2020

LL.M. IN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW, ENERGY & CLIMATE CHANGE

Panki Sood / Great Himalayan National Park

CONTEXT AND RELEVANCE

The LL.M. programme covers subjects like Environmental Law, Energy and Climate Change and will benefit law graduates who would like to develop specialist legal knowledge to tackle global challenges such as climate change and energy access. The energy component will include legal and technical aspects of the entire gamut from the mining of raw materials to generation (in case of electricity), transmission and distribution. Similarly, law professionals working in the field of environment will benefit from a specialized Masters Programme in Law which will enhance their knowledge in the field to help build their existing career.

Environment is defined in the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 as that which ‘includes water, air and land and the inter-relationship which exists amongst and between water, air and land and human beings, other living creatures, plants, micro-organisms and property.’ Environmental Law, thus, encompasses a wide spectrum of different forms of life and its interplay with the natural conditions and surroundings. It has within its purview, control and correction of environmental pollution. Environmental pollution, negative fallout of rapid industrialisation, urbanisation, and now globalisation, is sought to be protected in a proactive manner through preventive measures and in case of damage to be compensated through remedial measures.

Humanity has lived amongst nature far before than there have been laws to protect the environment. However, our unsustainable practices coupled with our growing requirement for natural resources has lead to a point that the natural surroundings now require protection for the very humans it helped nurture.

United Nations Conference on the HumanEnvironment (Stockholm Conference) marked a significant shift in international environmental perspective. With the idea gaining more acceptance, legal protection for air, water, forests, wildlife and ecosystems developed in many parts of the world. The enactment of the Environment (Protection) Act, The Air Act, Water Act, Forest (Conservation) Act and the Wildlife (Protection) Act, brought with them a positive shift in India’s environmental outlook and created a new field for legal practice.

Environmental law is now an integral part of any project, initiatives and services, taken up by businesses, NGOs and governments across the world. It helps create regulatory

Most importantly, it encourages and fosters environmentally conscious attitudes and behaviour.

ONE OF THE BEST WAYS TO TACKLE ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IS TO STRENGTHEN THE HUMAN RESOURCE POOL BY CREATING EFFICIENT ENVIRONMENTAL LAWYERS. IN THIS CONTEXT, CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL LAW (CEL), WWF INDIA IN COLLABORATION WITH CENTRE FOR POST GRADUATE LEGAL STUDIES (CGPLS), JINDAL GLOBAL LAW SCHOOL (JGLS), O.P. JINDAL GLOBAL UNIVERSITY (JGU) IS OFFERING AN ACADEMIC PROGRAMME TITLED ‘LL.M. IN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW, ENERGY & CLIMATE CHANGE’.

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structures for environmental management and helps manage, supress, control, and limit detrimental environmental impacts.

THE LL.M. PROGRAMME IS DEVELOPED TO INTEGRATE INDIAN AND GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES ON ASPECTS OF NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW, CLIMATE CHANGE & ENERGY, AND EMPHASIZES ON INTERNATIONAL, TRANSNATIONAL AND COMPARATIVE APPROACH TO STUDY THE SUBJECT.

THE PROGRAMME AIMS TO EQUIP STUDENTS WITH SKILLS FOR GLOBAL RESEARCH ENABLING THEM TO ADAPT, INNOVATE AND APPLY THEIR KNOWLEDGE TO NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEGAL ISSUES ON AREAS OF LAW.

PROGRAMME OBJECTIVESThe course is the first of its kind in Indiaand has the following objectives –

1. To study environment & climate change through the prism of law and relevant institutions with the objective of promoting sustainable development.

2. To study the role of law and legal institutions in the field of environment, energy access & climate change as well as its evolving relationship to public policy development and good governance.

3. To study the relationship between domestic and international law in the field of environment, energy and climate change and how multilateral institutions and climate negotiations are affecting and impacting both domestic and international law and policy.

4. To study the role and impact of domestic and international adjudicatory mechanisms on environment, energy and climate change through a critical examination and assessment of national environmental courts and tribunals.

5. To study the role and impact of dispute resolution mechanisms in the field of environment, energy & climate change. Further examine issues related to compensation, mitigation as well as other available remedies for damages relating to the environment.

6. To study and analyse alternate energy solutions, innovations and available technical knowledge in the field of environment, energy and climate change .

7. To study the impact of Climate Change on people and places as well as examine prevailing environmental laws, principals, solutions and climate adaptation strategies across the world.

