Course Contents:
Introduction, Development and Sources of international environmental law. Jurisdictional and institutional aspects of environmental law. General Principles of international environmental law. Sustainable development. State responsibility for environmental damage. Civil liability regime. Environmental dispute resolution. Human rights and environment. Biological diversity regime. Ozone layer protection regime, marine environment protection regime, hazardous substances and wastes disposal regime. Trade and environment, financial resources, technology and intellectual property, War and armed conflict in relation to the environment, Nuclear energy and the environment, Trans-boundary air pollution, The Environment Conservation Act, 1995 and The Environment Conservation Rules, 1997.An overview of The Environmental Court Act, 2000 with particular emphasis on powers, functions & Procedures of Environmental Courts and Appellate Court and Disposal of Appeals, Role of Governmental & non-governmental organizations in the protection & conservation of environment of Bangladesh. Public Interest Environmental Litigation and Environmental Justice, Corporate Environmental Accountability, Environment and Health, Environmental regulation on Ship breaking, Environment and Energy law, Climate Change as a Discourse of Environmental Law, Legal Rights for Rivers, Challenges of Enforcement of Environmental Laws.