Environmental law and policy in India (Record no. 40198)
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| fixed length control field | 09779 a2200169 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780195661736 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 333.7026 |
| Item number | DIV |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Divan, Shyam |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Environmental law and policy in India |
| Remainder of title | Cases, materials and statutes |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | Ed.2 |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | 2014 |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | Oxford University Press |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | New Delhi |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xxxviii,837p. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | Preface vii<br/>Acknowledgements ix<br/>Summary of Contents xi<br/>Table of Cases xxi<br/>1. INTRODUCTION <br/>A. Environmental Regulation in the 1990s: An Overview 1<br/>B. The Nature of Ecosystems 4<br/>C. Population Growth and Economic Incentives:<br/>Two Causes of Environmental Disruption 8<br/>D. Common Property and Ecosystem Services 12<br/>E. Courts and the Environment. 21<br/>2. ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY IN INDIA 23<br/>A. Readings from Ancient Indian Law 24<br/>B. Readings on Forest Policy and Legislation 25<br/>C Early Environmental Legislation 30<br/>D. Readings on India's Environmental Policy in the 1970s 31<br/>E. Policy Since the Mid-1980s 35<br/>F. Liberalization and Economic Approaches 37<br/>3. CONSTITUTIONAL AND LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS 40<br/>A. Constitutional Provisions and the Environment 41<br/>I. Fundamental Norms 41<br/>II. Division of Legislative Authority 42<br/>HI. The Forty-Second Amendment Act 44<br/>IV. The Directive Principles of State Policy 45<br/>V. Article 253 and Environmental Legislation 46<br/>VI. Federalism: Some Issues 47<br/>B. Environmental Protection and Fundamental Rights 49<br/>I. The Right to a Wholesome Environment 49<br/>II. The Right to Livelihood 51<br/>III. The Right to Equality 53<br/>IV. Freedom to Trade Vis-a-Vis Environmental Protection 54<br/>C. Digest of Environmental Legislation 58<br/>Interpretation of Environmental Statute 59<br/>The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution)<br/>Act of 1981 60<br/>The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution)<br/>Act of 1974 60<br/>The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution)<br/>Cess Act of 1977 61<br/>The Wild Life (Protection) Act of 1972 61<br/>The Public Liability Insurance Act of 1991 62<br/>The National Environment Tribunal Act of 1995 62<br/>The National Environment Appellate Authority<br/>Act of 1997 63<br/>The Mines and Minerals (Regulation and<br/>Development) Act of 1957 63<br/>The Indian Forest Act of 1927 63<br/>The Forest (Conservation) Act of 1980 64<br/>The Insecticides Act of 1968 64<br/>The Atomic Energy Act of 1962 65<br/>The Factories Act of 1948 65<br/>D. The Environment (Protection) Act of 1986 66<br/>I. The Scope of the Act 66<br/>II. Delegated Legislation 68<br/>III. Sections 3 and 5 of the EPA 73<br/>IV. Violations and Penalties under the Act 81<br/>V Enforcement of the Act 82<br/>VI. The National Environment Appellate<br/>Authority Act of 1997 85<br/>4. JUDICIAL REMEDIES AND PROCEDURES 87<br/>A. Tort Law 88<br/> I. Damages-and Injunction 88<br/>II. Nuisance, Negligence, Strict Liability and<br/>Absolute Liability 91<br/>B. Public Nuisance 112<br/>C. The Writ Jurisdiction 122<br/>I. Source of the Writ Jurisdiction . 122<br/>II. Writs of Mandamus, Prohibition and Certiorari 123<br/>HI. Limitations on the Writ Jurisdiction 127<br/>IV. Articles 32 and 226 129<br/>V. Judicial Review and Special Considerations 130<br/>D. Statutory Remedies 132<br/>E. Public Interest Litigation. 133<br/>I. Expanded Standing and the Emergence of PIL in India 134<br/>II. Locus Standi Today: Scope and Restrictions 139<br/>III. The Relaxation of Procedures 141<br/>IV. The New Challenges: Facts, Expertise and Supervision. 143<br/>V. Directions and Relief . 145<br/>F. Class Actions 153<br/>I. Order 1 Rule 8 154<br/>II. Class Actions and the Environment 155<br/>III. Class Suits and PIL Writs 156<br/>G. Freedom of Information and the Right to Know 157<br/>I. Jasanoff; The Bhopal Disaster and the ^ight to Know 158<br/>II. Executive Misuse of the Official Secrets Act 160<br/>III. Judicial Recognition of the Right to Know 161<br/>IV. Judicial Developments 162<br/>V. Environmental Laws and Access to Official Information 165<br/>5. WATER POLLUTION CONTROL 167<br/>A. Water Pollution: Scope of the Problem 172<br/>B. The Water Act 176<br/>I. Framework of the Water Act 176<br/>II. Scope of Judicial Relief Under the Water Act 183<br/>IIL Constitutional Challenges to Section 33 Restraining Orders 187<br/>IV Criminal Liability. 189<br/>V. The Water Cess Act 197<br/>12. REGULATION OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES 514<br/>A. Legislative Framework 514<br/>B. The Shriram Gas Leak Case 520<br/>C. Pesticide and Radiation Cases 542<br/>13. THE BHOPAL GAS LEAK CASE 547<br/>A. Introduction 547<br/>B. Who was to Blame? 550<br/>C. The Forum 552<br/>D. The Government 554<br/>E. The Settlement 556<br/>F. The Compensation Machinery 560<br/>14. TRANSNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES 563<br/>A. The Indus River Basin 564<br/>B. The Ganga-Brahmaputra River Basin System 571<br/>15. INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND<br/>GLOBAL ISSUES 579<br/>A. Introduction 579<br/>B. India's International Obligations 581<br/>C. Established Norms of International Environmental Law 583<br/>D. Conflicts Between the Environment and Free Trade 590<br/>E. Human Rights, Indigenous People and the Environment 591<br/>F. Environmental Justice 593<br/>I. Environmental Poverty Law 593<br/>II. North-South Tensions 593<br/>G. Air Pollution and Protection of the Atmosphere 594<br/>H. Protecting Endangered Species 598<br/>I. Protecting the Global Commons 600<br/>J. Protecting Forest Ecosystems 601<br/>APPENDICES<br/>A. The Air Act 607<br/>B. The Water Act 635<br/>C. The Environment Act 672<br/>D. The Environment Rules 683<br/>E. Coastal Regulations 788<br/>F. Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations 800<br/>G. The Forest (Conservation) Act 813<br/>H. The Noise Rules 816<br/>Index 820<br/><br/> |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Rosencranz, Armin |
| 890 ## - Country | |
| Country | India |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
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