Environmental Justice: Who Pays the Bell Toll? (Classic Cases of Environmental Lawsuits in the U.S. Federal Court)

Author: Wang Jin, Yan Houfu, Sun Xiaopu (Translated)
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Publish Date: 2006-06-01
Features: The 12 cases included in this book are classic environmental litigation cases made by the U.S. federal courts from the 1970s to the early 21st century, covering almost all fields of U.S. environmental law. This book is the first systematic work in China to introduce classic environmental law cases of the U.S. federal courts. To help readers understand these cases, the compilers provide a brief introduction to the relevant laws for each case at the beginning of each chapter, and also introduce some background knowledge needed to read this book in the chapter. Another highlight of this book is that it not only provides a detailed introduction to the court opinions of each case but also faithfully records the partial agreements, partial disagreements, and dissenting opinions of some judges. Such judgments that document various opinions and their exchanges are clearly closer to the essence of legal analysis, closer to the verbal sparring in court, and more able to make readers feel passionate and imaginative while reading, as if they were on the courtroom scene. This book is suitable for faculty and students of higher law schools, legal professionals, government officials, and those passionate about environmental public welfare. It can also be used for case teaching courses in higher law schools.