Resources
Second ASEAN Chief Justices' Roundtable on Environment: The Proceedings
Describes how international and regional cooperation among the various judiciaries can shape an effective rule-of-law system, capable of fostering strong environmental governance.
Environmental Governance and the Courts in Asia: An Asian Judges Network on the Environment
Asian chief justices and judges recognize that they have much to gain by exchanging experiences with judges across borders. Their professional ties with fellow judges are often strong, given their shared professional challenges. ADB has recognized the unique and distinct leadership role the judiciary plays in the environmental enforcement chain. This brief is a summary of ADB's work with the Asian courts at the regional level, subregional level (South East and South Asia), and national level (Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippines, and Thailand).
Review and Compendium of Environmental Policies and Laws in Bhutan: Input to the Asian Judges Network on Environment
ADB, in partnership with Bhutan's Royal Court of Justice, convened the Second South Asia Judicial Roundtable on Environmental Justice to discuss shared environmental challenges, common experiences, and ways to further cooperation. This Review and Compendium of Environmental Policies and Laws in Bhutan aims to facilitate access to information for all stakeholders engaged in the environment sector, in particular for the Judiciary and administrative officials responsible for overseeing the protection of the country’s natural resources.
FIU Operational Effectiveness—Findings and Observations from the Asian Development Bank Perspective
This paper examines the specific findings on the level of technical compliance and operational effectiveness of the national financial intelligence units (FIUs) in 55 members of the Asian Development Bank under the mutual evaluations carried out by the Financial Action Task Force and its regional bodies (also referred to as FATF-style regional bodies) in connection with the current international standard for combating money laundering and terrorism financing (i.e. the FATF Recommendations). It also provides three observations for enhancing the use of financial information and intelligence. [Abstract]
Asia-Pacific Conference on the Promotion of Gender-Responsive Judicial Systems Post-Conference Booklet Volume 1
Strengthening Formal Justice Systems’ Responses to Violence Against Women and Girls POST-CONFERENCE BOOKLET Volume I: Main Proceedings 23 May 2022
Gender-Based Violence Court Handbook and Training Manual for Prosecutors
This training manual contains the presentations corresponding to each module of the Gender-Based Violence Court: Handbook and Training Manual for Prosecutors.
Sustainable Development as Environmental Justice: Exploring Judicial Discourse in India
The principle of sustainable development has evolved to occupy centrality in environmental jurisprudence in India. The Supreme Court has reiterated its importance in the country’s environmental legal regime. However, the jurisprudence has been criticized for framing it as a zero sum game where economic development has been repeatedly used as a justification to trump environmental violations, and therefore, rendering it as only declaratory and lacking in content and sufficient teeth to shape public action.
Decree Detailing the Implementation a Number of Articles of the Law on Water Resources
This Decree provides for the collection of opinions of local community representatives when exploiting water resources and discharging wastewater into water sources; baseline study on water resources; granting water permits; Fee for granting water exploitation right and transferring such right; river basin organizations; managing and supervising the exploitation, use, protection of water resources, the prevention and mitigation of negative effects of water on the river basins. Hanoi, November 27, 2013.
Decree Providing Strategic Environmental Assessment, Environmental Impact Assessment and Environmental Protection Commitment
This Decree provides strategic environmental assessment, environmental impact assessment and environmental protection commitment.
Good Governance for Environmental Protection in China: Instrumentation, Strategic Interactions and Unintended Consequences Journal of Contemporary Asia 44.2 (2014): 241-258.
During the past decade, China’s Ministry of Environmental Protection has pursued a strategy of “extending governance” to the public by creating formal public participation channels and promoting environmental transparency. Rather than representing a normative end in their own right, these features of “good governance” are being used instrumentally by the political executive to enlist public support in enforcing environmental regulations, and to depoliticise dissent by channelling it through legal mechanisms.