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Addressing failures of environmental information disclosure through administrative lawsuits in China: the paradox of legal mobilization

Content Provider	Springer Nature Link
Author	Wang, Xinhong
Copyright Year	2014
Abstract	In China, the new open government information legislation entered into force in 2008, which has provided the basis for the public to invoke the law to request government agencies to disclose environmental information. During this process, administrative litigation has been utilized by the public as a means to rectify their failures of obtaining environmental information through disclosure request. Treating this process as a legal mobilization, this article analyzes the complexities of access to government information from a socio-legal perspective. It aims to understand the paradox that citizens and entities actively initiate such litigation despite the fact that a successful result is not likely to be achieved through such lawsuits. In outlining the role of citizens and entities, including environmental organizations and law firms, this article argues that administrative litigation has been used as a legal strategy by both citizens and entities not only to obtain the information but also to impose pressure upon government agencies to adapt to the new open government information mechanism. Empowered by law, citizens and entities have been transposed from passive subjects to direct activists in the process, and have created changes in both the political process and the legal development of government information disclosure.
Starting Page	165
Ending Page	190
Page Count	26
File Format	PDF
ISSN	18685153
Journal	China-EU Law Journal
Volume Number	3
Issue Number	3-4
e-ISSN	18685161
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publisher Date	2014-04-08
Publisher Place	Berlin, Heidelberg
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Open government information Environmental information disclosure Administrative litigation Legal mobilization China Public International Law Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law European Integration
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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