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Judicial handbook on environmental law
… people in Asia die every year from diseases related to air pollution (WHO, 2003). Species are becoming extinct at an … . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Gulf Oil v. Gilbert, 330 U.S. 501 (1947) . . . . . . . . . . . . . … . . . 117 In re Sause Brothers Ocean Towing Concerning an Oil Spill from the Barge The “Nestucca” off the Coast of …
Judges and Environmenal Law: a Handbook for the Sri Lankan Judiciary
… our Constitution in 1978, we know that the degradation and pollution of the natural environment has continued unabated. … deforestation, overgrazing, wetland clearing and draining, oil production, mining, and toxic spills. Se ing achievable … forecast is that emissions from thermal power (coal and oil) will be higher than the transport sector in the near …
The status of climate change litigation - A global review
… not included. For example, lawsuits seeking to limit air pollution from coal fired power plants that do not directly … the challenged action is issuance of licenses for deep-sea oil and gas extraction in the Barents Sea. In the Swedish … 1753 of 2015, establishing energy sources and drilling for oil and gas yield fossil fuels, the consumption of which …
Compendium of Summaries of Judgments in Environmen Related Cases
… 48 vii 8. Re Sause Brothers Ocean Towing concerning an Oil Spill from the ‘Nestucca’ off the Coast of British … Authority, Raj- asthan Bd for Prevention & Control of Pollution; 1990 Sc 123 128 12. Union Carbide Corporation v … International 6, 8, 9 Obligation to Society India 21 Oil Spills Canada 8 Oleum Gas Leak India 22, 23, 24 Parens …
Judges and the rule of law. Creating the links: Environment, human rights and poverty
… of complex topics ranging from natural resource damages to pollution preven- tion, public participation in decision … identifica- tion of environmental conflicts, due to pollution or misuse of resources, and their exami- nation at … 2000 on, such actions started to be proposed by victims of oil pollution at Baía da Guanabara (Rio de Janeiro state) …