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LAW PhD Theses are assessed for the award of the degree: Doctor of Laws of the European University Institute.

All EUI theses are accessible on-campus. To be able to access embargoed or restricted theses outside campus, external readers can make a request of the print version through the EUI Library catalogue.

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Title:Horizontal energy governance in the European Union Author(s):MÜNCHMEYER, Max Date:2024Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2024Version:Chapter 7 'Solidarity as catalyst for horizontal energy Union governance' of the PhD thesis draws upon an earlier version published as an article 'The principle of energy solidarity : Germany v. Poland' (2022) in the journal 'Common market law review'.Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; LAW; PhD ThesisAbstract:This thesis examines how the European Union moderates between different priorities of energy policy, commonly conceptualised as the energy trilemma, which consists of the three interdependent objectives of sustainability, ...
Title:The use of cost-benefit analysis in EU administrative rulemaking Author(s):GIANNI, Letizia Date:2024Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2024Version:Chapter 6 'Cost-benefit analysis and public engagement' of the PhD thesis draws upon an earlier version published as an article 'Democratic accountability in stressful times : when decisions must be made quickly' (2023) in the journal 'Penn State journal of law & international affairs'.Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; LAW; PhD ThesisAbstract:Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA) aims at cataloging the costs and benefits of different policy actions, to establish a comparison among them and decide how to proceed so that the benefits outweigh or (at least) equate to the ...
Title:Delegating the law of artificial intelligence : a procedural account of technology-neutral regulation Author(s):ALMADA, Marco Date:2024Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2024Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; LAW; PhD ThesisAbstract:The growing popularity of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies is a pressing matter for regulation in the European Union (EU) and beyond. Faced with the growing adoption of AI technologies in society, legislators often ...
Title:The integration of biodiversity into EU free trade agreements Author(s):MULLER, Justine Viviane Anne Date:2024Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2024Version:Chapter 7 'Mitigating the direct and indirect negative impacts of trade on biodiversity in the trade and sustainable development chapters of free trade agreements between the EU and neotropical countries' of the PhD thesis draws upon an earlier version published as chapter 'EU imported biodiversity loss : the gaps and overlaps between trade impact and provisions on biodiversity in EU free trade agreements' (2023) in the book 'International economic law : new approaches and issues'.Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; LAW; PhD ThesisAbstract:Biodiversity is crucial to life on Earth, including the survival and well-being of humanity. Human beings use and benefit from biodiversity daily. As such, it is not surprising that biodiversity-derived products are amongst ...
Title:Navigating the souring seas : the global experimentalist governance of ocean acidification? Author(s):FROSCH, Annika Date:2024Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2024Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; LAW; PhD ThesisAbstract:Ocean acidification (OA) represents an urgent and complex challenge that will endanger oceanic ecosystems and human beings alike. This thesis investigates the multifaceted governance of OA. More specifically, it explores ...