Title Page
ABSTRACT
Contents
CHAPTER ONE: GENERAL INTRODUCTION 12
1.1. Overview and important 12
1.2. Aims and of objectives 15
1.3. Scope 16
1.4. Outcomes 16
CHAPTER TWO: RIGHTS ON ENVIRONEMENTAL PROTECTION LAW 17
2.1. Rights definition 17
2.1.1. Rights to claims 19
2.1.2. Specific rights 20
2.1.3. Specific conditions of rights 21
2.2. Rights on environmental regard to constitution 22
2.3. Rights on environmental regards to law 25
2.3.1. Rights to acquired data and information 25
2.3.2. Rights to be claim for compensation 30
CHAPTER THREE: CIVIL ACTION ON ENVIRONMENTAL CASES UNDER LAOS LAW 38
3.1. General concept on civil procedure. 38
3.1.1. Civil litigation 40
3.1.2. Nature of civil litigation 41
3.2. The specific character of environmental cases 42
3.3. Legality principle of prosecuted on environmental law 46
3.3.1. The authorized to prosecuted 46
3.3.2. Terms of prosecuted 47
3.3.3. Result of litigation 51
3.4. Civil law action on environmental cases 52
3.4.1. Court prosecution as non-contractual obligation law 52
3.4.2. Court prosecution under environmental protection law 54
3.5. Jurisdiction 57
3.5.1. People's court 59
3.5.2. Provincial and city court 60
3.6. Burden of proves and evidences 60
3.7. Litigation process of court 63
3.8. The court of litigation 63
3.9. The court judgment and enforcement 65
CHAPTER FOUR: PROBLEMS AND DIFFICULTIES ON CIVIL ACTIONS ON ENVIRONMENTAL CASES 80
4.1. The problems on rights to provide data and information 80
4.2. The problems on conducting a civil trail 82
4.3. The problems on civil prosecution on environmental cases 86
4.3.1. Jurisdiction of the court 86
4.3.2. Prosecution 87
4.3.3. The problem on burden of prove 90
4.3.4. The problems on enforcement of court of judgment 91
CHAPTER FIVE: CASES STUDY 101
5.1. Cases comparative between "the Anne Anderson et. al. v. W.R. Grace et al (Woburn water case)" and Mae Moh mine pollution 101
5.1.1. The Anne Anderson et. al. v. W.R. Grace et al (Woburn water case). 101
5.1.2. The Mae Moh mine pollution 105
CHAPTER SIX: CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS 112
6.1. Conclusion 112
6.2. Recommendations 116
REFERENCES 120