Kaisa Huhta
Biographic Data
| ID | 1746435 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kaisa Huhta |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kaisa |
| FAMILY NAME | Huhta |
| SIGNATURE | HUHTA K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Eastern Finland |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9273-552X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 17 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Harnessing legal system complexity for radical shifts to sustainability
Building a Special Jurisprudence for an Emergent Legal Discipline
This article contributes to a growing body of literature on special jurisprudence through a case study of energy law as an emergent area of law that is perceived to lack a clear understanding of its definition, foundations and doctrine. The article has two functions that both seek to integrate the literature on special (as opposed to general) jurisprudence with that on energy law as a legal discipline and an independent area of law. The first is …
Conceptualising Energy Justice in the Context of Human Rights Law
This article explores energy justice in the context of human rights law. Although energy justice and human rights in the energy sector are fundamentally interconnected, energy justice research within and beyond legal scholarship has not engaged with human rights law or vice versa. As an academic effort, energy justice suffers from a lack of real-life legal application. Human rights law, on the other hand, is a well-established legal discipline an…
Solidarity in European Union Law and Its Application in the Energy Sector
This article explores the meaning of solidarity in European Union (EU) law in the context of the energy sector and the ongoing energy crisis. Energy provides a powerful and topical sectoral example of the fundamental role and diverse functions of solidarity in EU law. In its OPAL ruling in 2021, the Court of Justice of the EU established that energy solidarity constitutes a legally binding principle of EU energy law that should inform EU institut…
Comparing Legal Disciplines as an Approach to Understanding the Role of Law in Decarbonizing Societies
Law plays an important role in reshaping and enforcing governance efforts in radical shifts and can function as a catalyst for transitioning governance towards sustainability. This article assesses the capacity of law to facilitate decarbonization as a radical societal shift. It argues that decarbonization demands fundamental and systemic restructuring in law and legal thinking. This should also be reflected in legal scholarship and, most importa…
The contribution of energy law to the energy transition and energy research
This article focuses on energy law’s contribution to the energy transition and to research on that transition. It is well known that law plays a pivotal role in governing the energy sector and has fundamental implications for the pursuit of the low-carbon transition. Despite this fact, law often remains confined within its silo, inaccessible to non-lawyers due to its distinctive methodological characteristics and internal jargon. This article aim…
The Scope of State Sovereignty Under Article 194(2) Tfeu and the Evolution of Eu Competences in the Energy Sector
This article analyses the European Union's competences in the energy sector. It focuses on Article 194(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, which affords EU Member States the right to determine the conditions for exploiting their energy resources, the choice between different energy sources and the general structure of their energy supply. This article traces the constitutional development of EU competences in the energy sec…
A brake or an accelerator? The role of law in sustainability transitions
The role of law is arguably of key importance in rapid sustainability transition. However, neither past nor current transition research explicitly engages with law in relation to transition, and when it engages with law at all, it adopts an instrumental view of it rather than a complex-systemic one. Similarly, there is a lack of broad-ranging legal scholarship on the role of law in transition. We argue that there is a need to bridge the gap betwe…
A brake or an accelerator? The role of law in sustainability transitions
The role of law is arguably of key importance in rapid sustainability transition. However, neither past nor current transition research explicitly engages with law in relation to transition, and when it engages with law at all, it adopts an instrumental view of it rather than a complex-systemic one. Similarly, there is a lack of broad-ranging legal scholarship on the role of law in transition. We argue that there is a need to bridge the gap betwe…
The contribution of energy law to the energy transition and energy research
This article focuses on energy law’s contribution to the energy transition and to research on that transition. It is well known that law plays a pivotal role in governing the energy sector and has fundamental implications for the pursuit of the low-carbon transition. Despite this fact, law often remains confined within its silo, inaccessible to non-lawyers due to its distinctive methodological characteristics and internal jargon. This article aim…
The Scope of State Sovereignty Under Article 194(2) Tfeu and the Evolution of Eu Competences in the Energy Sector
This article analyses the European Union's competences in the energy sector. It focuses on Article 194(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, which affords EU Member States the right to determine the conditions for exploiting their energy resources, the choice between different energy sources and the general structure of their energy supply. This article traces the constitutional development of EU competences in the energy sec…
Solidarity in European Union Law and Its Application in the Energy Sector
This article explores the meaning of solidarity in European Union (EU) law in the context of the energy sector and the ongoing energy crisis. Energy provides a powerful and topical sectoral example of the fundamental role and diverse functions of solidarity in EU law. In its OPAL ruling in 2021, the Court of Justice of the EU established that energy solidarity constitutes a legally binding principle of EU energy law that should inform EU institut…
The Scope of State Sovereignty Under Article 194(2) Tfeu and the Evolution of Eu Competences in the Energy Sector
This article analyses the European Union's competences in the energy sector. It focuses on Article 194(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, which affords EU Member States the right to determine the conditions for exploiting their energy resources, the choice between different energy sources and the general structure of their energy supply. This article traces the constitutional development of EU competences in the energy sec…
A brake or an accelerator? The role of law in sustainability transitions
The role of law is arguably of key importance in rapid sustainability transition. However, neither past nor current transition research explicitly engages with law in relation to transition, and when it engages with law at all, it adopts an instrumental view of it rather than a complex-systemic one. Similarly, there is a lack of broad-ranging legal scholarship on the role of law in transition. We argue that there is a need to bridge the gap betwe…
The contribution of energy law to the energy transition and energy research
This article focuses on energy law’s contribution to the energy transition and to research on that transition. It is well known that law plays a pivotal role in governing the energy sector and has fundamental implications for the pursuit of the low-carbon transition. Despite this fact, law often remains confined within its silo, inaccessible to non-lawyers due to its distinctive methodological characteristics and internal jargon. This article aim…
Conceptualising Energy Justice in the Context of Human Rights Law
This article explores energy justice in the context of human rights law. Although energy justice and human rights in the energy sector are fundamentally interconnected, energy justice research within and beyond legal scholarship has not engaged with human rights law or vice versa. As an academic effort, energy justice suffers from a lack of real-life legal application. Human rights law, on the other hand, is a well-established legal discipline an…
Solidarity in European Union Law and Its Application in the Energy Sector
This article explores the meaning of solidarity in European Union (EU) law in the context of the energy sector and the ongoing energy crisis. Energy provides a powerful and topical sectoral example of the fundamental role and diverse functions of solidarity in EU law. In its OPAL ruling in 2021, the Court of Justice of the EU established that energy solidarity constitutes a legally binding principle of EU energy law that should inform EU institut…
Comparing Legal Disciplines as an Approach to Understanding the Role of Law in Decarbonizing Societies
Law plays an important role in reshaping and enforcing governance efforts in radical shifts and can function as a catalyst for transitioning governance towards sustainability. This article assesses the capacity of law to facilitate decarbonization as a radical societal shift. It argues that decarbonization demands fundamental and systemic restructuring in law and legal thinking. This should also be reflected in legal scholarship and, most importa…
Building a Special Jurisprudence for an Emergent Legal Discipline
This article contributes to a growing body of literature on special jurisprudence through a case study of energy law as an emergent area of law that is perceived to lack a clear understanding of its definition, foundations and doctrine. The article has two functions that both seek to integrate the literature on special (as opposed to general) jurisprudence with that on energy law as a legal discipline and an independent area of law. The first is …
Harnessing legal system complexity for radical shifts to sustainability
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