Intel – The coming of age of a new legal discipline: Developing the general doctrine of energy law
Project duration: 2024 – 2029
INTEL makes a ground-breaking contribution to energy law scholarship by developing the general doctrine of energy law in a European context. A general doctrine refers to a discipline’s key concepts, principles and theories.
While all well-established legal disciplines have an understanding of their doctrine, energy law does not. A general doctrine consolidates the foundations of a discipline and guides legislators, courts and lawyers in identifying, valuing and interpreting legal norms. In light of the energy transition and the energy crisis in Europe, it is imperative to solidify and cohere the foundations of energy law.
The INTEL project will develop the general doctrine of energy law through a novel methodological combination. The project will combine jurisprudence, interviews, co-creation and machine learning to generate new knowledge on the interpretation of sources of energy law, and on how legislators, judges and lawyers perceive energy law. Learn more about this project here.
