Part Two Study on Dispute Resolution Process in Specific Case III. Resolution of Environment Disputes in Vietnam
Year: 2002
Type: report
Abstract: Environment disputes are conflicts and disagreements between entities participating in an environment law relationship when they gather that their lawful rights and interests are violated or in danger of being violated.In Vietnam, environment disputes are currently in the trend of increasing on a national scale.According to the year 2000 report of the Inspectorate of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment on the results of inspection, of dealing with breaches of environment protection laws and of compensation for damage caused by environment pollution, from 1994 to 2000, there were 3,252 cases of breach of environment protection laws, of which the breaching entities in 1,515 cases, accounting for 46.57% of the total number of breaches, had the responsibility to compensate for damage caused to organisations and individuals.This report also lists the following main types of environment disputes from 1994 to 2000:-Requests of local people to project owners or bodies issuing licences to projects that project implementation be cancelled in order to protect environmental rights and interests which they believe are in danger of being violated.These disputes concentrate mainly in large urban areas like Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hai Phong City, Quang Ninh Province, Dong Nai Province, and a number of localities where there are many historical sites and beautiful landscape.-Claims for damages for activities of production of bricks, tiles and other building materials; exploitation and processing of coal; thermal power generation; aquatic product processing; fuel business; especially claims for compensation for damage caused by production of pottery, noodles, etc. to the environment, agricultural production and aquaculture.-Disputes over claims for damages for oil spills (25 cases), claims for damage caused by production or processing of insecticides, chemical fertilizers, GSM, cosmetics, textile, sugarcane, steel and so forth which pollute the environment and are detrimental to the health, crops and livestock of the local people.
DOI: 10.20561/00032971
Language: English
Topic: Environmental law and policy
Subfield: Law
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7143886890