The research project “The Ecological Transition of Economic Law,” in partnership with ADEME—the French Agency for Ecological Transition—has awarded a prize for the best contribution by a young researcher in the field of environmental economic law. The award was presented during the conference held on June 7 and 8 (Environmental Economic Law: Actors and Methods) and recognized three young researchers.
From left to right: Ana Ilcheva (2nd Prize), Fanny Vanrykel (1st Prize), Gilles J. Martin (Jury Chair), Clément Lacombe (3rd Prize)
First Prize for his paper “Pricing Carbon: Rethinking the Law? The Case of the European Union”
Fanny Vanrykel is a doctoral student (FNRS Fellow) at the University of Saint Louis-Brussels and the University of Liège in Belgium. In her doctoral thesis, “The Illusive Simplicity and Straightforwardness of a Carbon Tax: A Legal Analysis,” Fanny examines the interactions between carbon taxes and their legal framework and compares them with other strategies such as the emissions trading system, using European law as a case study. Previously, Fanny was a researcher on a multidisciplinary Belspo-Brain project assessing economic instruments for a low-carbon society. She also served as a teaching assistant in public and constitutional law. Finally, Fanny has contributed to numerous consultations on the greening of taxation in Belgium, particularly regarding the introduction of a carbon pricing mechanism.
About the conference: “[…] The discussions were very thought-provoking and covered a wide range of perspectives, both within the legal disciplines and beyond the field of law […].”
Second Prize: “Integrating Environmental Objectives into Business Operations: A Challenge for Contemporary Business Law”
Ana-Maria Ilcheva holds a Ph.D. in Law and is currently a postdoctoral researcher at the Université Côte d’Azur. Her dissertation, titled “Businesses Facing the Challenge of Climate Change: Obligations and Responsibilities,” examines the legal frameworks governing corporate involvement in the fight against global warming and the evolving nature of corporate legal liability in this context. Ana-Maria is a member of the ClimaLex Research Group and served on the steering committee of the FINCLIMLEX research project (ISJPS, University of Paris 1–ADEME), led by Marta Torre-Schaub, focusing on the legal and financial aspects of climate risks (2019–2022).
On the conference: “[…] it was an enriching and particularly stimulating gathering, at the crossroads of several fields, which successfully demonstrated the value of examining the relationship between economic law and environmental law in (and for) the implementation of the ecological transition.”
Third prize for his contribution titled “Toward the Internalization of Negative Externalities in the Context of Environmental Responsibility”
Clément Lacombe is a doctoral student at UMR 6031 TREE (CNRS-University of Pau and the Adour Region). He is writing a dissertation in public and private law on the topic of “The Independent Energy Consumer.” In this capacity, he leads seminars on environmental law and participated in the symposium “Acceptability and Public Law” with the paper “CSR and Environmental Democracy: Toward a New Social Contract?” He is also a co-author of the Fabrique écologique report “Short Energy Chains and Local Energy Solidarity.”
Regarding the conference: “[…] I particularly appreciated the quality of the presentations and it rekindled my interest in economic considerations within the context of environmental law. This conference also reaffirmed my belief in the relevance of not adhering to thesumma divisio juris. Finally, it opened my eyes to other concerns, authors, and areas of study that will be relevant to my dissertation.”
These rules set forth: 1) the types of eligible projects, 2) the procedures for submitting entries, 3) the composition and powers of the jury, 4) the schedule, and 5) the nature of the prize.
Section 1 – Types of Eligible Work
For the purposes of these rules, “contribution” means any unpublished scientific paper of fewer than thirty thousand characters, including spaces, on the subject described below.
Contributions may take the form of academic articles, opinion pieces, editorials, or news reports.
The contributions focus on the relationship, within economic law, between environmental objectives on the one hand and economic and/or social objectives on the other. The inclusion of a forward-looking approach is encouraged.
The concept of economic law must be understood in its broadest sense, encompassing not only business law but also labor law and environmental law, as these fields play a role in the organization of businesses and markets.
For the purposes of these regulations, the term “young researcher” refers to any doctoral student or PhD holder who is under 35 years of age as of June 7, 2022.
Article 2 – Guidelines for Submitting Contributions
Applicants should submit their application, along with their resume, to the following email address: prix.transition.ecologique@gmail.com
Each candidate may submit only one entry.
Article 3 – Composition and Powers of the Jury
The jury is composed of members of the research team on the Ecological Transition in Economic Law; a list of these members is available on the project’s website.
The jury appoints its chair and has full discretion in organizing its proceedings.
The jury appoints its chair and has full discretion in organizing its proceedings.
Article 4 – Schedule
Deadline for submitting entries to the jury: Friday, April 8, 2022.
Results will be sent to applicants in the second half of May 2022.
Award ceremony: Wednesday, June 8, 2022, in Paris, during the annual conference of the research project on The Ecological Transition of Economic Law.
Article 5 – Nature of the Prize
The prize consists of a cash award of 2,000 euros.
The jury may decide to award the entire prize to a single candidate, to award a joint first prize, to award a second prize, or even a third prize, or to withhold the prize.
The winner(s) may be invited to publish their paper in the proceedings of the annual conference of the research project on The Ecological Transition of Economic Law.