VISION

The One-Year LL.M. in Environmental Law, Energy and Climate Change consists of core/ foundational courses (3 credits/ 2 credits each) and specialized courses (3 credits/ 2 credits each). The programme will have minimum 28 credits which is as follows:

ACADEMIC OVERVIEW

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Course Name Course Type Credits

Legal Research Methodology

Law and Justice inGlobalizing World

Comparitive Public Law

Dissertation

Graduate AcademicWriting Seminar

International EnvironmentalLaw and Policy - I

International EnvironmentalLaw and Policy - II

Adaptation to ClimateChange

Environmental Law inNational Context

Implementation of Conservation Laws in India:Field Study

International Energy Law

Core Course

Core Course

Core Course

Core Course

Core Course

Specialized Course

Specialized Course

Specialized Course

Specialized Course

Specialized Course

Specialized Course

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As an advanced degree offered at CPGLS, JGU, and CEL, WWF - India, the LL.M. programme is designed to represent outstanding academic achievement. The intensive curriculum provides a number of courses on contemporary topics in national and international environmental laws. Our teaching pedagogy is based on the assumption that students pursuing an LL.M. degree have a strong academic background and basic understanding of their speciality area. Many of our courses will be taught by leading scholars and accomplished international and domestic practitioners.We ensure high faculty-student ratio and better interactive learning atmosphere.

CURRICULUM Other than the Core and Foundational courses to be offered in LL.M., the specialized courses will cover:

International EnvironmentalLaws -Interface between Environmental laws, Energy laws and Climate change: International Conventions, Global developments, Case study and solution based approaches.

National Environmental Laws -Interface between Environmental Law, Energy Laws and Climate Change: National Laws and Policies, institutional frameworks resulting in effective implementation.

Energy Laws and Policies - Sectoral coverage, technical case studies and solution based approach.

Climate Change Governance - Financing in the climate sector, technological innovations, alternate energy regimes, urban green living.

Renewable Energy Development in India - Status, projections and prospects.

Adaptation to Climate Change -Introduction and current global and national perspectives explained through case studies and on ground scenarios.

Field Study - mandatory study tour to a conservation site which demonstrates implementation of laws and policies, best practices & sustainable living.

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(Above) LL.M. Launch event: Hon’ble Justice (Dr.) D.Y. Chandrachud and delivering the Green Law lecture. Hon’ble Justice Mr. Deepak Gupta, Mr. Ravi Singh & Hon’ble Justice Mr. Michael D.Wilson, during the launch of LL.M. in ELECC. (Right) Hon’ble Justice Mr. Swatanter Kumar during the inaugural address of LL.M. launch event.

STUDENTS SPEAK“I enrolled for LL.M. in Environmental Law, Energy and Climate Change (ELECC) as it allows me to pursue my scholarly interests. I

wish to pursue my Ph.D. in Energy and Climate Change

in near future. Energy and Climate Change undoubtedly remains one of the most interesting and emerging key areas

of study in our times. I am happy that all the Courses in

our LLM (ELECC) are thoroughly thought-through and taught in proper context. I have a special liking for the teaching methodology employed by the course instructors.”

Mr. Divya Abhishek

Ms. Namrata Kabra “I enrolled in LL.M. in ELECC as it provides a unique opportunity to engage with the

most pressing issues of our times. Any post graduate course of such a nature is not currently available elsewhere. The course curriculum and the design

resonates fully with my academic interests & ideas. I

especially enjoy the teaching methodology of our expert faculty. The classes are immensely thoughtful and engaging.”

“The best part of this course is its faculty ofenvironmental lawyers and researchers, conservationists, practising advocates,

academicians,policy-makers who add a lot of life and

substance to the courses. Interacting with foreign faculty is greatly enriching and allows

me to understand the subject in a comparative

perspective. I really like the quality of discussions we usually have with the subject-experts both inside and outside the classrooms.”

Mr. Neeraj Nachiketa

Mr. Nipun Mudgal“I have enrolled in LL.M. ELECC due to my keen interest in pursuing masters in environmental law and related disciplines.

Working on environmental law and policy, I understand, is

a continuous engagement, especially keeping in sight the growing complexities of our times. Like any

other legal field, this one comes with its own unique

challenges. I believe the Course allows one to explore environmental issues surrounding us all and equips us with the legalese to solve them.”

Ms. Vidhi Thukral

“The primary reasons I enrolled for the LL.M. program is to enhance my legal

knowledge in the field of environmental, energy law and climate change. The courses are perfectly designed to provide us with an understanding

of how international and national environmental laws

evolved and how to apply them in various scenarios. The engagements with faculty members and the discussions with peers greatly enhances the experience of learning.”

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Ms. Moulika Arabhi, WWF-India and Professor Sridhar Patnaik, JGU delivering the orientation lecture at Jindal Global Educational & Professional Academy, NTH Building, Qutub Institutional Area, Delhi.

