Journal on Contemporary Issues of Law

Vol. 7 Issue 9 [Sept 2021]

Criminalising Ecocide: Peace-Time Ecocide and State Responsibility

This paper examines the definition of ecocide, offers criticism on the definitions proposed and compares the proposed definition of the crime to the existing provision criminalizing war-time ecocide. It analyses the practicalities i.e., the incidence of liability and the incidence of reparations, if ecocide were to be considered as an international crime under the Rome

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Right to Health – A Constitutional Mandate in India

The Constitution of India has provisions regarding the right to health. The obligation of the State to ensure the creation and the sustaining of conditions congenial to good health is cast by the Constitutional directives contained in Articles 38, 39 (e) (f), 42, 47 and 48 A in Part IV of the Constitution of India.¹

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Can the River be a Living Entity? The Environmental Perspectives and Implications

River is a common property and plays cultural and socio-economic functions in the communities on its banks.  Traditionally in India, various water-management CBOs and NGOs play significant role in safeguarding and guaranteeing the protection of rivers; because the significance of the ecosystem associated with each river is recognized by the communities.  The Governments, too, play

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