Journal of Environmental and Resource Law, Volume 6

Author: Lü Zhongmei, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2006-03-24
Features: The 6th volume of the Journal of Environmental and Resource Law publishes over ten articles, with the main content including:
The article "Environmental Ethics and Environmental Law – On the Ethical Foundation of Environmental Law" argues that the value orientation of sustainable development ethics is "ecological anthropocentrism," a novel environmental ethical perspective that transcends both anthropocentrism and nonanthropocentrism. It meets both the necessity and feasibility arguments for the legalization of morality, thus establishing sustainable development ethics as the ethical foundation of environmental law.
The article "The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety and the WTO System – Conflict and Coordination Approaches" points out that there is a serious conflict between the legislative philosophy of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety and the WTO's environmental exceptions rules, particularly the scientific principles of the SPS Agreement. Based on an analysis of the specific manifestations and underlying causes of this conflict, the article attempts to propose methods for its coordination.
The article "On the Development and Evolution of EU Environmental Legislation and Policy" explores how the EU, based on three major categories of fundamental principles—substantive principles, instrumental principles, and legislative authority principles—has established a comprehensive environmental protection system. This system, centered on institutions such as the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) system, environmental quality labeling system, corporate self-monitoring system, and environmental hazard assessment and control system, aims to regulate various forms of pollution.
The article "On the Integration and Expansion of China's Pollution Permit System" analyzes the current state and flaws of China's pollution permit system and proposes legislative ideas on key issues such as the scope of application, fundamental principles, approval authorities, relationship with total emission control, supervision and inspection, and legal liability.
The purpose of law has always been to pursue fairness and justice, and environmental law is no exception. This volume introduces a new section titled "Literature Review," featuring Professor Robert W. Collier's article "On Environmental Racism, Environmental Equity, and Environmental Justice Legal Literature Review." This article is highly cited in international research on related fields. More importantly, it provides valuable references for thinking about China's "environmental justice" issues.