research topics on environmental law in india

Environmental law in India is a complex and multifaceted field that encompasses a range of issues, from biodiversity and natural resources conservation to pollution control and sustainable development. As a result, there are many research topics that can be explored in this area.

This Article explores how the long-standing tradition of common law coun-tries, such as India, which have long acknowledged the fundamental right to a healthy and pollution-free life, can assist judges in other jurisdictions and inform global climate governance.

This paper provides an overview of environmental laws in India, tracing their evolution, examining their implementation mechanisms, and identifying key challenges and opportunities. Through a comprehensive review of legislation, case studies, and empirical evidence, the paper highlights the significance of

Journal on Environmental Law Policy and Development, is an annual peer reviewed journal of the Centre for Environmental Law, Education, Research and Advocacy (CEERA). Eight volumes of the Journal have been released.

Some of the most important environmental PILs have led to the establishment of a right to environment and the adoption of international and foreign legal ideas into Indian environmental law. On the flip side, environmental law cases provide valuable insights into how well PIL tackles systemic issues, leads to fair and ecologically friendly ...

It studies the origins of environmental rights, substantive and procedural, and the four most significant legal principles— principle of sustainable development, polluter pays principle, precautionary principle and the public trust doctrine—and elaborates how Indian courts have defined, interpreted and applied them across a range of contexts.

This paper scrutinizes environmental impact assessment (EIA) in India and its potential environmental justice implications. We focused on procedural aspects of environmental justice and concentrated specifically on public interest litigation.

The Centre for Environmental Law Education, Research and Advocacy (CEERA), established in 1997 is a research centre that focuses on research and policy advocacy in the field of environmental law.

This volume unpacks environmental laws in India and outlines their development. It tries to understand the development of environmental laws in India by locating them within broader local, national and international sociopolitical and economic influences.

This chapter focusses on the fundamental aspects of Indian environmental law. One of the most significant features of Indian environment law is that the right to life enshrined by the Indian Constitution is interpreted as inclusive of the right to a healthy environment.