Environmental Courts and Tribunals in Asia-Pacific

Linda Yanti Sulistiawati is a Senior Research Fellow at the Asia-Pacific Centre for Environmental Law, National University of Singapore. Asia Pacific APCEL and also an Associate Professor of Law in Universitas Gadjah Mada. Linda was the Lead Author of UNEP's Environmental Courts and Tribunals, Guideline for Policymakers 2021, and also the Lead Author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Assessment Report 6, Working Group 3 on Mitigation, 2023. Sroyon Mukherjee is a post-doctoral research fellow at the Asia-Pacific Centre for Environmental Law, National University of Singapore. His research has been published in the Journal of Environmental Law, Review of European, Comparative & International Law, and has also been cited by the Supreme Court of India.

• PrefaceList of Figures and TablesConsolidated CasesPart 1Bridging the Gap: Theories and Practice of ect s in Asia-Pacific1 The Role of Environmental Courts and Tribunals in Delivering Environmental JusticeThe Honourable Justice Brian J PrestonPart 2Challenges and Benefits of ect s in Asia-Pacific: Case Studies2 India’s National Green Tribunal Quo Vadis?Gitanjali Nain Gill3 Environmental Courts and Tribunals in the Philippines Opportunities and Challenges in Environmental LitigationGrizelda Mayo Anda4 The New Zealand Environment Court Past, Present, and FutureLaurie Newhook, Ceri Warnock and Alan Webb5 Japan’s Administrative Environmental Tribunals 50 Years of the Pollution Dispute Resolution SystemJo Toriyabe6 Greening the Bench in Indonesia From Certification to Environmental Courts?Agung Wardana7 Unearthing Environmental Justice Judicial Review and Pakistan’s Climate CrisisAyesha A. Malik8 Specialized Environmental Courts in ChinaYuhong ZhaoPart 3Regional Perspectives on ects: Prospects and Challenges9 South Asian Perspectives on Environmental Courts and Tribunals Prospects and ChallengesKokila Konasinghe10 Asia-Pacific Regional Perspective on Environmental Courts and Tribunals The Way ForwardLinda Yanti SulistiawatiIndex