Environmental Laws

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

The objective of this course is to enable the students to understand the legal protection of the
environment through various laws. The course aims to shed vivid light on environmental
jurisprudence and aspires to equip future lawyers with knowledge and skills to handle
environmental matters. It further highlights the detailed understanding of emerging
environmental issues, remedies for the same and the viability of potential solutions.
This course intends to develop an in-depth understanding of various environmental legislations
available in India. The role of international and national environmental mechanisms & their
involvement in promoting the cause of the environment is emphatically elucidated along with
the outcome of various conferences and conventions. Environmental problems have attained
alarming proportions It is essential to sensitize the students to environmental issues and the
laws. The important principles in the field like intergenerational equity, carrying capacity,
sustainable development and precautionary, polluter pays principles are to be appreciated. The
law in practice is to be analyzed and evaluated. The course is designed towards these objectives.

 COURSE OUTCOMES:

After completing this course, the students should be able

1. To develop a basic scientific understanding of environmental issues, their causes, effects,
remedies and viable solutions.

2. To be able to apply disciplinary knowledge and enforce the same through available
   mechanisms.
3. To explore the developments in national & international environmental laws and their
   fundamental principles.
4. To have an in-depth understanding of various statutes and provisions in respect of
   environmental laws.
5. To know about the importance of Public Participation, Public Interest Litigation, and other
   remedies in preserving and protecting the environment.
6. To analyze areas concerning Global & transboundary environmental problems through
   better perspectives.