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People's Procuratorate of Yueyanglou District, Yueyang City, Hunan Province vs. He Jianqiang et al.

País/Territorio
China
Tipo de la corte
Nacional - corte inferior
Fecha
Mar 2, 2016
Fuente
UNEP, InforMEA
Nombre del tribunal
People’s Court of Yueyanglou District
Sede de la corte
Yueyang, Hunan
Juez
Xiao Bingfeng
Li Lin
Wen Jianshe
Número de referencia
Lou Xing Yi Chu Zi No. 291 (Judgement in a Criminal and Incidental Civil Action)
Materia
Cuestiones jurídicas, Especies silvestres y ecosistemas
Palabra clave
Sustancias peligrosas Legislación básica Contaminación marina Áreas marinas protegidas Acuerdo subnacional Solución de controversias Ley marco Especies migratorias Responsabilidad/indemnización
Resumen

 

The defendants engaged in a scheme to collect and sell endangered migratory birds by poisoning the water in a nature reserve and collecting the resulting dead birds in the following days.  Four defendants were found guilty of the crime of illegal killing of rare and endangered wildlife, while three accessory offenders were found guilty of a lesser crime of illegal hunting.  All seven defendants were also found jointly liable in an incidental civil action by the Yueyang Municipal Forestry Bureau for losses of national wildlife resources.

 

Environmental Legal Questions:

  • Can the defendants be found civilly liable for the criminal offense of killing migratory birds: The defendants raised no objections to the civil claims, which arise out of losses to national wildlife resources.  They are liable.
  • How are damages determined in the case of losses of national wildlife resources: Damages are determined by reference to fee regulations related to protected wildlife issued by the Ministry of Forestry, Ministry of Finance and National Price Bureau.
  • What form of liability do the defendants face: The defendants are jointly liable for the total damages, apportioned according to the specific role of each in the crime.  Certain defendants are also jointly liable for the portion allotted to another defendant convicted in abstentia.
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