CLIMATE LAW IN EUROPEAN UNION LEGISLATION. DOES IT ALREADY EXIST?
CLIMATE LAW IN EUROPEAN UNION LEGISLATION. DOES IT ALREADY EXIST?

Summary/Abstract: In July 2021, Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 of the European Parliament and of the Council onthe establishment of a framework for achieving climate neutrality entered into force. In thiscontext, it is therefore important to determine whether a conceptual category such as ‘climatelaw’ can indeed be distinguished in EU legislation and, if so, what is the meaning of this no-tion? To this end, the notion of ‘European climate law’ is analysed. The dogmatic-legal methodis primarily used as the research method in this study. A theoretical-legal method is also usedto highlight certain themes related to legal institutions. The research is narrowed down toselected normative acts that are part of the EU legislation – the provisions of normative actsrelated to the functioning of the EU are analysed. The main conclusions in the paper focus onthe application of the term ‘climate law’ in the selected EU regulations. This is juxtaposed withthe category of the legal system sensu stricto and sensu largo. The analysis carried out confirmsthe thesis that Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 of the European Parliament and of the Council of30 June 2021 on the establishment of a framework for achieving climate neutrality should beclassified as climate law sensu largo.

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