The Impact of the Rule of Law on Energy Policy in European Union Member States

Radoslaw Wisniewski (), Aneta Nowakowska-Krystman, Tomasz Kownacki and Piotr Daniluk
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Radoslaw Wisniewski: School of Business, University of Economics and Human Sciences in Warsaw, 01-043 Warsaw, Poland
Tomasz Kownacki: School of Social Sciences, University of Economics and Human Sciences in Warsaw, 01-043 Warsaw, Poland
Piotr Daniluk: Faculty of Security Sciences, General Tadeusz Kosciuszko Military University of Land Forces, 51-147 Wroclaw, Poland

Energies, 2024, vol. 17, issue 3, 1-31

Abstract: Research pertaining to the dual-tier political system within the European Union (EU), specifically concerning the genesis and execution of EU policies, has garnered substantial scholarly attention. These inquiries delve into multifaceted dimensions, encompassing institutional dynamics, procedural intricacies, questions of legitimacy, and intricate relational dynamics entailing international diplomacy with other actors within the realm of international law. Nonetheless, a particularly intriguing and underexplored facet remains: the influence of member states’ compliance with the rule of law on the implementation of EU policies, particularly within the realm of energy policy. This article aims to elucidate the nexus between the realization of energy policy objectives in EU member states and fidelity to the rule of law. The conundrum of establishing a correlation between the indicators of environmentally sustainable energy policy and commitment to upholding the rule of law remains uncharted territory within the existing body of literature. Our analysis centers on a dataset derived from publicly accessible sources, reflecting data from the year 2020.

Keywords: energy system; rule of law; EU; green economy; brown economy; Poland (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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