ROLE, POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF STATE BIODIVERSITY BOARDS TO COLLECT ACCESS AND BENEFIT SHARING AMOUNT FROM INDIAN ENTITIES Ms. Geethanjali K.V., Legal Associate, CEERA-NLSIU Ms. Namrata Rawat, 4th Year, RGNUL, Punjab INTRODUCTION The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) was adopted in 1992 at the Rio Earth Summit. It has three primary objectives: conservation of biodiversity, […]Read More
FAIRNESS IN CONTRACTS: A CONSUMER LAW PERSPECTIVE – Raghav Parthasarathy, Teaching Associate, CEERA, NLSIU Introduction A recent consumer dispute filed against M/s. Pioneer Urban Land and Infrastructure Limited[1], highlighted the unequal bargaining powers in consumer contracts. Bench of Justices U.U. Lalit and Indu Malhotra of the Supreme Court, while upholding the Order passed by the […]Read More
Centre for Environmental Law, Education, Research and Advocacy (CEERA), National Law School of India University (NLSIU) is inviting interested authors to submit papers for its 8th Issue of Journals Journal on Environmental Law, Policy and Development (JELPD) and 7th Issue of Journal of Law and Public Policy (JLPP).Read More
ABOUT THE SEMINAR CEERA, NLSIU and University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bengaluru, in collaboration with the ICAR-IIWM, Bhubaneswar invites paper presentation on the following themes – Use of Technology in Water Conservation and Usage Multi-jurisdictional comparative analysis of water conservation policy Accountability and Transparency of the Government in Agricultural Water Regulation The Regulatory Role of […]Read More
The Five-Day Training Programme is designed with the main aim of delivering lectures and conducting discussions on case studies. During the initial sessions, the focus was on understanding the Constitutional and jurisprudential background of the topics along with their interpretations. Emphasis was laid on environmental legislations including Environment Protection Act, 1986; Water (Prevention and Control […]Read More
Two-Day Certificate Course on Law of Arbitration and Conciliation was organised by the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited Management Academy in association with the Centre for Environmental Law, Education, Research and Advocacy (CEERA), National Law School of India University, Bengaluru. This was organised on the 18th and 21st of January, 2021 on campus of the Management Academy. […]Read More
ECONOMIC DURESS AND ITS EFFECT ON CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS IN INDIA Prof. (Dr.) Sairam Bhat, Professor of Law, NLSIU Ms. Lianne D’Souza, Research Fellow, CEERA. Economic Duress: An Overview “Justice requires that men, who have negotiated at arm’s length, be held to their bargains unless it can be shown that their consent was vitiated…”[1] – Lord […]Read More
Covid-19 and Environmental Clearance in India: A Note on the MOEF Memorandum Prof. (Dr.) Sairam Bhat, Professor of Law and Coordinator of CEERA, NLSIU Mr. Vikas Gahlot, Teaching Associate, CEERA, NLSIU Covid-19 has impacted governance in general and environmental governance in particular. It has changed the way countries have looked at business and human rights. […]Read More
JUDICIAL REVIEW OF GOVERNMENT TENDERS Lianne D’Souza, Research Fellow, CEERA, NLSIU Introduction Judicial review of administrative action is a pillar upon which lies a fair, just and impartial government. It is an instrument through which the judiciary may inquire about the legality of administrative action and is a means of creating checks and balances vis-à-vis […]Read More
ABOUT THE COURSE The Five-Day Training programme is designed with the main aim of delivering lectures and conducting discussions on case studies. During the initial sessions, the focus would be on understanding the Constitutional and jurisprudential background of the topics along with their interpretations. Emphasis would be on environmental legislations including Environment Protection Act, 1986; […]Read More