Best Judicial Practice from South Asia Read more about Best Judicial Practice from South Asia Ritwick Dutta discussed the different kinds of environmental litigation and legal issues that have emerged in Asia. He also showed news clippings on the Bombay High Court's perspective on the Aarey Case and the Uttarakhand High Court's order to share Divya Pharmacy's profits with farmers and the local community before highlighting Justice Mansoor Ali Shah's point: that existing environmental jurisprudence needs to be fashioned to meet the needs of climate change. He then presented the National Green Tribunal's pro-environmental stance regarding the Mopa Airport Project.
Evolution of Law and Judicial Remedies in Environmental and Climate Change Matters: Pakistan View Point Read more about Evolution of Law and Judicial Remedies in Environmental and Climate Change Matters: Pakistan View Point In Pakistan, the court focused the goals of the National Climate Change Policy 2010 to ensure that climate change is mainstreamed in the economically and socially vulnerable sectors of the economy; and to steer the country towards climate resilient development. The court established the Climate Change Commission to guarantee implementation of the policy.
Saima Amin Khawaja Keywords environmental jurisprudence climate justice law Read more about Saima Amin Khawaja Saima did her LLM from Kings College London. Her initial experience was in corporate and constitutional litigation, which subsequently expanded to transactional work and consultancy relating to legal reforms and development. She has received special training in Environment laws from M.C Metha Foundation Rishikesh, India. She is an Accredited Mediator and a Master Trainer (CEDR) the UK. She has taught various subjects at TILS, UCL, LUMS, Civil Services Academy, and the Judicial Academy.