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Climate Change and Environmental Justice: Legal Obligation of States

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Published On: December 12th 2025 Authored By: Abhiraj Verma Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Law University, Sonepat Introduction Climate change represents one of the most pressing challenges of our time, demanding urgent legal responses that adequately address both mitigation and adaptation while ensuring environmental justice. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) advisory opinion of July 23, […]

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Environmental jurisprudence : Expanding the Scope of Article 21 and sustainable development

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Published On: November 10th 2025 Authored By: Rupsa Laha Marathwada Mitra Mandal Shankar Rao Chavan Law College under Savitribai Phule Pune University Abstract The environmental law in India is a great example of the singular position of the judiciary in interpreting not only the constitutional directives but also the ecological issues they concern. By the

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Environmental Jurisprudence: Expanding the scope of Article 21 and sustainable development

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Published On: November 9th 2025 Authored By: Neha Raulo Madhusudan Law University Abstract Indian environmental jurisprudence has emerged as one of the most dynamic areas of constitutional law, anchored in the creative interpretation of Article 21 of the Constitution. The judiciary has progressively widened the meaning of the right to life to include the right

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Environmental Jurisprudence: Expanding the scope of Article 21 and Sustainable Development

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Published On: November 3rd 2025 Authored By: Samarth Jalhotra Meerut College affiliated to Chaudhary Charan Singh University Abstract The right to live covers more than just the ability to exist; it also includes the capacity to live in a clean, safe environment and with dignity. Indian courts have interpreted Article 21 of the Constitution to

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Published On: November 3rd 2025 Authored By: Dhanya Bhargava NMIMS, Indore Abstract This article examines the development of the Environmental Act in India and its intimate relationship with Article 21 of the Constitution, which guarantees life. It sees how independent India developed a constitutional and legal framework for independent environmental protection, which begins with early

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