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A Review of China's Endangered Species Protection Act and Suggestions for Improvement

중국의 멸종위기종 보호법에 대한 검토와 개선책

  • Received : 2018.01.25
  • Accepted : 2018.02.26
  • Published : 2018.02.28
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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to analyze endangered species laws and systems in China from the viewpoint of the importance of protecting biodiversity and to propose suggestions for existing wildlife protection laws in China to improve efficacy. Since the People's Republic of China Wildlife Protection Act was promulgated and enforced in 1988, China has found that urgent amendments are necessary because of neglected management of the act. The content of the Wildlife Protection Act of China is not only monotonous and unsystematic, but also needs modification and supplementation because it is pre-modern and does not meet current demands. In comparison with other countries, the purpose of China's legislation, supervision system, scope of protection and public participation system differ. China's Wildlife Protection Act is also hindered by confusion in the legislative protection system, lack of an administrative compensation system, difficulties in implementation, deterioration of legal efficiency, lack of content and operations, and lack of a list of species that should be is protected. This paper proposes measures for improvement to solve this confusion in the legislative system for the endangered species protection law to establish a legal system suitable for the current situation in China.

본 연구는 생물 다양성에 대한 중요성과 보호라는 관점에서 중국의 멸종위기종에 대한 법률과 관련된 제도를 분석하고 멸종위기 야생동물의 효율적인 보호를 위해 중국의 현행 야생동물 보호 법률에 대하여 요구되는 몇가지 개선점을 제시하는 것을 목적으로 수행되었다. <중화인민공화국 야생동물 보호법>이 1988년에 공포되고 시행된 이래 관리소홀로 인하여 시급한 조치가 필요하다는 사실을 알았다. 중국의 야생동물 보호법은 단조롭고 체계적이지 못해, 전근대적으로 현 시대의 수요에 부합하지 않기에 수정, 보완이 필요하다. 다른 국가들과 비교하였을 때, 입법취지와 감독체제, 보호범위 및 공중 참여제도, 입법 보호 체계의 혼란, 행정 보상제도의 미비와 실행의 난항, 법률 효율 저하, 내용의 공허성과 운용성의 부족, 생물 종 보호 명부가 법률 체계에 포함되어 있지 않는 등 많은 문제점을 가지고 있음을 확인할 수 있다. 이러한 일련의 문제점을 중국의 현 실정에 적합한 법률체계로 확립하기 위해 멸종위기종 보호 법률 법규의 체계상 혼란을 해결할 수 있는 개선방향에 대하여 제시한다.

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