Czech Energy Law in the Context of Environmental Protection

The dissertation deals with legal regulation of energy in the Czech Republic in the context of environmental protection. Power is the broadly conceived by the author because it includes not only the stage of obtaining energy resources, production, and the distribution of energy, but also the activities related to energy conservation and dealing with energy waste. For these individual phases, the author introduces the concept of the energy chain which is understood as a set of interrelated developmental stages of energy. Energy law is defined by the author as a law that regulates people's behavior towards usable energy at all stages of the energy chain. Endangerment and damage to the environment may occur (and often does occur) at each stage of the energy chain. This work emphasizes the principles and instruments of environmental protection which can effectively fulfill their function in energy legislation. The aim of the work is to find and understand the context of principles and instruments of environmental protection in the Czech energy law. This knowledge may then allow for an assessment of energy legislation de lege lata, including introducing specific proposals de lege ferenda and possible policy changes. The most important and overarching principle in all stages of the energy chain is the..