China and international environmental liability
Subtitle: legal remedies for transboundary pollution
By: edited by Michael Faure and Song Ying.
Contributors: Faure, Michael; Song, Ying, 1960-
Series: New horizons in environmental law; New horizons in environmental law series
Publisher: Edward Elgar
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Cheltenham, UK; Northampton, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 360
ISBN-13: 9781847207524
Subjects: Environmental law, International; Transboundary pollution -- Law and legislation -- China
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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction and editorial preface / Michael Faure and Song Ying; title: Cluster-litigation in cases of transboundary environmental harm / André Nollkaemper; title: The role of international conventions in solving transboundary pollution disputes / James Harrison; title: Transboundary vessel-source marine pollution: international legal framework and its application to China / Wang Hui; title: ILC proposal on the role of origin state in transboundary damage / Gou Haibo; title: Applying national liability law to transboundary pollution: some lessons from Europe and the United States / Michael Faure and Gerrit Betlem; title: The joint governance of transboundary river basins: some observations on the role of law / Marjan Peeters; title: A new look at environmental impact assessments: using customary law to prevent domestic and transboundary environmental damage; title: Transboundary environmental crimes: an analysis of Chinese and European law / Thomas Richter; title: Reflections from the transboundary pollution of Songhua River / Wang Jin, Huang Chiachen and Yan Houfu; title: Pondering over the incident of Songhua River pollution from the perspective of environmental law / Wang Canfa, Yu Wen-xuan, Li Dan and Li Jun-hong; title: Comparative and concluding remarks / Michael Faure and Song Ying.