Reflections on the Institutional Guarantee of China’s Marine Disaster Emergency Rescue

Abstract

In recent years, global marine disasters have exhibited a high-frequency and recurrent trend, yet the construction of China’s legal systems in the field of emergency rescue has lagged behind, with no special legislation specifically targeting emergency rescue for such disasters. In the practical operation of the existing disaster emergency rescue mechanism, the definition of governmental functions remains ambiguous, and the division of powers and responsibilities is not sufficiently clarified. The relevant legal norm system has been unable to adapt to the actual needs of marine governance work in the new era and the new development situation. Based on this, this paper focuses on the improvement path of China’s current marine emergency rescue legal system, aiming to promote the alignment of the relevant institutional system with the historical mission and practical requirements of national development in the new era through systematic research.