People's Procuratorate of Yueyanglou District, Yueyang City, Hunan Province vs. He Jianqiang et al. Pays/Territoire Chine Type de cour Nationale- cour inférieure Date Mar 2, 2016 Source UNEP, InforMEA Nom du tribunal People’s Court of Yueyanglou District Siège de la cour Yueyang, Hunan Juge Xiao BingfengLi LinWen Jianshe Numéro de référence Lou Xing Yi Chu Zi No. 291 (Judgement in a Criminal and Incidental Civil Action) Sujet Questions juridiques, Espèces sauvages et écosystèmes Mot clé Substances dangereuses Législation de base Pollution de la mer Zones marines protégées Accord sous-national Règlement des différends Loi-cadre Espèces migratoires Responsabilité/indemnisation Résumé 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. Texte intégral People's Procuratorate of Yueyanglou District, Yueyang City, Hunan Province v. He Jianqiang et al..pdf content