1st Edition

Constitutional Discussions on Nuclear Energy in Germany

By Robert Rybski Copyright 2024
234 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

234 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book analyses the German constitutional system's responses towards nuclear energy. Robert Rybski begins with a presentation of energy security as a constitutional value and explores how it connects with nuclear energy. He also examines constitutional standards derived from the German Constitution, which directly regulates nuclear energy issues within the German system of power. The book... Read more

Introduction

Chapter 1: Setting the scene: 40 years of nuclear phase-outs in Germany

Chapter 2: Energy security as a constitutionally protected value

Chapter 3: Nuclear energy in the German Constitution

Chapter 4: The concept of unavoidable risk (Restrisiko) in the jurisprudence of the Federal Constitutional Court

Concluding remarks

Biography

Robert Rybski is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Law and Administration at the University of Warsaw, Poland.