Guiding Case No. 260: A Beijing Chaoyang Environmental Research Institute v. A Shanxi Aluminum Co., Ltd.
Settlement or mediation agreements in environmental public-interest litigation require substantive judicial review. Courts should approve them only when they concretely specify remediation measures, timetable, funding, acceptance procedures, and supervision sufficient to restore the damaged environment and eliminate risk.
Holding
Settlement or mediation agreements in environmental public-interest litigation require substantive judicial review. Courts should approve them only when they concretely specify remediation measures, timetable, funding, acceptance procedures, and supervision sufficient to restore the damaged environment and eliminate risk.
Issues
judicial review of public-interest settlementsspecificity of remediation measuresprotection of the public interest