– Gayathri Gireesh,* Pradnesh Kamat** & Viraj Thakur*** A corporate veil essentially grants companies a separate legal personality,[1] implying that the rights and obligations of a company are distinct from that of its members.[2] This limits the liability of the members and insulates them from the actions of the company, thus incentivizing investments and leading […]Read More
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– Prof. (Dr.) Sairam Bhat* & Vikas Gahlot** Against the backdrop of continuously escalating global environmental crisis, the United Nations General Assembly has proclaimed the years 2021-2030 as the “Decade on Ecosystem Restoration” – a global clarion call that aims to “prevent, halt and reverse” the degradation of ecosystems worldwide.[1] The objectives of the UN […]Read More
-Ms. Anuja Shah* and Mr. Kartik Kalra** The Russia-Ukraine war has reached its zenith following Russia’s threat of use of nuclear weapons.[1] The war has its roots in the successive geopolitical expansion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the American attempt of inducting Ukraine therein, prompting Russia to invade Ukraine earlier this year.[2] This […]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
PGDEL is a One-Year Distance Education Programmme open to all graduates. The goal of this course is to acquaint the uninitiated with different aspects of environmental law and governance. The course is designed to serve the long felt need of strengthening the legal capacity of administrators, activists, adjudicators and academics concerned with Environmental Governance in […]Read More
COASTAL REGULATION ZONE – RAGHAV PARTHASARATHY & VIKAS GAHLOT Teaching Associates, CEERA-NLSIU Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, (‘EPA’ hereafter), was enacted pursuant to the decision that was taken at the United Nations Conference on Human Environment which was held at the Stockholm in June, 1972. An urgent need to enact a general legislation to address the […]Read More