ABOUT WWF INDIA

ABOUT CENTRE FORENVIRONMENTAL LAW (CEL)

WWF-India articulated its mission in 1987 as:

“The promotion of nature conservation and environmental protection as the foundation for sustainable and equitable development.”

WWF-India is one of the largest conservationorganizations engaged in wildlife and natureconservation in the country. Established as aCharitable Trust on November 27, 1969, it has an experience of over four decades in the field. From a modest beginning, the organisation was propelled forward by the efforts of its founders and associates who volunteered their time and energy to lend momentum to the conservation movement.

WWF-India, is recognized as a premier conservation international non-governmental organisation in the country dealing with nature conservation, environmental protection and development-related issues. At a time when the web of life has come under increasing threats, WWF-India’s attempts have been to find and implement solutions so that human beings can live in harmony with nature, and leave for future generations a world rich in natural resources and natural wonders.

The Centre for Environmental Law (CEL) wasestablished in 1993 as an integral part of WWF-India. Apart from handling and furthering WWF-India’s conservation work involving policy analysis, and campaigning. CEL serves as a resource centre for teaching environmental law and research in national, regional and international contexts. To implement its programmes, CEL is building functional and professional linkages with government agencies, private universities and non-governmental organizations at national and global level.

CEL in collaboration with JGU launched the LL.M. in Environmental Law, Energy and Climate Change. It is an all-encompassing course and aims to equip the students with environmental issues and research holding relevance at a global level. It enlarges perspectives on all the recent developments and new insights into the relationship between environment, development and sustainable growth.

WWF-India’s goal is the protection of India’s ecological security through the following broad programmeobjectives – Ensuring conservation of the country’sbiodiversity, major ecosystems and critical landscapes. Minimising wasteful consumption and pro-motion of sustainable and wise use of natural resources by all sectors of society. Promoting the active involvement of rural and traditional communities in the sustaina-ble management and conservation of natural resources. Working towards reduction in the sources and impacts of climate change. Minimising pollution, reducing the useof toxic chemicals and ensuring improved

management of toxic waste Promoting active participation of allsections of society in nature conservation and environmental protection through environmental education, awareness raising and capacity building. Ensuring that environmental principles are integrated into development planning, policy and practices. Promoting environmental governance through legislation, policy and advocacy. WWF-India has been working to promoteharmony between human beings and nature for more than five decades. The organization is part of the WWF-family with 27 independent national organizations. The coordinating body, WWF International, is located at Gland in Switzerland.

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ABOUT JGUO. P. Jindal Global University (JGU) was established in 2009 as a non-profit institution, with the mission of being a private university promoting public service. JGU is located in the National Capital Region of Delhi. It has a state-of-the-art, self-sufficient, and residential campus, housing over 4000 students from 29 Indian states and Union territories and 20 countries.

JGU has established eight interdisciplinary schools offering undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral degree programmes - Jindal Global Law School (JGLS), Jindal Global Business School (JGBS), Jindal School of International Affairs (JSIA), Jindal School of Government & Public Policy (JSGP), Jindal School of Liberal Arts & Humanities (JSLH), Jindal School of Journalism & Communication (JSJC), Jindal School of Art & Architecture (JSAA) and Jindal School of Banking & Finance (JSBF) - and three research and capacity building institutes.

In June 2019, JGU was placed among the top 2.67% of all universities globally in the 2020 Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings making it the youngest University in the world, to have featured in these prestigious rankings. In August 2019, JGU was recognised by the University Grants Commission as an Institution Of Eminence (IOE).

JGU is one of the few universities in Asia that maintains a 1:10 faculty-student ratio and appoints faculty members from India and different parts of the world with outstanding academic qualifications and experience. Over fifty-five percent of JGU faculty members are alumni of world’s top 200 universities including Oxford, Cambridge, Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Columbia, Brown, Berkeley, Cornell, Johns Hopkins, and Chicago.

JGU is a research intensive university, and is deeply committed to its core institutional values of interdisciplinary and innovative pedagogy; pluralism and rigorous scholarship; and globalism and international engagement.

ABOUT JGLSIn 2009, JGU began its first academic session with the establishment of India’s first global law school, Jindal Global Law School (JGLS). JGLS is recognised by the Bar Council of India and offers a three-year LL.B. programme, five-year B.A.LL.B. (Hons) and B.B.A.LL.B. (Hons.) programmes, three-year B.A. Legal Studies (Hons.) programmes and a one-year LL.M. programme and a Ph.D. programme in Law. JGLS has research interests in a variety of key policy areas, including:

Comparative and International Taxation; Global Corporate and Financial Law and Policy; Women Law, and Social Change; Penology, Criminal Justice and Police Studies; Human Rights Studies; International Trade and Economic Laws; Global Governance and Policy; Health Law, Ethics, and Technology; Intellectual Property Rights Studies; Public Law and Jurisprudence; Environment and Climate Change Studies; South Asian Legal Studies, International Legal Studies, Psychology and Victimology Studies and Clinical Legal Programmes.

