ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES IN INDIA: ANALYZING THE ROLE OF LAW AND JUDICIAL INTERVENTIONS

AUTHOR – NIVEDITA SAHU, LLM SCHOLAR AT JSS LAW COLLEGE, MYSURU

BEST CITATION – NIVEDITA SAHU, ” ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES IN INDIA: ANALYZING THE ROLE OF LAW AND JUDICIAL INTERVENTIONS, INDIAN JOURNAL OF LEGAL REVIEW (IJLR), 4 (3) OF 2024, PG. 40-45, APIS – 3920 – 0001 & ISSN – 2583-2344.

Introduction

In recent years, environmental justice has emerged as a vital aspect of human rights debate, particularly in developing countries that include India. Environmental justice can be described as equal consideration and significant involvement of all people, irrespective of race, color, a nation or income, in the establishment, execution, and implementation of environmental rules and regulations. It aims to reduce the disproportionate ecological damage that impoverished communities—such as Scheduled Tribes, Dalits, and rural populations—often bear.^[1]

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^[1] United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). “Environmental Justice and Human Rights: An Emerging Framework.” Report, UNEP, 2019.