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China and International Environmental Liability: Legal Remedies for Transboundary Pollution (New Horizons in Environmental and Energy Law series)
Author(s): Michael Faure (Editor), Song Ying
- Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
- Publication Date: 31 Oct. 2008
- Language: English
- Print length: 384 pages
- ISBN-10: 1847207529
- ISBN-13: 9781847207524
Book Description
This book considers the ways in which transboundary environmental pollution can be remedied through a variety of legal instruments. Particular attention is paid to the pollution of the Songhua river in China, but legal remedies to transboundary pollution are also discussed in a broader context.
The focus of the book is on international environmental law and international conventions as well as the application of national environmental law in a transboundary legal context. Thus contributions also concentrate on voluntary approaches, the importance of transboundary environmental impact assessment and the application of national criminal law to transboundary pollution.
Not only is transboundary pollution discussed from the perspective of international law, but also from that of the application of national law to transboundary pollution, thus centering on private law, administrative law and criminal law. As such, this book will be of great interest to academics, practitioners and students.
Editorial Reviews
Review
‘Few countries are likely to have a more important global environmental role in coming years than the People’s Republic of China. Professors Faure and Song have prepared a remarkable collection of essays that provide valuable insight on one key aspect: China’s engagement with issues of liability for environmental damage at the domestic and international levels. There is much to be learnt from the pages of this commendable, rich and accessible work.’ — Philippe Sands QC, University College London and Matrix Chambers, UK
About the Author
Edited by Michael Faure, Professor, Maastricht University and Erasmus School of Law, the Netherlands and Chairman of the Flemish High Council of Environmental Enforcement (VHRM), Brussels, Belgium and Song Ying, Professor of International Law, Peking University, P.R. China
