Part I Interpretation of the Enactment Background of the Yangtze River Protection Law
1 The Enactment Background and Process of the Yangtze River Protection Law
1.1 Current Status of Legal Protection in the Yangtze River Basin
1.1.1 Status of Legislative Protection in the River Basin
1.1.2 Status of the Law Enforcement in the River Basin
1.1.3 The State of Judicial Security in the River Basin
1.2 The Need for the Yangtze River Protection Law
1.2.1 The Lagging Existing Legal Protection Norms
1.2.2 The Ineffectiveness of Legal Protection in the River Basin
1.2.3 Legal Development of Extraterritorial River Basin Protection
1.3 The Process of Enacting the Yangtze River Protection Law
1.3.1 Different Ways of Thinking in Legislative Work
1.3.2 Transformation of the Legislative Purpose
1.3.3 The Legislative Deliberation Process
2 The Significance of the Yangtze River Protection Law
2.1 The Conceptual Shift in River Basin Legislation
2.1.1 Moving from Innovation in Policy to Innovation in the Rule of Law
2.1.2 Moving from Reductionism to Holism
2.1.3 Moving from Consequence Control to Risk Prevention
2.2 Jurisprudential Inquiry into River Basin Legislation
2.2.1 Clarifying the Legal Concept of Yangtze River Conservation
2.2.2 Accurate Definition of the Legal Attributes of the River Basin
2.2.3 Exploring the Logic of Spatial Governance of the River Basin
2.3 Jurisprudential Consolidation of River Basin Legislation
2.3.1 Establishment of the Basic Principles of River Basin Legislation
2.3.2 The Basic Functional Orientation of River Basin Legislation
2.3.3 Institutional System Formation of River Basin Legislation
3 Interpretation of the Key Points of the Yangtze River Protection Law
3.1 Provisions on Resource Protection
3.1.1 The Pursuit of Legislation for Resource Protection
3.1.2 Provisions on the Protection of Water Resources
3.1.3 Provisions on the Protection of Headwaters
3.1.4 Provisions on the Systematic Construction of Nature Reserves
3.1.5 Provisions on the Protection of Other Resources
3.2 Provisions on Water Pollution Prevention and Control
3.2.1 Provisions on Water Environment Quality and Pollutant Discharge Standards
3.2.2 Provisions on Water Pollution Control
3.2.3 Provisions on the Treatment of Various Types of Water Pollution
3.2.4 Provisions on Water Pollution Liability Insurance and Financial Guarantees
3.3 Provisions on Ecological Restoration
3.3.1 Establishing a System for Ecological Restoration of the Yangtze River
3.3.2 Clarifying the Entities at All Levels and Their Responsibilities of Ecological Restoration
3.3.3 Developing Integrated Measures to Restore Biodiversity in the River Basin
3.3.4 Improving the Formulation and Implementation of Plans for the Restoration of the Connectivity of the River and Lake
Systems
3.3.5 Improving the Mechanism for Restoration of Key Regions and Typical Ecosystems
Part II Analysis of Institutional Innovations
4 Innovations in the Legal System for Institutional Mechanisms of Management
4.1 Deficiencies of the Previous Yangtze River Basin Management System
4.2 Innovations in Institutional Mechanisms Under the Yangtze River Protection Law
5 Innovation in the Legal System for Green Development
5.1 Green Development—an Important Goal for the Yangtze River Conservation
5.2 Specific Measures for Green Development Under the Yangtze River Protection Law
5.2.1 Legal Interpretation of Green Development
5.2.2 Highlights of Green Development in the Yangtze River Protection Law
6 Innovations in the Legal System for the Ecological Restoration
6.1 Innovation in the Legal System of Rehabilitation in the River Ba
