The Function and Practice of the Green Principle of Chinese Civil Code

Abstract

Green Principle is the summary to the 9th article of the GPCL of the PRC. It is not only an important legislation in response to the deterioration of resources and environment in the 21st century in Chinese Civil Code, but also an important innovation to the traditional civil law legal theories. Green Principle not only has the general function of the basic civil law principle, but also balances the interests between personal interests and public interests of environment protection as a restructive basic principle. System construction of the Green Principle, which is fully and adequately throughout the civil legislation, is the important task of the branches of Chinese Civil Code.