The rule of"full chain of responsibility"in ecological damage cases has been formally established in the case of the"Public Interest Litigation of the Extremely Large-Scale Illegal Fishing of Eel Fry in the Yangtze River".In the context of environmental codification,the rule is in line with the requirements of the times of protecting the environment and promoting green development,and plays an important role in guiding the analysis of the conditions for the formation of the chain of interests in ecological damage cases,as well as helping the determination of the responsibility of the main bodies in the chain.However,as a relatively new adjudication rule,there is a need to further improve the corresponding laws and regulations systematically as well as clarify the responsibility determination standard in the process of its application.In this regard,it is necessary to comprehensively analyze the core elements of the"full chain of responsibility"rule such as the principle of attribution,the elements of conduct,causality,and the results of the damage,from the dual di-mensions of public law and private law.At the legislative level,a more complete theory of liability should be constructed and the liability system should be designed in an integrated manner;at the judicial level,the key concept of"commonality"should be clarified in order to avoid the rigidity of judicial application.
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