| With the rapid development of economy, environment problems arise. This reality makes people think constantly of the relationship between economic development and environmental protection. Different reasons cause the emergence of the environmental problems, such as citizen, enterprises, government. However, during a long period of time, the discussion of the main cause is limited to the sides of citizen and enterprises instead of government, which takes an inescapable responsibility to the environmental deterioration. In terms of legislation, the current governmental legislation is still imperfect because the awareness of the legislation is still in a government-management mode: focus on government environmental power, neglect of government environmental responsibility; focus on the responsibility-tracing on citizen, neglect of responsibility-tracing on government. These cause the government to fail to perform its environmental responsibility. The improvement of the government’s environmental accountability can effectively supervise the government to perform its responsibility and promote the development of environmental management under the rule of the law.Based on the research of government’s environmental accountability, the paper has analyzed the operation of governmental accountability and has found out the existing problems with the purpose to seek out the effective strategies to ensure the efficient operation of the legal system of governmental responsibility-tracing. This paper is divided into five chapters altogether. They are introduction, basic theory, the operation system, existing problems and suggestion. Here are the details:First, introduction. At the very beginning, the paper has given a general idea about the background and significance to show the author’s writing purpose and intention; then the paper has introduced the status quo of this research both at home and abroad which has provided a theoretical basis for the writing; finally this paper has introduced the research methods and innovative ideas of this thesis.Second, the basic theory. This paper starts with the general theory of the legislation on government’s environmental accountability which reveals the true meaning of this legislation with the focus on the analysis of the relationship between the legislation and the government’s responsibility, which is a cross relationship. Meanwhile, the paper has provided the theoretical bases for the topic. They are consists of the power-agent theory, the publicity of the environment and the government management theory.Third, the operation of the legislation of the government’s environmental accountability in our country. First of all, this paper traces back to the history of this legislation which is the administrative accountability. Then, the relative laws and regulations have been summarized in this paper consisting of those in the constitution, relative laws, administrative regulations and local legislations. At last, the paper has looked forward into the future of this legislation.Fourth, the cause-effect analysis on the topic. The existing problems are: a lack of the awareness of the government accountability, the imperfection of the legislation, the underdevelopment of the supervision on the legislation and so on. Meanwhile the paper has revealed the reasons, namely the concept obstacle, legislative obstacle and systematical obstacle.Fifth, ways to improve the legislation on government’s environmental accountability. This chapter is the main content of the thesis which puts forward corresponding countermeasures to the problems in chapter four. First, we should improve the cultural construction on the government’s environmental accountability; then, regulations on the government’s environmental accountability should be spurred; third, the legal system on the government’s environmental accountability should be perfected; at last, we should enhance the relevant systems to guarantee the implement of this legislation. |
