Environment, Development and Sustainability-a Relationship
Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Relationship
Submitted by:
BADAL KUMAR GUPTA
SHIKHAR GUPTA
AMITY LAW SCHOOL, NEW DELHI (GGSIPU)
F-1Block, Sector-125, Amity University Campus, Noida, UP-201303
Mob: +91-9818763318, 8802336241 badalrauniyar@yahoo.in gupta.shikhar28@gmail.com
Mailing Address: D-82, Sector- 49, Noida, Uttar Pradesh-201301
Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Relationship
Abstract:
Environment and development can not be seemed as disparate entities; both are complementary to each other. Humanity needs to evolve to survive, each time increases greater demands, issues and challenges, but the development can be only positive if its basis will be on long term vision, insight and conservationists and sustains life and ability of future generation to enjoy what they enjoy in present which is only possible with sustainable development. In the modern country, the right to development and right to healthy environment are the third generation collective rights but the right to development is subjected to legal measures in relation to environment and health. This paper deals with in and around the national legal framework and analyse the same. Further, the paper delves into the matters of some contemporary challenges to sustainable development and state policies with regards to tackle these challenges. An enquiry into the present legal framework in India is important as it would help in understanding the implications of the international environmental law in the domestic situation and also help in stock taking of the present legal framework in India. The paper will also focus on India’s policy on environment and its legislation, its international obligations and how it adopts measures to implement them.
Keywords: Sustainable Development, Environmental Issues, National Implementation measures, Role of Judiciary.
Introduction
The fundamental question before us today is the whether we can allow the destruction of the
Submitted by:
BADAL KUMAR GUPTA
SHIKHAR GUPTA
AMITY LAW SCHOOL, NEW DELHI (GGSIPU)
F-1Block, Sector-125, Amity University Campus, Noida, UP-201303
Mob: +91-9818763318, 8802336241 badalrauniyar@yahoo.in gupta.shikhar28@gmail.com
Mailing Address: D-82, Sector- 49, Noida, Uttar Pradesh-201301
Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Relationship
Abstract:
Environment and development can not be seemed as disparate entities; both are complementary to each other. Humanity needs to evolve to survive, each time increases greater demands, issues and challenges, but the development can be only positive if its basis will be on long term vision, insight and conservationists and sustains life and ability of future generation to enjoy what they enjoy in present which is only possible with sustainable development. In the modern country, the right to development and right to healthy environment are the third generation collective rights but the right to development is subjected to legal measures in relation to environment and health. This paper deals with in and around the national legal framework and analyse the same. Further, the paper delves into the matters of some contemporary challenges to sustainable development and state policies with regards to tackle these challenges. An enquiry into the present legal framework in India is important as it would help in understanding the implications of the international environmental law in the domestic situation and also help in stock taking of the present legal framework in India. The paper will also focus on India’s policy on environment and its legislation, its international obligations and how it adopts measures to implement them.
Keywords: Sustainable Development, Environmental Issues, National Implementation measures, Role of Judiciary.
Introduction
The fundamental question before us today is the whether we can allow the destruction of the