JGLS has established international collaborations with law schools around the world, including Harvard, Yale, Columbia, Michigan, Cornell, UC Berkeley, UC Davis, Arizona, Oxford, Cambridge and Indiana. JGLS has also signed MoU with a number of reputed law firms in India and abroad, including White & Case, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas,

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Jindal Global University campus library.

All the LL.M. and PhD programmes at JGLS are offered under the aegis of the Centre for Post Graduate Legal Studies (CPGLS). The CPGLS at the Jindal Global Law School was established to provide students with quality teaching and learning opportunities thereby creating an intellectually stimulating academic environment with experienced and dedicated faculty committed to provide an excellent and world-class education. The Centre has already commenced with a one-year LL.M. programme, which is the first programme of its kind in India, with specialisations being offered in Corporate and Financial Law and Policy, International Trade and Investment Law, Intellectual Property Rights and Technology Law, Taxation Law, Environmental Law, Energy & Climate Change and General Legal Studies. The general LL.M. programme allows students to choose courses in any area of law that interests them and gives enough flexible options whilst maintaining the rigours of an LLM. CPGLS has received a letter of support from The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA), The Hague, Netherlands in 2014.

The faculty at CPGLS has a strong research orientation and the regular LL.M. students are expected to contribute to faculty and research center projects in the university. CPGLS promotes interdisciplinary studies, joint teaching and joint research programmes in partnership with other schools in the university and with partner universities of the O.P. Jindal Global University with which JGU established international collaborations and semester exchange programmes.

Luminaries from the feild of Environmental Law & Policy have addresed students of LL.M. Environmental Law, Energy & Climate Change.

• Dr. Anamitra Anurag Danda – Visiting Senior Fellow, Climate Change Adaptation, Observer Research Foundation.

• Dr. Archna Negi – Associate Professor, School on International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)

• Dr. Saket Badola, IFS - Head, TRAFFIC – India

• Adv. Shawahiq Siddiqui – Environment Lawyer; Founding Partner, Indian Environment Law Organisation (IELO)

• Adv. Shilpa Chouhan - Environment Lawyer; Partner, Indian Environment Law Organization (IELO)

• Adv. Sudhir Mishra – Founder & Managing Partner, Trust Legal

• Mr. Rohan Chakravarty – Artist, Cartoonist, Environmental Illustrator (@green_humour), Columnist- The Hindu

With respect to all the programmes under the aegis of CPGLS, the intensive curriculum provides a number of electives on contemporary topics in international and business oriented law streams. The courses and curriculum reflect the contemporary needs of a rapidly changing global legal profession. While the fulfilment of academic credits is the basis for the completion of the programme, there is also a mandatory research component which gives students an opportunity to write on topics of contemporary legal significance.

ABOUT CPGLS

SPECIAL LECTURES & SEMINARS

Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co., AZB & Partners, FoxMandal Little, Luthra and Luthra Law offices, Khaitan & Co., Nishith Desai, Vaish Associates and Surana & Surana International Attorneys.

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LL.M. Students at Sultanpur National Park during their field visit.

MEMBERS OF THE PROGRAMMEADVISORY COMMITTEE (PAC)Professor (Dr.) C. Raj KumarVice Chancellor, O.P. Jindal Global University and Dean, Jindal Global Law School

Mr. Ravi SinghSecretary General and CEO, WWF India

Ms. Moulika ArabhiAdvisor, Centre for Environmental Law,WWF India

Professor Dabiru Sridhar PatnaikChief Proctor, O.P. Jindal Global University and Director, Centre for Post Graduate Legal Studies, Jindal Global Law School

Hon’ble Mr. Justice Michael Wilson, Judge, Supreme Court of Hawaii, Honolulu, USA

Dr. Anamitra Anurag Danda,Visiting Senior Fellow, Climate Change Adaptation, Observer Research Foundation

ADMISSION DETAILS

Applicants to the LL.M. programme at theCPGLS, JGLS must have a Bachelor’s degree in Law from any university in India or abroad that is duly recognised under the law and by theregulatory authorities. Students graduating in 2020 can apply, however they should submit their final certificate/mark sheet at the time ofadmission.

