ad ENVIRONMENTAL LAW (Semester VII)

Course Outline

Module – I

Introduction to Environmental Laws

a) Environmental Protection: Issues and Problemsb) International and National Efforts for Environmental Protectionc) Constitution of India and Environmentd) Environmental Policy Resolution, Objects and Schemes

Module – II

Judicial Remedies and Procedures a) Law of Tort and Environmentb) Law of Crimes and Environmentc) Public Interest Litigation and Environmental Protectiond) The Bhopal Gas Leak Casee) National Green Tribunal

Module – III

Sustainable Development and Basic Environmental Principles

a) Concept and Scopeb) Precautionary Principlec) Polluter Pays Principled) Intergenerational Equitye) Intragenerational Equityf) Public Trust Doctrineg) Public Participation in Environmental Decision Making

Module – IV

International Concern for Environment Protectiona) Stockholm Declaration of 1972b) Earth Summit: The Rio-Declaration on Environment and Development, 1992c) UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, 1992d) Convention on Biological Diversity, 1992e) Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, 2000f) Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing, 2010g) Kyoto Protocol 1997

-Clean Development Mechanism-Carbon Credits

h) Aarhus Convention, 1998i) World Summit on Sustainable Development, 2002j) United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD), Rio 2012 (Rio+20)

Module– V

The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 (a) Salient Features of the Act (b) Pollution Control Boards and their Functions (c) Mechanism to Control the Pollution with reference to Sampling, Consent Mechanism and

Power to give directions (d) Procedure and Penalties

Module– VI

The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 (a) Salient Features of the Act (b) Pollution Control Boards and their Functions (c) Mechanism to Control the Pollution with reference to Sampling, Consent Mechanism and Power to give directions

(d) Procedure and Penalties

Module– VII

The Environment Protection Act, 1986(a) Salient Features of the Act(b) Definitions(c) Central Government’s powers to take environmental measures.(d) Mechanism to Control the Pollution(e) Procedure and Penalties (f) Environmental Impact Assessment (g) Regulation of Hazardous Substances

Module– VIII

Control of Noise Pollution (a) Effects of Noise on Human Health (b) Legal Measures to Control Noise Pollution

Module–IX

Forests, Wildlife and Biodiversity Conservation

a) Indian Forest Act, 1927b) Wildlife Protection Act, 1972c) The Biological Diversity Act, 2002