Year: 2013
Type: article
Abstract: In 1972 leaders of most of the nations of the world gathered in Stockholm for an historic first global summit on the environment, the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment. 1 By a vote of 112-0, representatives of the nations assembled at that conference adopted a declaration emphasizing the importance of protecting the planet's environment and outlining foundational principles of environmental law. 2 Now, more than four decades later, nearly all countries have adopted substantial environmental laws.3 But despite considerable progress, pollution problems still pose fundamental threats to public health in some parts of the world.China sent a large delegation to the 1972 Stockholm Conference, which helped prompt the development of Chinese domestic environmental law and policy.4 Today China has an impressive body of national environmental laws, but they often are poorly implemented and enforced.
Authors: Robert V. Percival, Huiyu Zhao
Language: English
Topic: Environmental law and policy
Subfield: Law
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1530895663