The Resource Environmental litigation in China : a study in political ambivalence, Rachel E. Stern
Environmental litigation in China : a study in political ambivalence, Rachel E. Stern
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- Summary
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- "This is a book about the improbable: seeking legal relief for pollution in contemporary China. In a country known for tight political control and ineffectual courts, Environmental Litigation in China unravels how everyday justice works: how judges make decisions, why lawyers take cases, and how international influence matters. It is a readable account of how the leadership's mixed signals and political ambivalence play out on the ground - propelling some, such as the village doctor who fought a chemical plant for more than a decade, even as others back away from risk. Yet this remarkable book shows that even in a country where expectations would be that law wouldn't much matter, environmental litigation provides a sliver of space for legal professionals to explore new roles and, in so doing, probe the boundary of what is politically possible"--
- "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"--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- viii, 300 pages
- Contents
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- 1. Post-Mao: economic growth, environmental protection, and the law
- 2. From dispute to decision
- 3. Frontiers of environmental law
- 4. Political ambivalence: the state
- 5. On the frontlines: the judges
- 6. Heroes or troublemakers? The lawyers
- 7. Soft support: the international NGOs
- 8. Thinking about outcomes
- Isbn
- 9781107020023
- Label
- Environmental litigation in China : a study in political ambivalence
- Title
- Environmental litigation in China
- Title remainder
- a study in political ambivalence
- Statement of responsibility
- Rachel E. Stern
- Language
- eng
- Summary
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- "This is a book about the improbable: seeking legal relief for pollution in contemporary China. In a country known for tight political control and ineffectual courts, Environmental Litigation in China unravels how everyday justice works: how judges make decisions, why lawyers take cases, and how international influence matters. It is a readable account of how the leadership's mixed signals and political ambivalence play out on the ground - propelling some, such as the village doctor who fought a chemical plant for more than a decade, even as others back away from risk. Yet this remarkable book shows that even in a country where expectations would be that law wouldn't much matter, environmental litigation provides a sliver of space for legal professionals to explore new roles and, in so doing, probe the boundary of what is politically possible"--
- "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"--
- Assigning source
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- Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Stern, Rachel E
- Dewey number
- 344.5104/6
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- KNQ3127
- LC item number
- .S74 2013
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Series statement
- Cambridge studies in law and society
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Environmental law
- Environmental law
- Pollution
- Liability for environmental damages
- LAW / General
- Label
- Environmental litigation in China : a study in political ambivalence, Rachel E. Stern
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-286) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 1. Post-Mao: economic growth, environmental protection, and the law -- 2. From dispute to decision -- 3. Frontiers of environmental law -- 4. Political ambivalence: the state -- 5. On the frontlines: the judges -- 6. Heroes or troublemakers? The lawyers -- 7. Soft support: the international NGOs -- 8. Thinking about outcomes
- Control code
- 810586524
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- viii, 300 pages
- Isbn
- 9781107020023
- Lccn
- 2012037771
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)810586524
- Label
- Environmental litigation in China : a study in political ambivalence, Rachel E. Stern
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-286) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 1. Post-Mao: economic growth, environmental protection, and the law -- 2. From dispute to decision -- 3. Frontiers of environmental law -- 4. Political ambivalence: the state -- 5. On the frontlines: the judges -- 6. Heroes or troublemakers? The lawyers -- 7. Soft support: the international NGOs -- 8. Thinking about outcomes
- Control code
- 810586524
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- viii, 300 pages
- Isbn
- 9781107020023
- Lccn
- 2012037771
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)810586524
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