The nature of nuclear law as a peculiar legal discipline has been discussed in academic scholarship since the early 1960s. A special system of principles has emerged in this field, which clearly distinguishes nuclear law from other areas of law. At the same time, there is a tacit consensus in legal academia that nuclear law represents a special (sub)discipline of energy law. Reflecting the current debate, discussing (a claimed) ‘immaturity’ of energy law, this contribution argues that energy law is obviously composed of several (sub)disciplines which are in various stages of development and different degrees of academic recognition. Thus, this article argues that rather than perceiving energy law as a coherent discipline, we must consider it an amalgam of various (sub)disciplines governing different sources of energy.

自 1960 年代初以来，学术界一直在讨论核法作为一门特殊的法律学科的性质。该领域出现了一套特殊的原则体系，将核法与其他领域的法律明确区分开来。同时，法学界也有一个默契，即核法代表了能源法的一门特殊（子）学科。反映当前的辩论，讨论（声称的）能源法“不成熟”，该贡献认为，能源法显然由处于不同发展阶段和不同学术认可度的几个（子）学科组成。因此，本文认为，与其将能量定律视为一门连贯的学科，不如将其视为管理不同能源的各种（子）学科的混合体。