Modern Social Science Research

The establishment of the environmental civil public interest litigation system is an important step towards the establishment of a strong ecological civilization in China, and plays a crucial role in achieving the milestone of fundamental improvement of the ecological environment. However, in the actual operation, the existing legislation is too general in terms of the plaintiffs qualification, which makes it difficult for it to perform its proper function. For example, the multiple identities of the procuratorial organs, the inaction and difficulty of administrative organs, the qualification of environmental protection organizations is too high and the right of natural persons to sue. Therefore, this paper proposes some solutions, such as setting up a separate department for public interest litigation, expanding the scope of prosecution subjects, adjusting the subordination of prosecution subjects, and establishing a disciplinary mechanism to prevent abusive litigation.

Environmental public interest; civil public interest litigation; plaintiff qualification; sequence adjustment