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UNINA9910786159503321 |
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Autore |
Stern Rachel E. |
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Titolo |
Environmental litigation in China : a study in political ambivalence / / Rachel E. Stern [[electronic resource]] |
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Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013 |
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1-107-30142-4 |
1-107-30252-8 |
1-107-30563-2 |
1-107-30651-5 |
1-107-30871-2 |
1-107-31206-X |
1-299-00899-2 |
1-107-31426-7 |
1-139-09661-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (viii, 300 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Collana |
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Cambridge studies in law and society |
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Classificazione |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Environmental law - China |
Environmental law - Political aspects - China |
Pollution - Law and legislation - China |
Liability for environmental damages - China |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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