scholarly journals Judicial Practice and Perfect Path of Environmental Public Interest Litigation

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ning Chen ◽  
Yang Ye
Keyword(s):  
Public Interest ◽  
Public Interest Litigation ◽  
Judicial Practice

Development and Outlook of Environmental Public Interest Litigation against Source Water Pollution – A New Judicial Practice in China

2013 ◽  
Vol 316-317 ◽  
pp. 649-652
Author(s):  
Xiao Qin Zhu ◽  
Jin Long He
Keyword(s):  
Water Pollution ◽  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Public Interest ◽  
Source Water ◽  
District Courts ◽  
Public Interest Litigation ◽  
Judicial Practice ◽  
Set Up

Since 2007, some district courts in China set up Environmental Protection Tribunals, accepting environmental public interest litigations (EPIL) to protect source water. In this article, the authors try to sum up the experiences and problems of these three modes, they are, Guiyang Mode, Wuxi Mode and Kunming Mode. These three modes have respective innovations. They are also facing some challenges. The authors also offer some suggestions to deal with these problems.

The Zhenhua Case: the emergence of civil environmental public interest litigation in China

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 116-128
Author(s):  
Wenjun Yan
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Public Interest ◽  
Pollution Control ◽  
Environmental Damage ◽  
Air Pollution Control ◽  
Public Interest Litigation ◽  
First Time ◽  
Restoration Cost

Abstract In 2015, the All-China Environment Federation v Dezhou Jinghua Group Zhenhua Corporation Limited case was the first civil environmental public interest litigation (CEPIL) against air pollution in China. Constituting a milestone in the field of air pollution control in China, this case (i) confirms the eligibility of a non-governmental organisation (NGO) to file civil public interest litigations; (ii) discusses remedies for the ecological destruction caused by air pollution; (iii) assesses the ecological and environmental damage using the ‘virtual restoration cost’ method; and (iv) uses public apology as an innovative way for Zhenhua to assume liability. By applying and interpreting several important rules under the Environmental Protection Law of China (EPLC) for the first time, this case sets an example for future CEPILs against air pollution in China.

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