Full Description
This authoritative Research Handbook presents, for the first time, a comprehensive overview of the salient content and major developments in environmental law in transitional China. Through this rigorous examination, it gives a unique insight into the implementation problems and reform needs of environmental governance in China.
This timely book explores the core concepts, basic mechanisms and key challenges of Chinese environmental law, extending the frontier of understanding in this fundamental area. Combining theory and practice, the expert contributors provide an introduction to and comments on relevant environmental laws and regulations and their latest developments. The Research Handbook builds upon previous knowledge of Chinese environmental law, divulging concerns on redressing environmental protection issues in the context of economic growth and sustainable development. Readers will gain a discerning insight into the nuances of environmental regulation in China from this extensive review.
This necessary exploration of Chinese environmental law will be an indispensible reference point for academics and advanced students of environmental studies in general, and environmental law in particular. Practitioners will find the work both informative and important.
Contributors: H. Chang, S. Chen, X. Jiang, N. Liu, T. Qin, S. Ren, X. Tou, H. Wang, W. Yu, J. Zhang, S. Zhang, X. Zhao, C. Zhou
Contents
Contents:
1. Introduction
Qin Tianbao and Zhou Chen
2. The Chinese Legal System
Wang Huanhuan
3. Air Pollution Prevention Law
Yu Wenxuan and Chen Shiyin
4. Water and Ocean Law
Liu Nengye
5. Soil Protection Law
Tou Xiaodong
6. Law on Prevention of Toxic and Harmful Substances Pollution
Hou Jiaru
7. Law on Prevention and Control of Environmental Pollution by Solid Wastes
Hou Jiaru
8. Climate Change and Energy Law
Jiang Xiaoyi
9. Land Management Law
Tou Xiaodong
10. Ocean and Freshwater Resources Conservation Law
Chang Hong
11. Biodiversity Conservation Law
Yu Wenxuan
12. Forest Resources Law
Zhang Shijun
13. Mineral Resources Law
Zhang Shijun
14. Protected Areas Law
Ren Shidan
15. Environmental Liability
Zhao Xiaobo and Zhang Jianwei
16. Environmental Dispute Settlement in China
Zhao Xiaobo and Zhang Jianwei
17. China's Position on International Environmental Issues
Liu Nengye
18. China's Participation into Major International Environmental Agreements
Jiang Xiaoyi
19. Conclusion
Zhou Chen
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