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............................................................................................................................DescriptionThe book is a collection of articles and essays on Human Rights, Development, Environmental Law, Globalisation and related topics written by eminent legal luminaries which include Prof. Mool Chand Sharma, Prof. A.K. Koul, Prof. V.S. Mani, Prof. Satish C. Shastri, Dr. Bhawani Prasad Panda, etc.The articles endeavour to study and analyse the subjects in their proper perspective vis-a-vis human dignity and democracy.Each article is replete with scholarship and originality. These have been written in a comprehensible and lucid style. They have also traced the development of law of human rights and environmental law as evolved through judicial pronouncements of the Supreme Court and the High Courts.To sum up, looking to the variety of topics covered by the articles, this anthology is in fact a book divided into 29 Chapters.Prof. Mool Chand Sharma, Vice-Chairperson, University Grants Commission, New Delhi states about the book:"... I am sure this work would constitute a major contribution to the existing literature on the subject and would be of relevance not only to scholars of human rights and development but also to those engaged in the struggle for human rights and sustainable development in the field and at the grass-root level."............................................................................................................................ContentsHuman Rights, Development and Environmental Law—An Anthology1. Basic Needs in Need of Rights-based Approach — Prof. Mool Chand Sharma2. Environmental Issues in International Trade — Prof .A.K. Koul3. Environment — Development as Human Rights Imperative — Prof. G.S. Karkara4. Environmental Movement—Formative and Legal Perspectives — Dr. R.C. Chaturvedi5. Globalisation, Development and Environment Degradation: A Human Rights Perspective — Dr. Arvind Agrawal6. Globalisation, Development and Human Rights — Professor (Dr.) V. S. Mani7. Law and Economics of Human Rights and Development — Dr. Bhavani Prasad Panda8. Jurisprudence of Environmental Human Rights — Professor D.P. Verma9. Human Right to Pollution-free, Clean & Healthy Environment — Constitutional Perspectives — Prof. (Dr.) G.P. Verma10. Ecological Destruction & Environmental Jurisprudence in India — Dr. K.L. Sharma11. Public Trust Doctrine and Environmental Jurisprudence — Prof. Satish C. Shastri12. Environmental Rights as Human Rights are a Face-wash? — Dr. A.P. Singh13. Development of Environment Ethics & Human Rights: Role of Judiciary — Dr. Anjana Kakar14. Emerging Dimensions of Human Rights in India: Some Socio-Legal Perspectives — Dr. Ganga Sahai Sharma15. Impact of Evolution of Environmental Law on Scope of Public Interest Litigation & Concept of Separation of Powers — Prof. Vinod Dixit16. Judicial Activism, Public Interest Litigation and Environmental Hazards in India — A study — Dr. N. D. Sharma:17. Human Right Initiatives through Public Interest Litigation by Indian Judiciary In Environmental jurisprudence: An Evaluation — Dr. Daljeet Singh & Sukhsimranjit Singh18. People, Parks and Widlife: Towards Co-Existence — Dr. Manju Arora Relan19. Law Relating to Preservation and Protection of the Rights of Tribal People in India — Prof. Satish C. Shastri20. Environmental Priorities in India — Dr. Madhu Shastri & Rajesh Gaur21. Right to Clean Water and Constitutional Mandate: lmplications and Judicial Response — Dr. V. Tayal & Anjum Parvez22. Unleashing the Destruction by Dam Projects in India — Dr. Nandakumar Krishnachar23. Marine Pollution, Human Health and the Law —-Prof. S.K. Singh24. Management of Biomedical Waste—Need for Legal Regulation — Prof. H.C. Dholakia25. A Study of Cases Decided under the Water Act — Prof. B.M. Shukla & Abhijit joshi26. Eco-fciendly & Fuel Efficient Crematorium: An Experiment — Dr. Dilip A. Mevada & Sonal Mevada27. Human Rights and Disadvantaged Groups — Prof. Ghanshyam Singh & Ketan Mukhija28. Biodiversity and Extinction of Species — Dr. R.C. Chaturvedi29. Trafficking in Human Beings—With Special Reference to Women — Mrs. Pawan Sharma............................................................................................................................Author DetailsProf. Satish C Shastri is a popular teacher and has recently been elevated as Dean, Faculty of Law, Head, Department of Law, University of Rajasthan Jaipur. Having done his LL.M., Ph.D. from the University of Rajasthan Jaipur and MSL in Environmental Law from the Vermont Law School, USA, he has been teaching Law of Tort and Environmental Law to LL.B. and postgraduate classes since 1971. He has a distinctive academic career.He was awarded first prize under Medini Puruskar by the Department of Forests and Environment, Government of India for his book: Dhvani Pradooshan in 2001.Dr Shastri got the opportunity to visit and lecture at various legal and environmental law institutions in India, viz. The National Law School of India University, Bangalore; Environment Education Centre, Chennai; The Indian Law institute, New Delhi; Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi and various universities abroad.Besides the present work, he has authored and edited over half a dozen books—Pollution and the Environmental Law; Noise Pollution—Its Legal and Scientific Perspective; Man, Nature and Environmental Law, Hamara Paryavaran, to name a few. The present work is his latest contribution to the legal literature as an editor.............................................................................................................................
