Environmental and Natural Resources Law Case Studies

Author: Wang Shuyi
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Publish Date: 2004-02-01
Features: Law is a highly applied discipline. One of the important goals of legal education is to cultivate students' ability to use legal knowledge to explain legal phenomena and solve legal problems. Therefore, in legal education, the teaching method that combines theory with practice is of particular significance. Practice has proven that case teaching is not only an important content of legal education but also an important method. In common law jurisdictions, court judgments have legislative functions and are essential legal knowledge that legal professionals and students must study and research. Case teaching is also their main method for legal education. Based on absorbing the latest theories in environmental and natural resources law, this book selects typical cases of environmental administrative law, environmental civil law, environmental criminal law, and international environmental dispute resolution cases, focusing on explaining the composition and characteristics of environmental administrative liability, the concept and dispute resolution methods of environmental civil litigation, the composition and application of criminal punishment for environmental crimes, as well as the political and legal methods for resolving international environmental disputes. This book is written for faculty and students of legal disciplines in higher education institutions and can also be used as a reference for legal professionals and environmental protection workers.