Chinese Environmental Law

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

Yuhong Zhao (Author)

9781107039445, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 17 June 2021

650 pages
25 x 17.5 x 3 cm, 1.05 kg

'… this book is a terrific contribution to a growing body of research, and an essential resource for anyone interested in Chinese environmental law. It has organized a tremendous amount of material and will serve as the launching point for many new research projects to come.' Alex Wang, The China Quarterly

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.

1. Environmental problems and legal responses
2. Key institutions of environmental protection
3. The environmental protection law
4. Environmental impact assessment
5. Regulation and control of air pollution
6. Regulation and control of water pollution
7. Waste management
8. Soil contamination
9. Environmental tort
10. Judicial review
11. Environmental crimes
12. Environmental public interest litigation.

Subject Areas: Environment law [LNKJ], Energy & natural resources law [LNCR], Environmental economics [KCN], Central government policies [JPQB]