LL.M. Non-Residential

Application Fee: INR 1,500

Tuition Fee: INR 4,00,000

*Subject to yearly revision

A. Admission will be based on the performance in one of the following entrance examinations (70% weightage)

1. LSAT-India 2020 entrance test• Procedure: Register online for the LSAT- India entrance test by logging on to: www.discoverlaw.in• The LSAT—India registration fee is Rs. 3800/-; the fee can be paid online or by Demand Draft (On or before May 2020).• You can also contact LSAT-India at: discoverlawindia@lsac.org• More information available at: www.discoverlaw.in

2. University of Delhi, Entrance Test (2020) for LL.M. admission

3. CLAT-PG Entrance Test (2020) for LLMadmission

ADMISSIONSELIGIBILITY

FEES*ENTRANCE EXAMINATION

B. Statement of purpose, Curriculum Vitae and a telephonic interview (30% weightage)

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INTERNATIONAL BOARD OF ADVISORSInternational educational collaborations are essential to the global vision of JGU and JGLS. An International Board of Advisors (IBA) provides support to the school in strengthening its international partnerships. Distinguished academics from leading universities, as well as lawyers and other professionals with a commitment to promoting excellence in education are members of the IBA. In addition to the IBA, the JGLS also has an Advisory Council for CPGLS.

Chairpersons of IBA Professor (Dr.) C. Raj KumarVice Chancellor, O.P. Jindal Global University and Dean, Jindal Global Law School.Professor Peter H. SchuckSimeon E. Baldwin Professor Emeritus of Law, Yale Law School.

Members of Advisory Council to the CPGLS Professor Andrew GuzmanDean and Carl Mason Franklin Chair in Law, USC Gould School of Law and Professor of Law and Political Science; Visiting Professor, Harvard and University of Chicago Law School.Professor Randall S. ThomasJohn S. Beasley II Professor of Law and Business Director, Law and Business Programme, Professor of Management; Vanderbilt University School of Law and Owen School of Management; Visiting Professor, Harvard and Duke Law School.

Professor Raj BhalaBrenneisen Distinguished Professor of Law University of Kansas School of Law; Visiting Professor, World Trade Institute, Bern, Switzerland and Advisor, IMF and World Bank.Professor Gianmaria AjaniRector, University of Turin and Dean, Faculty of Law, University of Turin; Director, ILO-Turin LLM in International Trade and Contracts Law and WIPO-Turin LLM in Intellectual Property Rights; Board Member, IGLP, Harvard Law School, International Academy of Comparative Law.Dr. Edward KwakwaPrincipal Legal Counsel World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), Geneva; Visiting Professor, Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva.Professor Stephen Darryl GirvinProfessor of Law and Director, LLM in Martime Law Programme, Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore, Singapore.Professor Joost PauweleynProfessor of Law, Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva; Visiting Professor, Harvard Law School and Stanford Law School; Former Legal Advisor, World Trade Organisation (WTO).Mr. Brooks W. DalyDeputy Secretary General and Principal Legal Counsel, Permanent Court of Arbitration, The Hague; Invited Lecturer (2014), The Renaissance of Inter State Arbitration, The Hague Academy of International Law Visiting Professor, Leiden University School of Law, Leiden.Professor Stephen W. MazzaDean and Professor of Law University of Kansas School of Law; Associate Editor, ABA Section of Taxation News Quarterly.Professor (Dr.) Ernst-Ulrich PetersmannEmeritus Professor, Department of Law European University Institute, Florence, Italy.

Mr. Samraansh Sharma LL.M. Course Coordinator, CEL WWF - India M.+91 8802481174 E. samraansh@wwfindia.net

Mr. Sandeep KumarLL.M. Data Manager, CELWWF-IndiaM. +91 807630265 E. skumar@wwfindia.net

Ms. Anshu GuptaAssistant Manager, Admissions & OutreachJGLS, O.P Jindal Global UniversityM. +91 7027850363 E. anshugupta@jgu.edu.in

CONTACTINFORMATION

IMPORTANTDATES14 April, 2020:Last date for LSAT – India registration

1 May, 2020: LSAT – India examination

31 MAY 2020:Last date to submit JGLS admissionapplication

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LL.M. ELECC Launch Event. From left to right: Prof. C. Raj Kumar, Hon’ble Justice Ms. Sabrina McKenna, Prof. D. Sridhar Patnaik, Hon’ble Justice Mr. Deepak Gupta, Hon’ble Justice (Dr.) D.Y. Chandrachud,Hon’ble Justice Mr. Michael D. Wilson, Mr. Ravi Singh, Prof. Y.S.R. Murthy, Ms. Moulika Arabhi

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