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Environmental Litigation in China|Rachel E. Stern

Environmental Litigation in China : A Study in Political Ambivalence

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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.

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  • ISBN-13: 9781107020023
  • ISBN-10: 1107020026
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • Publish Date: March 2013
  • Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.15 pounds
  • Page Count: 314

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