The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted once again the existing legal vacuums in the energy sector when it comes to addressing various situations such as disaster risk management and reduction. This reality can be seen in various instances where other regulatory frameworks are used instead of energy law. This article seeks to address the existing legal vacuum in the energy field in the context of pre- and post-energy disasters, such as the Covid-19 health disaster resulting in negative consequences for the energy sector. The author argues that international disaster law, taking the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction as a case study, can provide guidance when it comes to managing pre- and post-energy disasters scenarios. The author will support this claim by examining the potential use of the Sendai Framework priorities as guidance for policymakers in addressing disasters in the energy field while stressing the need to strike a balance between using existing binding and nonbinding frameworks from other regulatory fields to address the legal gaps and making sure that energy law applies in such situations.

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解决能源部门不确定性和管理风险的法律工具：国际灾害法是否有作用？

Covid-19 大流行再次突显了能源部门在解决灾害风险管理和减少等各种情况时存在的法律真空。这种现实可以在使用其他监管框架而不是能源法的各种情况下看到。本文旨在解决能源灾难前后能源领域现有的法律真空问题，例如 Covid-19 健康灾难对能源部门造成的负面影响。作者认为，以仙台减少灾害风险框架为案例研究的国际灾害法可以为管理能源灾害前后的情景提供指导。