Environmental litigation in China : a study in political ambivalence / / Rachel E. Stern.
"This is a book about the improbable: seeking legal relief for environmental pollution in contemporary China. It is a story involving judges, lawyers, and international groups as well as the individuals who file civil environmental lawsuits, people such as the village doctor who spent well over...
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| Year of Publication: | 2013 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Cambridge studies in law and society
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| Physical Description: | ix, 300 p. :; ill. |
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| Summary: | "This is a book about the improbable: seeking legal relief for environmental pollution in contemporary China. It is a story involving judges, lawyers, and international groups as well as the individuals who file civil environmental lawsuits, people such as the village doctor who spent well over a decade suing a local chemical plant. The book offers a close-to-the-ground account of everyday justice and the factors that shape it. In a country known for tight political control and ineffectual courts, Environmental Litigation in China unravels how litigation works: how judges make decisions, why lawyers take cases and how international influence matters. Conceptually, the book illustrates how litigation can contribute to social change in China and, by implication, other authoritarian states. Even in a country where expectations would be that law wouldn't much matter, environmental litigation can provide a limited opportunity for legal professionals to explore new roles and, in so doing, probe the boundary of what is politically possible"-- |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781107020023 (hardback) 9781107306516 (electronic bk.) |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Rachel E. Stern. |