeo-Chang Youn, published by Korean Studies Information, 2006, 437 pp, paperback, Review of Community and International Environmental Law, 16(2), 257-258.
  • Case Notes Republic of Poland v Commission (Case T-183/07, 23 September 2009), Climate Law, forthcoming 2010, Vol. 1, Issue 1, 109-206.
Reports
  • Javier de Cendra de Larragán, (2010), ‘A reflection on the long-term evolution of international climate change law and potential impacts upon key areas that may require a response from the United Kingdom’, report prepared under the FORESIGHT project of the UK government office for Science
  • David Grimeaud, Javier de Cendra de Larragán, (2005), ‘Procedural rights concerning the start of the European Community emission allowance trading scheme for greenhouse gases: information, participation and access to justice’, available at www.unimaas.nl. Javier de Cendra de Larragán, (2005), ‘EU greenhouse gas emissions trading and legal principles’, available at www.unimaas.nl.
  • Javier de Cendra de Larragán, (2005), ‘Can the EU protect its energy intensive industry from the impacts on competitiveness created by the EU ETS? An analysis of possible solutions vis-à-vis the WTO regime’, available at www.unimaas.nl.
Conferences and presentations
  • Presentation on ‘the CDM and energy efficiency in buildings: a fundamental mismatch?’, at the 11th Global Conference on Environmental Taxation, Bangkok, 5-7 November 2010.
  • Presentation on ‘the CDM and energy efficiency in buildings: a fundamental mismatch?’, at the 3rd Congress on International Environmental Law, Bogotá, Colombia, 6-8 October 2010.
  • Presentation on ‘Distributional choices in the climate regime: critical challenges for the EU’, at the workshop ‘Distributional choices in climate policies’, Maastricht University, 5 March 2005. This workshop discussed my PhD thesis and counted with the participation of international climate change negotiators and professors from several countries. Presentation on ‘United we stand, divided we fall: the role of Article 10 EC in ensuring compliance of the EC with the Kyoto Protocol’, at the Ius Commune Annual Congress, Maastricht, 27 November 2009. Presentation on ‘EU climate change law and policy’, at the ‘Segundo Congreso de Cambio Climático’, organized by GEMAD and Universidad de Los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia, 2 October 2009.