The development, shortcomings and future improvement of punitive damages for environmental torts in China—a reflection and comparative research

Abstract In the early 1990s, China introduced into its civil legal system the punitive damages system derived from the Anglo-American legal tradition, marking a significant legislative breakthrough among civil law countries. Currently, China is one of the countries with the greatest pressure to redu...

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Main Authors: Ran An, Ying Zhou, Rongzhao Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer Nature 2024-04-01
Series:Humanities & Social Sciences Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-024-03008-2