The role of public law in shaping sustainable behaviour in private law: The case of legislating solar panel ownership in Aruba
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2024-07
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This paper explores the use of legislation as a public law tool to influence human activity in the private law sphere, focusing specifically on ownership of solar panels in Aruba as a case study. It presents the predicament posed to property rights of solar panels in Aruba and the new amended provision in the Aruban Civil Code aimed to address it. The motivations underpinning the legislative amendment and the legal and societal obstacles it aimed to address are set out and situated in the context of the Aruban SDG implementation of tackling climate change – more specifically the need for policies and regulatory framework conducive to renewable energy production and consumption. The impact of this legislative change on the uptake of solar panel ownership in Aruba is evaluated through semi-structured interviews with key stakeholders. The paper discusses whether the aim pursued by the legislative amendment has been achieved, and discusses the role that legislation and other public law tools can play in stimulating sustainable behaviour in the private (law) sphere.
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Luk, N.C. (2024). The role of public law in shaping sustainable behaviour in private law: The case of legislating solar panel ownership in Aruba. Conference presentation at the 2024 ICON-S Conference, Madrid, 9 July 2024.
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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14473/1378