Analysis of the Development and Implementation of the Environmental Damage Compensation System in Japan
10.12116/j.issn.1004-5619.2023.631201
- VernacularTitle:日本环境损害赔偿制度的发展与实践探析
- Author:
Kai HE
1
;
Jin-Long YUAN
;
Chang-Mao QIU
;
Ze-Jun LIU
;
Yuan-Feng QI
;
Zhen-Hui GAO
Author Information
1. 中山大学土木工程学院,广东 珠海 519082;中山大学水资源与环境研究中心,广东 广州 510640
- Keywords:
forensic medicine;
forensic identification;
environmental damage;
damage compensation sys-tem;
public nuisance incident;
Japan
- From:
Journal of Forensic Medicine
2025;41(1):74-82
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
In the 1950s and 1960s,Japan's implementation of policies prioritizing economic develop-ment caused a lack of effective supervision over the discharge of industrial wastewater and exhaust gases,which led to the occurrence of the"Four Major Pollution Diseases",including Minamata disease,causing serious social and public health problems.To more effectively address public nuisances and pro-vide compensation to victims,the Japanese government gradually established an environmental damage compensation system with administrative relief characteristics since the 1970s.Through long-term prac-tice and system optimization,this system has evolved into a mature institutional framework with a clear division of labor and efficient collaboration.This paper systematically reviews the development process of Japan's environmental damage compensation system and deeply analyzes its legal frame-work and supporting policies,aiming to provide useful references for the construction and improve-ment of China's environmental damage compensation system.Meanwhile,through the case analysis of Minamata disease,the paper explores the specific mechanisms and effects in the compensation practices,further revealing the system's operational characteristics and implications,and providing a reference ba-sis for the construction of China's environmental governance legal system.
