Wholesale Energy Supplies Disruption as the Human Rights Breach: Characterisation and Causality Aspects

This paper explores the intersection of energy security supply and human rights in Ukraine, focusing on the implications of disruptions in the supply of wholesale energy products. Ukraine’s wholesale energy sector is being under attack since early October 2023, with no legally sound reaction from th...

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Main Author: Oleh Zahnitko
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Language:English
Published: National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy 2024-10-01
Series:Наукові записки НаУКМА: Юридичні науки
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Online Access:https://nrplaw.ukma.edu.ua/article/view/313900
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description This paper explores the intersection of energy security supply and human rights in Ukraine, focusing on the implications of disruptions in the supply of wholesale energy products. Ukraine’s wholesale energy sector is being under attack since early October 2023, with no legally sound reaction from the international community. The article studies, past hindrance of the economic development and personal liability caused by the attacks, the risks posed to human rights and other peremptory rules of public international law, including access to essential services, health, and an adequate standard of living. By examining the legal frameworks and international human rights standards, this study argues that sustained or significant interruptions in wholesale energy supply constitute a breach of human rights and sufficient cause of action by the Government of Ukraine under multilateral international instruments.
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spelling doaj-art-bd5e7da7e07c4689b22a0d40fa9f555b2025-08-20T02:18:51ZengNational University of Kyiv-Mohyla AcademyНаукові записки НаУКМА: Юридичні науки2617-26072024-10-01133850https://doi.org/10.18523/2617-2607.2024.13.38-50Wholesale Energy Supplies Disruption as the Human Rights Breach: Characterisation and Causality AspectsOleh Zahnitko0https://orcid.org/0009-0002-3095-2590V. Mamutov Institute of Economic and Legal Research of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, UkraineThis paper explores the intersection of energy security supply and human rights in Ukraine, focusing on the implications of disruptions in the supply of wholesale energy products. Ukraine’s wholesale energy sector is being under attack since early October 2023, with no legally sound reaction from the international community. The article studies, past hindrance of the economic development and personal liability caused by the attacks, the risks posed to human rights and other peremptory rules of public international law, including access to essential services, health, and an adequate standard of living. By examining the legal frameworks and international human rights standards, this study argues that sustained or significant interruptions in wholesale energy supply constitute a breach of human rights and sufficient cause of action by the Government of Ukraine under multilateral international instruments.https://nrplaw.ukma.edu.ua/article/view/313900energy securityhuman rightsrussia-ukraine warwholesale energy productssupply disruptionswar crimecrime of genocide
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Wholesale Energy Supplies Disruption as the Human Rights Breach: Characterisation and Causality Aspects
Наукові записки НаУКМА: Юридичні науки
energy security
human rights
russia-ukraine war
wholesale energy products
supply disruptions
war crime
crime of genocide
title Wholesale Energy Supplies Disruption as the Human Rights Breach: Characterisation and Causality Aspects
title_full Wholesale Energy Supplies Disruption as the Human Rights Breach: Characterisation and Causality Aspects
title_fullStr Wholesale Energy Supplies Disruption as the Human Rights Breach: Characterisation and Causality Aspects
title_full_unstemmed Wholesale Energy Supplies Disruption as the Human Rights Breach: Characterisation and Causality Aspects
title_short Wholesale Energy Supplies Disruption as the Human Rights Breach: Characterisation and Causality Aspects
title_sort wholesale energy supplies disruption as the human rights breach characterisation and causality aspects
topic energy security
human rights
russia-ukraine war
wholesale energy products
supply disruptions
war crime
crime of genocide
url https://nrplaw.ukma.edu.ua/article/view/313900
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