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

Abstract:

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.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 316-317)
• Pages: 649-652
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.316-317.649
• Online since: April 2013
• Authors: Xiao Qin Zhu, Jin Long He
• Keywords: Development, Environmental Public Interest Litigation, Outlook, Source Water Pollution

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