Environmental Laws
Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya · LL.B. Semester 4
Unit I — Concept of Environment and Pollution
Environment — Meaning and Concept · Pollution — Meaning and Effects of pollution · Environmental Pollution — Water, Air and Noise · Historical Background and Development
Unit II — International Perspective
Stockholm Conference · UN. Declaration on the Right to Development · Role of UNEP and Other International Bodies
Unit III — Constitutional provisions Related to Environment
Constitution-Making — Development and Property-Oriented Approach · Constitution- . Ri Clean and Healthy Environment: Eny · Rights ight to > ENVironment · Fundamental igh vs. Development · Fundamental Duty · Directive Princi · ‘ e Principles — iples — Status, Role. and Interrelationship with Fund · Rights and Fundamental Duties a · Judicial Approach · Statutory, and Judicial Remedies · Principles — Polluter Pays, Public Liability Insurance, Precautionary Princip] · Sustainable Development
Unit IV — Key Environment Legislations in India
Environment Protection Act 1986 · Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 · Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 · Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 · The Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 · National Green Tribunal
- The Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act 1974- Definitions, Establishments of — Central Pollution Control Board (S. 3)
- The Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act 1981- Definitions, Establishments of — Central Pollution Control Board (S. 3)
- The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986- Definitions
- Indian Forest Act 1927 and Forest Conservation Act, 1980
- The National Green Tribunal Act, 2010- Scope (sec 3-13), Jurisdiction, Powers and Proceedings of the Tribunal (sec 14-25), Penal Provisions (26-28)
- The Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972- Definitions, Hunting of Wild Animals (sec- 9,11 &12)
Unit V — Emerging Issues and Contemporary Developments
Climate Change and Global Warming · Waste Management Laws · Coastal Regulation Zone · Role of NGO”s and Civil Society · Biodiversity · Legal Control · Control of Eco-Unfriendly Experimentation on Animals, Plants, Seeds, and Microorganisms