China and International Environmental Liability – Legal Remedies for Transboundary Pollution

Citation

(2009), "China and International Environmental Liability – Legal Remedies for Transboundary Pollution", Management of Environmental Quality, Vol. 20 No. 3. https://doi.org/10.1108/meq.2009.08320cae.001

China and International Environmental Liability – Legal Remedies for Transboundary Pollution

Article Type: Books and resources From: Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal, Volume 20, Issue 3

Edited by Michael Faure and Song Ying,Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd,London October 2008,384 pp.,ISBN 1 84720 752 9,£76.50

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. The focus of the book is on international environmental law and international conventions as well as the application of national environmental law in a transboundary legal context. Thus, contributions also concentrate on voluntary approaches, the importance of transboundary environmental impact assessment and the application of national criminal law to transboundary pollution. Not only is transboundary pollution discussed from the perspective of international law, but also from that of the application of national law to transboundary pollution, thus centering on private law, administrative law and criminal law. As such, this book will be of great interest to academics, practitioners and students.