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The case originated from an exemption to the ceiling for urban land acquisition. Based on such exemption, the petitioner was allowed to acquire excess land, on the condition that it shall be used for housing of the weaker section of society which shall be priced accordingly. Respondents contend, and the court agreed, that the violation of such condition is contrary to the right to shelter which is included in the right to life.
The case involves the disclosure of documents between the Minister of Law and Chief Justices, in relation to the non-appointment of certain Additional Judges (short-term appointees) as permanent Judges. The state argued that the documents were privileged. The court directed the disclosure of the documents because availability of information is essential to government accountability and democracy.
The Noordwijk Declaration on Atmospheric Pollution and Climate Change declares that the composition of the earth's atmosphere is being seriously altered at an unprecedented rate due to human activity.
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) is an international human rights convention that focuses in particular on the civil, political, economic, social, health and cultural rights of children. The CRC is founded on four guiding principles, namely, the principle of equality and non-discrimination; the best interests of the child; the right to life, survival and development; and respect for the views of the child in matters that affect him or her, according to his or her age and maturity.
The Act established the Office of the Ombudsman and provided for its structural organization and functions.
In the division of property inherited by three brothers and a sister, the sister was deprived of part of her share. The court held that "relinquishment" by a female of her inheritance is contrary to public policy as understood in the Islamic sense.
The Building Control Act of 1989 provides that the application for the approval of the plans of any building works must be made to the Commissioner of Building Control. Significantly, it contains a portion on environmental sustainability measures for buildings, including a system of Green Mark scores referring to the environmental sustainability of a building.
The Act was passed to establish legislation for the care and rehabilitation of destitute persons.
The 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution seeks to limit and gradually reduce and prevent air pollution including long-range transboundary air pollution. "Long-range transboundary air pollution" is defined as air pollution whose physical origin is situated wholly or in part within the area under the national jurisdiction of one State and which has adverse effects in the area under the jurisdiction of another State at such a distance that it is not generally possible to distinguish the contribution of individual emission sources or groups of sources.
The United Nations General Assembly Resolution No. 43/53 (“Protection of global climate for present and future generations of mankind") endorsed the establishment of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and recognized that climate change is a priority issue. It called upon Governments and intergovernmental organizations to collaborate in making every effort to prevent detrimental effects on climate and activities which affect the ecological balance, and also call upon non-governmental organizations, industry and other productive sectors to play their due role.