Public Interest Litigation in China

Chinese Laws and Policy on Public Interest Litigation

Civil Procedure Law of the People’s Republic of China (amended August 31, 2012) (Chinese¹ English²)

Consumer Protection Law of the People’s Republic of China (amended October 25, 2013) (Chinese³ English⁴)

Environmental Protection of the People’s Republic of China (amended April 24, 2015) (Chinese⁵ English⁶)

Supreme People’s Court of China Interpretation on Adjudication of Environmental Civil Public Interest Litigation (2015) (English⁷)

Supreme People’s Court of China Interpretation on Adjudication of Consumer Protection Civil Public Interest Litigation (2015) (English⁸)

NPC Standing Committee, Decision on Authorizing the Pilot Program for Supreme People’s Procuratorate to Initiate Public Interest Litigation in Some Areas. July 1, 2015 (Chinese⁹)

Supreme People’s Procuratorate, Implementation Measures for Pilots on People’s Procuratorates Initiating Public Interest Litigation. January 7, 2016 (English¹⁰)

Supreme People’s Court, Implementation Measures for Pilots on People’s Courts Hearing Public Interest Lawsuits Initiated by People’s Procuratorates,” issued February 25, 2015, effective March 1, 2016 (English¹¹)

Public Interest Litigation China Background Memo (June 2017) (English)