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Este artículo presenta algunos ejemplos de demandas de Litigación del Interés Público (LIP) que han tenido lugar en China en los últimos años. También analiza el impacto de dichas demandas sobre la sociedad y las estrategias adoptadas por parte de las personas que más activamente han interpuesto demandas de LIP. Finalmente, el artículo reflexiona sobre el vínculo entre LIP y el activismo político y sobre el futuro de estas demandas en China. ; This paper will first present some examples of Public Interest Litigation (PIL) lawsuits in China in recent years. This is followed by an assessment of the impact of such lawsuits. It then describes the people who have been active in filing PIL lawsuits and their strategies. Finally, it discusses the link between PIL and political activism and the future prospect of PIL in China.

Cover -- Endorsement Page -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Contributors -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Part I The Meaning and Purpose of Public Interest Litigation -- Chapter 2 On the Pertinence of "Public Interest" for International Litigation -- Chapter 3 Public Interest Litigation: A Pipe Dream or the Future of International Litigation? -- Part II Public Interest Litigation before the International Court of Justice -- Chapter 4 Third-Party Intervention before the International Court of Justice: A Tool for Litigation in the Public Interest? -- Chapter 5 Mapping the 'Public' in Public Interest Litigation: An Empirical Analysis of Participants before the International Court of Justice -- Part III Procedural Developments in Public Interest Litigation -- Chapter 6 All that Glitters Is Not Monetary Gold: Indispensable Parties and Public Interest Litigation before International Tribunals -- Chapter 7 The Role of Advisory Opinions in Addressing Public Interest Issues -- Part IV Public Interest Litigation and Non-State Actors -- Chapter 8 Third-Party Investigation in International Criminal Law: Public Interest Litigation in a Broader Sense? -- Chapter 9 NGOs as Amicus in Investor-State Arbitration: Addressing Public Interest and Human Rights Issues -- Part V Public Interest Litigation and Human Rights -- Chapter 10 Balancing Public Interest with Health-Related Rights: Current Dilemmas and Future Prospects -- Chapter 11 Reparations for Human Rights Violations: A Major Objective of Public Interest Litigation -- Part VI Public Interest Litigation and Climate Change -- Chapter 12 Ocean-Climate Litigation: Enforcing Public Interest Against All Odds -- Chapter 13 Climate Cases as Public Interest Litigation before the European Court of Human Rights -- Index.

"In a world of growing public interest over global matters, and criticisms over multilateralism to adequately address them, the role of international courts and tribunals in the resolution of disputes is shifting. A central aspect of this shift is whether and how international courts and tribunals can be used to resolve such disputes in the public interest. This practice, referred to as public interest litigation, is the object of this collection, which identifies some recent developments, trends and prospects in this growing practice. Its aim is to assess the degree to which the bilateral design of international courts and tribunals can adapt to the shift towards a public approach to international litigation. Engaging with various fields where public interest litigation exists (such as human rights, climate change, global health and criminal law) it identifies recent developments, trends and prospects in this practice. The selected pieces provide a flavour of the types of issues that have arisen before international judicial bodies (for instance the International Court of Justice, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, international arbitral tribunals, regional human rights bodies or criminal courts) and explores issues that may arise in the future"--