MANDATORY LEGAL MEASURES TO REMEDIATE ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION: A QUANTITATIVE STUDY FROM VIETNAM

Abstract

Vietnam is identified as one of the countries most severely affected by climate change. Proactively addressing climate change is paramount in determining the country's sustainable development. This necessitates both government agencies and the community to promote economic development while concurrently protecting the environment to adapt to climate change. To achieve this, the Vietnamese government has enacted various legal regulations to raise awareness among economic development stakeholders about the importance of environmental protection. One of the punitive measures the government imposes on entities impacting the environment is the "mandatory remediation of environmental pollution." However, this regulation still contains many unharmonised provisions, leading to difficulties in practical application. Therefore, employing methods such as legal comparative studies and analysis of legislative writing, the authors will delve into the issue, identifying shortcomings and proposing relevant recommendations regarding the "mandatory remediation of environmental pollution" measure in the future.