Environmental Law and Policy in India Cases, Materials and Statutes

by Divan, Shyam; Rosencranz, Armin

• ISBN13: 9780195652260
• ISBN10: 0195652266
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-05-17
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Environmental law and policy in India affects all sections of society. Those most deeply affected are the poor. Displaced by deforestation, dam-building and degradation of natural resources, they are the first victims of poor sanitation, contaminated water, polluted air and scarce wood. This edition of Environmental Law and Policy in India retains the familiar analytical structure of the 1991 edition, but is thoroughly revised and updated. More than 4/5ths of the material is new. The volume is interlaced with notes, comments and questions to encourage critical thinking among lawyers and law students. It compiles all the leading cases in environmenmtal law in India with concise extracts of landmark judgments and documents. It focuses on environmental law, policy, problems and needs with the comprehensiveness of an American law case book.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Acknowledgments	ix
Table of Contents	xiii
Table of Cases	xxi
Introduction	1	(22)
Environmental Policy in India	23	(17)
Constitutional and Legislative Provisions	40	(47)
Judicial Remedies and Procedures	87	(80)
Water Pollution Control	167	(75)
Air Pollution Control	242	(46)
Forests	288	(40)
Wildlife Protection	328	(38)
Urban Problems	366	(50)
Large Projects	416	(58)
The Coast, Wetlands and Heritage	474	(40)
Regulation of Hazardous Substances	514	(33)
The Bhopal Gas Leak Case	547	(16)
Transnational Environmental Policies	563	(16)
International Environmental Law and Global Issues	579	(241)
APPENDICES
A. The Air Act	607	(28)
B. The Water Act	635	(37)
C. The Environment Act	672	(11)
D. The Environment Rules	683	(105)
E. Coastal Regulations	788	(12)
F. Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations	800	(13)
G. The Forest (Conservation) Act	813	(3)
H. The Noise Rules	816	(4)
Index	820