Hostname: page-component-78c5997874-lj6df Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2024-11-19T22:41:20.711Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false
  • English
  • Français

ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS AND CASE STUDIES: Latest Developments in Chinese Environmental Law

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 October 2013

Cai Shouqiu  and
Wen Lizhao
Cai Shouqiu*
Affiliation:
Professor and Doctoral Supervisor, Research Institute of Environmental Law, Wuhan University; and President, China Environmental and Resources Law Society, Wuhan, People's Republic of China
Wen Lizhao
Affiliation:
PhD Candidate in Environmental Law, Research Institute of Environmental Law, Wuhan University, Wuhan, People's Republic of China
*
Cai Shouqiu, Research Institute of Environmental Law, Wuhan University, Wuhan, People's Republic of China, (e-mail) [email protected]
Get access

Abstract

Chinese environmental law in the 21st century continues to evolve in legislation, enforcement, higher education, and academic research. This article summarizes the general development of Chinese environmental law and reviews the new policy of a five-type society; new legislation and amendments; policies on energy conservation, emission reduction, and climate change; the establishment of the Ministry of Environmental Protection; the attempt at environmental courts; the first case of environmental public interest litigation; environmental protection; nongovernmental organizations; and higher education and academic research on environmental law.

Environmental Practice 15:339–349 (2013)

Type
Features
Information
Environmental Practice , Volume 15 , Issue 3 , September 2013 , pp. 339 - 349
Copyright
Copyright © National Association of Environmental Professionals 2013 

Access options

Get access to the full version of this content by using one of the access options below. (Log in options will check for institutional or personal access. Content may require purchase if you do not have access.)

