DAMODARAM SANJIVYYA NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY

COURSE CONTENT
Title of the Subject: Environmental Law
Name of the Faculty: Dr K Sudha

Total No. of

Hours: 65
Note: 1. Academic Session 7th July - November, 2016 (Tentatively 65 Hours)
2. Number of Units may be added or reduced as per requirement
Introduction: Environmental law

Uni
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No.
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5

Unit 1
Topic: Introduction to
Environmental Laws
Basic Environmental Concept
Ecosystems Global Warming,
Ozone Depletion and Climate
Changes
Environmental Policy in India
Forest policy, municipal laws
Changes introduced in the post
Bhopal gas disaster era
Post liberalization era

Casesand materials

No. of
Hours

1
1
2
1
1

Unit 2
2.1
2.2

Topic: International
Environmental Regime
Evolution of International
Environmental Law

Development through
Conventions:
- Stockholm
Declaration,1972
- Earth Summit,1992
- Nairobi
Declaration,1982
- Ramsar
Convention,1971
- Bonn Convention
- Copenhagen Summit
- Convention on
Biological
Diversity,1992

1
5

Johannesburg
Declaration,2002
Rio+20 Conference
Paris Climate Change
Conference, 2015

Unit 3
3.1

Topic: Constitutional
Legislative provisions
Constitutional Provisions:

3.2

3.3
3.4
3.5
3.6
3.7

and
4

Fundamental Rights
Directive Principles of
State Policy
Art 253

Forest Policy: The Forest Act,

Forest Conservation Act, 1980,
Wild Life Protection Act, 1972,
FRA, Act
The Water (Prevention and
Control of Pollution) Act, 1974
& 1977
The Air (Prevention and Control
of Pollution) Act, 1981
Environmental Protection Act,
1986
Coastal Regulations and
Related Notifications
Biodiversity Act

1
1
2
S.Jagannath v. UOI, (AIR
1997 SC 811)

3
2

Unit 4
Topic: Remedies against Environmental
Pollution and Crimes
4.1
4.2

4.4

4.5
4.6

Constitutional Remedies
Writs
Public interest litigation
CPC,1908 & Specific Relief
Act,1963
Class Action Order 1 Rule 8,
CPC
Cr.P.C Sections(133-143)

Law of Torts and Environment

-nuisance
-negligence
-National Environment
Appellate Authority and the
National Green Tribunal Act,

4
2

Municipal Council,
Ratlam v State of Shri
Vardichand AIR 1980 SC
1622

4
2

2010
-Theory and Practice
4.7

Offences under Relevant

Statutory Provisions

4.7.
1
4.7.
2
4.7.
3
4.7.
4

IPC Sections(268-291)

Mines Act,1952

Motor Vehicles Act,1988

Factories Act, 1948

Unit -5
Theories/doctrines
2.2

Doctrine of public trust

Doctrine
of
eminent
domain
Inter-generational
equality
Sustainable
development
Precautionary principle
Polluter pay principle
Strict liability
Absolute liability

6
M.C.Mehta v. Shri Ram
Foods
&
Fertilizers
Industries & others. (AIR
1987 SC 965)
Jagpal Singh v State of
Punjab ( (2011) 11 SCC
396

Unit 6
Protective mechanisms social movements
6.1

Judicial Trends and Public

Interest Initiatives

6.2

Participatory democracy
Environmental
Impact
Assessment
Public hearings
Social Movements:

6.3

Narmada
Bachao
Andolan
Sompeta
amto
thermal power plant
struggle
Niyamgiri
Suraksha
samithi and its legal
battles
POSCO

Unit 7 Incidental topics

7.1
7.2
7.3
7.4

Right to development
Disaster management
Eco Tourism
Eco Feminism

2
1
1
1

Books for Reference

Sl.
Author
No.
1. Naomi Klein

Title of the Book

Publisher

This changes everything

Simon & Schuster

2. P.S.Jaswal and
Nishtha Jaswal
3. S.C.Shastri

Environmental Law

Central Law Agency

Environmental Laws

Eastern Book Company

4. P. Leelakrishnan,

Cases on Environment Laws

5. S. Shantakumar, Law

Introduction to
Environmental
Environmental
Law
and
Policy in India: Cases,
Material & Statutes

Lexis Nexis ButterworthsIndia

Wadhwa & Company

6. Shyam Divan and

Armin Rosencranz

Oxford University Press