摘要
Environmental tribunals have been set up to facilitate judgments in courtOn October 1,the Supreme People’s Court(SPC)began to solicit feedback on an interpretation it published on adjudicating environment-related civil public interest lawsuits.The 34-article document is an interpretation of the application of
Environmental tribunals have been set up to facilitate judgments in court By Tang Yuankai On October 1, the Supreme People's Court (SPC)began to solicit feedback on an interpretation it published on adjudi-cating environment-related civil public interest lawsuits The 34-article document is an inter- pretation of the application of several environment-related laws, including the Environment Protection Law adopted by the National People's Congress on April 24, and will go into effect in January 2015. The document covers such topics as the require- ments for prosecution, burden of proof, and liabilities.