References

All-China Environment Federation (ACEF). 2008. The General Situation of Chinese Environmental NGOs. In China's Environmental NGOs' Development Status (2008 Environmental Blue Book). ACEF, Beijing, 48 pp. Available at http://www.caepi.org.cn/industry-report/6245.shtml.Google Scholar
Cai, S., and Wen, L.. 2013. The Latest Development of Environmental NGOs in China. IUCNAEL [International Union for Conservation of Nature Academy of Environmental Law] eJournal 4(4):39–42.Google Scholar
China Academic Degrees and Graduate Education Development Center (CDGDC). 1997. Grant, Ph.D., Master's Degree, and Graduate Training Disciplines: Professional Directories (Issued in 1997). CDGDC, Beijing. Available at http://www.cdgdc.edu.cn/xwyyjsjyxx/sy/glmd/267001.shtml.Google Scholar
Communist Party of China (CPC). 2004, September 19. Decision on Enhancing the CPC's Leadership Ability. CPC, Beijing. Information available at http://www.86wiki.com/view/2808339.htm.Google Scholar
Communist Party of China. 2011. The Twelfth Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development of the People's Republic of China. MoraQuest, Chicago, 2 Mb.Google Scholar
Department of Regulations and Policies, Water Resources Ministry. 2001, November. Valencia Water Court. In Water Management Theory and Practice: The Selected Domestic and Foreign Materials. Internal document. Water Resources Ministry, Beijing.Google Scholar
Guiyang Intermediate People's Court. 2012a. Guiyang Intermediate People's Court Decision on Designated Jurisdiction [2007]. In Selected Environmental Court Cases, Wang, L., ed. Law Press, Beijing, 221–222.Google Scholar
Guiyang Intermediate People's Court. 2012b. The Implementation Plan of Guiyang Intermediate People's Court on Setting Up the Environmental Protection Court [2007]. In Selected Environmental Court Cases, Wang, L., ed. Law Press, Beijing, 215–217.Google Scholar
Guiyang Intermediate People's Court. 2012c. Regulation on the Scope of Case Acceptance by Guiyang Intermediate People's Court Environmental Protection Court and Qingzhe People's Court Environmental Protection Court [2007]. In Selected Environmental Court Cases, Wang, L., ed. Law Press, Beijing, 223–224.Google Scholar
Guiyang People's Congress. 2010, June 18. Guiyang to Promote Ecological Civilization Construction Regulations. Office of Legislative Affairs, Guiyang, People's Republic of China. Available at http://www.chinalaw.gov.cn/article/fgkd/xfg/dfxfg/201006/20100600256176.shtml.Google Scholar
Hainan Provincial Higher People's Court. 2011, July. Executive Opinions on Environment Civil Public Interest Litigation Pilot. Hainan Court, Haikou, People's Republic of China. Available at http://www.hicourt.gov.cn/spgc/details/gyss20110815.htm.Google Scholar
Hu, J. 2012. Firmly March on the Path of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics and Strive to Complete the Building of a Moderately Prosperous Society in All Respects. Report to the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China on November 8, 2012. People's Daily, November 18. Available at http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012cpc/2012-11/18/content_15939493.htm.Google Scholar
International Judicial Institute for Environmental Adjudication (IJIEA). 2011, April 1. International Symposium on Environmental Courts & Tribunals. IJIEA, New York. Available at http://www.law.pace.edu/international-judicial-institute-environmental-adjudication-ijiea.Google Scholar
International Union for Conservation of Nature Academy of Environmental Law (IUCNAEL). 2009, November. The Seventh Annual Colloquium of the IUCN Academy of Environmental Law, Wuhan University, Wuhan, People's Republic of China. IUCNAEL, Ottawa. Available at http://iucnael.org/zh/iucnaelorg-academy-events/108-the-seventh-annual-colloquium-of-the-iucn-academy-of-environmental-law.html.Google Scholar
Kunming Intermediate People's Court and Kunming People's Procuratorate. 2010, October 25. Several Opinions on Dealing with Civil Environmental Public Interest Litigation Cases (the Pilot). Available at http://www.gy.yn.gov.cn/Article/xwgj/xwgc/201011/20926.html.Google Scholar
Li, J. 2011. Project to Tackle Heavy-Metal Pollution. China Daily, February 19. http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-02/19/content_12043264.htm.Google Scholar
National People's Congress. 2008. Meeting of the Eleventh National People's Congress: State Council Institution Reform Decision on Forming the Ministry of Environmental Protection. Xinhua News Agency, March 15. Available at http://www.gov.cn/2008lh/content_921283.htm.Google Scholar
National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee. 2002a, June 29. Cleaner Production Promotion Law. NPC, Beijing. Available at http://www.chinacp.org.cn/eng/cppolicystrategy/cp_law2002.html.Google Scholar
National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee. 2002b, August 29. Water Law of the People's Republic of China. NPC, Beijing. Available at http://www.china.org.cn/english/government/207454.htm.Google Scholar
People's Court News. 2010, July 2. Several Opinions on Accelerating the Transformation of Economic Development by Providing Judicial Guarantees and Services. Fa Fa 18. Available at http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2010-07/02/c_12288361.htm.Google Scholar
People's Court News. 2012, January 11. People's Court News Names 2011 Top Ten Typical Cases of the People's Court. Available at http://www.law-lib.com/fzdt/newshtml/yjdt/20120111211230.htm.Google Scholar
Pulin, G., and Pulin, C.. 2009, November. Improve Rule of Environmental Law, Enhance Access to Justice: A Global Research on Specialized Environmental Protection Courts and Tribunals. Submitted to The Seventh Annual Colloquium of the IUCN [Union for Conservation of Nature] Academy of Environmental Law, Wuhan University, Wuhan, People's Republic of China.Google Scholar
Research Institute of Environmental Law. 1999, November 20–22. Inaugural Meeting of the Environmental and Resources Law Research Association of the China Law Society. Research Institute of Environmental Law, Wuhan University, Wuhan, People's Republic of China. Meeting Secretariat internal document.Google Scholar
State Council. 2005, December 27. Decision on Implementing the Scientific Outlook on Development and Enhancing Environmental Protection. State Council Document 39. Communist Party of China, Beijing. Available at http://english.mep.gov.cn/Policies_Regulations/policies/Frameworkp1/200712/t20071227_115531.htm.Google Scholar
State Council. 2008. State Council Notice on Institutional Settings. Guo Fa 11. Xinhua News Agency, April 24. Available at http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2008-04/24/content_8044595.htm.Google Scholar
State Council. 2011, December 1. Five-Year Control of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Work Plan (2011–2015). Guo Fa 41. Communist Party of China, Beijing. Available at http://www.gov.cn/zwgk/2012-01/13/content_2043645.htm.Google Scholar
State Council Central Committee. 2003, June 25. Decision on Accelerating Forestry Development. Communist Party of China, Beijing. Available at http://www.forestry.gov.cn/portal/xby/s/1277/content-126964.html.Google Scholar
State Council Standing Committee. 2009, November 26. China to Cut 40 to 45% GDP Unit Carbon by 2020. China Daily, November 26. http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-11/26/content_9058731.htm.Google Scholar
State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA). 2006, July 28. Administration of Environmental Protection Inspection Center Setup Program. Central Office Document 81. SEPA, Beijing. Available at http://www.zhb.gov.cn/info/gw/huanban/200607/t20060708_78477.htm.Google Scholar
United Nations (UN). 1992. United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, June 3–14, Rio de Janeiro. UN, Washington, DC. Available at http://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/content/documents/Agenda21.pdf.Google Scholar
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). 1972. United Nations Conference on the Human Environment, June 15–16, Stockholm. UNEP, Washington, DC. Available at http://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/index.php?menu=1373.Google Scholar
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). 2010. The Emissions Gap Report. UNEP, Washington, DC. Available at http://www.unep.org/publications/ebooks/emissionsgapreport/.Google Scholar
Wang, L., ed. 2012. Selected Environmental Court Cases. Law Press, Beijing, 420 pp. Information available at http://item.jd.com/1028320114.html.Google Scholar