Chinese Environmental Law

Since the economic take-off of the 1980s, China has undertaken industrialization and urbanization at unprecedented scale and speed.

As it became the world's second largest economy, the burden of pollution has reached the limits of nature's carrying capacity.

Chinese Environmental Law provides a comprehensive, structured and up-to-date analysis of the increasingly sophisticated Chinese environmental law regime.

It examines the statutory 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 gain exposure to the operation of Chinese environmental law and the dynamic interactions among different institutions, both state organs and non-governmental organizations.

The unique socio-economic and political context presents special challenges to the implementation and enforcement of environmental law in China.