European Green Deal and the impact of the climate change on the EU regulatory framework. Searching for coherence.
Dear EU law academics,
Welcome to the first JMM Autumn Sustainability Event 2022 at the Jagiellonian University of Cracow. Our conference/webinar is the first among three international, academic events to take place in the context of the Jean Monnet Module Sustainability and Climate Change in EU law. The event will take place on 28-29 October 2022 at the Jagiellonian University Faculty of Law
You are welcome to submit an abstract of your paper of maximum 250 words following one of the three thematic Panels below.
Please submit your abstract no later than July 6 2022 by e-mail to susteulawconferences@uj.edu.pl. By 26 July 2022 all applicants will be notified on whether their proposal is accepted by the Organising Committee. In case of a large number of submissions, the organisers reserve their right to select the contributions. The estimated time for presenting the contribution at the Conference is 15 minutes + 10 minutes for discussion
We invite you to discuss the following:
Panel I The concept of coherence in EU law
This panel aims at discussing the constitutional, institutional and judicial dimension of the concept of coherence in the EU legal order. What are the main legal instruments and institutional actors enhancing coherence in EU law? Is reliance on the general principles and the case-law of the Court of Justice still adequate, or should we rather rely on targets and policy instruments? Is coherence a principle of a constitutional dimension or rather a quality standard of substantive EU law?
Panel II EU Green Deal – (re)shaping the EU regulatory framework through setting targets? Towards an ecological dimension of EU law.
This panel focuses on mapping the impact of the EU Green Deal (EUGD) on the EU regulatory framework and its cross-cutting consequences.
The EUGD is undoubtedly one of the most (r)evolutionary Commission’s communications in the history of the Union. Reshaping the EU regulatory framework towards a green, digital, and resilient economy is currently taking place as a consequence of a number of horizontal commitments towards climate neutrality. However, is setting targets an adequate tool for a coherent, substantive EU law? Is coherence a realistic concept in the context of a climate change transformation? What is the current rationale of the EU legislator? Has the EUGD, a soft law instrument, changed the Union’s axiology? Does EUGD entail internal conflicts between environmental objectives and principles? What is the meaning of the principle of “do not significant harm” (DNSH) promoted by the EUGD? How does this concept operate in the EU secondary law?
An important number of Commission’s Strategies has been put forward. What is a tangible impact of EU Biodiversity Strategy, From Farm to Fork Strategy and 2030 Digital Compass in the EU secondary law? The Commission has equally proposed a number of legislative packages in order to make the EUGD reality, notably Fitfor55 package, proposals to stop deforestation, facilitate waste management and protect soils as well as recent proposals making sustainable products the norm in the EU. Is the “package technique” an adequate tool for redesigning the core EU legislation? Is EU Climate Law an efficient tool of the green transformation? What is a special role of the EU cohesion policy in this regard? How to find a balance between economic reality and ecological ambitions in case of energy market in particular in case of crisis?
Finally, is sustainability a tool of coherence? What is the main purpose of sustainability in the context of the European Green Deal? Is the EU regulatory framework meant to be sustainable tout court?
Panel III Current challenges of a climate change in EU law and policies.
What are the most pressing challenges of the climate-energy transition at the level of the Union and beyond? Are Member States ready and well-equipped to face it? Is solidarity a key?
Climate change is a phenomenon of a global dimension which should trigger a certain degree of coherence between internal and external action of the Union. Climate change also triggers a substantial reorientation of financial measures and fund allocation. How to transform the ambitious climate agenda into efficient legal and economic instruments ‘in a fair way, leaving no one behind’?
Organisation
The organisers intend to publish a post-conference monograph in a scoring publication. Articles will be submitted for publication following a positive review. A post-conference monograph will be published as Open Access to share the results of the conference. Further details will follow.
Our event will take place in a hybrid form, depending on sanitary situation. The conference fee for online conference participants with a paper is 50 euros (200 PLN). The conference fee for persons attending the conference on site with a paper is 100 euros (400 PLN), on site without a paper is 200 PLN. The fee does not include accommodation. The conference participation online without a paper (passive viewing) is free. Participants be asked to register in advance. Registration will be opened in October.
Your SustEULaw Team!