Chinese Environmental Law

Analysis of Chinese environmental law with a focus on the development in statutory regulation, institution building and judicial innovation.

China has industrialized and urbanized at unprecedented scale and speed since its economic take-off began in the 1980s. It has become the world's second largest economy, but pollution has pushed the environment to the limits of its carrying capacity. Chinese Environmental Law provides a comprehensive and structured analysis of the increasingly sophisticated Chinese environmental legal regime. It examines the regulation of pollution in detail, covering key environmental statutes, policies and plans, and investigates judicial innovation in the interpretation and application of environmental legal instruments. The book presents Chinese environmental law in action and in context. By discussing key institutions and processes, readers will understand the operation of the environmental law and policy, the dynamic interactions between state and non-state actors, and the special challenges to the implementation and enforcement of environmental law in the socio-economic and political context of China.

This Handbook provides a comprehensive review of the salient content and major developments of environmental law in transitional China. The core concepts, basic mechanisms and key challenges of Chinese environmental law are discussed, extending the fro

Though recently improved, Chinese legislation on environmental permits is still weak and urgent measures are needed to help the country in moving towards an effective permitting system. This book examines this legislation gap and presents a contribution to solving China’s pollution problems. By analysing the deficiencies of current Chinese provisions on permitting in light of EU legislation, and its Italian application, the book determines which permitting legislative structure and approach China should embrace in practice in order to build more comprehensive legislation on emission permitting. It is argued that a set of ad hoc legislative measures should be implemented so as to strengthen China’s environmental protection and efficiently tackle pollution. The book will be a valuable resource for researchers, academics and policy-makers working in the areas of international environmental law and comparative law.

Derived from the renowned multi-volume International Encyclopaedia of Laws, this book provides ready access to legislation and practice concerning the environment in China. A general introduction covers geographic considerations, political, social and cultural aspects of environmental study, the sources and principles of environmental law, environmental legislation, and the role of public authorities. The main body of the book deals first with laws aimed directly at protecting the environment from pollution in specific areas such as air, water, waste, soil, noise, and radiation. Then, a section on nature and conservation management covers protection of natural and cultural resources such as monuments, landscapes, parks and reserves, wildlife, agriculture, forests, fish, subsoil, and minerals. Further treatment includes the application of zoning and land-use planning, rules on liability, and administrative and judicial remedies to environmental issues. There is also an analysis of the impact of international and regional legislation and treaties on environmental regulation. Its succinct yet scholarly nature, as well as the practical quality of the information it provides, make this book a valuable resource for environmental lawyers handling cases affecting China. Academics and researchers, as well as business investors and the various international organizations in the field, will welcome this very useful guide, and will appreciate its value in the study of comparative environmental law and policy.

Environmental Law in China: Managing Risk and Ensuring Compliance is the most comprehensive, up-to-date account of China's environmental laws and regulations. This book is a practical guide for foreign-invested businesses aiming to maintain compliance throughout their various areas of operation. It is also useful to academics and organizations attempting to understand China's complex system of law on the environment.

As the dazzling economic and social changes in China have imposed substantial impact upon the quality of environmental governance, it is time to review the problems and progress in the politics of China''s environmental protection. This book analyzes the factors in China''s governance and political process that affect and restrain its capacity to handle the mounting environmental problems. It argues that solutions to China''s ecological woes to a larger extent lie in the political and institutional changes rather than in engineering, technological and investment input. The book talks about new policies and reform measures in the green area taken by the government since 2007, arguing that some of them may be quite effective in the long run, as long as they alter institutional factors and the OC growth-firstOCO mindset that obstruct the green effort. The book also includes discussion of China''s climate change policy not only because global warming has come under the limelight of the international community in recent years, but also because it offers a unique dimension to analyze the country''s environmental diplomacy and domestic bureaucratic structure on emissions cutting and related energy issues. China is currently at the crossroads of further political and economic reform, and the intensified public attention to environmental pollution may help the Chinese Communist Party to decisively push forward the long-sluggish political reforms.

34 Environmental Laws of the People's Republic of China in their full text (as of 2015) - 37 Laws totally. * Easily accessible sourcebook for researchers, readers and practitioners in Chinese environmental law. * Indispensible compilation of all relevant contemporary environmental laws of the People's Republic of China (in Chinese language with their (official) English translation on one page. * Quickly digestible including summaries and tables of most important facts (structure, general provisions, stipulations concerning legal responsibilities and environmental liability). Includes the Laws of the People's Republic of China: Environmental Protection Law Marine Environment Protection Law Water Pollution Prevention Law Air Pollution Prevention and Control Law Solid Waste Pollution Prevention Law Environ. Noise Pollution Prevention Law Energy Conservation Law Renewable Energy Law Circular Promotion Economy Clean Production Promotion Law Environmental Impact Assessment Law Land Administration Law Urban Rural Planning Law Water and Soil Conservation Law Water Law Mineral Resources Law Grassland Protection Law Forest Law Animal Husbandry Law Fisheries Law Wildlife Protection Law Agriculture Law Flood Prevention Law Agricultural Mechanization Promotion Law Desertification Control Law Seed Law Radioactive Pollution Prevention Law Coal Law Island Protection Law Earthquake Disaster Mitigation Act Electric Power Law Entry / Exit Animal + Plant Quarantine Law Agricultural Product Quality Safety Law Cultural Relics Protection Law Criminal Law Civil Law Tort Law

An account of everyday justice and the factors that shape it in the battle to seek legal relief for environmental pollution in China.

30 Laws in their full text (as of 2015) - Continously Updated + Bilingual Chinese / English presentation + Concise content summary in tables * Easily accessible sourcebook for researchers, readers and practitioners in Chinese environmental law. * Indispensible compilation of all relevant contemporary environmental laws of the People's Republic of China (in Chinese language with their (official) English translation on one page. * Quickly digestible including summaries and tables of most important facts (structure, general provisions, stipulations concerning legal responsibilities and environmental liability). Includes the Laws of the People's Republic of China: Environmental Protection Law, 2015 Marine Environment Protection Law, 2014 Water Pollution Prevention And Control Law, 2008 Air Pollution Prevention And Control Law, 2016 Solid Waste Law, 2013 Law On The Prevention And Control Of Noise, 1997 Energy Conservation Law, 2008 Renewable Energy Law, 2009 Circular Economy Law, 2009 Promotion Of Clean Production, Law 2012 Environmental Impact Assessment Law, 2003 Land Adminstration Law, 2004 The Urban And Rural Planning Law, 2015 Water And Soil Conservation Law, 1991 Water Law, 2002 Mineral Resources Law, 1996 Grassland Protection Law, 2003 Forestry Law, 1998 Animal Husbandry Law, 2006 Fisheries Law, 2013 Wildlife Protection Law, 2004 Agriculture Law, 2013 Flood Control Law, 2009 Agriculture Mechanisation Law, 2004 Desertification Law, 2002 Seed Law, 2013 Radioactive Law, 2003 Criminal Law, 2015 Civil Law, 2009 Tort Law, 2010