Environmental Law
University of Kerala · LL.B. Semester 5 · Paper IV
Unit I
Concept of Environmental Protection · Sources, Causes and effects of Environmental pollution · Classification of different types of pollution · Air Pollution and Noise Pollution · Water Pollution · Marine Pollution · Land Pollution · General Powers of the Central Government · Scope of Art 32 and 226 of the constitution in environmental matters
Unit II
Environmental Protection under the Constitution · Right to Clean Environment · Public Interest Litigation · New Trends · Environmental Protection Law and its implementation · Operational mechanism of boards --functioning Central and State Boards · Legal regime for pollution control
Unit III
Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 · Penalties and procedure · Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 · Powers and functions of State pollution Control Board · Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 · Protection of Forest and Wild Life · Preservation of heritage-Conservation of biodiversity · Common Law remedies for protections of the environment
- 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 Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972- Definitions, Hunting of Wild Animals (sec- 9,11 &12)
- General Laws and Environment Protection — application of Tort law, Indian Penal Code and Criminal Procedure Code
Unit IV
Paris Agreement on Climate Change, 2015 · Biodiversity conservation and Nagoya Protocol · Amended regulations on Convention of Biodiversity · Minamata Convention on Climate Control, 2013 · United Nations Sustainable Development Goals,2015 · Environmental Impact Assessment and Espoo Convention · Plastic Pollution and UN environmental rights, 2021
Unit V
Biodiversity Act · Costal Zone Regulation · Public Liability Insurance · Legal remedies for environmental problems · Green Benches · Green Tribunals · National Environmental Appellate Authority · Composition and Powers · Role of NGOs
- The National Green Tribunal Act, 2010- Scope (sec 3-13), Jurisdiction, Powers and Proceedings of the Tribunal (sec 14-25), Penal Provisions (26-28)
- Rules addressing some environmental problems — Bio-Medical Waste Rules 2016 Hazardous wastes Rules 1989 Noise Pollution Rules 2000
- Public Liability Insurance: Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991 (An Overview) Claims, Role of Consumer courts and Insurance Ombudsman