Research on the Environmental Public
Interest Litigation System Under
the Guidance of Xi Jinping Thought
on Ecological Civilization
Zaicun Wu
The Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization lays the fundamental guideline
for China to construct its environmental public interest litigation (EPIL) system. To
follow Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization is to consciously implement
its scientific outlook on nature, on ecological democracy, on green development, and
on law-based ecological protection in the construction and improvement of the EPIL
system. To this end, we must continue to safeguard the public interest and uphold
the democratic concept of co-governance for all, prioritize prevention, safeguard
national ecological security, scientifically construct a public interest litigation (PIL)
system and improve relevant measures. The ultimate goal is to make EPIL a powerful
weapon for building a beautiful China, a key to joint environmental protection for
all, and an important means for the people’s courts to participate in state governance.
1 The Rich Connotation and Important Value of Xi Jinping
Thought on Ecological Civilization
To build an ecological civilization, we need a scientific world view and methodology,
the guiding vision of green development, and a path for public engagement and
democracy in public interest undertakings. Of course, the most important is the
strong support of legal system. Only with a holistic, systematic understanding of the
Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization can we fully implement it in judicial
practices for environmental protection.
Although the EPIL system has been discussed academically for a long time, it did
not enter the legislation until 2012 when the Civil Procedure Law was amended. But
the Civil Procedure Law provide only general principles and have limited operability,
Z. Wu (B)
Beijing No 1 Intermediate People’s Court, Beijing, China
© China Environment Publishing Group Co., Ltd. 2021
J. Pan et al. (eds.), Beautiful China: 70 Years Since 1949 and 70 People’s Views
on Eco-civilization Construction, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-6742-5_64
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Interest Litigation System Under
the Guidance of Xi Jinping Thought
on Ecological Civilization
Zaicun Wu
The Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization lays the fundamental guideline
for China to construct its environmental public interest litigation (EPIL) system. To
follow Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization is to consciously implement
its scientific outlook on nature, on ecological democracy, on green development, and
on law-based ecological protection in the construction and improvement of the EPIL
system. To this end, we must continue to safeguard the public interest and uphold
the democratic concept of co-governance for all, prioritize prevention, safeguard
national ecological security, scientifically construct a public interest litigation (PIL)
system and improve relevant measures. The ultimate goal is to make EPIL a powerful
weapon for building a beautiful China, a key to joint environmental protection for
all, and an important means for the people’s courts to participate in state governance.
1 The Rich Connotation and Important Value of Xi Jinping
Thought on Ecological Civilization
To build an ecological civilization, we need a scientific world view and methodology,
the guiding vision of green development, and a path for public engagement and
democracy in public interest undertakings. Of course, the most important is the
strong support of legal system. Only with a holistic, systematic understanding of the
Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization can we fully implement it in judicial
practices for environmental protection.
Although the EPIL system has been discussed academically for a long time, it did
not enter the legislation until 2012 when the Civil Procedure Law was amended. But
the Civil Procedure Law provide only general principles and have limited operability,
Z. Wu (B)
Beijing No 1 Intermediate People’s Court, Beijing, China
© China Environment Publishing Group Co., Ltd. 2021
J. Pan et al. (eds.), Beautiful China: 70 Years Since 1949 and 70 People’s Views
on Eco-civilization Construction, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-6742-5_64
645