Resources
Environmental Justice in Malaysia: Issues and Challenges
Justice Tan Sri Abdull Hamid Bin Embong of the Federal Court Judge of Malaysia discusses the issues and challenges enforcing environmental law in the country.
Cambodia's Intended Nationally Determined Contribution to the United Nations Framework on Climate Change
Cambodia is pleased to present its Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) to the UNFCCC, ahead of COP 21 in Paris, December 2015. This INDC is subject to revisions to meet national circumstances as the country continues along its development pathway.
Prakas (Declaration) 387 on the Launch of Standards of the Quantity of Toxins or Hazardous Substances Allowed to be Disposed
Guideline on the Launch of Standards of the Quantity of Toxins or Hazardous Substances Allowed to be Disposed
Introduction to ASEAN Regional Environmental Law
This chapter explores the legal, institutional and policy framework that underpins environmental management and sustainable development in Southeast Asia.
Judicial Decision-Making Toolkit
They are designed to support change by promoting the local use, management, ownership and sustainability of judicial development in Pacific Island Countries across the regions. The toolkit promotes an issue-based approach, where judges identify the constituent issues in each case.
Symposium on Combating Wildlife Crime: Securing Enforcement, Ensuring Justice, and Upholding the Rule of Law - The Proceedings
Illegal wildlife trade is a growing global phenomenon that has serious ecological, economic, security, and social costs and often involves highly organized crime groups who exploit wild fauna and flora at unsustainable levels.
Proceedings of the Third South Asia Judicial Roundtable on Environmental Justice for Sustainable Green Development
This publication documents the proceedings of the Third South Asia Judicial Roundtable on Environmental Justice for Sustainable Green Development, held on the 8th and 9th of August 2014 in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Third ASEAN Chief Justices' Roundtable on Environment: ASEAN's Environmental Challenges and Legal Responses. The Proceedings
This publication contains the proceedings of the Third ASEAN Chief Justices’ Roundtable on Environment: ASEAN’s Environmental Challenges and Legal Responses, held in Bangkok on 15-18 November 2013.
South Asia Conference on Environmental Justice: The Proceedings
This publication documents the proceedings of the South Asia Conference on Environmental Justice, held last 24–25 March 2012 at Bhurban, Pakistan. The conference brought together chief justices, senior members of the judiciary, and other legal stakeholders in South Asia, to highlight environmental challenges in the subregion, and devise ways to strengthen the implementation of environmental justice and ensure compliance with environmental laws.
Environmental Risk Regulation and the Indian Supreme Court: an Exercise in De-formalization of the Law?
The Supreme Court specifically has framed the issue of environmental protection as a public good – and therefore in terms of rights and entitlements t clean air, healthy environmental, pollution free water, etc. However entitlements to these public goods cannot be absolute – since in certain circumstances they may have to be balanced with other public goods – like opportunities for employment generation and other related economic development goals.